The Investment Patterns of SaaS Companies in Sales and Engineering Over Time
Last week, we proved SaaS startups are raising more than they have in the past and newer SaaS companies seem to be generating more revenue per dollar invested. But do newer SaaS companies actually...
View ArticleWhy Tech Startups Can Gain Competitive Advantage from Operations
Hunter Walk’s blog post serves as the inspiration for this one. He points out that operations is key for startups operating in the on-demand economy. I want to pick up where he left off, and attempt to...
View ArticleFinancial planning for SaaS startups
Somewhere between prophecy and ignorance there’s a sensible spreadsheet. Here’s how to build it. Who is this for? This is a guide on how to build an 18–24 month financial plan for an early stage SaaS...
View Article2014 SaaS Survey Delivers Industry Benchmarks
David Skok, of Matrix Partners, has teamed up again this year with Pacific Crest, an investment banking firm with a specific focus on SaaS, to survey 306 SaaS companies. Our Market Insights team also...
View ArticleKeith Rabois – Lecture 14: How to Operate | Genius
So basically what you are doing when building a company is building an engine. At first you have a drawing on a white board and you are architecting it, and it looks especially clean, beautiful, and...
View ArticleThe Rising Costs of Scaling a Startup
It’s becoming more and more expensive to scale a startup in San Francisco. In fact, it’s twice as costly to operate a startup in 2014 as it was in 2009. According to data from Jones Lang LaSalle,...
View ArticleWhat’s your Finance & Operations Stack?
Whether you’re a founder, ‘Utility Infielder’ as coined by Fred Wilson, or a VP of Finance & Operations at a start-up, time is your most finite resource (money is a close second). The back-end...
View ArticleHow Great, Operationally-Focused CFO’s Can Transform Your Business
What I love about my job is getting to see teams of super-early-stage companies develop ideas that while raw have potential to make an impact on the market. I love the enthusiasm, the boundless energy...
View ArticleBureaucracy Isn’t Inevitable — Here’s How Airbnb Beat It
Mike Curtis may not have the typical background of someone dedicated to vanquishing bureaucracy. AltaVista, AOL, Yahoo, Facebook — he’s a veteran of some legendary Silicon Valley behemoths. Now VP of...
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DAO’s: Automating Governance or Operations?
Yesterday, I participated via video link in a meetup that was held in Barcelona, on the subject of Blockchain Backed Governance Systems, and was invited by Carlos Barbero Steinbock, co-founder and CEO...
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