Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin on Founder

Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin@jasonlk

Not sure it's happened yet, but if the downturn gets a lot worse, venture-backed CEOs should understand the pressure VC funds may get to deploy capital more slowly Why? LPs (the folks that invest in VCs) quickly get "overexposed" to venture. Here's the math:

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Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
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Short sentences keep the pace up, so the reader never has to re-read a line.
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Structure: Hook → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: punchy
Written for: Founders and early-stage teams

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