SaaStr AI London is Dec 1-2!! See You There!!

Helping, founding, funding, and growing B2B start-ups.  Making it a positive-sum game for everyone involved.  VC checks $500k-$4m @ SaaStrFund.com.  2x founder with nine figures of founder exits.

"Do or do not. There is no try."

Specialties: helping people grow and become their best.  Doing not the impossible, but the unlikely.  Never giving up.

Join 10,000 of us IRL at SaastrAnnual.com May 12-14 in SF Bay!!

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SaaStrFund.com investments include:

- Co-led Series A in Salesloft ($2.3B exit)
- Co-led Seed in Pipedrive ($1.5B exit)
- Led Seed in Algolia ($2.3B)
- First VC in Talkdesk ($10B)
- Led Seed in Gorgias ($800m)
- Led Seed in Owner.com ($1B)
- First Investor in RevenueCat ($500m)
- First VC in Logikcull ($280m exit)
- Proud smaller investor in Greenhouse ($800m exit), Sqreen ($400m exit), Automile ($1B SEK exit), Opus Pro, Higgsfield.ai, and many others!
- and much more

Jason M. Lemkin

Possibly the biggest mistakes folks make joining a smaller startup for the first time is this:

You Gotta Know -- It's Not About You

Not trained?
No processes?
Not clear how it works?
Things you disagree with?

Figure It Out.  It's not about you.  It's about the mission.

SaaStr AI 2026 is May 12-14 in SF Bay!! See You There!!

How do founders that have never done it before scale to $10m, $100m, $1B in ARR?

They hire people better than them

This is the mistake most Stretch VPs make. They don’t hire folks better & later more experienced than them as their managers

And they hit a wall at the next stage

1️⃣ Very first month -> 
🔥 72% open rate ->
🚀 Deals already closed from leads that were previously ... ghosted.

I'll join Marc Benioff on Salesforce’s upcoming earnings call TODAY to share how SaaStr Ai deployed Agentforce in just weeks to re-engage 1,000+ missed leads and turn forgotten pipeline into millions of won-closed revenue.

Tune in at 2pm PT: https://lnkd.in/gvNvhynQ

AI reduced SaaStr headcount from 20+ to 3. 

Revenue went from -19% to +47% YoY. 

I'm not telling you to fire your team. 

I'm telling you to be honest about what the next version of your company actually looks like.

"Autonomous agents are here. The guardrail infrastructure isn’t. Every enterprise is about to face this problem: powerful, cheap agents that can do real damage if deployed without security infrastructure." with Harry Stebbings Rory O'Driscoll + me

Meet Harry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin, and Rory O’Driscoll LIVE at SaaStr AI 2026, May 12-14 in SF Bay!! 10,000 of the Best in AI + B2B!! See. You. There

Open article: 20VC x SaaStr: Anthropic Raises $30B, The B2B Software Gravity Well, and Why Corporate America Is Willing AI Into Existence by Jason M. Lemkin • 15 min read

20VC x SaaStr: Anthropic Raises $30B, The B2B Software Gravity Well, and Why Corporate America Is Willing AI Into Existence

We had an AI agent stop ingesting data four months before we noticed. 

No errors. No alerts. 

Just stale outputs wearing the mask of something functional. 

You can't train an AI agent and then just … go away.

Neo Aid

- Coordinates with managers and client(s) to identify staffing needs.
- Determine selection criteria
- Source potential candidates through online channels (e.g. social platforms and professional networks)
- Plan interview and selection procedures, including screening calls, assessments and in-person interviews as per client requirements.
- Assess candidate information, including resumes and contact details, using our Applicant Tracking System
- Design job descriptions and interview questions that reflect each position’s requirements
- Foster long-term relationships with past applicants and potential candidates
- Maintain records of all materials used for recruitment, including interview notes and related paperwork, to share with key stakeholders

Talent Acquisition Executive 

Banasthali Vidyapith - FMS - WISDOM

- Collaborate with other departments and team members for tie-ups.
- Attentive with accuracy and detail
- Distributes and maintained information regarding placements.
- Exhibits professional conduct, interaction, and communication as a representative of the organization and the department.

Student Placement Coordinator

Innvocon Learning Solutions 

The Workplace Learning Program, a truly industry-driven learning ecosystem provides the best-in-class practical learning with top industry experts and job support.

- Account management of the company for recruitment practices.
- Managing Talent acquisition funnel
- Managed different recruitment portals/ platforms include: Indeed, Angel, and Hirst
- Reintegration of the recruitment strategies

Talent Acquisition Recruiter at Innvocon Learning Solutions

Lenskart.com

- Sourcing candidates from self, agencies, references, Naukri portal, or social media platforms.
- Take first-step interviews according to the business requirement.
- Conduct assessments
- Align final round interviews with the Operations and Training team
- Briefing candidates about our businesses and the process
- Keeping track of the business data- referral, IJP, salary
- Completing the targets on an monthly basis

HR Recruiter

Welspun Group

-   I am working in the Talent Acquisition team at Welspun Ltd. Anjar, Gujarat. In the team, my responsibilities include, Sourcing & Lead Generation, Recruiting and Attracting, Interviewing & Assessing, Checking References, and Hiring and Onboarding.
-Assisting the team in Lead Generation by designing and drafting cold e-mails for promotional strategies. I connect with LinkedIn for networking, outreach, inputting and updating candidate details, and most importantly, building relationships that could be useful when we have a future role to fill.
-Working on Building a strong company brand, Building a strong company brand, promoting unique company culture, and designing a competitive compensation package are key components of attracting and retaining stars in the industry.
-Collaborating with different Institutions offering Metallurgy, Welding, NDT Level 2 Certifications, CNC VMC Programming & Operating, MBA HR, and CIPET.  It was my duty to ensure that the correct communication is being delivered on the right platforms
-Regular engagement activities include Recruiting and Attracting. Creating a positive candidate experience, courting leads, and keeping in touch with those who aren’t a perfect fit now, but could be in the future.
-I was responsible to make track of the Institutions for future needs. Armed with data from our search insights tool, project folders, and tags.
-I was handling Pipeline Building which gives me the ability to create and edit custom landing pages, as well as track views and even communicate with interested leads.
-Scheduling Client meetings for discussions on various marketing parameters. I was working with various stakeholders and was responsible for establishing proper communication.
-Contributing to lead generation and getting customer reviews via Ambition box, Glassdoor, Indeed and so.

Talent Acquisition Intern

GreyShoots 

Grey Shoots - a learning platform which provides targeted and most sought after skill addition opportunities which are not available in traditional education. These skills define significant success in life, both personal and professional. These skills are life hacks which cannot be attained through online training modules and need long term practice and continuous polishing. Key aspects of learning at Grey Shoots include 

Practical knowledge of what works in Corporates and Entrepreneurship world 

Peer to peer learning 

Pedagogy based on Simulation as the foundation.

Business Development & e-marketing Manager

Somebody trying to create something impactful || Staff Augmentation || Hiring developers across various tech stacks || Placement Co-ordinator || Building @Yourshelp

Ambitious, laborious, good to take work as I feel work is no different. There aren't many things that can help us to grow the way trust and dependability can and I pride myself in being dedicated to both.
I am having teamwork skills and also want to broaden my horizons of learning in the field of management, wherever I go. To obtain a position in a healthy, innovative, and challenging environment extracting the best out of me, which is conducive to learning and growing at professional as well as personal levels thereby directing my future endeavors as an asset to the organization.

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