Point Nine Land

MAY 19, 2023

Does the acceleration in AI make your SaaS company more or less defensible? Sometimes, an AI feature is just another brick in the wall (but one that improves your product) Last week, I looked into the question if AI is a platform shift as disruptive as the move from on-premise to the Cloud.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 31, 2023

Note: The available generative AI tools for sales are evolving insanely quickly. Generative AI is all the craze, mostly because of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and their freemium go-to-market motion, which made them go viral for being the fastest ever application to reach 100 million users. Don’t see your favorite tool?

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This conversation is part of our AI Revolution series, which features some of the most impactful builders in the field of AI discussing and debating where we are, where we’re going, and the big open questions in AI. Find more content from our AI Revolution series on www.a16z.com/AIRevolution.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 26, 2022

AI-powered communication is helping people improve the quality and impact of their communication. Grammarly launched during the age of cloud computing, big data, and natural language processing algorithms. Grammarly used this to provide an AI-powered communication system that comprehensively augmented communication skills. .

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

High vs Low Margin SaaS Models Software is an inherently high-margin business. The Opportunities in AI Not to our surprise, AI was at the forefront of just about every conversation at SaaStr. Some examples of companies that serve as infrastructure-like AI tools are: Weaviate , Gantry , Writer.com , OpenAI.

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Crafty CTO

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

So once I made the decision to move ahead on the launch of Crafty CTO , I wanted to get on with it. I’m here to report that AI ack made a big contribution to getting me unstuck, moving, and launched, with what feels like enough quality to be credible. ” Perhaps John had the same skepticism towards art models.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

In this conversation, a16z General Partner David Haber talks with Marco Argenti, the chief information officer at Goldman Sachs, about bringing fintech processes into financial services, turning developers into clients, and how AI is a major inflection point in the history of technology. In fact, we launched a little bit before Amazon.

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Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 28, 2021

2021 marked the second year of COVID and like other crises, the pandemic accelerated change, especially in technology pushing many technologies like SaaS, video conferencing, crypto/web3 deeper into the Perez deployment cycle. Consequently, data innovators will continue to push AutoML and SQL to query ML models to the technically analytical.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Guided Onboarding and Resources: Providing intuitive onboarding accelerates the user journey to the “aha moment.” With the end of the year fast-approaching, two inevitable events emerge on the horizon: The dawn of a new calendar year (hello 2024!). Contract renewal dates. This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Demandbase.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This conversation is part of our AI Revolution series, which features some of the most impactful builders in the field of AI discussing and debating where we are, where we’re going, and the big open questions in AI. Find more content from our AI Revolution series on www.a16z.com/AIRevolution.

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The SaaS Garage

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

million for Next-Generation, AI-based Loyalty Marketing SaaS Platform February 6, 2020 MUNICH – ( THE SAASGARAGE ) – Loyalty Prime , an international provider of enterprise loyalty program solutions has closed its 5.5 million dollar Series B to drive the development of its next generation AI-based loyalty software.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Over 100 Indian founders were in town for a unique double header: SaaStr/Dreamforce and the launch of SaaSBOOMi US. AI is likely the next platform, dev tools are strategic given the scarcity of developers, cybersecurity is front and center for enterprises, and the data stack is still going strong. 22 Things We Learned at SaaStr 2022.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In June 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, Rebecca and her mother — child psychiatrist and scientist Dr. Helen Egger — launched Little Otter. We designed Little Otter to be a kind of family-first, in-your-home model. The company means a great deal to both of them. You don’t know when issues are going to come up.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Co-Founder & CEO Mike Vichich and Co-Founder & CPO, Tyler Felous , launched and subsequently killed three different consumer apps before launching Wisely, but at the same time, the quality of their software was improving. At one point, Wisely had less than $11 in their bank account. So, Wiza was built.

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Unbounce

JULY 7, 2021

COVID-19 brought a massive wave of new competition to the digital space, forcing brick-and-mortar businesses online and accelerating strategies by six years. In a world where it seems like the next big thing is just ‘round the corner every day, there’s comfort in holding on to the old way of doing things. It’s scary out there.

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SaaStock

MARCH 20, 2019

As we wrote in our launch post about expanding SaaStock New York into SaaStock East Coast , our main aim is to foster a community of top SaaS companies that spans all the way from Florida to Quebec. Affectiva is bringing Emotion AI to the digital world. However, we believe in giving the entire coastline a chance to flourish.

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SaaStr

MARCH 17, 2020

Pendo announced a new offering aimed to help startup companies accelerate product-market fit, and prove that product traction to early stage investors. For major launches across Zendesk’s product offerings, check out www.zendesk.com/startups. You can click here to watch the brief, useful video and/or scan the announcements below.

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User Pilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

Product Drive is Userpilot’s FREE online event where experts from top companies come to share growth and marketing insights. This includes product managers , marketing managers , customer success managers , and anyone else who wants to learn how to attract more users, improve the user experience, and increase product adoption.

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The SaaS Garage

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

million for Next-Generation, AI-based Loyalty Marketing SaaS Platform February 6, 2020 MUNICH – ( THE SAASGARAGE ) – Loyalty Prime, an international provider of enterprise loyalty program solutions has closed its 5.5 million dollar Series B to drive the development of its next generation AI-based loyalty software.

