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How to Communicate Impact Metrics to Investors

StartupNation

Syed Balkhi , Founder, WPBeginner Showcase Real-World Impact and Metrics When pitching to investors, especially in the early stages, it’s easy to focus solely on financials — but in today’s landscape, especially in beauty and wellness, impact is a currency of its own. .” If you’re pitching impact, make it real.

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Puawai

NZ Entrepreneur

Meetups like Growth Jam have also been invaluable for networking, swapping stories, and learning from others. One big takeaway was the art of the pitch. A major milestone was attending SaaStr Annual in San Francisco, where we heard from global tech leaders on AI, scale, and staying relentless.

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11 LinkedIn marketing tools to grow your business in 2025

The Zapier Blog

LinkedIn has been my lifeline as a content strategist for B2B SaaS companies—it's where I find clients, build relationships, and establish credibility in my field. Use automation to get more out of LinkedIn Get the free eBook Some weeks, I'm on fire, posting daily and engaging with my network.

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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

My guess is that probably only 2-3 out of every hundred pitches I receive are from women. But this coming generation is much more likely to be inspired by The Social Network and want to be entrepreneurs. million to launch a SaaS software company and we took $2.5 But then the truth sets in. It’s just the facts. Even at 18.

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Okta Announces $500K Investment Award for SaaS Startup Competition

American Entrepreneurship

The inaugural competition will culminate with finalists doing a live pitch at its upcoming Conference. Identify and access management company Okta will award up to $500K as an investment to the winner of its inaugural SaaS startup competition. No purchase is necessary to compete.

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Polywork gets $3.5M to blend professional and social networking

TechCrunch

That’s the premise underpinning Polywork , a new professional social network founded by Lystable/Kalo founder, Peter Johnson. It’s his “moonshot mission” — which, we’re told, has been fed by learnings gleaned from Lystable about creating a professional network. It’s announcing a $3.5

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TechCrunch+ roundup: SaaS success stats, leveraging ad tech chaos, 2022 layoff trends

TechCrunch

According to a report by Capchase comparing more than 400 SaaS startups to unicorns that reached the public markets in the last two years, the top performers “are handily beating the ‘Rule of 40,'” reports Kyle Wiggers. According to its findings, SaaS founders should target at least 80% and aim to surpass 110%.

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