Tom Tunguz

JULY 13, 2025

Agent managers are people who can manage teams of AI agents. I can barely manage 4 AI agents at once. They ask for clarification, request permission, issue web searches—all requiring my attention. But there’s a critical difference : AI is non-deterministic. AI agents interpret instructions. human jobs.

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SaaStr

MAY 9, 2025

SaaStr Annual + AI Summit 2025 is just around the corner , taking place at the San Mateo County Event Center from May 13-15, 2025. Thursday, May 15th promises to be action-packed, starting with an AI and Sales Kickoff at 9:00 am, followed by sessions with Anthropic and Cursor, and a Founder/VC Brunch.

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SaaStr

MAY 19, 2025

Has growth slowed while new AI entrants in your space are growting at epic rates? But … but … it’s too late to refound your start-up in the Age of AI. VCs especially are obsessed with AI-native startups. New pitch decks without an AI strategy aren’t even making it past associates. We are early.

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SaaStr

JUNE 6, 2025

G2 has its latest Buyer Behavior report out and while most of its take-aways are things we know or should know, it’s a wake-up call for anyone thinking AI isn’t important in their category: 🚀 Top 5 SaaStr Learnings from G2’s 2025 Buyer Behavior Report 1. Align sales comp with net revenue retention, not initial ACV 3.

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SaaStr

JUNE 14, 2025

trillion annual searches. It hit 1 billion searches per day in under a year : Let’s put this in perspective: ChatGPT compressed what took Google over a decade into roughly 300 days. The AI Adoption Explosion Across the Board But ChatGPT isn’t alone. Google took 15 years to reach 1.2 Claude now has 18.9 The kicker?

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 22, 2025

As we’ve reached the AI search tipping point , publishers face an existential challenge : ensuring AI systems use their content in answers to maintain relevancy. Instead of bidding to show you ads, publishers vie to inform AI responses. The AI uses quality metrics, not money, to determine winners.

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SaaStr

APRIL 5, 2025

Here are the five channels that worked for Rupa: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Social Proof and Trust Building Educational Partnerships and Rupa University Conferences and Event Sponsorships Outbound Sales and Data Quality Lets dive into each. Rupa achieved this by combining AI with a small army of medical doctors and editors.

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Scale AI Search Sales Hiring Acquisition 227

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!! 3) Generate high-quality training data that continuously improves AI performance.

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SaaStr

JULY 9, 2025

The AI Bet (2016-2020): Riding the Massive Wave Market Cap Journey: $50B → $323B Here’s where timing met preparation. When the AI revolution exploded, NVIDIA was perfectly positioned. AI is the New Internet Just as every company became an internet company, every company is becoming an AI company.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 21, 2025

Since then 50% of Google search queries have AI Overviews , this means at least 60% of US searches are now AI. In 2024, I predicted that 50% of consumer search would be AI-enabled. But AI has arrived in search. The Economist’s piece “AI is killing the web.

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SaaStr

JUNE 23, 2025

June 30, 2025: The date where if your team hasn’t rolled out a truly great AI into production yet … and seen a boost from it … It’s time to reboot the team. June 30, 2025 marks the time we need to wrap up the era of stalling, of waiting to see in AI. — Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ ✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk) June 21, 2025 It’s time.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 27, 2025

It’s a 340-slide deep dive into how AI is reshaping business, product, and go-to-market strategy. The GTM org is getting both smaller and smarter “AI will shrink org size and increase output.” At Harvey, <100 employees are supporting Fortune 100 legal teams with generative AI agents.

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SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2025

And now it’s transitioning to its third phase, investing big in its more AI focused business offering, Dash, while managing its classic but mature file sharing business efficiently. Phase 3 of Dropbox: “We are evolving from traditional file sync and share to AI-powered universal search and content intelligence.”

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Its all flowing into AI and Growth, but its back. Yes, its often AI fueled SaaS leaders. Why cant you be the new leader in legal, in accounting, in devops, in search, in support, in whatever? #3. AI has created 100s and even 1000s of new competitors in many categories. Venture Capital is Back. HyperGrowth is Back.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 19, 2025

Unlike the previous software era where SORs built platforms on top of themselves to develop broader ecosystems (in Salesforce’s case Veeva & Vlocity ), the AI shift does seem to be more defensive. This isn’t the first time within the AI ecosystem that companies have shut off access to APIs.

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Buffer Resources

JULY 24, 2024

” These automation tools help you uncover what your audience demographics are searching for, what their pain points are, and which solutions they are most excited about. Many AI tools have excellent capabilities, but remember you can’t automate the task completely to them. Pocket to save content ideas from the web.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 9, 2025

In 2023, we saw a surge of SaaS brands adding anything AI-powered or AI-driven into their website headlines. The optics were that if AI wasnt integral to your roadmap and marketing, you were losing relevance. Many venture capital firms shifted their investments almost entirely into AI startups.

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SaaStr

MARCH 12, 2025

So at SaaStr Annual, Dave Kellogg did a great deep dive on “5 Things Every B2B CEO Needs to Know about Marketing” In the Age of AI it’s even more true today, so I wanted to update our SaaStr take-aways from the deep dive. These “five-five” CMOs barely exist. Better to hire for your specific needs and stage.

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Buffer Resources

AUGUST 12, 2024

With over 13,700 subscribers, a new video every two weeks, and YouTube driving more organic traffic to my search engine optimization (SEO) consultancy than any other channel, you’d think it all came quite easily… But I promise it wasn’t always this way.  And YouTube videos also rank highly in Google search results.

