SaaStr

MAY 28, 2025

Q: What is the state of the US tech IPO market? Identity/Security Software Faces Headwinds SailPoint’s underperformance reflects broader challenges in the cybersecurity software space, possibly due to market saturation or economic pressures on IT spending. Somewhat smaller IPOs are possible and the market is good with them.

Technical Review 177

Technical Review Software Review Cybersecurity Advertising 177

SaaStr

MARCH 18, 2025

Joselyn Goldfein , Managing Director at Zeta Venture Partners, which invests in AI and data infrastructure-focused startups from inception through seed stage And see everyone at 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay!! The actual tech stack matters. Yet there’s a massive gap between interest and implementation.

Technical Review 172

Technical Review Artificial Intelligence AI Marketplace as a Service 172

SaaStr

APRIL 4, 2025

So we’ll have ~20 of the latest AI start-ups from YCombinator at a special YC Demo Pod area at 2025 SaaStr Annual! Come meet them (and also watch 100+ present live at our first AI Demo Stage ) at 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay!! Here’s more on a dozen of them to meet IRL!:

AI Search 164

AI Search AI Startup Scale 164

SaaStr

JANUARY 18, 2023

Every business is mostly running OK already with its tech stack, and it’s unlikely your little app, alone, is going to change the revenue/profits course of any customer. A startup I invested in just emailed me that one of the top customers is churning due to a new CFO — even though their usage and NPS are off the charts.

Sales Recruiting 309

Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Technical Review Software Review 309

SaaStr

APRIL 28, 2025

” and your AI will deliver a perfect technical answer instantly. QBRs and Check-ins Will Be AI-Driven AI will take over the quarterly business review and regular check-in calls. Meanwhile, mediocre reps who neither master the technology nor offer exceptional relationship skills will become obsolete.

AI 235

AI Underperforming Technical Team Sales Technical Review 235

SaaStr

MARCH 12, 2025

And see everyone at 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay for 300+ more sessions, workshops, and braindates like this! Then one day, while reviewing your P&L, you had a moment of clarity (or perhaps shock): you’re spending twice as much on sales and marketing as you are on R&D.

Sales Hiring 190

Sales Hiring Marketing Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 190

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.

Investment 109

Investment Technical Review Development Team Review Scale 109

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. This focus elsewhere creates an opportunity for mid-market players to lead the M&A wave of 2025.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Software Review Acquisition AI 147

Stax

APRIL 8, 2025

This article explores the key factors that influence credit card processing rates in 2025, particularly helpful for small business owners looking to keep their credit card transaction fees as low as possible. Always review pricing models, monthly fees, per-transaction markups, hidden fees, and contract terms before making a decision.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payments 88

How To Buy Saas

MAY 21, 2025

In the fast-paced hiring landscape of 2025, an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) has become an essential tool for companies of all sizes and sectors. From cloud-based SaaS solutions to on-premise enterprise software , businesses worldwide are leveraging ATS technology to build efficient, fair, and scalable hiring pipelines.

Systems Review 52

Systems Review Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Technical Review 52

BetterCloud

MAY 23, 2025

In 2025, a sprawling, ungoverned tech stack can quickly become a costly and unwieldy beast, hindering agility and draining resources. Here are key strategies to consider for consolidating and simplifying your tech stack. The average number of SaaS apps have declined by 18% from 2022 to 2024 State of SaaS 2025 1.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Strategy Government Systems Review 52

SaaStr

APRIL 3, 2024

The three co-founders were gathering data in hot storage to respond more effectively to instances with the benefit of historical and technical context. That’s where true automation will be, in the disruptive work that people are freed up and enabled to do and do more effectively and quickly due to having the assistance and rich context.

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Generative AI AI Technical Review Software Review 295

How To Buy Saas

MAY 26, 2025

In this comprehensive Skynova review , we break down its features, pricing, pros, cons, and how it stacks up against popular Skynova alternatives like QuickBooks, FreshBooks, and Wave. Skynova allows integration with PayPal for payments, so an international client could technically pay an invoice and let PayPal handle the conversion.

