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E33: Valuations, Investing, and Market Dynamics with SaaStr's Jason Lemkin

Nov 27, 2023
Jason Lemkin, Investor & Founder Chairman at SaaStr, discusses investing, valuations, and challenges in the SaaS industry. Topics include power laws in investing, challenges in SaaS companies, market dynamics, and board relationships for founders.
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  • The composition and management of a board should be carefully handled to avoid challenges faced by nonprofit managing for-profit entities.
  • Founders should regularly seek feedback from board members to understand investor perspectives and improve future fundraising efforts.

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Board dynamics and governance in the OpenAI situation

The OpenAI situation highlights the complexities of board dynamics and governance, with a nonprofit managing a for-profit entity. The composition and management of the board, including bringing in new members, could have been better handled in retrospect.

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