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Clouded Judgement 3.22.24 - ERR vs ARR and the Conundrum of AI Revenue Streams Today

Clouded Judgement

In it's truest form, ARR is used by pure SaaS business models to describe the aggregate annual value of the entire customer set. Many laude the SaaS business model because ARR is inherently predictable - you know what you’re revenue will be over the coming 12 months, and sometimes even further out than that.

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Businesses and tech firms criticize proposed EU AI Act

IT World

A proposed EU law that would create the West’s first regulatory scheme for AI is the target of criticism from the business and technology sectors, which published an open letter today arguing for fewer restrictions and a less “bureaucratic” approach. In total, 163 people signed the letter.

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Clouded Judgement 11.10.23 - OpenAI Updates + Datadog Gives the All-Clear?

Clouded Judgement

When I think about the monetization of AI (and which “layers” monetize first) I’ve always thought it would follow the below order, with each layer lagging the one that comes before it. Model providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc as companies start building out AI). 2024 will be the year of AI applications!

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You’re Holding Your Business Back If You’re Not Automating These 5 Processes

SaaStr

No AI solution will understand your brand tone better than your marketing team, and you’d be taking a huge leap of faith if you let bots write your code. Sage Intacct is a popular choice for automating bookkeeping because it includes features unique to the SaaS business model.

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Series Finale and Whitepaper: How You Can Harness Agile Monetization for Unprecedented Business Success

Blulogix

Through each post, we’ve delved into critical topics, including the impact of technological advancements, the importance of regulatory compliance, and the strategic imperatives of data-driven decision-making. Key Takeaways for Businesses Embrace Change and Innovation: In the digital age, agility is your strongest asset.

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Solving Hard(ware) Problems

Point Nine Land

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. There are no supply chains to sort out, no factories, no purchasing huge amounts of inventory up front…in short, nothing slow or expensive enough to keep you from getting off the ground.

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30+ Tough Learnings from Losing a Top Customer

SaaStr

5M in ARR b/c we were too small a co and compliance dept blocked renewal (shoulda raised price I guess…) ” — Jared Hansen, CEO Thrilling Foods. Just got into a rhythm, and lazy about bringing up what I felt was wrong even if never mentioned” — Casey Wahl, Attuned Ai. isn’t enough in the enterprise.

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