Jason Green, Emergence Capital, Shares How SaaStr Annual Provides Pipeline Knowledge!

Name: Jason Green, Emergence Capital, Shares How SaaStr Annual Provides Pipeline Knowledge!
Uploaded: 2018-01-26T18:42:07+00:00
Duration: 1 min 11 s
Channel: Jason M. Lemkin
Description: In this brief interview, Jason Green of Emergence Capital discusses the evolving venture ecosystem for SaaS companies. He notes that capital, once…

26 Jan 2018 · 1 min

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In this brief interview, Jason Green of Emergence Capital discusses the evolving venture ecosystem for SaaS companies. He notes that capital, once abundant and cheap, is now tightening, invoking Warren Buffett's metaphor about low tides revealing who is vulnerable. Green praises Jason M. Lemkin’s work with SaaStr, highlighting how Lemkin’s content has educated and inspired thousands of SaaS entrepreneurs, thereby feeding a robust pipeline that investors like Emergence Capital can back. Green also references his personal connection to Lemkin—having invested in Lemkin’s former company EchoSign and served on its board—expressing strong loyalty and confidence that the growing enthusiasm around SaaS bodes well for the industry’s future.

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I'm Jason Green. I'm with Emergence Capital, and I'm here to support SaaStr and talk about the venture ecosystem of SaaS companies. Well, I think for a while capital was free, and people were raising capital and spending capital because it was relatively costless to do so. I think what we're realizing now is, Warren Buffett says, when the tide goes out, you realize who's swimming naked. I think what Jason M. Lemkin has done in the last several years with Saastr is remarkable. As you know, I invested in Jason's company, I was on his board at EchoSign, and so there's a personal relationship there. I have a lot of loyalty to Jason. I think he has contributed to, you know, the fundamental and foundational knowledge of hundreds and maybe thousands of SaaS entrepreneurs out there, which, you know, feeds the pipeline for our business of great SaaS entrepreneurs to back. I, you know, I can't— I actually had no idea there was this much of a groundswell of interest in our sector, but it's very, very encouraging, inspiring to see the passion that he's able to achieve with so many people in this space. I think it really bodes well for the SaaS industry.