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PV Cannon

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
141 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

The first round of funding was done by the two founders.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

That's me and co-founder Nags.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

And then we did one round of funding with Sequoia in 2003.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

So Mike Moritz is on our board.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

We raised over 20 million total.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

You know, it's a good question.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

We were actually profitable when we raised the money.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

What I think in Silicon Valley especially is, whether you like it or not, the type of venture firm you partner with kind of sets up your brand, right?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

So with a thousand companies, startups around, and like you said, now it's even more, you know, frustrating because there are a thousand companies who are all funded, you know, $100 million, $200 million, and $300 million.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

So when you're competing, it cannot be that you're only competing with, you know, salaries and benefits as the only thing.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

It has to be great, interesting work and that you belong to, you know, a venture community where, you know, you're treated special.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

So it's like having the right producer for a movie.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

So, you know, we viewed that as, you know, edge and talent.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

And that's why we have this partnership with Sequoia.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

And it's been a great partnership, by the way.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

You asked for a typical customer.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

So we do have customers who spend 30,000 a month or 30,000 a year, right?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Latka IPO Watch: 24.7 About to File? A look back

And the 250,000 we're talking about is per year, right?