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A Look Back: Talkdesk, Greenhouse, Algolia and Gainsight Coming Up On $10m ARR

SaaStr

You started your career at Proctor and Gamble, which was probably a little less fun and energetic than SaaStr. That’s why for us, it’s so important to build that function of the company in the Bay Area. We have them do a mock pitch. I did some research on you, Tiago, so I’ve got some stuff.

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Seed Investing Today: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t with Aileen Lee and Jason Lemkin (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

I think whether it’s doing portfolio triage or learning to take pitches over Zoom or whatever people are doing, it’s hard as human beings. Jason Lemkin: So, traditionally in normal and good times, there is a sort of very slow-paced pressure as a VC, which is to do X deals a year. The rate of change, right?

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