Sean Jacobsohn

Partner, Norwest Venture Partners · 1 appearance on the record.

computed by AI from the episodes · how this works → · full disclaimer →

investoroperatorexecutivefounder@sjacobsohn ↗LinkedIn ↗failure.museum ↗

Sean Jacobsohn is a partner at Norwest Venture Partners, investing in early- to growth-stage enterprise cloud and SaaS companies. He previously worked as an enterprise software operator and co-founded the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels.

3statements → 0claims → 0claims resolved → 4.33/5average certainty → 2.67/5average debate potential →

3 insights · every statement was checked. none of them is a claim the record can settle: opinions, insights and disclosures never carry an assessment.

What they said3 Episodes1

Everything Sean Jacobsohn said on the Official SaaStr Podcast that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Insight

Jacobsohn: Sales Commissions Do Not Motivate Software Channel Partners

“There's no amount of money you can give a partner to motivate them to represent you. What's going to really motivate them is helping them sell more of their own product more quickly.”

Sean Jacobsohn Nov 3, 2022 ▶ 8:10 Increasing Runway Without Sacrificing Growth with Norwest Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz

Insight

Jacobsohn: Strategic Partners Are the Best Source of Startup M&A

“Partners are the best source of M&A activity. Companies are not sold, they're bought, and those that have the most intimate relationship with you are likely the ones that will acquire you down the line.”

Sean Jacobsohn Nov 3, 2022 ▶ 12:14 Increasing Runway Without Sacrificing Growth with Norwest Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz

Insight

Jacobsohn: Startups Should Cap Revenue from Any Single Partner at 10%

“So I typically recommend no more than 10% of your revenue from one partner.”

Sean Jacobsohn Nov 3, 2022 ▶ 13:18 Increasing Runway Without Sacrificing Growth with Norwest Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
Increasing Runway Without Sacrificing Growth with Norwest Venture Partners and Andreessen	Nov 3, 2022	5m

Sean Jacobsohn

Appearances (1)

Turn any episode into a week of clips.