Dear SaaStr: Our VC Is Encouraging Us to Hire Aggressively and Increase the Burn Rate. Should We Listen to Them?

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Dear SaaStr: Our VC Is Encouraging Us to Hire Aggressively and Increase the Burn Rate.

In my experience, about 66-70% of the time this is bad advice, especially if it is coming from a Very Large VC.  Not always — but more often than not.

Should We Listen to Them?

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Author / Journalist: Jason Lemkin

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Published On: 2024-08-07 @ 10:28:25 (18 hours ago)

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