David Skok

Serial entrepreneur turned VC @MatrixPartners. - Author of - Investor in SaaS, Cloud, Infrastructure Software

[David Skok @BostonVC]

@laurenbalik @alexgeorge23 Not sure where your data comes from, but Matrix Partners are consistently top quartile and have had two of the highest performing funds of all time. As one example, we were seed investors in Canva at a $12m valuation, currently valued at $25B.

[David Skok @BostonVC]

Great post on the making of a CEO by Brian Halligan (Founder CEO of HubSpot, now Chairman): https://t.co/5NWF1yjhXE

[David Skok @BostonVC]

Excited to welcome a new partner to Matrix, TJ, the founder and former CEO of PillPack (a pharmacy that makes it simple to get and take medications as prescribed).

https://t.co/wmIcW1HiMp

[David Skok @BostonVC]

I’d like to correct the misquote in this article. I am deeply in favor of building products that sell themselves, wherever it makes sense, and in using product-led growth as a strategy to land before expanding with a sales-led motion. https://t.co/2tUePBJAhB

[David Skok @BostonVC]

Interesting survey on Retention, which got distinctly tougher in 2022:
https://t.co/5930Nayz3k

[David Skok @BostonVC]

» 5 Outstanding Examples of SAAS Company Blogs | Bizzmark Blog https://t.co/hCb316XNNN - Great resource. Thank you for including https://t.co/p6KVqmPa0x

[David Skok @BostonVC]

2021 SaaS Survey Results are out. Great data on growth rates, retention, churn, sales, marketing, CAC ratios and CAC payback, pricing, valuations, capital efficiency, and exit expectations. Use this to benchmark your own SaaS company's performance. https://t.co/hJPrYf01mk

[David Skok @BostonVC]

https://t.co/jb4N2oU3GD

Patrick Malatack, the original head of product at Twilio talks about Product Led Growth, customer segmentation, and building a culture of customer obsession. A great podcast interview by my partner Kojo. #growth #podcast #productledgrowth #culture

[David Skok @BostonVC]

@bhalligan Those are the most extraordinary X-Rays. That must have been one hell of an operation. Get well soon!

[David Skok @BostonVC]

Congratulations to the entire HubSpot team on reaching $1 Billion in ARR, and 100,000 customers. That is one amazing milestone!

[David Skok @BostonVC]

Valuable thoughts on pricing strategy: "The Hidden World of Pricing: Uber, Trulia, Etsy, Superhuman & More" https://t.co/bpnAxxYPcW

[David Skok @BostonVC]

"Scalable Pricing A Key Tool For SaaS Success" (Pricing Series) - just went live on The Founders' List: https://t.co/Mlru1QLd82

[David Skok @BostonVC]

Extremely excited to welcome our newest partner to Matrix: Diana Kimball Berlin https://t.co/9met8K8ooX

[David Skok @BostonVC]

SaaS Business Model & Metrics - Webinar tomorrow.

SaaS businesses are highly sensitive to small changes in a few key variable. Understanding the SaaS business model and tracking the right metrics really matters. Find out what these are tomorrow:

https://t.co/iyDhjVtYwl

[David Skok @BostonVC]

SaaS Startup Roadmap - Avoid the most common mistakes.
Webinar tomorrow.

The most valuable learnings that I got from running my own five startups, and from 19 years of being a VC sitting on boards
https://t.co/iyDhjVtYwl

[David Skok @BostonVC]

In tomorrow's webinar on the B2B Startup Roadmap, one of the topics I will cover is how to fix the blockage points in your sales and marketing funnel, and also how to make sure your free trials lead your customer to the Wow! moment in the shortest time. https://t.co/iyDhjVtYwl

[David Skok @BostonVC]

I am doing a Webinar on 9 Steps to Repeatable, Scalable and Profitable Growth, covering the top startup mistakes to avoid, and talking about how to fix broken funnels. Sign up here: https://t.co/iyDhjVLznT

[David Skok @BostonVC]

Congratulations to Jason, Jeremy, Rob and the entire Salsify team. We’ve been proud to support you over the past 7 years & look forward to the next chapter of the company’s growth: https://t.co/nQSFcbDMmD

[David Skok @BostonVC]

For those interested in benchmarking their SaaS businesses, we just released the 2020 SaaS Survey - Covid Edition: https://t.co/Yr5wT1ocO8

[David Skok @BostonVC]

Wonderful to see continued success from Salsify. Mike Milburn's experience at Salesforce is the perfect addition for this next chapter in Salsify’s growth. Great to see them consistently push the envelope when it comes to product and platform innovation. https://t.co/NEq1WlmNCT