TechEmpower SaaS

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We recently completed a web-based application that uses a unique algorithm to match professionals with new career opportunities. As part of the onboarding process, the app asks both job seekers and employers what they’re looking for - in a text box - while providing a few suggestions in a pop-up. If you’ve ever used a similar application, (or if you’ve ever used the Internet at all) you’ve probably seen this approach before.

Generative AI 443

Generative AI Artificial Intelligence AI New CTO 443

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

So the Wall Street Journal did a great job slicing and dicing IPO data recently. To me, the most jarring statistic was this one: 80% of IPOs since 2020 are trading below their IPO price, or “broken ”: So what, you might think? Buyer beware? Hooray for “efficient IPOs” that don’t leave money on the table, some say? Perhaps. But the problem is this — when folks don’t make money off startups, everything gums up and slows down.

Pricing 283

Pricing Investment Startup Data 283

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

If you want loyal customers who keep coming back to your product or service, you need customer enablement. Having a great product just isn’t enough anymore. Instead, you also have to help customers get the maximum value from it. That’s exactly what effective customer enablement does – it helps customers get all the tools needed for successful product engagement.

B2B 98

B2B Sales Enablement Onboarding Retention 98

Inturact

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

With rapid technological development, businesses of all sizes are adopting advanced measures to fast-track themselves. In 2022, around 90% of businesses adopted a digital user onboarding experience. The users claimed that if they face any challenges, they will abandon the products and services.

Onboarding 79

Onboarding Technology Development Business 79

Advertisement

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?

Generative AI

Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Recently, I was on the HR Heretics podcast and we talked about the increasing efficiency of software companies (in addition to other topics including the implications of AI for executives, how to diligence a candidate, & what board members expect of their people leaders). I realized It has been a decade since I’ve updated revenue-per-employee metrics.

Software Review 290

Software Review Trends Revenue Software 290

Totango

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

TrustRadius, a renowned platform for transparent business technology reviews, announced its 2023 Best of Awards, with Totango emerging as a triple winner. We were recognized for our strength in end-to-end relationships, overall value, and leading features and functionality. Totango’s customer success software drives cross-functional enterprise teams toward enhanced productivity, retention, and growth.

Customer Success 113

Customer Success Software Review Technical Review Enterprise 113

The Moz Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Find the balance between using content and AI tools and human expertise to create high-quality content that connects with your audience and ranks higher in the SERPs

AI 105

AI 105

The Moz Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Discover actionable steps to ensure your GA4 is optimized for long-term tracking success, empowering you to make informed decisions and drive business growth.

Business 113

Business 113

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The insight behind how implementing buying committee playbooks increased revenue 270%, doubled win rates, and shrank forecasted misses at Stytch. No Person is an Island It is rare in B2B sales for a single buyer to make a noteworthy purchase in a vacuum, and according to the Harvard Business Review software purchases greater than $100k involve on average eight stakeholders.

Part-Time VPE 87

Part-Time VPE Technical Review Forecasting Software Review 87

Advertisement

Discover how top SaaS companies are earning up to $700k + and zero upfront cost with Usio Integrated Payments.

Payments

Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

How much does AI cost? It depends on a a few different dimensions, but for a typical use case where a user enters a query & expects about a 200 word response, the cost varies from $0.03 to $3.60. Different models cost different amounts. Also, the size of the context window is an important factor. The context window is a fancy way of saying the quantity of background information the user can provide to the AI.

Artificial Intelligence 338

Artificial Intelligence AI Trends Engineering 338

The Daily Egg

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

There’s perhaps no better way to enhance your product than hearing directly from customers and then incorporating their feedback. It’s no wonder. The post Canny Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.

Business 286

Business 286

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We’re on the brink of one of the biggest technological advancements of our lifetime — AI. For the first time in twenty years, we have a blank canvas, complete artistic freedom to reimagine everything in B2B software. At this year’s SaaStr Annual, Mark Roberge, co-founder and Managing Director of Stage 2 Capital, takes the stage to have a bake-off between startups and incumbents when it comes to who will win the AI Go-to-Market race.

AI 281

AI Technical Review Startup Management 281

Clouded Judgement

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now Inflation Update This week software stocks shot up on lighter than expected inflation figures for October. The lighter inflation gave more credibility to those who argue rates will end up coming down faster than expectations.

Cloud 152

Cloud Subscription Payment Features Trends 152

Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science

Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.

Innovation

Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

12 years of zero-interest rate policies & then a sudden increase to 5.5% woke us all up to the Wall Street mantra : Don’t fight the Fed. I’ve been reading to understand the history of the Fed & found some surprising facts from these two books : The Repo Market & Broken Money. The US Federal Reserve Banking system is about 115 years old.

Banking 169

Banking Government Marketing 169

The Daily Egg

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Getting your product or service off the ground isn’t easy. Before launching, go-to-market teams need to drum up interest and acquire leads. The post Insightly Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.

Marketing 265

Marketing Sales 265

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

So the last time we checked in on Crowdstrike, they were growing a stunning 65% at $1.7B in ARR. Growth has slowed somewhat as Crowdstrike approached $3 Billion ARR — but only somewhat. The company is still growing a jaw-dropping 37% at almost $3B ARR — and it’s generating incredible free cash flow. Security remains hot. And in fact, the stock is up 94.7% this year!

