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Published on: September 06, 2024 | Source:
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Launch your first Stripe price experiment Discussion | Link
Published on: September 05, 2024 | Source:Growith.app
Test your video content before posting to socials Discussion | Link
Published on: August 26, 2024 | Source:Mordecai (Beta)
A browser based AI coding wingman Discussion | Link
Published on: August 13, 2024 | Source:YC Fall 2024 batch applications due by 8/27
In response to overwhelming demand, we are running a YC batch this fall. Applications are now open.
Published on: August 06, 2024 | Source:EpicTopia AI
An AI personal pursuit manager to plan, journal, and grow Discussion | Link
Published on: July 19, 2024 | Source:Taskia
Free project management tool focused on aligning goals Discussion | Link
Published on: July 11, 2024 | Source:Join us at Startup School 2024 in San Francisco - July 27
Applications for Startup School 2024 are now open!
Published on: July 08, 2024 | Source:Coinfella
Request payments in USD & get paid in crypto! Discussion | Link
Published on: June 24, 2024 | Source:Female Founders Conference applications are open now
Weβre bringing the Female Founders Conference back in-person, and weβll be hosting it on August 2 at our office in the Dogpatch in San Francisco.
Published on: June 18, 2024 | Source:Dissecting the past to predict the future: Tracy Young on building TigerEye
In 2018, Tracy Young and her co-founders sold PlanGrid for $875 million. By 2021, she was ready to jump back in and do it all over again with a brand new startup. I chatted with Tracy about what drives her and some of what she's learned along the way.
Published on: June 12, 2024 | Source:Last chance to apply for YCβs S24 batch
If you were interested in applying for S24 but thought it was too late, itβs not. If you apply by June 13, weβll still have time to look at your application.
Published on: June 05, 2024 | Source:Humanloop CEO Raza Habib shares 5 common mistakes teams make when building with LLMs
After working with hundreds of teams to make better products with LLMs, Humanloop CEO Raza Habib shares some of the most common mistakes he's seen.
Published on: June 04, 2024 | Source:Why YC went to DC
A few weeks ago, I went to DC to start engaging policymakers and be the voice of little tech. Here's why.
Published on: June 03, 2024 | Source:The origins of RevenueCat
If you build something because you need it, chances are good others need it too. In this interview, RevenueCat CEO Jacob Eiting shares how solving his own frustrations led to building a tool that helps power over 30,000 apps.
Published on: May 30, 2024 | Source:How AI will create more successful founders
When a major new technology comes out, huge new opportunities open up for founders that get in on the ground floor. In this episode of Dalton and Michael, weβll talk about why this is that moment for AI and who will find those opportunities.
Published on: May 24, 2024 | Source:Lessons on building hardware from the founders of Eight Sleep
The co-founders of Eight Sleep share some things they've learned about building hardware over the last 10 years
Published on: May 08, 2024 | Source:Congratulations to the 2024 YC Top Companies!
Weβre excited to announce the 2024 YC Top Companies list! This list features the YC alumni with the highest revenue in 2023.
Published on: April 30, 2024 | Source:Getting to know YC's newest Group Partner, David Lieb
Last week we shared some awesome news: David Lieb, the creator of Bump (part of the summer 2009 batch!) and Google Photos, has joined YC as a Group Partner. I sat down with David to hear more about his incredible story so far.
Published on: April 24, 2024 | Source:Remy AI
Anyone can sleep and recover better Discussion | Link
Published on: March 29, 2024 | Source:11 Signs To Predict If a Venture Investment Will or Wonβt Work Out
It's not a flag when a founder picks new VCs for the next one Many reasons for this It's a pretty big flag when none of a founder's last VCs want to invest in the next one Are exceptions, but usually a sign β Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) May 4, 2025... Continue Reading
Published on: May 13, 2023 | Source:Webinars Almost Always Work. If You Really Commit. Start Next Week.
One thing if you are a first-time founder in SaaS that may seem as boring as you can imagine is β¦ webinars. You think: You yourself as a founder or exec never go to them. And they seem like something you do, well, later. When you are bigger. And so many seem of limited utility.... Continue Reading
Published on: May 02, 2023 | Source:What Happens When You Hire the Wrong VP
You know how everyone says you'll never look and wish you'd kept a bad VP as long as you did? That when you make a mis-hire, you'll always look back and say you should have made a change 3-4 month earlier? Well, everyone is right β Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) September... Continue Reading
Published on: February 06, 2023 | Source:A Great VP of Sales Isnβt Great at Everything
Weβve talked a lot on SaaStr over the years about all different types of VPs of Sales. From Stretch VPs to stage-appropriate VPs. A great checklist here to make sure youβre making the right hire. Itβs worth also focusing on a related, high-level point. Especially if you sell to multiple customer segments (i.e., small, medium,... Continue Reading
Published on: February 02, 2023 | Source:Hiring Risks vs. Hiring Flags. Make Sure You Get it Right.
