VC's advice for growing your B2B SaaS to $10K MRR

How much should you speak to your users? A lot!

Securing early-stage investment for your SaaS (Software as a Service) startup is a pivotal step in turning your innovative ideas into a thriving business. To attract potential investors, it's crucial to first develop a compelling business plan that clearly articulates your product's unique value proposition and the problem it solves.

In this episode of The Grow Your B2B SaaS podcast, we tackle a critical aspect of securing early-stage investments. Our subject matter expert is Lotte Geldermans, the portfolio lead at Pitchdrive, an early-stage VC utilizing a data-driven approach for rapid investments. Lotte brings five years of experience at Pitchdrive, overseeing a growing portfolio of startups. Lotte shares insights gained from evaluating numerous startup ideas and the evolution of the startups they've invested in.

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The entire podcast covers: How to secure an early-stage investment for your SaaS?

• (0:28) Show and guest intro

• (1:36 ) Why you should listen to Lotte Geldermans

• (2:55) What is the difference between pre-seed and seed investments?

• (3:51) What needs to be in place to actually be ready for an investment?

• (4:46) Things that need to be in place to be considered for a seed investment

• (5:40 Differences between angels and early-stage VCs

• (8:32) The most common mistakes companies make while trying to secure their first funding.

• (11:45) What kind of data has to be present and good to be investment-ready?

• (15:27) What has to be really good to get a higher valuation for your company?

• (19:00) The first signs of traction

• (22:59) What kind of process should SaaS companies trying to secure a pre-seed or seed round adopt?

• (29:04) Where, when, and how to exit?

• (31:35) What happens between pre-seed and seed?

• (33:35) How to grow to 10K monthly recurring revenue

• (34:44) How to grow to $10M Annual recurring revenue

• (36:29) What Lotte wishes she had known ten years ago

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Link to Lotte's LinkedIn (  / lottegeldermans  
Pitchdrive https://www.pitchdrive.com/

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