SaaStr

JUNE 13, 2025

Board meetings where someone inevitably asks, “Don’t we need a VP of AI?”  ”  I saw a term sheet the other day where a leading VC firm reserved $1m of the round … for hiring a “VP of AI” Leadership teams scrambling to post job descriptions for “Head of Artificial Intelligence.”

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SaaStr

AUGUST 11, 2024

RevenueCat is the market leader for managing mobile subscription apps, with over 30% of U.S.-based based mobile subscription apps using their SDK and API to manage mobile subsriptions. SaaStr Fund was the first investor in the company. They’re hosting their first App Growth conference just after SaaStr Annual in SF! #3.

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FastSpring

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Market options have been opening up for both publishers and players in the mobile games industry thanks to shifting laws and regulations around the world. Because of these developments, mobile game companies are investigating more options for monetizing their games than just the App Store or Play Store. More details on those below.)

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SaaStr

APRIL 14, 2025

It’s 50% about the intersection of AI + B2B, 50% about GTM in 2025+, and … 50% about helping you meet the best of the best! With a New, AI Demo Stage from 100+ Top AI Start-Ups! AI is transforming SaaS, and were dedicating two massive stages to the SaaStr.AI The SaaStr.AI Summit Is Back and Bigger.

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SaaStr

MARCH 1, 2024

Generative AI is a platform shift where models can take inputs such as text, image, audio, video, and code and generate new content into any of the modalities mentioned. The Pace of AI is Increasing Dramatically Something ground-shifting has been happening over the last five years — the pace of innovation. Now, it’s 100+ times.

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Tom Tunguz

APRIL 18, 2023

Every company will be an AI company. Every startup needs an AI strategy - not just for fundraising or press appeal. Text & chat UIs will change those expectations : imagine developing a project management plan in a conversation with a computer or reconciling expenses by dictating an answer to a mobile phone.

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User Pilot

MAY 27, 2025

Curious about WalkMe Mobile? Youll also see where WalkMe performs best and when another tool might be a better fit for mobile app engagement. What is WalkMe Mobile? WalkMe Mobile is a part of the WalkMe platform built specifically for mobile apps. Who is WalkMe Mobile best for? Lets dive in!

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Mobile Software Review Technical Review Pricing 74

User Pilot

MAY 29, 2025

Poor mobile UX design leads to high bounce rates, abandoned carts , and negative app reviews. How do you turn that around and deliver mobile experiences that keep users returning to your platform ? We covered: What mobile UX design is (and how it differs from desktop UX). What is mobile UX design? Lets dive in!

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User Pilot

MAY 31, 2025

Intercom first launched in 2011 and has since rolled out regular updates, including the Mobile SDK to bring messaging and support directly into native apps. But is Intercom Mobile still worth the investment in 2025 and beyond? Then, show you where Intercom Mobile shines and when you might need alternatives.

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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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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

“For some companies, [AI is] going to be standard issue like a PC.” Microsoft’s document database, Cosmos, grew 42% annually, driven by AI. “Cosmos DB is the go-to database to build AI-powered apps at any scale… Cosmos DB data transactions increased 42% year-over-year.”

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Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

JUNE 9, 2025

Like many people I want to learn more about artificial intelligence (AI). This post is part of a series where I experiment with AI tools, share what I build and learn. My hope is that these posts will create discussion around this transformational technology, its use cases and maybe even help others on their journey of AI discovery.

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AI ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Mobile 130

Tom Tunguz

MAY 11, 2023

In the last five major cycles (internet, social, mobile, cloud, web3), startups seized the new technologies of the era to create a distribution advantage. What is the distribution advantage AI confers to startups? AI enables ABM-at-scale. The first time a user visits a site AI asks “What do you want to accomplish today?”

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In his most recent earnings conference call, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella said “Every product of Microsoft will have some of the same AI capabilities to completely transform the product.” ” Today, Microsoft Teams launched AI features in Teams for a fee. Mobile, cloud, social - startups led each of those waves.

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User Pilot

JUNE 2, 2025

Nearly 60% of mobile teams still rely on self-hosted push tools. If youre serious about building a mobile app, you cant afford to make such costly mistakes. Why do mobile push notifications work so well? Mobile push notifications do what most marketing channels cant: they skip the line and go straight to the lock screen.

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SaaStr

MAY 25, 2025

– RevenueCat now powers 1/3d of all new mobile subscriptions world-wide – New Apps using RevenueCat doubled in last 6 months – Powering monetization for ChatGPT, Notion, VSCO, Runna, and pic.twitter.com/McFmCBZ0eE — Jason SaaStr.Ai AI has changed the competitive landscape in almost every cases.

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Investment New CTO CTO ChatGPT 147

Tom Tunguz

MAY 15, 2023

A product manager today faces a key architectural question with AI : to use a small language model or a large language model? the company has no plan/interest to staff a team to manage AI infrastructure or develop deep machine learning experience / expertise in-house. The pace of innovation in the field clouds the answer.

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TechEmpower SaaS

JULY 24, 2023

” or “Are you developing for desktop, tablet, mobile, or all three?” Are you targeting desktop, tablet, or mobile? Most new sites need to account for mobile delivery – but on the other hand, not every MVP needs both desktop and mobile versions. How can we use AI to improve the customer experience?

