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It’s 2025. There Is No “Downturn” Anymore. It’s You.

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In 2022, you could blame the markets In 2023, you could blame "macro" impacts In 2024, you could still claim we were in a "downturn" In 2025 — you've run out of excuses — Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) February 4, 2025 The downturn is over in SaaS and B2B. But the downturn?

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The Series A Landscape in 2025: Insights from Chemistry VC’s Ethan Kurzweil

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At SaaStr Workshop Wednesday live , Ethan Kurzwiel, previously partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and now founding partner at Chemistry VC, took us through a deep dive of exactly where Series A funding is right now in 2025. And sign up for the next FREE Workshop Wednesday here.

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Embedded Payments in 2024: A year in review for platforms | Episode 44

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The conversation unpacked notable trends, challenges, and opportunities for software companies navigating this dynamic landscape. Michael noted that software partners now demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of payments, driven by improved access to educational resources and prior experience with payment relationships.

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Where AI Really Matters in Vertical SaaS With CEOs of Owner, Alloy Automation, and DoNotPay

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Activant Capital brought together at SaaStr Annua l a group of break-out next-generation AI enhanced vertical software leaders: the CEOs from Owner.com, Alloy Automation, and DoNotPay. At SaaStr Annual they shared their experiences and insights on implementing AI in vertical software companies. New restaurants up +31% in 1 month!

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“Talk to You in 2025”: When There Isn’t Budget

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No one needs another piece of business software. It can’t strategically improve sales software, financial software, quoting software, recruiting software, QA processes, call center software, etc. The post “Talk to You in 2025”: When There Isn’t Budget appeared first on SaaStr.

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10 Ways AI Will Change Sales Forever. It’s Already Happening, In Fact.

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A company selling $2-5K software packages won’t need humans for standard implementationsthe AI will qualify, demo, answer questions, negotiate within parameters, and close deals automatically. QBRs and Check-ins Will Be AI-Driven AI will take over the quarterly business review and regular check-in calls.

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Top SaaStr Posts and Pods of the Week: Wiz and Rippling’s CROs; Google Cloud’s VP of Marketing; And Great Dashboards

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Thoma Bravo: Software Spend Will Grow 19% a Year Through 2028. But Every CFO I Know Is Still Doing Vendor Reviews. The Top 10 Customer Success Metrics Investors Care About in 2025 with Gainsight CEO Nick Mehta #5. Top Posts: #1. The #1 Thing That Makes Enterprise Customers See Value: A Great Dashboard #2. AI is The Accelerant.

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