Industry intelligence

SaaS startups

What usually works, what usually breaks, and the numbers that tell you which is happening.

Business models

  • · Subscription
  • · Seat-based
  • · Usage-based

Important metrics

  • · MRR
  • · Churn
  • · CAC Payback

Common challenges

  • · Long sales cycles
  • · Churn after onboarding

Key stakeholders

Buyers, users, partners and whoever signs the cheque — often three different people.

Go-to-market

Start founder-led, prove a repeatable channel, then hire against it.

Recommended experts

Arjun Malhotra

Arjun MalhotraVerified

Fractional CTO

Ex-Swiggy

Helps with

  • · Choosing an MVP architecture you won't regret
  • · Hiring your first engineers
MVP ArchitectureEngineering TeamsTechnical Hiring
Next slot Thursday
Ananya Sharma

Ananya SharmaVerified

Founding Product Manager

Ex-CRED

Helps with

  • · Prioritising a roadmap with limited engineers
  • · Running customer interviews that change decisions
Product DiscoveryMVP PlanningCustomer Interviews
Available this week
Meera Iyer

Meera IyerVerified

Founder-led Sales Coach

Ex-Freshworks

Helps with

  • · Closing your first 20 B2B customers
  • · Pricing a new product
B2B SalesPipelinePricing
Next slot Monday

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