SaaStr

JUNE 6, 2025

Google Is Losing to AI Search + Software Reviews: 29% of buyers start research with AI search more than Google. Enterprise buyers favor software review sites over traditional search The Implication : Your SEO strategy is becoming obsolete. Same technology, completely different go-to-market approaches

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SaaStr

JUNE 23, 2025

Claude, GPT-4, and the foundation model explosion happened through 2023. Linear’s AI issue triaging doesn’t just categorize tickets—it predicts resolution time, suggests optimal assignees, and auto-generates technical context that saves engineering teams 2-3 hours per sprint. ChatGPT launched in November 2022.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The main reason for the pullback was due to the external shock of hiking interest rates. While 2022 was a gloomy year, the skies are parting in 2023. A lot of the uncertainty of 2022 stemmed from changing macro conditions, and now 2023 is seeing more stabilization. Within the year, the BVP Cloud Index slid over 50%.

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SaaStr

JUNE 17, 2023

In this post, we’ll share the learnings from SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin’s frontline analysis of the current state of the market in 2023, and distill down into why we’re now in the era of efficient growth in SaaS. Innovation is often born out of necessity – this couldn’t be truer than in 2023.

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SaaStr

MARCH 18, 2025

Colin oversaw Wiz’s unprecedented growth from $0 to $100M ARR in just two years, helping the company achieve a $10 billion valuation and “decacorn” status by 2023. He now serves as President of Sublime Security.

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SaaStr

MARCH 2, 2023

In June 2023, we’re heading back to London for SaaStr Europa and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of the companies that will be there with us! The post Thanks to Cumul.io, Hook, Jiminny, Leaseweb,and Zendesk for Sponsoring SaaStr Europa 2023! At SaaStr, our partners are an integral part of our events.

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SaaStr

JUNE 29, 2023

As buyers grapple with expanding technology, higher prices, and a need for efficiency, SaaS companies need to deliver what their audience is looking for to win in the market. Vendr SaaS Consultant Katie Oates and Vendr Vice President of Customer Team Jeff Swank share eye-opening data and insights into buyer trends from 2023.

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SaaStr

JULY 19, 2023

2023 has been a difficult year for many tech companies. However, Sam Blond, Partner at Founders Fund & Host of the SaaStr CRO Confidential Podcast , believes there are reasons to be optimistic for the rest of 2023. The post How to Grow Revenue Faster in the Second Half of 2023 with Founders Fund appeared first on SaaStr.

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TechEmpower SaaS

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In 2023, there were approximately 26.3 Are specific technologies or platforms involved in your project? Do they have experience with the technologies involved in your project? What are the review periods and your responsibility in the process? million software developers worldwide. Or is your project a clean slate?

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SaaStr

JANUARY 17, 2024

Driving ACV Up 16% Key To Growth Smartsheet has driven its core customer ACV up from $7,951 in 2023 to $9,225 — that’s +16% in a little more than a year. Non-tech customers just haven’t been as impacted by the “downturn” in spend as core tech customers. #7. And a few other interesting learnings: #6.

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SaaStr

MARCH 10, 2022

My quick review of Miami for SaaS: – Met ton great CEOs, including 2 unicorns – 5x the size for SaaS vs. 2019 – Meet some good VPs, etc. Be Back Bigger in 2023!! SaaS Has Grown in Miami, a Lot — But It’s Still a Small Part of Miami Tech Overall. We’ll go bigger in 2023!

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

HG Insights has been writing market reports for years as the pioneer of tech adoption and market insights and is trusted by GTM leaders at the likes of Snowflake Five9 and Google Cloud to improve GTM efficiency. Constantly leveraging our GTM LP community network to diligence new businesses and verticals better.

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How To Buy Saas

JUNE 18, 2025

AI is already everywhere: in 2024, 78% of organizations reported using AI ( up from 55% in 2023 ). For SaaS and tech firms, the message is clear: mastering the full-stack AI (data pipelines, compute, ML models and application layers) is critical for innovation and growth. Notably, user reviews of U.S.-born poured $109.1

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SaaStr

JULY 2, 2025

✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk) July 2, 2025 The tech giant’s massive workforce reductions coincide with record-breaking AI investments, signaling a fundamental shift in how Microsoft views its future workforce Microsoft’s strategic pivot has become unmistakably clear in 2025: fewer humans, more machines.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

We just did one of our many reviews with our top partners and sponsors for SaaStr Annual and Europa and here’s some of the feedback we got. We exceeded all goals for leads and scans, and beat the results from 2023. Annual 2023 had a higher lead count than any prior year (we’ve sponsored 6 times). It was a big hit.”

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 28, 2023

My most recent was a $4M seed round in Class Companion, announced in October 2023. We are seeing AI expand from big tech into vertical industries, like education, where learning is language-intensive. This week we’re focusing on Nina Achadijian, Partner at Index Ventures! #1. What’s your most recent disclosed investment?

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Sales Hacker

JULY 1, 2025

We get into the tactics, how to validate and scale Go-To-Market programs, how to operationalize product data, what technical growth really means in 2025 plus why AI doesn’t eliminate the need for growth. Sophie Buonassisi: I wanna transition to a little bit more around the technical side. Enjoy the episode.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 11, 2025

Despite holding a staggering $370b war chest in 2025, tech giants aren’t racing to acquire companies they’re too busy building their AI empires, one data center at a time. Microsoft hasn’t acquired a company since January 2023. Two of Google’s reported acquisition overtures, Wiz & Hubspot , were scuttled.