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FastSpring

APRIL 13, 2023

Thanks to massive technological advances happening in big data and AI, Justin saw new possibilities for improved user experiences with a brand. In September 2022, Dopple publicly launched its new platform. Jera Brown interviewed Dopple founder and CEO Justin on how he launched Dopple and found success by pivoting to a new market.

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Point Nine Land

JUNE 22, 2023

Especially in the age of the cloud and AI copilots, you’re only ever a few clicks, prompts, and copy-pastes away from a functional skeleton of a product. Some pure hardware businesses have capex requirements that would break a typical venture fund’s model. Software is also a lovely thing to scale. In many cases, I understand.

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Blulogix

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Streamlining Success: Five Keys to Automating Usage-Based Billing for SaaS By BluLogix Team Don’t forget to sign up now to learn more about how to implement usage based pricing models in our upcoming webinar with MGI Research. This flexibility is vital for adapting to changing market conditions.

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Stax

JANUARY 3, 2024

Once a relatively niche offering, the COVID-19 pandemic saw retailers accelerate the rollout of self-checkout systems, their contactless nature making them a lot more appealing than traditional checkouts for many consumers. Some retailers have mobile apps that convert smartphones into scanners and payment portals. RFID readers. Compatibility.

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User Pilot

MARCH 5, 2024

This article explores the top behavioral analytics tools to help you choose the right one for your needs. TL;DR User behavior analytics tools are applications that track and analyze user interactions with your digital product. User behavior analytics tools are applications that track and analyze how users interact with your website or app.

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Crafty CTO

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

You can see more specifics around what we do here , and find an explanation of why the fractional model works so well here. Finally, I’d strongly recommend reading this post about how we leveraged AI models to accelerate Crafty’s launch.

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User Pilot

MARCH 25, 2024

AI writing assistants are invaluable for creating powerful product tour microcopy. This is essential for the product-led growth model where monetization can happen only when users see the product value. A product tour can accelerate it by prompting regular user interactions with the feature. Book the demo to find out more!

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Valuize Consulting

JANUARY 5, 2022

Old paradigms have been accelerated by automation, advanced analytics, and digitization to set an entirely new standard for success for the industry. Through Gainsight, Nick has built and shaped the Customer Success industry into the recurring revenue powerhouse that’s taking over the SaaS business model worldwide.

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Unbounce

JUNE 23, 2020

The trouble is these pricing models don’t have anything to do with the benefit you’re getting from the product. Our entry-level plan, Launch, is now actually less expensive than our previously lowest-priced plan.) The problem is the software that makes them possible is usually priced for huge companies with deep pockets.

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SaaStr

APRIL 4, 2019

And whether they want to know more about security or scalability or automation or AI, the customers are really demanding that the vendors are coming to market with answers to these questions. So Gartner says 2018, the SaaS market is over $73 billion dollar, it’s growing very, very quickly. what are your thoughts? What about you?

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

With an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Rodrigo Baer launched a successful career in consultancy and entrepreneurship, and today is among the top figures in venture capital for early-stage tech companies in Brazil. He launched his professional experience at Whirlpool as a Product Engineer. Patrick Campbell, CEO, ProfitWell.

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SaaStock

MARCH 20, 2019

As we wrote in our launch post about expanding SaaStock New York into SaaStock East Coast , our main aim is to foster a SaaS community that spans from Florida to Quebec. Affectiva is bringing Emotion AI to the digital world. However, we believe in giving the entire coastline a chance to flourish. Funding to date: $234M. Founded: 2015.

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InsightSquared

OCTOBER 2, 2020

However, the truth is, COVID isn’t fully responsible—it only accelerated the pace of change. Those questions (and more) are exactly what we are answering with the first all-in-one Revenue Intelligence Platform , featuring Activity Capture, Guided Selling, Interactive Reports, AI Forecasting, Dashboards—and now Conversational Intelligence. .

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 12, 2021

We stand by these trends (and we believe they’ll accelerate this year): The role of product led growth and the centrality of pricing to a product led growth strategy. The subscription model is robust and held up well under the stress of the pandemic. Pricing models must be adaptable, by Steven Forth.

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Upscope

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Seen that new AI GPT-3 project? AI handles routine tasks, with agents dedicated to exceptions and escalations. These personnel will be responsible for implementing and maintaining self-service and agent-facing automation and AI initiatives." Blockbuster was not going to survive streaming. CDs were going to die.

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Panintelligence

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Since its debut in the 1980s, no-code has changed the game when it comes to developing applications—and launching them at speed. This includes: Data-driven decisions Rapid and easy innovation Improved customer satisfaction Revenue growth Self-service analytics A single, trusted data source Easy embedding of Causal AI And much more.

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How To Buy Saas

MARCH 12, 2021

From AI to chatbots and voice assistants, new technologies are deftly woven into brands’ buyer journeys today. The advent of software as a solution (SaaS) has unquestionably accelerated the pace of this new tech shaping the market. There is rarely an industry that hasn’t been touched by tech.

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ProfitWell

MARCH 24, 2020

The subscription model is booming. So why the subscription business model? It’s simple: the subscription revenue model benefits both customers and companies. The subscription business model is here to stay. Software-as-a-subscription (SaaS), is the go-to business model for software. What is a subscription company?

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