SaaStr
MAY 30, 2024
So I firmly you believe you can build an incredible SaaS startup from anywhere now, or at least, any major-ish tech center. See, e.g., Atlassian, Canva, Cloudflare (CEO now in Park City), Adyen, etc. Heck, Oracle apparently is moving to Nashville! And yet … gravity is coming back to the SF Bay Area. So many CEOs have come back, even if their teams haven’t.
Tom Tunguz
JUNE 1, 2024
Last week, public software markets suffered significant compression. MongoDB fell 24%; UIPath fell 36% ; Salesforce fell 15% ; Workday was down 11%. Weaker revenue projections tend to cause sell-offs. These large drops aren’t unprecedented. In 2016, valuations fell 57%. Is it different this time? Growth rates have changed meaningfully. The 25th, 50th, & 75th percentiles for public growth rates have halved in the last 18-24 months.
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Clouded Judgement
MAY 31, 2024
Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now Software Sentiment Software sentiment is incredibly low at the moment - and rightfully so. Q1 earnings have been a disaster, and they’ve gotten worse as companies with April quarters started reporting. Nearly 70% of software companies who reported Q1 with an April quarter end guided Q2 below consensus!
Predictable Revenue
MAY 30, 2024
This guide distills Hunter's wisdom into actionable steps to help founders improve their sales processes and drive sustainable growth. The post Mastering Early Lead Development with Mark Hunter appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
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From emerging payment technologies to the importance of intuitive software design, the world of embedded payments is rapidly evolving. How do you stay ahead while serving up what merchants really want in your software offerings? The Merchant Insider report is here to help, offering unique insights into the merchant perspective. It analyzes responses from over 500 merchants in the U.S. and spans key industries, so you can understand the challenges, preferences, and expectations that are shaping s
Sparktoro
MAY 27, 2024
On Sunday, May 5th, I received an email from a person claiming to have access to a massive leak of API documentation from inside Google’s Search division. The email further claimed that these leaked documents were confirmed as authentic by ex-Google employees, and that those ex-employees and others had shared additional, private information about Google’s search operations.
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Stax
MAY 30, 2024
Bookkeeping is an essential part of managing your business and it’s something you must oversee in order to remain profitable. Finding the best accounting apps can be overwhelming and difficult, as there are so many options to choose from. Thankfully apps are constantly making it easier to track and organize important data. Here’s a list of the ten best accounting apps for your business.
ChurnZero
MAY 30, 2024
Customer education is essential for the success of your product. If your customers don’t understand your product, they will not use it. However, not all companies have roles dedicated to customer education, and when customer education does become a priority, it can feel overwhelming to build a customer education program from scratch. It doesn’t have to be.
Buffer Resources
MAY 30, 2024
Have you ever been scrolling on Instagram and seen a post that looked so good it could be displayed in a gallery? That’s a slight exaggeration, but a specific genre of post probably came to mind with that statement. There are many elements to creating great Instagram posts, and editing is at the top of the list. With the development of visual social media has come an equal development in the apps that support visual content creation.
The Moz Blog
MAY 27, 2024
AI Overviews is meant to quickly deliver information to searchers, but it is delivering misinformation that ranges from plain bizarre to perilous to public health. Miriam rounds up some of the oddest AI overviews that have been spotted, explains why we’re being exposed to this feature and focuses on a famous reality-check anecdote.
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SaaStr
MAY 28, 2024
If you’ve read SaaStr or have been around for the last decade, you might be familiar with some of the repeated GTM mistakes founders tend to make, but the world of hiring, people, scaling, and workplace expectations are significantly different today than they were before March 2020. SaaStr Founder and CEO, Jason Lemkin, shares the top GTM mistakes founders make today and some cheat codes to avoid them.
Stax
MAY 30, 2024
While remote work is all the rage these days, there is still very much a need for on-site services, particularly industries like construction, healthcare, utilities, and telecommunications. This is where field service management (FSM) come in. Field service is work delivered to the client on their site, instead of the company’s offices. Field service management software is a system that helps a company monitor and coordinate their employees’ activities off the company’s premises.
User Pilot
MAY 29, 2024
Dubbed the “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology” by M.I.T technology, Nir Eyal is a leading expert who educates companies and individuals on the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. If you’re interested in delving deeper into Nir Eyal’s work and how it can benefit your career as a product professional , keep on reading.
Sales Hacker
MAY 28, 2024
Kelly Hopping is currently the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for Demandbase where she is responsible for differentiating the go to market platform, increasing brand presence, and accelerating acquisition and conversion of potential customers. Prior to joining Demandbase, Kelly honed her start-up skills as the first CMO at HYCU, a series B, venture capital-backed data protection SaaS company.
Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI pr
The Moz Blog
MAY 28, 2024
Consumer feedback is an essential gift to local businesses, helping them continuously improve customer satisfaction, but it can be both effectively given and gratefully received with a little extra care for civility on both sides.
SaaStr
MAY 29, 2024
Dear SaaStr: What Is The Smartest Thing a Boss Has Ever Said To You? “You need to manage people.” I went fairly far, fairly quickly as an individual contributor. Even one that had several folks “reporting” to him. But I hadn’t really managed a team. One that I didn’t really want to manage. One that didn’t really need to do everything I told them to do.
