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The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028

2024-10-18 · 53 min · 18 entities

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    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://twistartups.substack.com/
  • → references @Calacanis website
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    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • → appeared on This Week in Startups podcast
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    The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028
  • → hosted by Jason Calacanis person
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    Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
  • → discusses Technology company
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    Feed category: Technology
  • → references ThisWeekIn website
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    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • → references Twist website
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    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://vanta.com/twist
  • → references @Thisweekinstartups website
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    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
  • → references getcacheflow.com website
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    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://getcacheflow.com/

Entities found in this episode

websites 12

  • mentioned twistartups.substack.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://twistartups.substack.com/
  • mentioned @Calacanis website
    0.90
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • references twistartups.substack.com website
    0.77
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://twistartups.substack.com/
  • references @Calacanis website
    0.77
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • mentioned ThisWeekIn website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • mentioned Twist website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://assemblyai.com/twist
  • mentioned @Thisweekinstartups website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
  • mentioned getcacheflow.com website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://getcacheflow.com/
  • references ThisWeekIn website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • references Twist website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://vanta.com/twist
  • references @Thisweekinstartups website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
  • references getcacheflow.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028": https://getcacheflow.com/

persons 3

  • mentioned Cacheflow's Sarika Garg person
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    The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028
  • mentioned Jason Calacanis person
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    Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
  • hosted by Jason Calacanis person
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    Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis

companys 2

  • mentioned Technology company
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    Feed category: Technology
  • discusses Technology company
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    Feed category: Technology

podcasts 1

  • appeared on This Week in Startups podcast
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    The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028
Episode description as stored
Todays show: Cacheflow's Sarika Garg joins Alex Wilhelm to discuss the challenges of B2B software sales (4:26), finding product-market fit (14:08), HubSpot's acquisition of Cacheflow (17:32), and more! * Timestamps: (0:00) Cacheflow's Sarika Garg joins Alex (2:25) Sarika Garg's startup journey and founding of Cacheflow (4:26) Challenges in B2B software sales, managing billing complexities, and SaaS explosion (10:09) Initial funding, product development, and growth (10:34) AssemblyAI - Get 100 free hours to start building at https://www.assemblyai.com/twist (14:08) Finding product-market fit and scaling strategies (17:32) HubSpot's acquisition of Cacheflow (21:20) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist (22:24) Preparing for Series A and positioning as an AI company (24:57) Deal with HubSpot and integration plans (29:41) Runway - Sign up at ⁠https://runway.com/twist⁠ to get your first 3 months free (30:58) Diverse cap table, early exit, and founder lessons (33:45) Importance of a part-time CFO and organizational efficiency (37:26) Integration with HubSpot's Commerce Hub (39:02) Shifts in SaaS buying behavior and future plans at HubSpot (47:01) Remote work's impact * Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com/ Check out the TWIST500: twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Check out Cacheflow: https://www.getcacheflow.com Check out Alex's articles on Cacheflow: https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/06/cacheflow-doubles-valuation-while-raising-10m-proving-that-the-venture-market-is-far-from-dead/https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/10/cacheflow-drops-stealth-tag-raises-6m-to-simplify-the-saas-buying-experience/ * Follow Sarika: X: https://x.com/sarikagarg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarikagarg * Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm * Thank you to our partners: (10:34) AssemblyAI - Get 100 free hours to start building at https://www.assemblyai.com/twist (21:20) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist (29:41) Runway - Sign up at ⁠https://runway.com/twist to get your first 3 months free * Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland * Check out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916