Software Review 40

Software Review Systems Review Technical Review Payment Solutions 40

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 15, 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. Deep listening and synthesis: Writing follow-ups manually or reviewing call recordings. Let’s get into it.

Scale 110

Scale Outsourcing Services Sales Recruiting Technical Review 110

ChurnZero

JANUARY 6, 2025

” So what 2025 customer success trends can we anticipate? For 2025, our experts expect to see customer teams owning more growth targets, demonstrating more impact, and adopting more sophisticated revenue workflows to drive growthultimately positioning themselves as a cornerstone of long-term growth. Its a bumpy road to the top.”

Trends 52

Trends Customer Success Scale SaaS 52

SaaStr

JUNE 5, 2020

Carlota Perez argues in her book Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital that in the early days of a “golden age”, financial capital is necessary to fuel new technology innovation. . Once that technology is better understood, production capital moves in to drive mainstream adoption of the technology. .

Venture Capital 282

Venture Capital Technical Review SaaS Scale 282

How To Buy Saas

MARCH 18, 2025

Working with limited resources and keeping up with emerging tech are the biggest challenges for game developers today. From cloud-based applications to emerging technologies, SaaS platforms give you instant access to whatever you need for your game development project. In fact, you can rent SaaS tools and get started any day.

Payment Solutions 52

Payment Solutions Payments SaaS Payments Artificial Intelligence 52

How To Buy Saas

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Designed for non-technical users. HubSpots automation is often praised for allowing non-technical users to set up triggers and actions in minutes. The integration experience on HubSpot is often noted as very user-friendly and feels more curated and easier to navigate than Salesforces, which can be overwhelming due to sheer volume.

Scale 52

Scale Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 52

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. This milestone also places me in a fairly small minority within the tech industry someone who has had the exact same job title for more than a decade!

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Benchmarks Innovation Payment Features 52

Sales Hacker

MAY 30, 2025

In fact, research from the 2025 State of Sales & Marketing Alignment report by Mutiny found that teams with misalignment are 2x more likely to miss revenue targets, while fully aligned teams are 2.3x Bi-weekly funnel reviews. At Carta, performance reviews start with root-cause analysis: Is the data broken? MQLs S0s/S1s.

Scale 103

Scale AI Search Technical Review Systems Review 103

FastSpring

JANUARY 23, 2025

And the biggest difference between the two of those statements is one, low value to sort of medium and high value, and then two, the actual service layer built into the technology underneath the hood. And when you’re doing the due diligence, there’s only so many assets within a YouTube channel you need to assess.

Scale 121

Scale Entrepreneurship Scaling Underperforming Technical Team 121

BetterCloud

MARCH 17, 2025

SaaS tools are fantastic, but keeping your tech stack from turning into a financial snowball can be tough. ets break down smart SaaS budgeting , so you can make your tech work for you, without blowing the bank. Therefore, shadow AI is just another thing to keep in mind when taking inventory of your tech stack.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Strategy Marketplace as a Service SaaS 52

FastSpring

JUNE 21, 2024

The new law is expected to take effect by the end of 2025, which Kyodo News points out is similar to one of the EU’s recent regulations (presumably the EU’s Digital Markets Act ). Kyodo News also reports that both Apple and Google released statements about their continued engagement with Japanese regulators. Related Reading News: U.S.

Merchant Services 158

Merchant Services Marketplace as a Service Payments Payment Solutions 158

Sales Hacker

JUNE 6, 2025

Leaders need to rethink how to balance technology adoption with the need to cultivate the human skills that drive high performance in sales. Review human vs. AI side-by-side to train judgment. We’re doing so by using AI, operator networks, and go-to-market strategies to power the next wave of tech winners. Let’s get into it.

AI Search 53

AI Search Scale AI Outsourcing Services 53

Payrix

APRIL 25, 2025

However, those engaged in a partnership with a payment processor like Worldpay will have the support and technology to implement the KYC workflows needed to ensure the correct customer verification steps are taken. Customer Due Diligence (CDD): This is an examination of a customers financial background.