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User Pilot

MAY 17, 2025

Mobile apps are evolving fast, but whats changing even faster is what users expect from them. In this post, we’ll take you through 10 mobile app development trends and the mobile app development changes shaping 2025. Let’s look at the three latest trends shaping mobile app development this year.

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Payment Solutions Mobile Trends Payments 89

User Pilot

MAY 28, 2025

You finally launched your mobile app. While downloads are rolling in after months of development and a well-formed launch marketing plan, your mobile app adoption metrics show a concerning pattern: users sign up, look around, and quit the app almost immediately. How do I use Userpilot to improve mobile app adoption?

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User Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

Frustrated, they exit the mobile app , probably for good. This is exactly why mobile in-app messaging matters, so your user experience doesn't end up feeling clunky and impersonal. Mobile in-app messaging enjoys a staggering 75% open rate , 45x more than email and 3x greater than push notifications.

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Mobile Onboarding User Experience AI 65

User Pilot

APRIL 2, 2025

Let’s face it: understanding what your users are actually doing in your mobile app can be a real headache. That’s where Userpilot’s mobile analytics come in. Why choose Userpilot for mobile analytics? It’s built for product people who need clear insights without drowning in data.

Mobile 65

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 8, 2024

Ever since ChatGPT catapulted generative AI into public consciousness over a year ago, we’ve been introduced to thousands of new consumer products that incorporate the magic of AI — from video generators to workflow hacks , creativity tools to virtual companions. More on what’s behind the spike in AI companionship below.)

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AI Search AI ChatGPT Mobile 145

User Pilot

MARCH 30, 2025

Finally, your SaaS mobile app is live! But is your mobile user acquisition strategy strong enough? I say this because, despite actively supporting the product-led growth model, the mobile app market is still ridiculously competitive. For example, Slacks mobile app allows you to balance your work with the desktop version.

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Acquisition Mobile Software Review Social Media 65

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.

AI Search 53

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

It’s been 9 months since ChatGPT was released and 7 months since it became the fastest consumer application to reach 100 million monthly active users , ushering in a new era of generative AI. But other than ChatGPT, how are consumers interacting with generative AI (GenAI) products? Who might be the next “big winner”?

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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."  For example, if you want to increase your mobile app's downloads through Facebook Ads, your success metric could be 100 downloads in the first month.

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Payment Methods AI Search Advertising Social Media 113

Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Next, the first mobile apps were launched. Today, state-of-the-art AI design looks like this. The one built for AI? Then, we added interactivity with Javascript. In 2005, Gmail claimed the title of most sophisticated app. Soon there after, Google Maps enabled interactivity in the browser for 2D maps.

AI 274

AI Mobile 274

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

JUNE 11, 2025

Like many people I want to learn more about artificial intelligence (AI). This post is part of a series where I experiment with AI tools, share what I build and learn. My hope is that these posts will create discussion around this transformational technology, its use cases and maybe even help others on their journey of AI discovery.

AI 130

AI Branding ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence 130

User Pilot

MAY 17, 2025

For me, effective mobile app onboarding is the difference between new users looking around our app and disappearing right after, or understanding our app value and becoming engaged users. This is crucial as data reveals that the average mobile app loses 77% of users within its first 3 days, and about 90% within the first 30.

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Mobile Onboarding Systems Review Banking 80

SaaStr

JULY 17, 2024

But those kinds of deals are back and only in the segment of AI. It seems like the only way to do this is in AI. Does AI partially fuel this? These crazy 100x ARR deals in AI are expecting OpenAI-like growth. Why AI is Already Big Money Are people nuts? Azure’s net new ARR fueled by AI shows 83% growth.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 13, 2025

It brings together delegates from across the entire ecosystem with all the key formats covered, from mobile, PC, and console to XR, AI, and blockchain technology. After launching 10 years ago, the PG Connects roadshow has landed in America, Canada, Finland, Jordan, India, and Hong Kong, with a genuinely international client base.

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User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2025

In addition, balancing feature rollouts, targeted messaging, and feedback loops across mobile and web often feels like spinning plates. With Userpilots mobile solution , you can personalize in-app flows, trigger context-aware push notifications, and capture real-time insights: all without writing a single line of code.

Mobile 97

Mobile Software Review Onboarding Technical Review 97

User Pilot

MARCH 24, 2025

Want to advance your career in mobile product management or find top talent for your team? This article shares exciting mobile product manager roles and showcases standout candidates in the field. Recommended product manager job openings in data-driven companies Looking for a job in mobile product management?

Mobile 52

Mobile Underperforming Technical Team Management Scale 52

Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Google’s earnings call identified some major changes and unexpected outcomes, including the performance of AI Ads, the importance of hardware compared to algorithmic efficiency gains, and the groundswell of developer adoption for Gemini models. The new modalities for engaging with computers will be the main theme of AI in 2025.

AI Search 130

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Personalize surveys by setting conditions based on user behaviors , translating and localizing your NPS surveys using AI, and customizing the appearance of your surveys to match your app’s design. Leverage AI-driven sentiment analysis to analyze and categorize open-ended responses quickly.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 20, 2024

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. David George: Sure.

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