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New!! Who is Eric Yuan | CEO of Zoom: Who is Eric Yuan | CEO of Zoom Yuan joined WebEx as one of the first several software engineers.? At WebEx, he quickly proved his technical abilities and rose through the ranks. He was instrumental in developing the WebEx videoconferencing technology and eventually became Vice President of Engineering. In 2007, Cisco acquired WebEx for $3.2... Continue Reading The post Who is Eric Yuan | CEO of Zoom appeared first on SaaStr.

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New!! 5 Tips to Getting a Job in SaaS in a Tougher Market: I know for many, this seems a much harder time to find a new job What I can tell you is this. ?It’s not the crazy hiring market of 2021. ?But all the best start-ups and scale-ups are hiring, and even many of those doing Just OK are, too: I have at least 10 high... Continue Reading The post 5 Tips to Getting a Job in SaaS in a Tougher Market appeared first on SaaStr.

"You’ll also note in this how & why sales efficiency drops over time."

New!! Dear SaaStr: Do VCs Favor Investing in Psychopaths?: Dear SaaStr: Do VCs Favor Investing in Psychopaths? Of course not, not intentionally.?? But … Sort of, unintentionally.? VCs have to invest in simply crazy founders.? “Good” crazy.? Crazy folks who will do whatever it takes to build a Unicorn, not sell at $50m, not sell at $200m, keep going, even when logic 100 times... Continue Reading The post Dear SaaStr: Do VCs Favor Investing in Psychopaths? appeared first on SaaStr.

New!! Softbank Makes $7.7 Billion in Profit Last Quarter Alone. IPOs are Starting Up Again. AI Unicorns are Everywhere. Is Everything Back in Tech Now?: So there are a lot of things we’ve made fun of a bit since the 2021 bubble burst, from how weak many unicorns were, to how crazy the strategies of Tiger Global and Softbank were during that boom. But were they so crazy? Softbank made $7.7 Billion in profit just last quarter.? So they are... Continue Reading The post Softbank Makes $7.7 Billion in Profit Last Quarter Alone. IPOs are Starting Up Again. AI Unicorns are Everywhere. Is Everything Back in Tech Now? appeared first on SaaStr.

"Finally, before you settle -- have you made sure you can't promote from within?"

New!! Dear SaaStr: How Big Should The Addressable Market Be to Go into Vertical SaaS?: Dear SaaStr: How Big Should The Addressable Market Be to Go into Vertical SaaS? I try to look at two things in Vertical SaaS startups, at least when investing: Will everyone in the vertical / industry use it? and Is the app so core, or at least is on a path to become so core,... Continue Reading The post Dear SaaStr: How Big Should The Addressable Market Be to Go into Vertical SaaS? appeared first on SaaStr.

What’s the secret sauce for leading in the AI era? ?? At Reach 2024, we’re cracking open the leader’s playbook in our panel moderated by Jason M. Lemkin, CEO & Founder of SaaStr. The powerhouse panel will feature: ??Canva's Rob Giglio ??1mind's Amanda Kahlow ??Qualified's Kraig Swensrud ?? Your front-row seat is just a click away. Link below! #G2Reach24 #AILeadership

New!! 5 Interesting Learnings from Zoom at $4.7 Billion in ARR: So Zoom has entered its mature stage, but it’s also now rebooting itself.? It’s dropped “Video” from its name as it has gone communications and AI-first: $4.7B ARR 3.6% Growth Overall Very, very profitable — generating almost $2B in free cash flow a year Growth is up just 3.6%, but Zoom has raised guidance —... Continue Reading The post 5 Interesting Learnings from Zoom at $4.7 Billion in ARR appeared first on SaaStr.