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Payment Services Merchant Services Payments Software Review 100

Blulogix

DECEMBER 25, 2024

For example, a subscription-based software company might find that small business customers generate higher margins than enterprise clients due to lower service and customization costs. Technologys Role in Profitability Analysis Advanced billing systems provide the data and analytics businesses need to make smarter, more informed decisions.

Systems Review 52

Systems Review Technical Review Software Review Forecasting 52

Stax

APRIL 3, 2025

of retail sales in 2025, amounting to $6.862 trillion. Payment processor – Handles the technical aspects of the payment. Integration capabilities Since you probably have other tools in your tech stack, you dont want to keep switching tabs or windows to reconcile invoices or transfer data. This is expected to grow to 22.6%

Payment Methods 88

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 88

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

But in today’s business landscape, it is nearly impossible for even the most gifted and aggressive salespeople to thrive if they are not equipped with reliable data, cutting-edge technology, and dynamic protocols to improve workflow and finetune best practices. The bottom line.

Scale 121

Scale Technical Review Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team 121

Scytale

MAY 30, 2025

Virtually every business needs effective systems and technologies to protect sensitive data, ensure reliable operations, and reassure customers. So with no further ado, here are our top ten tips for information security compliance you need to know about in 2025! Zero trust is a hot topic in InfoSec circles in 2025.

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compliance Technical Review Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team 52

User Pilot

MAY 30, 2025

Intuitive and simple to use, even for non-technical teams One of the reasons I hear most often from teams switching to Userpilot is how much easier it is to use compared to other product tour software. What do users say about Appcues Many users say Appcues is a strong fit for non-technical teams launching onboarding flows independently.

Pricing 52

Pricing Software Review Scale Technical Review 52

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Theyve been writing market reports for years as the pioneer of tech adoption and market insights. It includes a breakdown of the Sales AI landscape, adoption of GenAI and Sales software across buyer groups. Plus, an analysis of the top 75 trending sales AI tools. Why HG Insights? And then originally trained as an aerospace engineer.

Scale 97

Scale Engineering Acquisition Scaling 97

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Larger technology companies can pay more, offer more benefits, and provide a more marketable brand on a candidate’s resume. Lizzie Mintus (02:21) Yeah, Here’s Waldo is a boutique recruitment firm for the game and tech industry. Is it a tech stack they get to work on? David Vogelpohl (03:40) Excellent.

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SMB Sales Recruiting Branding Sales Hiring 108

ChurnZero

OCTOBER 30, 2020

This chart looks at the number of Sales and Customer Success positions in the tech market over the last 10 years as well as projections for 2025 and beyond. “We Accel] said, ‘We see all these entrepreneurs now in their pitches, they’re using the G2 grids and G2 reviews to validate themselves.

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Customer Success Technical Review Systems Review Compensation 93

FastSpring

APRIL 28, 2025

In a press release dated April 22, 2025, the EUs European Commission announced that it has fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros each for breaches of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), with Apples failure to comply centering on the companys App Store anti-steering restrictions. Whats the DMA?

Payment Methods 78

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Services Payments 78

Frontegg

MAY 7, 2025

I’ve been exploring various AI tools, mostly as a hobby with a few professional POCs mixed, for almost a decade now and the technology has been through tons of ups and downs, but the volatility due to the flood of everyone trying to get in on the AI game from the last few years has been something different. Let’s get started!

AI Search 52

AI Search AI Artificial Intelligence Technical Review 52

BetterCloud

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

50% of tech budgets are outside of IT.” For this, you may need to take some surveys of department heads or you’ll have meetings booked until June of 2025. When’s that budget due again?) So the question is, does each app’s cost fall under the IT budget? If it does, you have an easy road. Salespeople need a CRM.

SaaS 52

SaaS Software Review Technical Review Interviewing 52

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

A huge thank you to Jason Saltzman and Live Data Technologies for generously allowing us to tap into their data to help surface the latest trends in go-to-market teams at startups. During this period, there seems to have been a large-scale reduction in sales teams, likely due to market conditions, monetary policy, or growth strategy shifts.

Sales Hiring 121

Sales Hiring Scale Sales AI Search 121