Saas Breakthrough

Meet Sean Ammirati, partner at Birchmere Ventures, where they invest in seed-stage SaaS and marketplace startups. Sean co-founded mSpoke the first acquisition of LinkedIn, and Peak Strategy which was acquired by Morgan Stanley. Sean also teaches entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business.In this episode, you'll hear about Sean's exits and his journey to becoming a professor and partner at a venture fund. You'll learn the importance of understanding the lean methodology for SaaS companies today, the four growth catalysts that winning SaaS companies use to scale up once they find product-market fit and how to create sustained long term growth.And finally, Sean's prediction for the SaaS marketplace in 2020. It was really valuable to hear this unique voice and perspective. Enjoy!Notes:- 03:00 Giving The First Institutional Check To Companies- 06:25 The Way Venture Funds Work- 08:50 Funds Have Different Investment Theses- 11:20 Different Funds Think About Adding Partners Differently