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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

Sure, we built SaaS products before the term even existed but at 31 it was hard to delineate reality from what all of the monied people around us were telling us what we were worth. I suppose if I loved spreadsheets and valuations and benchmarking I would work in the even more lucrative world of late-stage private equity.

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Interview: Seth Epstein of SocialStay

InfoChachkie

8 ) SocialStay is effectively a B-to-B, SaaS product that requires you to simultaneously speak to several audiences (hotels, travelers, travel sites, etc.). In the beginning, when there is nothing, it’s easy to make promises or throw around equity. They are starting to see the light. We’re positioned well to scale.”. Write it down….

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Who Should you Hire at a Startup?

Both Sides of the Table

He’s joining you because your company offers him/her the hope of the big equity package but likely the step forward in his career that he’s been looking for. SaaS was hot so I was able to land a very impressive guy. I had given him a small equity stake in my company. He’s got something to prove.

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