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Approaching Half a Million Customers: How to Win in SMB with BILL CEO and Founder René Lacerte

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Jason starts with the meta-question we’ve been asking a lot of SaaS leaders lately ( Klaviyo , ZoomInfo ) — ‘are we in a downturn?’ The mobile phone user has the highest NPS as a BILL user because it’s super simple and easy, and the clerk does all the data entry, pulling everything in and managing it.

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AI is On Fire. But Will There Be Enough Decacorn Exits?

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The Math Behind the Bottleneck Stanford’s data provides the clearest picture yet of the unicorn exit landscape. Revenue Velocity Canva, which is now valued at $40 billion, added $157 million in value daily since its prior funding in April 2021. 306 have exited at $1-2 Billion. Only 33 at $10B … so far.

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The Early Days: How Deel Went From $1m to $100m ARR in Just 20 Months

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I dream about clients telling me, ‘Hey, I did not receive my payment today. ” This brutal honesty has become Wang’s signature—and it’s exactly what propelled Deel from $1M to $100M ARR in just 20 months, making them (briefly) the fastest-growing SaaS company in history. .” What is going on?'”

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IPO Offerings Are Already Up 62.5% This Year. With Much More to Come. We’re Back

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The data is clear: the IPO renaissance isn’t coming—it’s already here. And for SaaS companies with strong fundamentals, the opportunity window is wide open. But a very different one from the 2021 wave: Deal volume is surging : 2025 has been a “green light” year for IPOs, with 52 new U.S. Stop waiting.

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Navan Files for IPO: The Opening of B2B IPO Floodgates?

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Every IPO other than Sailpoint is trading up, and we’ve got a jolt of momentum here for the first time since … well … 2021. Instead, the company pivoted aggressively into expense management and payments, expanding beyond its travel roots. The IPO market has been … on fire in 2025. No “classic” B2B leader has IPO’d yet in this wave.

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How to use landing page sales funnels to convert more visitors

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TABLE OF CONTENTS SHARE Josh Gallant Josh is the founder of Backstage SEO , an organic growth firm that helps SaaS companies capture demand. A landing page funnel guides potential customers through your sales process. A landing page funnel is a step-by-step process that guides visitors from initial interest to making a purchase.

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Olo vs Toast: $2B vs $25B – The Strategic Tale of Two Tech Giants

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Free Cash Flow: Nearly break-even (partner payment timing impact) Toast: The Growth Juggernaut Q4 2024 Metrics: Revenue: $1.34B (+29% YoY) ARR: $1.6B (+34% YoY) Operating Income: $32M (2.4% larger revenue base by 2025. margin) Net Income: $11.8M margin) Net Income: $11.8M margin) Net Income: $11.8M margin) Net Income: $11.8M