Sam Blond @samdblond
Partner @foundersfund. Fmr CRO @brexhq Miami, FL Joined February 2015-
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A NEW CRO Confidential!! @samdblond @brexHQ + Leandra Fishman CRO @MeetApollo: "How to Sell in a Hyper-Competitive Space" 1⃣ How to Differentiate from the Competition 2⃣ Highlighting Your Product vs. Selling Too Aggressively 3⃣ How to Deal with Pricing and much more!! here:
"Advice Every SaaS Founder Needs to Know in 2024" with @samdblond and Jason Lemkin 1⃣Bar to get funded at Series A or later "insanely high" 2⃣Only 1 out of 100+ deals are interesting to VCs 3⃣The "flavors" of investments VCs make 4⃣ Hunting $100B+ outcomes And more:
📢Roam's "The Office of Tomorrow" launch - live in London! Join hosts @howard @samdblond and @bussjon for this one-of-a-kind show, cocktail party and amazing networking opportunity. June 4 18:00 @WiltonMusicHall, London RSVP: ro.am/tour/london Limited seats - RSVP ASAP!
So @samdblond has one of the most stellar track records in sales. 💳 $0 ➡️ $400M+ ARR at Brex 👥 $0 ➡️ $70M+ ARR at Zenefits 🖊️ $12M ARR (& Profitable) at EchoSign My 6 key takeaways 👇
March / Q1 investor updates are the best I’ve seen in 2 years. Seems the tech party is back on
Everything you read makes sense if you simply translate "experts" as "crazy people".
So at our Miami Super Meet-Up the other day, @samdblond CRO emeritus @brexHQ and I did a deep dive on Scaling Sales in 2024: - How to scale efficiently now - How many reps to hire & when - Finding your ICP and much, much more here:
New!! "Advice Every SaaS Founder Needs to Know in 2024 with @samdblond and Jason Lemkin" saastr.com/advice-every-s…
Going to check out SaaStr Miami tomorrow to hear from @jasonlk & @samdblond Will be with @zaidrmn @ZoeBarryCEO @PeterLerman and @moffajj Who else is coming? Let's show up Miami saastrmiami.com
Some personal news - last week was my last week at Founders Fund. Full time investing / being a VC isn’t the right fit for me and I’ve decided to go back to operating. More on what’s next for me later. For now just immense gratitude to FF and all the incredible people and…
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SaaStr Super Meet-up in MIAMI! March 6 Mojitos, Tacos, + More 300+ top SaaS founders, VCs, and execs CRO Confidential LIVE with @samdblond CEO @Vimeo on Combining SLG + PLG @jasonlk AMA Grab your tix now!! -> SaaStrMiami.com
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A few words about the protests/encampments at Columbia: Back in December 2018, when I was a junior, a white student named Julian Von Abele was filmed going on an ethno-centric rant about how much he loved white people. He said things like: “White people are the best thing that…
. @samdblond talking with @HarryStebbings is absolutely right that demand gen, creating opportunities, is where the leverage is Sales people always need more opportunities No matter how good they are at finding them, they simply can’t do it fast enough in today’s environment…
The impact of October 7th on the left wing Jewish community. I have heard similar perspectives from many.
I'm a left-wing Jew. I've never been to Israel. I've abhorred Netanyahu for years. I've always wanted peace to prevail. And here's how 7/10, yhe war, and the way "peace protestors" have changed the way I see things permanently.... (1)
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Team SaaStr Coachella 2024 Trip
Unchecked antisemitism at U.S. universities mandates a response. #Palantir launched an initiative on December 7 for students who feared for their safety or were concerned about antisemitism on campus, welcoming them to join Palantir as University Fellows across the company.…
UCLA - pro Israel/USA rally on campus today. 🇺🇸🇮🇱
Palestine activists harass Senator John Fetterman [D-PA] as he tries to relax on a bench. “You’ve harassed my staff and that’s crazy…I’m with Israel.” - @JohnFetterman
Counter-protest at UCLA right now No masks, we come in peace ✌🏻
I have taken hundreds of work trips but I have never had my mom surprise me on one! She showed up in Bangalore on Friday “if you can’t come home, I am coming to you. You are not leaving India without seeing me” 😂
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Round 1 down, 6 to go. See you tomorrow, #ChiefsKingdom!