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The Top 50 SaaStr Answers on Quora in 2020

January 5, 2021, 7:40 am 417 Views

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It’s been a fun experience being on Quora for … a decade ? We’ve crossed 60,000,000 views of our answers there, so let’s take a look at the Top 50 most viewed SaaStr Answers on Quora in 2020:

Why do many startup owners sell their firm and move on instead of planning on making it a big player like Google, Microsoft, etc.?

What are the signs that an entrepreneur will always be small time?

What makes a bad CTO?

I’m tired of running my (very) successful (VC funded) startup after 5+ years. What should I do?

How did Mark Zuckerberg manage to own 25% of Facebook?

How much equity should I give for a CEO of my startup?

How does a CEO/founder/owner pick his/her salary?

Would you rather own 100% of a company worth 100 million or 10% of the company worth 1 billion?

Have you ever cold emailed the CEO of a big company?

Why did Microsoft buy Wunderlist and destroy it?

What is the salary of a founder whose startup has been acquired by a big player like Google or Facebook?

What is the next big trend in SaaS (software as a service)?

What’s the brutal truth on raising funds for a startup?

How much does a VC partner earn?

Should I call myself an owner, founder or CEO?

Is Y Combinator asking too much equity for 120k worth of funding?

Is .1% equity considered low as a startup Director of Sales?

How stressful is it to run a venture-backed startup?

Who will acquire Zoom: Amazon, Oracle, Adobe, or IBM?

How much does a VC make?

What is the best advice that entrepreneurs never hear?

What makes a startup a huge success?

What types of due diligence are undertaken by VCs before investing in a company?

Why are investors doing well while unemployment is terrible?

I’m Head of Product and I think our CEO is actively recruiting a VP of Product. What should I do?

What will SaaS companies look like in the future?

How do Venture Capital Firms really feel about founder salaries? I was told that a general rule of thumb is 75% of fair market value. I am considering taking on a well established, rather expensive co-founder.

How much equity do you give up in Series A?

How much equity do you give to extremely early employees?

Does the CEO need to know code? If yes, how much, or to what extent?

How much equity should I give my startup advisor?

What tells a VC that you are an amateur?

Should you fund your startup by your own money or wait for external funding?

As a CTO in a startup, what should I do when the CEO wants to interfere with making technical decisions?

What are the most common mistakes first time entrepreneurs make?

Are there any examples of a unicorn startup that was bootstrapped?

How much equity should a founder keep?

Why was WeWork such a huge flop?

How did Masayoshi Son trust WeWork at its founder so quickly? He has met Adam Neumann for only 4 minutes and decided to invest $4.4 billion.

Why do venture capitalist take board seats?

As a VC, will you show a recent example of a cold email pitch that you responded to?

As an employee of a start-up, what are the signs that we are about to be acquired?

Could you talk about your experience with the downside of entrepreneurship or startups? Why do people like Gary V. never talk about the dark side of entrepreneurship?

How do I know when to quit trying to make a business work?

What do partners at venture capital firms do?

What are some signs that an “angel investor” is really a “devil investor”?

What are average revenues (MRR or ARR) for SaaS companies at the time of the Series A?

How is the ‘decoy effect’ used to increase add-on and bundle sales?

What everyday problems do people wish an app could solve?

How do so many CEOs fire people on the spot without any apparent consequence? Does some HR rep take them into a room and offer them a severance package and legal document which they are basically forced to take?

What do the top 1% of sales people (software/SaaS) do that the other 99% don’t?

How arrogant are VCs in 2020?

How old is too old to start a startup?

How do VCs vet businesses?

What makes you the king during your negotiation with VCs?

As a venture capitalist, what are some red flags that would make you reject a startup immediately?

How much commission should I give to a fund raiser in a startup?

As a founder, I’ve contributed on-going capital to my startup, in addition to a friends & family round. How should those funds be reflected in QuickBooks and on our cap table?

According to Paul Graham, “Venture Capitalists have a list of danger signs to watch out for.” What do VCs have on their lists currently?

The Top 50 SaaStr Answers on Quora in 2020 originally appeared on SaaStr.com

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