This post is by Jason Lemkin from SaaStr
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Burnout is a real risk in SaaS.
Not usually in the early days. But as time marches on — It’s a huge risk.
One piece of “evidence” — a lot of fairly successful SaaS startups all sell at about the same point in time … about 5 years in. Because the founders get just too burnt out around Year 4 … and as Year 5 rolls in, they’re running a bit on fumes, and … they sell. Or take a bad venture deal. Or just plain start to give up a little. Often, as it’s just finally getting good.

My Top 10 suggestions to avoid long-term burn-out:
- Hire that Extra VP — a True Owner. Don’t try to save a few nickels here. You’re responsible for everything as it is. But you have to own less as you scale. Find 1 or 2 or 3 truly great VPs that Continue reading "10 Tips To Avoid SaaS Burnout"