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The Difficulty Ratio
A fundamental principle in SaaS sales is that the size of a deal must be large enough to justify the effort required to close it.
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March 2023
The Give-to-Get Model for AI Startups
An Old Trick for Crowdsourcing Proprietary Data Could Work Well for New AI Startups
David Sacks
Mar 29
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October 2021
The SaaS Metrics That Matter
Plus now you can easily generate them using our secret sauce SaaSGrid.
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Ethan Ruby
Oct 18, 2021
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July 2021
The SaaS Org Chart
You've raised a new funding round. You need to staff up. Here's what that looks like.
David Sacks
Jul 23, 2021
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March 2021
The SaaS Board Meeting
How to create a successful board deck and meeting for SaaS startups.
David Sacks
Mar 4, 2021
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February 2021
Why We Invested in Scratchpad
Today Craft Ventures is excited to announce that we are leading the $13M Series A in Scratchpad, and I will be joining the board. Scratchpad is a…
David Sacks
Feb 3, 2021
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December 2020
Individuals or Teams: Who’s the Better Customer for SaaS Products?
Team plans are where the money is. Individual plans are good for lead gen.
David Sacks
Dec 8, 2020
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Simple Math to Set Up a Sales Team
How to structure quotas, compensation, and territories for a new sales team.
David Sacks
Dec 1, 2020
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November 2020
Measuring SaaS Engagement
How to Adapt a B2C Metric for B2B
David Sacks
Nov 23, 2020
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September 2020
Product First
Market Discovery at Square and PayPal
David Sacks
Sep 14, 2020
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Your Startup Is a Movement
How Founders Should Think About Marketing
David Sacks
Sep 8, 2020
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July 2020
The Cadence
How to Operate a SaaS Startup
David Sacks
Jul 1, 2020
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