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5 Non-Obvious Things To Know About VCs

by Jason Lemkin | Apr 22, 2013 | Blog Posts, Fundraising, Leadership | 0 comments

I was catching up with a VC friend the other day and asked him about a company I’d referred to him. They’d passed on the investment (which is of course fine), despite the company meeting basically every investment criteria I knew about the firm. I asked...

In SaaS, You Have to Love the One You’re With

by Jason Lemkin | Apr 16, 2013 | Blog Posts, Other, Product | 0 comments

Recurring revenue businesses are hard. You need so many different types of people (sales, support, client success, demand gen, product, engagement, dev). The customers complain, especially your most loyal ones. You have to get on planes. You have to grovel....