Summary: <br> Michael Cardamone was one of the first 30 employees at Box and went on to lead partnerships at AcademixDirect. After 6 years in operating roles, he started and is now the Managing Director of Accelerise in San Francisco (www.acceleprise.vc), an enterprise software focused accelerator backed by leading operators.<br> In addition to Acceleprise, he is a Venture Partner for the SaaStr fund, a $70M fund led by Jason Lemkin and also an angel investor in the seed rounds of Flexport, Naturebox and TalentIQ; among others.<br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * The evolution of SaaS as a business model<br> * Typical targets for seed and Series A SaaS fundraising<br> * How to build and scale a successful accelerator<br> * What are most important KPIs for all SaaS founders to track<br> * How running an accelerator and making investments occassionally create problems<br> * The purpose and power of venture partners<br> * How to think about index investing<br> * Why SaaS is still a relevant industry<br> * The problem and promise of AI<br> <br> <br> <br> Mike’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/michael-cardamone">Mike’s Angellist</a><br> <a href="http://acceleprise.vc/">Acceleprise.vc</a><br> <a href="http://www.saastrfund.com/">SaaStr Fund</a><br> Mike’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/MGCardamone">@mgcardamone</a><br> Acceleprise’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Acceleprise">@acceleprise</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0986161373/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0986161373&linkCode=as2&tag=thesyndicat04-20&linkId=46e513a82cc605ce5409fa30fc3ddf32"></a><br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a><br> Michael Cardamone was one of the first 30 employees at Box and went on to lead partnerships at AcademixDirect. After 6 years in operating roles, he started and is now the Managing Director of Accelerise in San Francisco (www.acceleprise.vc), an enterprise software focused accelerator backed by leading operators.<br> In addition to Acceleprise, he is a Venture Partner for the SaaStr fund, a $70M fund led by Jason Lemkin and also an angel investor in the seed rounds of Flexport, Naturebox and TalentIQ; among others.<br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * The evolution of SaaS as a business model<br> * Typical targets for seed and Series A SaaS fundraising<br> * How to build and scale a successful accelerator<br> * What are most important KPIs for all SaaS founders to track<br> * How running an accelerator and making investments occassionally create problems<br> * The purpose and power of venture partners<br> * How to think about index investing<br> * Why SaaS is still a relevant industry<br> * The problem and promise of AI<br> <br> <br> <br> Mike’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/michael-cardamone">Mike’s Angellist</a><br> <a href="http://acceleprise.vc/">Acceleprise.vc</a><br> <a href="http://www.saastrfund.com/">SaaStr Fund</a><br> Mike’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/MGCardamone">@mgcardamone</a><br> Acceleprise’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Acceleprise">@acceleprise</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0986161373/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0986161373&linkCode=as2&tag=thesyndicat04-20&linkId=46e513a82cc605ce5409fa30fc3ddf32"></a><br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a><br>
