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sammyslayer

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Moving to my first VC funded SaaS Start-Up: What to Expect?

Comrades,


I'll be joining a 2 year old VC funded SaaS organization this coming Monday and have prior experience from PE funded small/mid size start up. Curious if the collective has any nugs for me!

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braintank
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Enterprise Account Executive
Standing desks and snacks
cw95
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Sales Development Lead
+ Away days in which everyone speaks freely. Irony intended! 
cw95
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Sales Development Lead
Fun, Fun, challenges, fun, arguments, pints, fun, annoyance, fun, anxiety, fun, arguments, fun, fun, small nights out, fun, office abuse, fun, arguments, fun, G&T, pints, shots, fun. 
sammyslayer
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Senior AE
Sounds like I made the right decision sans office abuse. Appreciate the insight @cw95

cw95
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Sales Development Lead
Oh when I said office abuse I meant like friendly joking haha, should has been more specific! 
LordBusiness
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Chief Revenue Officer
lets try this....shit, let's try this....shit, let's try this....shit, lets try this.....this is awesome!!, Lets try this....shit....
sammyslayer
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Senior AE
You know, after a year and a half at a PE funded "start-up" that's been my experience largely. A ton of technical debt and a lot of knots in the back ends muddying what we can do for the customer. Hopefully on to greener pastures!
amyhyoung
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Vp ops
Things move FAST. And because of that, may have limited documentation / process so heads up. But the ride is very fun. Good luck!
sammyslayer
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Senior AE
Something I'm familiar with in the Org I'm currently leaving. They're bringing me in to help build out sustainable process and craft GTM strategy. I'll be buckling up!
Rallier
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SDR Manager and Consultant
You'll learn that VC's are really the one in control. Lot's of pressure to hit goals
sammyslayer
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Senior AE
Boooo. But, thanks for the heads up @rallier!
GDO
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BDM
Mostly build as you go. Huge roadmap you start selling. Lots of fun. High pace just get it done mentality. Only 1 thing counts - growth. 
CuriousFox
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The excitement makes me think about jumping back in. 
FlintIronstag
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Chief Marketing Officer
At my third and just be prepared for constant change. This is nothing new. But at my first I was on four teams in three years, that was pretty stable considering.

Second one I had four bosses (one was a consultant) in 12 months.

Third one is dealing with CEO bandwidth problems.

Each one has it's own struggles but one thing I've learned is nothing goes as planned and all you can do is make sales and try to enjoy the experience. 
NotCreativeEnough
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Professional Day Ruiner
all the VC care's about is profit. If the VC is who is running the show, expect very aggressive quotas and a lot of pressure to perform.

If the VC is just sitting in the background cutting checks and the company has its founders, recruited executives, etc running the show then what I said does not apply lol.
kelvin26
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