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TechCrunch+ roundup: 3 key hiring metrics, building SDR teams, insurtech investor survey

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” For our latest investor survey, she asked the following investors about where the sector is headed, whether ChatGPT might impact the industry and how Apple’s potential foray into health insurance is shaping their thinking: Florian Graillot, founding partner, astorya.vc What do I do?

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TechCrunch+ roundup: AI ethics investor survey, B2B SaaS KPIs, don’t frown on down rounds

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As a result, it’s even more important for founders to have a firm handle on the key metrics VCs are likely to consider before saying “yes” or “no.” Investors have raised expectations around SaaS profitability and growth since the downturn began.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: 20 questions VCs ask, crypto compliance tips, Indian investor survey

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Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch Dear Sophie, My co-founder and I launched a B2B SaaS startup in Poland a few years ago and are now looking to expand in the United States for market access since we have product market fit in a few countries in Europe. We really need to be on the ground to interview our ideal users in the U.S.

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Fashinza, a B2B supply chain marketplace for fashion brands, raises $100M

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adults in an August 2021 Gallup survey saying that they’ve been unable to get a product they wanted in the past two months because of shortages. Fashinza’s B2B supply chain marketplace. The pandemic has majorly affected the global supply chain, with 60% of U.S.

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Unmuted founder Max van den Ingh on success beyond the metrics

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Relying on proven tactics and measurable metrics isn’t enough — today, the most effective marketers constantly study and learn from innovative approaches while exploring new avenues. If you know of one, let us know by filling out this quick survey. The process we’ve designed works for B2B startups, scaleups and SMBs.

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SaaS in 2021: How prodigious growth changed the startup landscape permanently

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According to OpenView’s annual Financial & Operating Benchmarks report , only 13% of nearly 600 companies surveyed named “burning too much cash” as one of their top three concerns, compared to 30% last year. Nowhere is this more apparent, the authors claim, than when you look at public B2B SaaS companies.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: 11 PLG tactics, addressing copycat stigma, ‘unicorn glut’ theory

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” After surveying 14 public B2B software companies, Townshend says firms that built for discoverability and deployed usage-based pricing had a median growth rate of 141%, compared to 21% for traditional SaaS. .” “Across the board, the variance in metrics is stark,” says Townshend. Tomorrow at 8 a.m.

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