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Sep 2023
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SaaStr 685: Why Investors Love SaaS with...

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About this episode

SaaStr Founder and CEO Jason Lemkin and Partner at QED Investors Amias Gerety chat on the Fintech Beat podstream about all things SaaS, money, and what makes a great founder. 

Some topics covered include: 

  • What makes SaaS so great
  • How SaaS is fairing in the “macro” economy
  • Perspectives on fintech and SaaS and how they overlap
  • How an investor chooses what to invest in and when it’s time to walk away

Fintech Beat is all about the intersection of finance, tech, and policy, and now they’re touring outside the neighborhood of fintech and into the great big world of SaaS. 

While the world of public tech stocks is defined by consumer-facing juggernauts like Facebook, Amazon, and Google, the world of venture capital is defined by the North Star of SaaS. 

Let’s dive right in. 

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