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Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

When it does, the outcome will be a shrinking economy due to a big drop-off in demand across the board. Let’s use an example in tech. ” Were 2023 Software Estimates Already De-Risked To Start The Year? The graph below shows how companies have guided for 2023 relative to consensus at the start of the year.

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Stax

MARCH 13, 2025

In 2023, 27% of all point-of-sale (POS) payments were made using credit cards while 23% were made with debit cards. Card networks must maintain them properly and pay for fraud prevention tech (data encryption, tokenization, real-time tracking, etc.). Swipe fees fund these initiatives and cover the maintenance costs. per transaction.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 18, 2023

With that in mind, here’s a look back at some big trends that made 2022 a wild year in search and the things that will make huge waves in 2023. While some of the following trends had a greater impact than others, marketers who could adjust quickly and pivot to include new technologies had a leg up on their competitors who did not.

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Stax

JUNE 18, 2025

Join the Payments-Led Growth Movement Sign up to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in payments, vertical SaaS, and technology from industry experts. in 2023 with a projected CAGR of 9.6% What is Vertical SaaS? Vertical SaaS is industry-specific software designed to meet the unique needs of a particular niche or market.

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Stax

APRIL 8, 2025

Merchants paid a record $172 billion in payment processing fees in 2023. Always review pricing models, monthly fees, per-transaction markups, hidden fees, and contract terms before making a decision. The credit card payment processor often provides the equipment and technology that allow businesses to process such payments.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 28, 2022

While this shift was already underway, the rate of digital transformation is now happening much faster than previously predicted due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Technology capabilities were one of the key factors of business success during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic”. This trend shows no signs of slowing down.

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Scytale

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In 2023, GDPR continues to play a vital role in protecting personal data worldwide. Read on to understand the importance of GDPR in 2023, how to successfully implement GDPR frameworks within your business and the benefit of using Employer of Record solutions (EORs) to streamline your compliance journey.

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Buffer Resources

AUGUST 12, 2024

I lacked strategy, struggled with the technical aspects of video production, and failed to gain traction despite publishing 35 videos. I saw that “create Google review link” had a strong SEO score based on the number of searches that keyword was getting and how competitive the keyword itself was.

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Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 18, 2024

After the ZIRP-fueled 12-year tech bull run and the sobering crash of 2022, our industry has evolved and 2025 is shaping up to be the continuation of this new chapter for SaaS. The legacy of 2022-2023 is an industry that is now leaner and more efficient. Check out the 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , and 2016 posts.

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Frontegg

DECEMBER 21, 2022

G2’s Winter 2023 Reports are here and we are thrilled to announce that Frontegg has been awarded a total of 42 badges including Leader rankings in the CIAM (Customer Identity and Access Management) category for Best Support, Easiest To Do Business With, and Highest User Adoption amongst many others. The Leading Solution for Startups and SMBs.

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SaaStr

MARCH 24, 2023

Significant strides in digital technology combined with the COVID-19 pandemic heavily impacted the world of corporate summits, events, and tradeshows. Is there still room for in-person events in 2023 and beyond? Many businesses changed their strategy to incorporate virtual or hybrid events recently. of all events. Why Events?

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Buffer Resources

APRIL 11, 2024

  As a tech writer and editor, I’ve also steeped in the “rocket fuel” of the startup world. Startup strategies to steal When it comes to nonprofit marketing, channel your inner tech exec: Leverage data, technology, and digital content so your people can focus on strategy, sales, and growth.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 13, 2023

However, it’s tough to predict the future alone — so we asked Customer Success leaders across the industry to share their top trends for 2023. First, digital CS will become a way of life due to flat or reduced headcount. 2023 will be a big year gaining market traction in new customer intelligence platforms.

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Buffer Resources

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

To understand how much changed, it’s important to reflect on the year, especially as the end of 2023 comes closer. In the spirit of reflection, I was inspired to look at some of the predictions from our Social Media Predictions for 2023 and check in on their success (or lack thereof). We predicted a lot of it but not all of it.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 31, 2024

2023 was a breakout year for AI video. Research and Big Tech Where are Google, Meta, and others? Thus far, the big tech companies — with the exception of Alibaba — have chosen to not publicly release their video gen products. This post has been adapted from a thread from a16z Partner Justine Moore on X.

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Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Cost Pressures Continue : The dominant theme of 2023 is doing more with less. The Decade of Data Continues : The pace of innovation within the data world continues to accelerate due to data. And so the decade of data continues.

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Scytale

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In 2023, GDPR continues to play a vital role in protecting personal data worldwide. Read on to understand the importance of GDPR in 2023, how to successfully implement GDPR frameworks within your business and the benefit of using Employer of Record solutions (EORs) to streamline your compliance journey.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 9, 2023

Since our expertise is in providing MoR services to SaaS companies, we’ll start with an in-depth review of our solution, FastSpring. Adyen: Robust Financial Technology Platform. More often than not, SaaS companies end up with a payment tech stack of over a dozen tools for: Calculating international taxes. Table of Contents.

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Buffer Resources

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

  WhatsApp Business reported  having over 200 million monthly active users in June 2023. billion MAU WeChat  was released in 2011 by  Tencent , one of China’s biggest tech companies. Questions and answers are user-ranked based on views, votes, reviews, and shares. With over  1.32

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