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Jason’s Takes on This Week’s 20VC: Locks Beat Guardrails, Agents Pick Your Software, and Building With 448 Open Tasks
Sep 6, 2026
Ten things from this week's episode that changed what I'm doing in my own build. Harry, Rory and I covered a lot on Thursday: Nvidia's 70% guide, the $12.9B Hugging Face deal, OpenAI cutting off Cursor, Cognition at $46B....
Beyond the SaaSpocalypse: The Winners and Losers of 2026 (So Far)
Sep 6, 2026
Eight months ago the market decided that AI was going to eat B2B software. Roughly $2 trillion of market cap came out of the group. Then it came back. The recovery at the index level is close to complete. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF (IGV) closed September 3...
Dear SaaStr: I’ve Got 4 Sales Reps. Should My VP of Sales Have Their Own Quota?
Sep 6, 2026
Dear SaaStr: I've Got 4 Sales Reps. Should My VP of Sales Have Their Own Quota? Maybe for a sales cycle or so. But not much beyond that. If you only have 4 AEs, then it’s reasonable for your Head of Sales to carry a small quota … at least temporarily. At this stage,...
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Jason’s Takes on This Week’s 20VC: Locks Beat Guardrails, Agents Pick Your Software, and Building With 448 Open Tasks
By Jason Lemkin | September 6, 2026
Ten things from this week’s episode that changed what I’m doing in my own build. Harry, Rory and I covered a lot on Thursday: Nvidia’s 70% guide, the $12.9B Hugging Face deal, OpenAI cutting off Cursor, Cognition at $46B. #1. Hugging Face + OpenAI? The agents ran long, found the holes, and … that was…
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Beyond the SaaSpocalypse: The Winners and Losers of 2026 (So Far)
By Jason Lemkin | September 6, 2026
Eight months ago the market decided that AI was going to eat B2B software. Roughly $2 trillion of market cap came out of the group. Then it came back. The recovery at the index level is close to complete. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF (IGV) closed September 3 at $106.81, up about 40% from its…
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Dear SaaStr: I’ve Got 4 Sales Reps. Should My VP of Sales Have Their Own Quota?
By Jason Lemkin | September 6, 2026
Dear SaaStr: I’ve Got 4 Sales Reps. Should My VP of Sales Have Their Own Quota? Maybe for a sales cycle or so. But not much beyond that. If you only have 4 AEs, then it’s reasonable for your Head of Sales to carry a small quota … at least temporarily. At this stage, they’re…
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Schmoozing Is Dead, Agents Are Hitting 120% of Humans, and Growth Is the Only Thing That Matters: 10 Things From the Closing Q&A at SaaStr AI Annual 2026
May 17, 2026
We just wrapped SaaStr AI Annual 2026, and the closing Q&A on Day 3 ended up being one of the most engaged of the whole gathering. No script, no prepared deck, just an hour-and-a-half of questions from the audience on the topics most on their mind....
Dear SaaStr: What Was the Toughest Rejection You Ever Had in Sales?
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Dear SaaStr: What Was the Toughest Rejection You Ever Had in Sales? The hardest rejection I’ve had in sales was around renewals. Especially ones I thought we really had earned. But still lost. In particular, in the early days of EchoSign / Adobe Sign, we had a...
Dear SaaStr: What Is the Playbook for a Successful Customer Success Team?
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The 2025 SaaS Vibe Check: What Founders Need to Know Right Now with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin
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SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin did a vibe check into the state of SaaS, AI, venture funding, and the rollercoaster of building a business in 2025.
Dear SaaStr: Can an Entrepreneur Back Out of a Signed Term Sheet Without Damaging Their Reputation?
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Dear SaaStr: Can an entrepreneur back out of a signed term sheet without damaging their reputation? In my experience — Yes, probably. As a founder, you can back out of a term sheet if something is off, or even if you just get another offer you prefer. There is a lot...


