Jason M. Lemkin advises SaaS founders to spend modest resources (about $1,000 and three days) to build 10–20 authentic relationships that will pay dividends over the next decade. He cautions against being overly "heads down" in product work and emphasizes that meeting other founders (those at ~$0.5M–$5M ARR) now creates long-term beneficial connections for the company.
So many of us SaaS, founders, especially the smartest of all, sometimes become totally heads down. They sit in front of their imac all day, build 10 or 20 relationships you've never otherwise built. A thousand bucks in three days of your time will be the cheapest and simplest and most efficient relationships you'll ever build. This is the time for most founders to invest. The folks that you meet now at half a million, 1 million, 2 million, 5 million. ARR. These are the relationships you're going to have for the next decade. So the more efficiently you can build them authentically, the better your company can be served in the years to head. Sam.
