David Sacks and Ethan Ruby on launching SaaSGrid | E1803

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Today’s show:

SaaSGrid Co-Founders Ethan Ruby and David Sacks join Jason to demo SaaSGrid and break down the solution it provides for founders (3:12). They also cover the software recession (26;18), AI’s impact on SaaS (36:41), and much more!

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Time stamps:

(0:00) David Sacks and Ethan Ruby join Jason

(3:12) The solution SaaSGrid provides for founders

(7:02) Ethan demos SaaSGrid

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(10:45) Burn multiple and startup efficiency

(16:27) Fixed cost of a SaaS business today and major roadblocks in SaaS

(20:40) Determining target customers and when outbound makes sense

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(26:18) Headwinds against SaaS and the software recession

(30:12) The MRR chart and analyzing contraction and churn

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(36:41) AI’s impact on SaaS companies

(41:47) The ZIRP/COVID-19 bubble and founders skipping funding rounds

(44:37) The 3 MOST important things for SaaS companies to pay attention to

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