Vendep Capital

04/03/2024

How do you build a successful Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company? The secret sauce to explosive growth is nailing your Go-To-Market Fit (GTMF). A good SaaS company can grow to $10+ million in ARR and exit to an M&A consolidator. But a great, enduring SaaS company can grow to $100+ million of ARR. The difference between a good SaaS company and a great one is often in perfecting GTMF.

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Discover Oxx VC's Go-To-Market Fit Toolkit, a comprehensive resource for SaaS companies to refine their market strategies and accelerate growth.

17/11/2023

Fridays are for founder tips 💡

This one is from Juuso Klemola, the CEO and co-founder of myPlane:

"Invest in building, and keeping meaningful business relationships with a long-term focus."

27/10/2023

Fridays are for founder tips 💡

This one is from Sami Kallio, the co-founder of HappySignals Ltd:

"Dare to try and test things. Using time to do that will w**d off the not-so-good ideas and increase your focus."

23/10/2023

We are excited to partner with Endeit Capital and Columbia Lake Partners for this year's Slush Day Zero founder event 🎉

Interested in meeting fellow founders and us organizers over drinks?

Apply to join now 👉 https://loom.ly/Jf2lHSQ

Prepare to kick off this year's Slush with a fantastic start – by joining us for the Day Zero Founder Drinks! Join Endeit Capital, Vendep Capital, and Columbia Lake Partners for a fun evening...

21/10/2023

How do you build a successful Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company? The secret sauce to explosive growth is nailing your Go-To-Market Fit (GTMF). A good SaaS company can grow to $10+ million in ARR and exit to an M&A consolidator. But a great, enduring SaaS company can grow to $100+ million of ARR. The difference between a good SaaS company and a great one is often in perfecting GTMF.

https://loom.ly/inCsQIw

How do you build a successful Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company? The secret sauce to explosive growth is nailing your Go-To-Market Fit (GTMF). Perfecting GTMF means building a repeatable, scaleable growth engine. It's about creating a Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy that drives continuous scale. The....

20/10/2023

Fridays are for founder tips 💡

This one is from Perttu Ojansuu, the co-founder of Happeo:

"Think with a time horizon of 2-3 years and plan for every eventuality."

13/10/2023

Fridays are for founder tips 💡

This one is from Nora Huovila, the co-founder of Videoly:

"The process of building a business is an individual journey for each company, so there isn’t much point in comparing your business to other businesses."

06/10/2023

Fridays are for founder tips 💡

This one is from Pekka Koskinen, the founder of Leadfeeder:

"Give out a free beta version and listen to feedback you are given."

29/09/2023

Fridays are for founder tips 💡

When creating founder stories for our website, we always ask our portfolio founders what advice they would give to new founders. This one is from Juuso Klemola, the co-founder of myPlane:

"Don’t hesitate to go fully international from the start."

22/09/2023

"What are some of the pitfalls you come across when talking to seed-stage B2B SaaS startups?"

Hannah Meiton (Ampli Ventures) answered that question in our last SaaS Camp, and she pointed out knowing your metrics.

Most founders know the usual suspects (top-line growth, churn, CAC, etc.), but instead of doing an Excel workshop, she would recommend going one step down and having an underlying discussion:

🔎 What's driving the business today, and what investments do we need to make to succeed with the growth plan?

13/09/2023

“The end user’s feedback must change things. Without change, there is no improvement.”

In our latest Founder Story, Sami Kallio shares the story behind HappySignals Ltd and gives three pieces of advice to any new founders 💡

The HappySignals CEO shares their founding story and gives three pieces of advice to any new founders out there.