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The Complete Guide to SaaS Pricing Strategy

Tomasz Tunguz

Price low to minimize adoption friction, grow quickly, and then move up-market after developing broad adoption. Skimming is less common in the software world because few startups develop a product at launch that will be accepted by the most sophisticated customers (and those willing to pay prices that generate the greatest margin).

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Headwinds, Tailwinds, and Crosswinds Ahead for Rising Startup Ecosystems

Revolution

In 2025, startups beyond the coasts and outside of the traditional tech hubs will face new challenges and, with customary resourcefulness, also seize new opportunities. With scarcer exit opportunities and LPs looking for returns, VCs may retreat further to perceived safety in traditional techhubs.

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Why We’re Looking to Fund Stuff With More Meaning

Both Sides of the Table

Many questioned whether it could survive under the fail whale, inevitable competition from Facebook, founder fighting, fights with 3rd-party developers let alone become a revolutionary business that could make money. When Fred Wilson funded Twitter I guarantee you it wasn’t obvious that it was a billion dollar idea. Far from it.

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Why I Backed a 24-Year-Old Trying to Assess Human Potential

Both Sides of the Table

When a founder is “opportunity driven” it’s too easy to quit at the first bump in the road. 70% Team, 30% Market I also talk often about how much the team plays a critical role in my decision backing an A-round company because so much changes as a company develops. Fundamentally the system feels broken.

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6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech

TechCrunch

If you think embedded insurance is the only hot thing in insurtech these days, we’ve got a surprise in store for you: While it’s true that startups that help sell insurance together with other products and services are enjoying tailwinds, there are plenty of other opportunities in the space, several investors told TechCrunch+.

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Data-driven iteration helped China’s Genki Forest become a $6B beverage giant in 5 years

TechCrunch

Incumbent giants therefore could lose a sizable chunk of market share if a company could just manage to weave together China’s manufacturing proficiency and agility with the modern tech startup philosophy of “moving fast and breaking stuff.”. Physically, the Chinese market also differs greatly from much of the developed West.

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AI chip startup Sima.ai bags another $30M ahead of growth

TechCrunch

As the demand for AI-powered apps grows, startups developing dedicated chips to accelerate AI workloads on-premises are reaping the benefits. EdgeQ , Kneron , and Hailo are among the dozens of upstarts vying for customers, the last of which nabbed $136 million in October as it doubles down on new opportunities. “I founded Sima.ai

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