Sat.Aug 26, 2023

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Mailchimp’s ex-Head of Data Platform: “Data Doesn’t Have to be Hard — Three Data Myths and How to Bust Them”

SaaStr

Data Doesn’t Have to be Hard: Three Data Myths and How to Bust Them with Mailchimp with John Humphrey, former Head of Data Platform Product at Mailchimp John Humphrey, former head of data platform product at MailChimp and current principal at mfact, joined SaaStr live at Workshop Wednesday to discuss three data myths and how to debunk them. The first myth is that working with data is hard, but John emphasizes that anyone can start working with data by leveraging their business knowledge.

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A New Marketing Behemoth Klaviyo : How 7 Key Benchmarks Stack Up in the S-1

Tom Tunguz

On Friday, Klaviyo filed their S-1 - one of the first software companies to do so since the beginning of the economic downturn in late 2022. It’s a marvel of business with strong growth, great efficiency & the potential to reignite interest in SaaS IPOs. Klaviyo is a customer data platform company which ingests marketing data & empowers their customers to automate their marketing with data & AI.

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Dear SaaStr: What Should I Do When VCs Ask About The Competition?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: What Should I Do When VCs Ask About The Competition? This is your chance to shine. Not Truly Great Founders: Hide from the competition and an accurate description of the competition Don’t actually know the competition Don’t actually know the competition that well Say only negative things about the competition Say things about the competition that aren’t 100% correct Don’t really know the “10x Features” that help them beat the competition But The Very Best Founders: Know the Co

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A New Marketing Behemoth Klayviyo : How 7 Key Benchmarks Stack Up in the S-1

Tom Tunguz

On Friday, Klayviyo filed their S-1 - one of the first software companies to do so since the beginning of the economic downturn in late 2022. It’s a marvel of business with strong growth, great efficiency & the potential to reignite interest in SaaS IPOs. Klayviyo is a customer data platform company which ingests marketing data & empowers their customers to automate their marketing with data & AI.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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How to Get Me To Do Your Podcast — And Probably Other Busy People, Too

SaaStr

So I get a lot of podcast requests, and I think podcasts are great. They are an incredible way to communicate with your customers and prospects. Even if the absolute number of listeners and viewers is low, the quality is often high. Yet, folks tend to do the ask … wrong. Let me tell you what folks do wrong (and folks like Harry Stebbings never do): Don’t drop me on an EA to schedule.

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