SaaStr

JULY 9, 2025

Most $1B+ Exits Aren’t IPOs Anymore. In fact, only 11% are. New research from Professor Ilya Strebulaev at Stanford University Graduate School of Business reveals a dramatic shift in how unicorns exit. The data, compiled by Stanford’s Venture Capital Initiative, shows IPO share of unicorn exits dropped from 83% in 2010 to just 11% in 2024—a fundamental restructuring of the exit landscape that has permanent implications for SaaS founders.

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The Daily Egg

JULY 8, 2025

It’s normal not always knowing exactly where to start when you’re planning to run conversion rate optimization (CRO) experiments. Even if you met the A/B. The post 7 A/B Testing Examples (Proof that Experimentation Works) appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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SaaStr

JULY 6, 2025

Beyond the obvious metrics of explosive revenue growth (48% YoY at almost $1B ARR!!) and strong unit economics … Figma’s IPO filing also reveals fascinating insights about the future of software creation, team collaboration, and platform business models. Here are the hidden gems: 1. The Great Role Blur: Designers Are Now the Minority Non-designers make up two-thirds of Figma’s 13+ million monthly active users.

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The Daily Egg

JULY 7, 2025

Brands that go to the trouble of conversion rate optimization (CRO) testing usually want to see increases to average order value and revenue per session. The post How To Find CRO Testing Wins: Basic Strategy, No Hype appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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Speaker: Kenten Danas, Senior Manager, Developer Relations

ETL and ELT are some of the most common data engineering use cases, but can come with challenges like scaling, connectivity to other systems, and dynamically adapting to changing data sources. Airflow is specifically designed for moving and transforming data in ETL/ELT pipelines, and new features in Airflow 3.0 like assets, backfills, and event-driven scheduling make orchestrating ETL/ELT pipelines easier than ever!

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Clouded Judgement

JULY 11, 2025

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now Random Market Musings The last few posts have been more focused on AI developments, so I wanted to take some time this week to give a broader macro update. It’s hard to believe, but the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 are both sitting at fresh all time highs.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 9, 2025

In May 2025, the product design team at Intercom came together for a hackathon in our London office. Folks flew in from as far afield as Dublin, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Chamonix, and Merseyside. Our org has 30+ product designers sprinkled across the UK and Europe, so it’s always special to meet up in person. Our mission: build an Intercom-related feature, product, webpage, or experience using nothing but AI.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 9, 2025

For the last decade, the biggest line item in any startup’s R&D budget was predictable talent. But AI is pushing its way onto the P&L. How much should a startup spend on AI as a percentage of its research and development spend? 10%? 30%? 60? There are three factors to consider. First, the average salary for a software engineer in Silicon Valley.

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Payrix

JULY 8, 2025

The Canadian card and payments market is valued at approximately $913.4 billion, according to GlobalData , with a projected Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of over 5% until 2028, showing the strength and stability of a thriving market with significant growth opportunities for those ready to strike. The Canadian eCommerce and online payments sectors continue to thrive as well, with expectations of reaching north of $140 billion in growth by 2025, a CAGR of 17% over the past 5 years.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 11, 2025

When millions of conversations flow through your platform daily, reliability isn’t just a technical metric – it’s the foundation of customer trust. At Intercom, where our AI Agent Fin resolves millions of customer inquiries autonomously, reliability starts with one essential question: Can our customers do the job they’re hired us to do? This question has led us to develop what we call “heartbeat metrics” – vital signs that instantly tell us if our systems are truly serving their purp

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SaaStr

JULY 11, 2025

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The Daily Egg

JULY 10, 2025

Tailor Brands is an all-in-one business creation, management, and growth platform. It can help with everything from incorporating an LLC and creating a logo to. The post Tailor Brands Review (2025) appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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Buffer Resources

JULY 8, 2025

For the past couple of years, I’ve been using Buffer to build a posting habit on LinkedIn. I’ve been sharing what I’m learning, posting about work and life, and trying to stay consistent. But one thing has always been missing: a simple way to see what’s working. That’s exactly what we’re introducing today: LinkedIn Profile Analytics , now available inside Buffer.

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USIO

JULY 11, 2025

Let’s be honest—when it comes to rewards, people don’t want branded mugs or “points” they’ll never redeem. They want something real. Something immediate. Something that feels like cash in their pocket. And that’s exactly why Usio’s Card Issuing and program management platform are redefining how organizations handle incentives, rewards, and disbursements.

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Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

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User Pilot

JULY 10, 2025

I’ve tested a ridiculous number of SaaS products over the years, which means I’ve ended up in just as many onboarding sequences. After going through thousands of these customer email templates, I’ve got a clear sense of what makes a welcome email worth opening (and what makes it easy to ignore). So, I put together this guide where you can find templates you can swipe, and real-life examples with notes on what they do well and what could be better.

