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	4 Takeaways For Founders From Battery Ventures’ “State of the OpenCloud”

	By Matt Harney · Monday, November 8, 2021

	A great standalone resource for the Self-Taught Founder. Highlighted OpenCloud 2021 slides include "Top of Funnel Conversion Rule of 20s" and "PQL:MQL Ratios" The post 4 Takeaways For Founders From Battery Ventures’ “State of the OpenCloud” appeared first on SaaStr.

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	1,000 Founders a Week Now on SaaStr University!

	By Jason Lemkin · Sunday, November 7, 2021

	We’ve somewhat quietly grown SaaStr University over the past 20 months.  We started off offering 5 free courses on scaling SaaS by stage, and on raising venture capital.  You can... Continue Reading The post 1,000 Founders a Week Now on SaaStr University! appeared first on SaaStr.

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	Top SaaStr Posts and Videos of the Week with Bessemer, Craft Ventures, Y Combinator, and More!

	By Jason Lemkin · Sunday, November 7, 2021

	What were folks most reading and watching on SaaStr this week? Top Blog Posts This Week: What’s Your SaaS Startup Worth? From 6x-25x Revenues. (Yes, That’s a Wide Range). 5... Continue Reading The post Top SaaStr Posts and Videos of the Week with Bessemer, Craft Ventures, Y Combinator, and More! appeared first on SaaStr.

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	Yes, It Can Take More Than a Year to Close a Critical Customer

	By Jason Lemkin · Sunday, November 7, 2021

	Q: Did it ever take you a year to close a sale? Absolutely. It took me about 18 months to close Google, for example: Need identification and discussions with project... Continue Reading The post Yes, It Can Take More Than a Year to Close a Critical Customer appeared first on SaaStr.

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	The Sales Playbook for 2022: A Deep Dive with Brendon Cassidy + Jason Lemkin

	By Jason Lemkin · Saturday, November 6, 2021

	The other day Brendon Cassidy, the first head of sales at LinkedIn and the first VP of Sales at $10B Talkdesk, Adobe Sign / EchoSign, and more — and now... Continue Reading The post The Sales Playbook for 2022: A Deep Dive with Brendon Cassidy + Jason Lemkin appeared first on SaaStr.

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