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Buffer Resources

JULY 22, 2024

According to Meta, this will help to "maximize the performance benefits of AI in your ad campaigns and maximize the value of each ad impression."   Here's how it works: "Meta's AI uses lots of information to find your audience, constantly evolving as it learns (e.g.,

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Buffer Resources

AUGUST 28, 2024

💡 Learn more : 13 Ways to Get More Followers on Instagram in 2024 How to get your first 1,000 followers on TikTok How often should you post : 1–4 posts/day What type of posts get the most engagement : Video The TikTok algorithm works like a search engine at this point. People go to it to search for specific queries.

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SaaStr

APRIL 29, 2025

The ultimate gathering of SaaS and AI leadership is about to happen in San Francisco. SaaStr Annual + SaaStr AI Summit 2025! We’re bringing together the true founders, revenue leaders and product visionaries that are actually driving the next wave of AI first software. It’s days away now! Not talking heads.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Feeling that AI FOMO? Thats why HG Insights created The Next Generation of Sales AI report to calm the FOMO and help you bring AI to your GTM teams. 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.

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Buffer Resources

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Even if we aren’t aiming to have an article rank on the search engine results page (SERPs), this process ensures that we’re maximizing our options when it comes to distribution. This is also the stage where I add internal links that match the search intent of the article.

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Buffer Resources

AUGUST 13, 2024

  The platform’s advanced search functionalities allow businesses to filter influencers by multiple criteria, ensuring that they can identify those who best match their target audience and campaign objectives.  This detailed level of analysis helps marketers refine their strategies for better outcomes.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 11, 2025

Everyone’s talking about AI agents. This edition walks through five different paths to launch an AI agent. It also outlines how each path maps to a broader AI adoption curve, inspired by Google’s maturity model. This path works by wrapping a lightweight AI layer around something you already do consistently. Real examples.

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User Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Another useful feature is HelpBar, which lets you add search functionality to your product in a few clicks. With it, you can easily connect your knowledge base, developer documentation, and other resources to a search bar within your product. Additionally, the AI Assistant widget lets you add a multi-lingual in-app chatbot.

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Buffer Resources

JANUARY 7, 2025

The right AI marketing tools will help you automate repetitive tasks, make data-driven decisions, and unblock your creativity. The shift to AI-powered marketing has been dramatic. According to Hubspot, 74% of marketers now use AI in their roles, compared to just 21% in 2023. The cool thing is you get a lot of control.

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Buffer Resources

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Includes 5 searches per month. Find advertising opportunities by snooping at your competitors’ audience web-hangout places Uncover the search keywords your audience uses on Google Audisense YouScan Semrush SEO competitive analysis Free plan not available. It includes five searches per month. Starts at start at $19.90/competitor/month

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How To Buy Saas

MAY 26, 2025

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is a cutting-edge approach in AI that combines large language models (LLMs) with real-time information retrieval to produce more accurate and context-aware outputs. Industry leaders have quickly embraced RAG as a way to build more intelligent AI applications. and real SaaS examples using RAG.

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Buffer Resources

AUGUST 21, 2024

What you’ll learn : How to write engaging hooks that reel in the reader in How to fix bad openings of your social media posts How to use AI to generate hooks Erica Schnieder is a professional editor and marketer. copywriting techniques, copy-testing cheatsheets, and an AI copywriting bot. The databases are paid.

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Buffer Resources

MAY 13, 2025

Buffer's AI-powered Instagram hashtag generator can create the perfect # for your posts in seconds. If you’re running a brand awareness campaign, you might not see sales right away — but you might notice more people searching for your brand. ⚡ Need help with hashtags?

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How To Buy Saas

MAY 27, 2025

Terms like Large Language Model (LLM) and AI tool often get tossed around interchangeably, but they arent the same thing. Because choosing between leveraging a raw LLM versus an AI-powered tool can mean the difference between a groundbreaking feature and a misguided project. In this article, well explore LLMs vs AI tools in depth.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 6, 2025

AI is transforming how go-to-market teams operate. The same is true for cognitive skills—we need to deliberately build them.” — Peter Kazanjy , Co-founder of Atrium AI isn’t a threat, it’s an opportunity. AI as a coach, not a crutch. Then, AI scores or simulates those tasks against the benchmark, reinforcing human judgment.

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Scytale

MARCH 12, 2025

Victor Riparbelli As co-founder and CEO of Synthesia , the world’s leading AI video creation platform, Victor Riparbelli is a force to be reckoned with in AI-powered video production. He also co-founded Ignite Research, building and running an advanced hotel search engine. GET ISO 27001 COMPLIANT 90% FASTER 6.

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Buffer Resources

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The AI assistant helps you generate ideas, repurpose content, and edit posts to perfection. Gauge audience sentiment with AI-powered analysis. Generate AI-powered posts based on what's working in your niche.   Quuu uses AI to curate content and draft posts suitable for your audience. All in all, Predis.ai

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How To Buy Saas

JUNE 10, 2025

Generative AI has exploded by 2025. A new wave of AI-powered platforms now accelerates everything from content writing to video production to customer chat. Video-focused AIs such as Runway, Synthesia, and Google’s new Veo/Flow produce high-quality clips from prompts. AI is reshaping how we create content and engage users.

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