Value SaaS is the mindset of building software as a subscription business in a capital-efficient way from the get-go. Value SaaS is different from the Vanity Saas mindset which chases vanity metrics of business building and usually requires $5-6 of investment for creating $1 in revenue. 

Large amounts of early funding lock startups into directions where product-market-fit and go-to-market may not be aligned. This causes premature scaling of marketing and sales with high churn and low conversion. When the funding runs out, the startup is unable to survive. When founders fail to reach high scale vanity metrics due to the large amounts raised, they are often forced out of their companies. Founders dilute too much too fast. Financial outcomes for 80% of founders are near-zero due to dilution, deal provisioning, forced exit, forced M&A. Value SaaS startups avoid all these complexities by staying frugal while finding product-market-fit and build a strong go-to-market, to reach their mode of sustainable profitability. When raising capital they focus on return on invested capital and are less focused on just getting an exit.

In Value SaaS model, founders create highly valuable outcomes for all stakeholders - customers, employees, investors, and themselves because they are in control of their business.