San Francisco, US · Partner
Dave Kellogg
Executive in Residence at Mark Logic
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- DataheroSeed · $1MMay 2012
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- 2012
DataheroSeed$1MUSJoined · +7 investors · historical
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SaaStr 772: What Really Matters in SaaS in 2025 with Jason Lemkin and Dave Kellogg
WithDave Kellogg
MentionsBalderton Capital
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SaaStr 772: What Really Matters in SaaS in 2025 with Jason Lemkin and Dave Kellogg In this episode, SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin and Dave Kellogg, Executive in Residence at Balderton Capital (+ SaaStr fan favorite) share what really matters in SaaS for 2025. We delve into 5 key topics in… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageSaaStr 709: 15 Signs You Have A SaaS Metrics Problem (and How to Fix it) with Dave Kellogg, EIR at Balderton Capital
WithDave Kellogg
MentionsBalderton Capital
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SaaStr 709: 15 Signs You Have A SaaS Metrics Problem (and How to Fix it) with Dave Kellogg, EIR at Balderton Capital In this episode of the SaaStr Podcast, SaaStr OG and fan fave, Dave Kellogg, EIR at Balderton Capital, walks you through the complexities of SaaS metrics. With a wealth of… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageSaaStr 574: 5 Scale-Up Mistakes for Startups with Dave Kellogg
WithDave Kellogg
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Scale-up seems easier than start-up in many ways. You've established product-market fit. You've sold $5 or $10M in ARR. You've found a buyer persona to sell and problem (aka, use-case) to solve. You've answered all the hard questions. Now, all you have to do is scale it up. Easy-peasy, right? Not… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageSaaStr 515: A CEO's Guide to Marketing with Dave Kellogg
WithDave Kellogg
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No one word strikes more terror in the heart of product-, engineering-, or even sales-oriented founders and CEOs than "marketing." How to understand marketing? How to drive marketing? How to measure marketing? What to look for in a marketing leader? In this session, we'll talk about how CEOs (and… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageSaaStr 381: Churn is dead. Long Live Net Dollar Retention Rate with Dave Kellogg, Principal @ Kellogg Consulting
WithDave Kellogg
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There are a lot of problems with calculating churn rates. Moreover, public companies don't generally release churn rates. Learn what they are and how to calculate them correctly. Video and blog post: https://www.saastr.com/churn-is-dead/ More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageSaaStr 241: Dave Kellogg on The BIggest Takeaways From Being In The Room For Sequoia's "RIP Good Times", Why Founders Should Raise As Much As Possible But Spend According To Plan & The Right Way To Think About Effective Quota Construction
WithDave Kellogg
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Dave Kellogg is a leading technology executive, independent board member, advisor and angel investor. In his most recent role, Dave was the CEO @ Host Analytics where he quintupled ARR, halved customer acquisition costs and increased net retention rates before selling the company to a private… More on the show's page
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20VC: The Metrics That Matter in SaaS Today; Why CaC Payback is Flawed & CAC Ratio is Better, Why You Need to Hire Three Sales Reps at a Time, How to Forecast in 2024 & Biggest Mistakes Made Forecasting & How to Make Customer Success Sell More with Dave K
MentionsDave Kellogg
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Dave Kellogg is one of the OGs of SaaS . Among his many accomplishments, Dave was the CMO of Business Objects where he helped scale the business from $30M to $1BN in revenue. Dave has also been a CEO twice, once scaling the business from $0 to $80M and the other business from $8M to $50M before… More on the show's page
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🎙️ The Drive at Five with Dan Taylor and Robin Wauters - Episode 15
MentionsBalderton CapitalJust EatDave Kellogg
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While Dan was OOO for a few days this week, Robin was MC'ing The Big Score and collecting tonnes of knowledge. Up this week: 🇧🇪 Belgian co-living startup Cohabs has bagged a massive €110 million round and set its sights on achieving 5,000 bedrooms for co-living rental and real-estate in the next… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageSaaStr 245: The Ultimate Guide To ACVs; When and How To Increase Them, Revenue Optimisation Per Lead & What It Means To Truly Be An ARR First Company
MentionsDave KelloggDavid SkokFred Shilmover
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David Skok is a serial entrepreneur turned VC at Matrix Partners . He founded four companies: Skok Systems, Corporate Software Europe, Watermark Software, and SilverStream Software and did one turnaround with Xionics. Three of the companies he founded went public and one was acquired. Jason… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageSaaStr 150: Why New Qualified Leads Divided By Win Rate Is The Metric in SaaS, Why It Is Harder To Go Enterprise Down Than SMB Up & How To Create Engines of Growth Within Your Organisation with Paul Albright, Former CRO @ Marketo
WithPaul Albright
MentionsBain CapitalBain Capital VenturesGreylockDave Kellogg
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Paul Albright is one of the valley's most experienced SaaS execs with extensive operational and capital management experience, including 3 IPOs. Most recently Paul was the Founder & CEO @ Captora , the marketing acceleration software solution that raised over $25m in VC funding from the likes of… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageSaaStr 146: Why Management Upgrade Is The Most Important Thing A CEO Can Do, Why You Must Hire More Generalists with Scale & How To Hire People with 3-4 Years Runway with Chris Caren, CEO @ Turnitin
MentionsNorwest Venture PartnersBernard LiautaudDave Kellogg
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Chris Caren is the CEO @ Turnitin , the company revolutionising the experience of writing to learn with backing from the likes of IVP, Norwest Venture Partners and GIC. Chris has scaled the company to serve over 25m students and 2m teachers across 15,000 institutions. Prior to joining Turnitin in… More on the show's page
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