TechCrunch LA
NOVEMBER 10, 2018
The SaaS VC gap: China & other markets trail the US. Early-stage SaaS VC slip snaps recovery as public software stocks soar. based companies have raised more supergiant rounds (168 year to date) than their Chinese counterparts (160 year to date), Chinese companies raise much bigger rounds, even at this supergiant size class.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 22, 2014
Traditional software vs. SaaS. I’ve been involved with SaaS companies with VCs who don’t understand demand generation, lead qualification, sales coverage ratios, sales forecasting or frankly when deals should be inside sales vs. outside sales. Neither class of people should give up easily. Think of web vs. mobile.
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InfoChachkie
JANUARY 12, 2012
Most of them pick it up fairly quickly… but some of them spend their whole careers never understanding what business they are in and think of it as a financial asset class.”. He was worse than useless as his frame of reference seldom synced up with my portfolio company. He kept trying to use a screwdriver as a hammer.”
From the Venture Trenches
APRIL 11, 2013
What forges this bond between the entrepreneur and investor can vary: typically, the connection will stem from something the investor and entrepreneur shares whether that be the same college or fraternity, a love of mountain climbing or surfing, children who attend the same school or ballet class or similar career paths.
From the Venture Trenches
APRIL 11, 2013
What forges this bond between the entrepreneur and investor can vary: typically, the connection will stem from something the investor and entrepreneur shares whether that be the same college or fraternity, a love of mountain climbing or surfing, children who attend the same school or ballet class or similar career paths.
InfoChachkie
JULY 20, 2015
Combine this significant pool of sophisticated Angel capital and expertise with UC Santa Barbara’s world-class entrepreneurial program and throw in a critical mass of entrepreneurs bold enough to build businesses around their passions, it’s understandable how a modest-sized community has produced so many successful tech startups.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 23, 2016
During this period Kobie worked closely with many SaaS companies including ExactTarget from its early days and the Founder & CEO, Scott Dorsey, served as a strong reference for Kobie. With one single arc he had the chance to experience two great firms with distinct cultures and working practices and did all of this in his 20s.
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