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The Publicly Traded Company Worth 250x More in 10 Years

Tom Tunguz

Ten years ago, Nvidia’s market cap hovered around $4b, down from its previous high of $13b in 2008. In the late 2010s, machine learning inflated demand. Today, Nvidia is the fifth most valuable technology company in the US, worth nearly $1t - just 20% less valuable than Amazon.

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How to Successfully Bring AI Products to Market at Scale with GitHub’s CRO

SaaStr

GitHub, founded in 2008, is a leading platform for software development and version control that has made waves since 2018 with its AI Copilot.

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Managing a User's Trust with Machine Learning SaaS Software

Tom Tunguz

Machine learning SaaS startups face another trust risk – one introduced by probability. When Nate Silver forecasted the successful election of Barack Obama in 2008 with nearly 100% accuracy across districts, probability theory shined. In both the 2008 and 2016 analyses, the math may have been correct and the theory consistent.

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A New Chapter

Tom Tunguz

Machine learning has become table stakes for modern software companies - users expect apps to anticipate their needs & businesses rely on it for competitive advantage. I remember joining in 2008, a green product manager out of Google who had just landed his dream job. This era will be no exception.

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Software-led payments: What’s on the horizon for platforms in 2025? | Episode 46

Payrix

AIs role in payments Artificial intelligence is reshaping the payments landscape. We’ve been at these anywhere from two to four years in some parts of the market going back all the way 10, 12 years from a machine learning perspective on some of these capabilities. These are not new things.

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6 reasons to be bullish on SaaS

The Angel VC

According to a survey by technology evaluation business Software Advice , 88% of buyers with a deployment preference preferred on-premise solutions in 2008. It has enabled the creation of new ecosystems (Salesforce.com), new business models (Zenefits), new distribution strategies (Zendesk) and much more. Here are some of them.

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What’s Really Happening in Venture Capital Today with Redpoint Ventures Managing Director Logan Bartlett

SaaStr

For the most part, it has leveled out in the 8-10x forward revenue multiple range and is largely consistent with where things traded from 2008 to 2018. Compare that to the high in the manic zero interest rate environment of 2021 at 25.1 The Market Has Stabilized What does that mean for individual businesses?