Subscription Flow
MAY 27, 2024
Apple Pay is the most widely used digital wallet both for online shopping and in-person purchases. Its user-friendly interface and versatile range of features has made it a popular choice for consumers since its debut in 2014. Apple Pay recurring payments, one of the evolving features of this payment method, simplifies subscription billing for customers by storing all their payment information and passwords in one place.
User Pilot
MAY 30, 2024
Eric Ries is a name synonymous with innovation and startup success. As an entrepreneur, author, and advisor, Eric has transformed the way businesses approach building products and launching startups with his Lean Startup methodology. Continue reading to discover Eric’s career milestones, the books he has written, and our recommendations for his top articles and webinars.
Speaker: Jason Tanner
While growth of software-enabled solutions generates momentum, growth alone is not enough to ensure sustainability. The probability of success dramatically improves with early planning for profitability. A sustainable business model contains a system of interrelated choices made not once but over time. Join this webinar for an iterative approach to ensuring solution, economic and relationship sustainability.
Andreessen Horowitz
MAY 28, 2024
As Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound capture the healthcare spotlight, we’ve developed a series of episodes that go beyond the headlines and take you into conversations with the specialists. Our first guest is Carolyn Jasik, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Omada Health. She gives us an overview of the science of satiety, the perspective from obesity-focused physicians, and the sometimes surprising lifestyle implications for patients on these medicines.
Buffer Resources
MAY 29, 2024
It’s no secret that Instagram Reels might be your golden ticket to building a following on the platform. “The most effective way to grow on Instagram is to consistently create engaging reels, as reels are the best way to reach new audiences,” Instagram Creator Partnerships at Meta Carly Lynn said in a video shared by the social platform’s Creator account.
SaaStr
MAY 29, 2024
So UiPath was early to what we now think of as “AI”, but blazed the path in automation. Which is what a lot of SaaS and B2B AI is really about. Automating away human-driven processes. And its “Robotic Process Automation” did that to an extreme, rocketing it from $1m ARR to $1000m ARR is close to record time. Growth slowed a bit, but now is re-acclerating.
Subscription Flow
MAY 30, 2024
Did you know the subscription economy is touted to reach $1.5 trillion by 2025 ? That’s insane, right? As a business that provides software as a service, you will not only need to jump on this bandwagon, but more importantly, you will need the right set of subscription management tools to stay on it to keep reaping the profits of this booming industry.
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
User Pilot
MAY 30, 2024
Wondering how Aha moments lead to feature and product adoption? If so, you’re in the right place! The articles explains what the Aha moment is and what role it plays in user activation, product adoption , and customer retention. You will also learn how to find the Aha moment for your product and optimize it for different users. And to make it all more tangible, we share examples of Aha moments from well-known products.
Groove HQ
MAY 29, 2024
What are your customers going through, and how can your products or services help them? The customer lifecycle enables you to identify the answers to those questions. The term ‘customer lifecycle’ refers to the various stages a customer goes through in their relationship with your brand. It spans their journey from initial awareness all the […] The post Customer Lifecycle 101: What It Is and Why It Matters appeared first on Groove Blog.
Buffer Resources
MAY 28, 2024
If you were to ask me about my superpower, I’d say I’m really good at making money fast. I’m a serial entrepreneur who started my first company when I was 17. I’ve had five ventures and two exits. Until this point, my life strategy has been to build a business, make the money I need, take a sabbatical, and believe that when I run out of money, I’ll be able to spin up another company to make some more.
SaaStr
MAY 28, 2024
Struggling to find a job in SaaS today? Here’s the thing. On the one hand, jobs are fewer, layoffs are up, and spend it tighter. Everyone has to be 2x or more as efficient as 2021. But on the other hand … literally almost every SaaS company I know doing even reasonably well is hiring. And … struggling to find anyone truly good for their roles. So finding a job may be 5x harder than 2021, but there are still a vast number of unfilled roles at just about every good or great SaaS company.
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Nimble - Sales
MAY 27, 2024
Sales contests can be a tricky game. Big corporations often go overboard, using them so much that they lose their spark, while small businesses might skip them altogether, buried in day-to-day tasks. To really make these contests work, we reccomend using them wisely and strategically. Here are some exciting sales contest ideas that will not […] The post Sales Contest Ideas to Keep Sales and Competitors on Their Toes appeared first on Nimble Blog.
User Pilot
MAY 27, 2024
A customer pulse survey is a brief check-in that can help you identify and address the in-the-moment needs of your customers. Pulse surveys can help you spot actions that require immediate care, assess the impact of an internal or external event, and track your performance over instant and brief moments. In this article, we will examine what a customer pulse survey is, how it can benefit you, the right time to send it, and best practices for creating pulse surveys.
Scytale
MAY 28, 2024
‘Vendor Risk Management’ is more than just a buzzword in the information security and compliance landscape. It’s a crucial aspect that can make or break your organization’s security. Consider this: 98% of organizations have had vendor relationships with at least one-third party experiencing a breach in the last two years. This statistic underscores the importance of security controls and effective vendor risk management.
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