My biggest hiring mistake I've made past 5 years that I never made before: I hired folks who didn't really, really, really want the job So far, none have worked out β Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) April 16, 2025 During the Boom Times of late β20-early β22, we all often... Continue Reading
Published on: January 24, 2023 | Source:Before You Start as a VP β Please, Please, Please. Do a 60-Day Plan. And Make Sure the CEO Agrees With It.
If youβre feeling relieved you finally got that great VP to join the company, read this from @jasonlk next. (And if you are that VP, definitely read it first.) https://t.co/cVodwksp3N β James Cham (@jamescham) July 23, 2022 Iβve now worked with or invested in ~30 successful start-ups beyond my own companies and Iβve watched a... Continue Reading
Published on: July 23, 2022 | Source:Big Companies Donβt Churn. They Quit You.
It is a lot of work to switch vendors. A total pain. So be very embarrassed when you lose an existing customer to the competition. And really find out why. No one wants to switch if they don't need to. And β do something about it before it happens again β Jason SaaStr 2025 is... Continue Reading
Published on: June 18, 2022 | Source:How to Handle, and Share, Bad News
Run toward bad news Sometimes you need a moment. That's OK. But after that, hiding makes it worse. Process it β¦ Then: Address itShare itTalk about itMake a planAct on it Your team and investors will rally β Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) April 24, 2025 The past 12+ years Iβve had... Continue Reading
Published on: June 04, 2022 | Source:Are You Fundable Today? Just Ask Your Existing Investors. Just Ask Them.
So Venture Capital is back in force β but not for everyone. 71% of all VCs dollars are going into AI VC dollars are more and more concentrated into winners at growth stage Many traditional B2B VCs are now looking for faster growth than even T3D2 today, in the Age of AI So everything in... Continue Reading
Published on: April 22, 2022 | Source:Outbound Always Works. If You Do It Right. And You Put In The Time.
"Crummy outbound may not work that well these days. But great outbound still works like magic." pic.twitter.com/DwjcgRLOVA β Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) January 31, 2025 These days, it can really feel like the Old Bag of Sales Tricks is starting to just not work anymore: With maybe 500x the SaaS vendors... Continue Reading
Published on: March 18, 2022 | Source:7 Of The Biggest Mistakes First-Time Founders Make. And How They Can Be Avoided.
Dear SaaStr: What Are The Biggest Mistakes First-Time Founders Make, and How Can They Be Avoided? Hereβs my list in SaaS: #1. Being reluctant to go up-market. Not everyone should go up-market. But if you have a bunch of $5 a month customers, and then a few offer to pay you $500 a month, at... Continue Reading
Published on: March 04, 2022 | Source:VPs That Canβt Hire β¦ They Arenβt Real VPs. At Least, Not Yet.
The best VPs can recruit in ways I barely understand You need someone for a key role? They somehow have 2-3 strong candidates in a week or two This is so, so hard But the very best VPs make it somehow look almost effortless It's also the only way to scale β Jason SaaStr 2025... Continue Reading
Published on: January 30, 2022 | Source:7 Changes You Can Make Today To Grow Faster
Since SaaS compounds, even doing just 5% better now can compound dramatically over time. Everything doesnβt have to be 10x better to move the needle, if it compounds. But a lot of advice takes time to pan out. What are 5+ changes you can make today, or at least this week, to do better?
Published on: January 22, 2022 | Source:Youβll Lose Customers. It Hurts. But Donβt Let Them Become Angry Ex-Customers.
When a customer leaves happy, they often still recommend you When a customer leaves unhappy, they always recommend a competitor β Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) February 19, 2025 The other day, I had an experience Iβve never had in 14 years of building and buying SaaS: I became That Angry Customer.... Continue Reading
Published on: January 16, 2022 | Source:30+ Tough Learnings from Losing a Top Customer
On both SaaStr University and Twitter, we had 30+ founders, CEOs and execs share their top, tough learnings from losing one of their top customers. There are some great teachable moments here, and also some deja-vu if youβve been through it! βI should have been onsite with them + made sure they had my cell... Continue Reading
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