SaaStr · 2013-09-06
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Why Most SaaS Companies Need Overseas Development Teams to Scale
Jason Lemkin discusses the critical importance of building distributed development teams, particularly overseas, for SaaS companies looking to scale. Based on his Wall Street Journal piece, he argues that most SaaS companies struggle to find sufficient engineering talent domestically and must develop overseas teams as a strategic competence by the time they reach $3-4M ARR.
Metrics in this report
ARR Inflection Point for Distributed Teams
3-4M$
approximately
SaaS companies requiring village-sized development teams