Why the SaaS Apocalypse is BS & Why 50% of VCs Should Not Exist and are Tourists

The Memo

Mar 7, 2026

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Mitchell Green is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lead Edge Capital. Mitchell has led or co-led investments in companies including Alibaba, Asana, Benchling, ByteDance, Duo Security, Grafana, Mindbody, and Xamarin, among several others.

In Today's Show We Discuss:
  • Is the SaaS Sell-Off Justified or an Overreaction?

  • ByteDance Is the Most Underrated AI Company in the World

  • Should You Be Investing Right Now or Waiting?

  • AI Won't Kill Software Legacy Software Isn't Going Anywhere

  • AI & Jobs: People Overestimate the Speed of Change

  • Why Mitchell Thinks China Wins the AI War

  • Buying Is Glamorous, Selling Is the Job

  • There Are 50% Too Many VCs in the Market

  • DPI Is Math, Marks Are Opinions

  • How Investors Destroy Value for Founders

  • Gross Dollar Retention: The Most Important Metric

  • What Happens to Private Equity's Leveraged SaaS Portfolios?

  • The Meme-ified Stock Market Is Making the Liquidity Problem Worse


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