David Sacks - How to Operate a SaaS Startup - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 234]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest today is</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidSacks?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">David Sacks</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, General Partner at Craft Ventures and founding COO of PayPal. During our conversation, we explore what differentiates Enterprise SaaS from DTC subscriptions, what makes for a magical product launch event, and what key growth metrics David uses to measure success. David has written extensively on his idea of operating cadence, and we explore how that applies to the various functions within an organization. As time goes on, I am more and more impressed at the talent that existed within the original PayPal mafia, and I couldn’t help but ask David to highlight the superpowers for a few of his early partners. This was an incredibly informative conversation with fun threads throughout. Please enjoy my conversation with David Sacks.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the full show notes, transcript, and links to the best content to learn more, check out the episode page</span> <a href= "https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/58778794/sacks-how-to-operate-a-saas-startup"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><strong>------</strong></p> <p><strong>This episode is brought to you by</strong> <a href= "https://canalyst.com/?utm_source=Invest_Like_The_Best&utm_medium=Sponsored_Content&utm_campaign=Show_Notes&utm_term=April_2021&utm_content=April_6"> <strong>Canalyst</strong></a><strong>. Canalyst is the leading destination for public company data and analysis. If you've been scrambling to keep up with the deluge of IPOs and SPACs these days, Canalyst has models on Robinhood, Marqeta, Grab, and everything in between. Learn more and try Canalyst for yourself at</strong> <a href= "https://canalyst.com/patrick/"><strong>canalyst.com/patrick</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>------</stron