8 DOs and DON'Ts for SaaS Startups - Christoph Janz, Managing Partner, Point Nine Capital &...

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8 DOs and DON’Ts for SaaS startups

Nick Franklin Christoph Janz

1

Don’t give away your product too cheaply!

2

Don’t assume that because you’re growing at >20% MoM in your first year…

…that you can do that in your second year

3

DON’T RE-INVENT THE

WHEEL!

DON’T RE-INVENT THE

FUCKING WHEEL!

DON’T RE-INVENT THE

FUCKING FECKING WHEEL!

4

Don’t mistake latent demand for product-market-fit

5

Don’t screw up your fundraising!

6

Do everything you can to win the US

Do everything you can to win the US

Global software market (2013)

North America Rest of the world

7

Don’t end up in the SaaS graveyard of low LTV and

high CAC

Don’t end up in the SaaS graveyard of low

LTV and high CAC

High

Low

Low HighCACs

LTV

Don’t end up in the SaaS graveyard of low LTV and

high CAC

8

Don’t blow you seed round on paid ads…

…invest in engineering & build a world class product

Thank you! Questions?

nick@chartmogul.com

@nick_franklin

christoph@pointninecap.com

@chrija