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Jason’s Takes on This Week’s 20VC x SaaStr: Pro Rata Fights, the First Real AI Price Drop, and Why $500M ARR Isn’t Safe Anymore
Oct 18, 2026
The SaaStr-side lessons from Valar, Jev, Haiku 5.5, Airtable and the Decacorn boom https://youtu.be/B-QeGihxbFE?si=A9O7h52a0Ih4hemY #1. Got cut out of a round? Say it once, then drop it. Years ago I was the only investor in a company for years. I bridged it when no...
Just How Long Does The Average CMO and CRO Last? The Data From 14,000 Execs
Oct 18, 2026
https://twitter.com/saastr/status/2109659791039619368?s=20 Do your CMO and CRO have a right to be worried about their job tenure? Yes. They have the shortest job durations in tech. The Data: Analysis of 14,000 executives across companies in Pave's real-time...
Dear SaaStr: What Role Do Founders Play Once They Hire an Outside CEO?
Oct 18, 2026
Dear SaaStr: What Role Do Founders Play Once They Hire an Outside CEO? Let me take a slightly different take on the question. Maybe you are really asking - "Am I still on the hook if we hire a 'real' CEO to run the company? 'Cause I'm tired/stressed/don't really enjoy...
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Jason’s Takes on This Week’s 20VC x SaaStr: Pro Rata Fights, the First Real AI Price Drop, and Why $500M ARR Isn’t Safe Anymore
By Jason Lemkin | October 18, 2026
The SaaStr-side lessons from Valar, Jev, Haiku 5.5, Airtable and the Decacorn boom #1. Got cut out of a round? Say it once, then drop it. Years ago I was the only investor in a company for years. I bridged it when no one else would and helped wherever I could. Then a round came…
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Just How Long Does The Average CMO and CRO Last? The Data From 14,000 Execs
By Jason Lemkin | October 18, 2026
49.7% of execs changed jobs in the last 16 months. 63% of CMOs turned over, says Jason Lemkin. "We have to constantly enrich our data because our buyers… turn over so fast that they're usually not there by the next." Your champion is already gone. pic.twitter.com/xYZiFyxPVN — SaaStr.ai (@saastr) October 12, 2026 Do your CMO…
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Dear SaaStr: What Role Do Founders Play Once They Hire an Outside CEO?
By Jason Lemkin | October 18, 2026
Dear SaaStr: What Role Do Founders Play Once They Hire an Outside CEO? Let me take a slightly different take on the question. Maybe you are really asking – “Am I still on the hook if we hire a ‘real’ CEO to run the company? ‘Cause I’m tired/stressed/don’t really enjoy running this thing. I’d rather…
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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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AI at Scale: 8 Learnings from monday.com Co-Founder and Co-Ceo Eran Zinman
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monday.com Co-CEO and Co-Founder Eran Zinman recently sat down with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin to share his insights on their journey, including how they’ve leveraged AI, maintained growth, and expanded into multiple product lines.
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?
Dec 9, 2024
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...


