The Latest From SaaStr: Dear SaaStr: Should We Over-Charge or Under-Charge our First Customers?

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By Jason Lemkin · Thursday, August 26, 2021
 
     
 

Q: Dear SaaStr: Should We Over-Charge or Under-Charge our First Customers? Overcharge if the customer is big, i.e., >$50k-$100k a year or so in ACV. Undercharge if the customer is...
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By Jason Lemkin · Wednesday, August 25, 2021
 
     
 

A question so many of us had in the earlier days of SaaS was … will we max out all our bigger customers?  We all saw especially larger customers buying...
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By Jason Lemkin · Wednesday, August 25, 2021
 
     
 

It can vary a lot, of course. If you never raise venture capital, the founder-CEO might own 50%, or even 100% in some cases. The founders of $10B+ Mailchimp still...
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By Jason Lemkin · Tuesday, August 24, 2021
 
     
 

Q:  What are the best marketing techniques for an early-stage SaaS startup? My list of things that almost always work: Try everything — and Double Down on anything that works....
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