Cybersecurity 277

Cybersecurity AWS Benchmarks Cloud 277

USIO

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Usio Partner Snapshot BoosterHub provides an integrated platform for high school booster clubs to manage fundraising, ticketing, communication, volunteers, schedules, products, concessions, accounting, files, and website. Challenges Startup company: no existing revenue, user base, or pre-existing payment system Need to sell products both online and in-person Need a payment system that is easy for temporary, parent volunteers to use Need a payment system that adds unique advantages over the compe

Payment Services 130

Payment Services Payments PayFac as a Service Payment Solutions 130

Advertisement

Explore how integrated payment strategies impact investor and buyer evaluations. Payments are more than a feature — they’re a key to long-term success and market differentiation. They help SaaS companies offer seamless user experiences and efficient operations. Investors and strategic buyers assess these integrated payment strategies as a measure of a company's growth potential and sustainability.

Payments

Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The internet and friends You’ve most likely had an experience like this: One day, you wake up with a hint of a headache and a sniffle. You sneeze. What do you do next? You Google it. You eventually land on WebMD. Was that sneeze a common cold or a bout of seasonal allergies? Or are you in fact dying from a rare form of nasal cancer? You determine you should see an allergist.

Artificial Intelligence 132

Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Marketplace as a Service Systems Review 132

The Daily Egg

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Have you ever wondered how your business calls seamlessly travel over the internet, allowing you to chat with clients, partners, and colleagues. The post The Beginner’s Guide to SIP: Session Initiation Protocol appeared first on The Daily Egg.

Travel 217

Travel Business 217

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

So this is a post on a point we’ve made many times over the years at SaaStr, but I wanted to call it out specifically. Because especially in more challenging times, we make the mistake of … Settling. Settling: For a VP That Looks Good on Paper But You Know Isn’t Truly Great. They will be gone in 6 months. And have burnt up a ton of time and capital on the way, For a Cofounder That Almost Wants to Do It, But Not Quite.

Interviewing 275

Interviewing Investment Marketing 275

FastSpring

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

App developers and game developers may be interested in the latest news about Apple gearing up to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act. With the European Union’s Digital Markets Act continuing to ramp up, Apple may be making changes to its App Store policies to comply with the new act. TechCrunch recently reported that Apple’s 2023 Form 10-K filing uses revised text regarding its risk factors , which may hint at “a more definitive stance on potential modifications to the App Store pol

Payment Methods 114

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Solutions Software Review 114

Advertisement

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

SaaS

Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We are firmly in the century of biology. The last two decades have seen explosive advancement in biomedical and therapeutic innovations, like the Human Genome Project , the discovery of CRISPR , and the rapid development of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines, to name a few. This rapid innovation has been fueled by an unprecedented amount of investment. Despite the recent slowdown, venture capital investment in the biotech sector in the US ballooned to nearly $25 billion in 2022 from just under $4 billion in

Marketing 121

Marketing Venture Capital Innovation Investment 121

The Daily Egg

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Coming up with sales leads that are actually useful for your sales team can be difficult. That’s especially true if you work. The post Datanyze Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.

Sales 161

Sales 161

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

So one thing that has exploded in SaaS in the past decade is the role of Private Equity buying both public SaaS companies (to take them private, “fix” some metrics, and IPO or sell them again), and generally later-stage private SaaS companies. E.g., Vista bought leaders like Pipedrive, Gainsight, Salesloft and so many others for $1B+ or more.

AWS 271

AWS SaaS Pricing Acquisition 271

Buffer Resources

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

X, formerly known as Twitter, has gone through a lot of changes since its ownership changed hands in November 2022. One of the most notable ones is its paid tier, which has seen name and design changes and many (many) additions to its list of features. So much has happened with this paid tier known as X Premium (RIP Twitter Blue) that it can be overwhelming for users considering it to go through and understand if it’s right for them.

Social Media 117

Social Media Subscription Payment Features Engagement 117

As companies strive to boost revenue, deliver customer value, and stay competitive, they are increasingly embracing the potential of usage-based pricing.

Pricing

Totango

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Every customer interaction matters in today’s digital age. These touchpoints serve as critical indicators of overall customer health, enabling leaders to proactively detect risk, prevent churn, and identify opportunities for expansion and revenue growth. But, oftentimes, managing and documenting these customer interactions—especially cross-functionally among global and remote teams—can be challenging and time-consuming.

Customer Success 108

Customer Success Operational efficiency. Communication Churn 108

The Daily Egg

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

No matter what industry you’re in, most businesses these days require a web presence, and that means you’ll need a professional website. The post Dorik Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.

Business 161

Business 161

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Dear SaaStr: Why Are So Many CEOs Former Engineers, or At Least Have Technical Backgrounds? I’ve come to almost exclusively invest in founder-CEOs that are engineers. Or at least where the co-founder CTO is a true equal partner to the CEO. Why? Well to get something off the ground, You need to build it. If you can’t help here in the early days, you better be a darn good salesperson.

Outsourcing Services 270

Outsourcing Services Engineering CTO Scale 270