Deepak Balakrishnan
👤 Speaker
142
total appearances
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SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
We are a US registered firm.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
So we would probably do it as an equity round.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
I haven't honestly thought of it that much.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
The first round with the angels, we did as a convertible note.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
We can keep the same terms.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
I could go either way.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
Yeah.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
Oh, I actually like Getting Things Done.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
It's not a favorite.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
It's not a business book per se, but it helps keep us on track.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
I do like the Microsoft CEO.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
Satya Nadella.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
Satya Nadella.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
I do like what he's done with Microsoft.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
I love Trello.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
So Trello was got by Batlash and great for tracking stuff.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
About six hours, not too bad.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
I wish I had jumped into the startup game much earlier.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
I was a little too timid back then.
SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1706 The Early Days: How He Got His First 8 Customers
I would say, just go for it.