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Saastr 009: What Makes A Truly Great SaaS CEO with Josh Stein @ DFJ

Saastr 009: What Makes A Truly Great SaaS CEO with Josh Stein @ DFJ

FromThe Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors


Saastr 009: What Makes A Truly Great SaaS CEO with Josh Stein @ DFJ

FromThe Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors

ratings:
Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Apr 1, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This episode was recorded at Saastr Annual 2016 featuring Jason Lemkin, Founder @ Saastr and Josh Stein, Partner @ DFJ. For those that do not know, Josh is arguably one of the most successful investors in the SaaS space having backed the likes of Box, Twilio, Yammer and many more from the very earliest of stages.
In Today's Show We Cover:

What is the fundamental differing between a great and a good CEO in SaaS?
Is it possible to learn to become a great CEO?
What did Aaron Levie do to enable Box to scale so successfully?
How can startup founders determine whether they have the ability to go the distance as CEO?

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Jason Lemkin
Harry Stebbings
Saastr
Josh Stein

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Released:
Apr 1, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Official Saastr Podcast is the latest and greatest from the world of Saastr, interviewing the most prominent operators and investors to discover their tips, tactics and strategies to attain success in the fiercely competitive world of SaaS. On the side of the operators, we centre around getting from $0 to $100m ARR faster, what it takes to scale successfully and what are the core elements of hiring. As for the investors, we learn what metrics they hone in on when examining SaaS business, what type of metrics excites them and what they look for in SaaS founders.