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VC Insights
How SaaS Founders Can Reach the Gen Z Market
When I was a teenager, I wanted to manage rappers. The lifestyle didn’t agree with me, so I became the...
by Paige Finn Doherty
Culture
DEI in VC: 5 Lessons on Fundraising from Black Women Founders
Due to investors' continued caution, tightening monetary policy, and increasing inflation, financing across the SaaS industry has fallen dramatically—but this...
by Javier Grevely, Chris Jackson
VC Insights
Price Smart, Hire The Best, and Prove Your Product-Market Fit: OpenView’s Predictions For 2023
As 2023 rolls in, businesses are still riding through choppy waters. If 2022 was any indication, there are a lot...
by Casey Renner
VC Insights
Your Guide to Growth Amid Uncertainty
In the old world of… just a few months ago… software companies had plentiful access to cheap capital and were...
by Kyle Poyar
VC Insights
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Business
When we at OpenView consider a company for venture funding, the Gross Margin is an important indicator of how profitable and...
by Konstantin Valchev
VC Insights
Startup CEOs: Forget “Full Stack” and Focus on Creating Real, Differentiated Value
Recently, I read a great post by Andy Weissman that prognosticated on the future of startups’ organizational structure. Rather than...
by Scott Maxwell
Tech Trends
6 Contrarian Business Views from Peter Thiel
Do contrarians shape the world? I believe the case can be made that Steve Jobs, Galileo Galilei, Leonardo da Vinci,...
by Kyle Lacy