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References, Backchannels, and the Risk of Outsourcing Judgment

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Cassie Chao Leemans

Craft Ventures Opens Austin Office

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David Sacks

Section 230: Mend It, Don’t End It

Once again, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook, and Google found themselves in the hot seat on Capitol Hill last week...

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David Sacks

The Gross Margin Problem: Lessons for Tech-Enabled Startups

The topic du jour in tech right now is the sudden reappraisal of some high-flying startups based on unit economics...

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David Sacks

The Sharp Startup: When PayPal Found Product-Market Fit

Twenty years ago this month, PayPal found product-market fit. I remember the moment vividly.

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David Sacks

The Wilderness Period

Between the time a seed-stage SaaS startup ships its MVP and closes its first few paying customers is the Wilderness...

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David Sacks

Enterprises vs SMBs: Who’s the Better Customer for B2B SaaS Startups?

One of the first decisions that a B2B startup has to make is who its initial customer is going to be.

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David Sacks

BlitzFail: How Not to Go Off the Rails

A look into the recurring patterns behind the dramatic downfalls of once-promising tech startups.

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David Sacks

The Burn Multiple

As the economic crisis deepens, capital efficiency becomes a more pressing issue for startups.

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David Sacks

Failure is NOT an option — and other thoughts from Twenty Minute VC

Harry Stebbings was kind enough to have me on his podcast The Twenty Minute VC.

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David Sacks

Be Like Mike: What Founders Can Learn from The Last Dance

ESPN's new series The Last Dance is an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at Michael Jordan's sixth and final...

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Jeff Fluhr

The Original Apocalypse

A once-in-a-generation stock market crash ushers in a period of economic turbulence and angst for founders.

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Jeff Fluhr

50 Shades of Marketplaces

A deep dive into marketplace models by Stubhub founder & Craft investor Jeff Fluhr

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Jeff Fluhr

LinkedIn is the New Craigslist

Many people have written about the slew of unicorns created over the past decade by savvy entrepreneurs who picked...

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David Sacks

Freemium vs Free Trial: Which is Better for SaaS Startups?

“Free” strategies have become an essential part of the winning formula for SaaS startups. But which model is better ?

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David Sacks

The One Who Defines the Category Wins the Category

No objective is more important for SaaS founders than early category leadership.

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David Sacks

The Sacks SaaS Board Deck

The SaaS focused board deck template for you to use to help prepare for upcoming meetings.

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David Sacks

The SaaS Board Meeting

A how-to guide to prepare for and efficiently run your board meeting.

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David Sacks

The Cadence: How to Operate a SaaS Startup

You think you need a COO. What you really need is an operating philosophy.

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David Sacks

The SaaS Org Chart

You’re the founder of a nicely growing SaaS startup which has just raised a Series A, Series B, or Series C funding...

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Ethan Ruby
David Sacks

The SaaS Metrics That Matter

One of the best features of SaaS businesses is how easy they are to measure. Only a handful of metrics really matter.

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Jeff Fluhr

J Zac Stein and Georg Ell Join Craft as Venture Partners

It is rare to find investors and operators who have unique insight into SaaS and/or marketplace businesses.