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SaaStr

JULY 12, 2025

When Anthropic hit a reported $4 billion in annual revenue at the end of 1H’25, it marked more than just another AI milestone. It validated a completely new category of B2B growth that’s operating by fundamentally different rules than anything we’ve seen before. Let’s break down the numbers that should make every SaaS founder rethink their growth assumptions: The Growth Trajectory That Breaks Every SaaS Model Anthropic’s Revenue Timeline: 2022: $10M (founding year revenue

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The Daily Egg

JULY 8, 2025

Have you ever felt like brands are talking at you instead of to you? Today’s audiences expect more than a generic message. They want relevance, The post How to Scale Marketing Personalization Without Losing Authenticity appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 11, 2025

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Stax

JULY 7, 2025

Building loyalty as a business means meeting your customers where they are, especially where payment options are concerned. Thanks to smartphones and secure authentication, mobile payments continue to explode in usage. In fact, the global mobile payment market was valued at US $2.67 trillion in 2024 and is projected to grow to roughly US $10.48 trillion by 2033.

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User Pilot

JULY 12, 2025

What’s the main goal behind your interest in an Amplemarket Case Study? Understanding your primary objective helps us see if a product-led approach could be a better fit than traditional sales outreach for your growth strategy. Improving new user activation Increasing feature adoption Boosting free-to-paid conversion How are you currently guiding new users?

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SaaStr

JULY 11, 2025

Dear SaaStr: What Are The Top Worries Founders Have As They Start to Scale? B2B SaaS founders tend to share a lot of common concerns, especially as they navigate the different stages of growth. Here are some of the big ones I’ve seen repeatedly: 1. Customer Concentration Risk: Founders often worry about having too much revenue tied to a single customer.

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The Daily Egg

JULY 11, 2025

Jumping into the nitty-gritty of your micro-conversions can lead to stronger macro-conversions over time. Micro- and macro-conversions differ in several major ways, including their end. The post Micro vs. Macro Conversions: What They Are and When to Use Them appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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Speaker: Pete Uselman, Director of Partner Experience at Wind River Payments

Most integrated payments providers share a percent of the payment revenue with their software partners. But, oftentimes, that revenue share is only a fraction of the true income potential software providers can realize. If you want to maximize income opportunities from your payments program, check out Wind River Payments’ webinar-on-demand.

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The Moz Blog

JULY 9, 2025

In this edition of our educational Next Level series, Meghan covers practical strategies for analyzing whether AIOs are worth going after, how to redefine success, and how to adjust your content strategy in an ever-changing SERP landscape.

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Stax

JULY 7, 2025

In a consumer landscape where convenience is always a priority, credit card processing has become an essential mechanism for businesses to accept payments seamlessly. But behind every smooth credit card transaction is a complex system connecting various entities—most of whom take a cut out of the transaction. Traditionally, merchants would shoulder these costs in the form of credit card processing fees.

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Valuize Consulting

JULY 11, 2025

In a previous article, we dissected the three critical data challenges that often cripple Customer Success (CS) Operations: the security ambush, the hydra of disparate data models, and the subjectivity of customer health definitions. These aren’t just abstract problems; they are daily frustrations that undermine the incredible work CS Operations teams do, directly impacting your ability to deliver efficient processes, reliable reporting, and a truly effective Customer Success Platform (CSP

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SaaStr

JULY 6, 2025

The Unlikely Journey of One Of Silicon Valley’s Fastest-Growing Debut Venture Funds Started work at Meta this week. My job is to make amazing AI products that billions of people love to use. It won't happen overnight, but a few days in, I'm feeling confident that great things are ahead. — Nat Friedman (@natfriedman) July 3, 2025 In the rapidly evolving landscape of venture capital, few stories are as remarkable as that of NFDG—a $1.1 billion fund that achieved a stunning 4x r

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Speaker: Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate

Apache Airflow® 3.0, the most anticipated Airflow release yet, officially launched this April. As the de facto standard for data orchestration, Airflow is trusted by over 77,000 organizations to power everything from advanced analytics to production AI and MLOps. With the 3.0 release, the top-requested features from the community were delivered, including a revamped UI for easier navigation, stronger security, and greater flexibility to run tasks anywhere at any time.

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The Daily Egg

JULY 7, 2025

A compelling landing page copy will draw more eyeballs to your website, improve your brand’s reputation, and attract more visitors through word-of-mouth marketing or organic. The post Landing Page Copy that Always Converts + 5 Secret Tricks appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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Neil Patel

JULY 11, 2025

Many marketers have great content strategies, but their campaigns don’t move the needle because they’re not speaking to the right people. If you want content that connects and converts, you need to know exactly who you’re talking to and what they care about. That’s where a strong user persona comes in. When done right, user personas help you create content that feels like a one-on-one conversation with your ideal customer.

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ChurnZero

JULY 11, 2025

Quick Summary: Customer success events in 2025 are back in full force, with top picks covering AI innovation, GTM strategy, and post-sale growth. This guide breaks down the most impactful conferences for CS leaders to prioritize based on goals, budgets, and cross-functional alignment. In-person events are officially back, and not surprisingly, CS is leading the charge.

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