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Praying to the God of Valuation

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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. Nobody cared about our valuations any more. But this is still all about valuations and none of it is any fun anymore. Until we weren’t.

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My Thoughts on the Current Market: on 20-Minute VC

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We discussed why in Q4 you will see large renegotiations of SaaS contracts and increased churn rates. We talked about what startup CEOs should do in these situations and how to think about these renegotiations. I spoke about that more in this deck that I wrote for the SaaStr conference in early March 2020.

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What Mattered in 2012: Howard Marks, StartEngine

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We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. We were also about to build a really solid mentor network in a short period of time, pulling in about 250 CEO's and CTOs, from all backgrounds and locations.

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HealthDataInsights Sells for $400 Million. Big Win for GRP Partners.

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It maps to several themes about “solving bigger problems,” “taking more meaningful ownership positions” and “women in entrepreneurship.” So when I talk about solving big problems – 2/3rd of a billion dollars to taxpayers is high on my list. ” Let me explain all three.

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Kevin O'Connor, ScOp Venture Capital, On Startup Success and Investments

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Tell us a little bit about the firm? The companies we're generally looking for are software-as-a-service-based companies, and although we don't just invest in SaaS companies, it's our primary focus. We thought about bringing in other investors, but I couldn't, because I just hate paperwork. It's always hard with venture capital.

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What I’ve Learned from Fred Wilson

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We also spoke about what it takes to be an effective board member. While this clip is only 1-minute long we talk about it more in the full interview. We talk a lot about his schooling, his early jobs as a developer and then as a VC and we talk about his decision to spend winters in Los Angeles. This works brilliantly.”

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

Amplify Mentor Panel in full swing. Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. Like good mentors Paul, Jeff, Richard, Oded and David as well as Chris and Kris create an atmosphere in which the motivated founders can take advantage of the knowledge base to which they are exposed. Jeff Solomon holding court in the kitchen.