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Oren Klaff

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
257 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

And either submitted or signed up for ours, right?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

Non-binding LOIs happen on May 22nd, whatever day that is, right?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

Beyond that, you're out.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

And so that to me would be probably the most effective.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

I think founders are, you know, and small companies are most nervous about doing that.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

But I think you find if you execute on that strategy, it is the thing that is most likely to tip somebody in.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

And there is very little risk in proposing that because if some professionals, if they really can't get to that date, May 22nd, they'll say, listen,

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

Nate, Oren, we totally appreciate where you are.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

You know, and so this is a frame, right?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

Hey, we're a early stage company.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

We move fast in execution.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

We're not working with finance firms that feel like it's going to take 120 days, 150 days.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

We want to stretch out 160 days financing.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

That's not the ethic.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

that we're looking for in our investors.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

The ideal investor for us understands the nature of a fast-growing small firm, the need for speed, the limited nature of due diligence, of course we need it, and the small amount of legal that we're interested in.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

If you guys are feeling a lot more like a mid-stage firm, if you can't get ahead, if you can't get on board for working at the pace, at the speed with the requirements of a small company, then you're probably not a fit for us.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

But when you go and you say, hey, May 22nd is really when we need to get an LOI by.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

Otherwise, we're going to move on as a force factor, forcing function, as you said.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches

Some people will blow up and they'll say, who do you think you are?