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6 Of The Most Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make Pitching VCs

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Dear SaaStr: What Are Some of the Most Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make Pitching VCs? I’ve invested almost $200m as part of SaaStr Fund / 2024. A few top mistakes founders make: #1. Not making cold email truly great. Don’t ask to pick someone’s brain, or coffee. Make the cold email so great, you’d want to invest based on just it alone. 2 Cold Emails I Funded For Millions #2.

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Podcast: Strategic Hiring and Sales Leadership with Andy Miller

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Join us as we present a remarkable conversation with Andy Miller , the visionary CEO of Big Swift Kick and the author behind "The Science of Hiring Quota Busta Sales Teams." Andy's fascinating career journey takes center stage, tracing his path from special education teacher to the helm of sales leadership.

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Top SaaStr Posts, Vids and Pods of The Week: YCombinator, CEO WordPress, CEO ZoomInfo, CRO Anthropic and More!!

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Top Posts: #1. The Bar Has Gone Up: The New Era of HyperFunctional SaaS with Jason Lemkin #2. 5 Pros, and 5 Cons, to Taking a VC Round at a Very High Valuation #3. Pitchbook: The Number of Active VCs is Down 62% From Its Peak. And Down Again in 2024. #4. Zuora Goes Private for $1.7 Billion. Why This is Good News for SaaS. #5. One Thing is Clear: AI Is Leading to 1000+ New Competitors in SaaS Top Videos and Pods: #1. “How To Perfectly Pitch Your Seed Stage Startup With Y Combinator

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