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What we're looking for in SaaS in 2017

The Angel VC

As the year is coming to an end I’d like to share a few thoughts on what we’ll be looking for in the SaaS world in 2017. It will be extremely interesting to see which companies can accomplish a similar quantum leap in 2017 and how it will look like. Will it be a SaaS solution with voice as the primary form of input?

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5 Interesting Learnings from Twilio at $3.4B in ARR

SaaStr

Crossing borders with a communications product isn’t hard, but it is harder than a pure B2B product. We talked with CEO Jeff Lawson below way back in 2017 about how to go multi-product. With significant communication costs, Twilio has to be thoughtful about maintaining gross margins. 51% Gross Margins.

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The Future of AI in Sales with Gong’s CEO and Co-Founder Amit Bendov

SaaStr

Gong was designed for prediction, engagement, and enablement in early 2017, and it took a few years to get there. From that original 2017 design plan, Gong has three more big apps and ideas that they haven’t started coding yet. Lesson #2: You have to communicate what your product does. That’s what they sell: a quality product.

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The most exciting Latin American SaaS Startups

SaaStock

Elevator pitch : Construct develops a field communication platform for construction projects. Its platform enables engineers, architects, and project managers to communicate and collaborate in the construction supply chain network. Founded : 2017. Founded : 2017. Founded : 2017. Founded : 2017. Pin People.

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Introducing SaaStr Workshop Wednesdays! New Content, Every Week, Always Live, Never Recorded

SaaStr

From these convictions, Braze understood that the way companies communicate with customers before the mobile era lacked the sophistication to thrive. From 2015 to 2017, Braze grew eightfold. From its earliest days, Braze embraced a duel set of convictions: New businesses would be mobile first. Stick to your convictions.

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What It Takes to Forge Your Own Category with Braze Co-Founder and CEO Bill Magnuson (Pod 601 + Video)

SaaStr

From these convictions, Braze understood that the way companies communicate with customers before the mobile era lacked the sophistication to thrive. From 2015 to 2017, Braze grew eightfold. From its earliest days, Braze embraced a duel set of convictions: New businesses would be mobile first. Stick to your convictions.

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Intercom turns 10: Highlights from our first decade

Intercom, Inc.

“Sensing an opportunity, they switched their focus and Intercom was born” It was a problem they were facing themselves as they struggled to communicate with the users of their existing app, Exceptional. The 2017 tour ran for six months, visited 10 cities with 12 speakers, and had around 6,000 attendees in total.

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