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Is AI the Only Thing in SaaS that Anyone Cares About Anymore? Ask-Me-Anything Part 1 with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

At a recent Workshop Wednesday , SaaStr founder and CEO Jason Lemkin answered the community’s most pressing questions about SaaS — from investor appetites and IPOs in 2024 to managing and hiring a Head of Sales as a solo founder to AI and the future of customer success. Over 80% of investor money is in AI. Why is that?

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The Chat GPT Growth Story: How AI is Changing the Way We Work with OpenAI’s Head of Sales, Aliisa Rosenthal

SaaStr

AI is rapidly changing the way we work. It’s only been ten months since ChatGPT launched, and since then, we’ve seen a huge increase in AI applications being created and used globally. OpenAI’s Head of Sales, Aliisa Rosenthal, joined OpenAI a year and a half ago — before ChatGPT launched. tokens per word in the English language.

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Why TestDome Considers FastSpring a Real Partner for Selling Software Online (Plus: Is Using AI Cheating?)

FastSpring

When TestDome was created, CEO and co-founder Mario Zivic knew the pre-employment testing software company wouldn’t be able to rely on domestic sales to succeed. “As Selling Software Internationally With FastSpring Croatia is a relatively small country with a population of only 4 million people. Here’s why. Braintree offers it.

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In the Vault: Placing Multiple Bets on a ‘Mosaic of Solutions’ With Former Global Payments CEO Jeff Sloan

Andreessen Horowitz

In this conversation, a16z General Partner Angela Strange talks with J eff Sloan, former CEO of Global Payments, about how he was early to spot significant industry trends, how to make bets that move an organization, and the sea change that AI represents for the financial services industry. Angela: Why Global Payments?

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The 7 Best Mobile POS Systems for Small Businesses in 2024

Stax

Whether businesses are on the road or staff are simply moving about in-store, mobile point of sale systems (mPOS systems) are becoming an increasingly popular POS option for small businesses. In fact, mPOS systems are gradually gaining market share from the fixed cash-register-style POS market.

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Will AI Accelerate Vertical SaaS Adoption?

Point Nine Land

However, there’s a vast discrepancy between the speed of mainstream adoption for consumer apps and the rate at which most companies transition to a new technology and delivery mechanism like SaaS. One reason is that most companies don’t swap out their “operating system” often. Who will leapfrog the pre-AI Cloud?

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Holiday Specials: 2023 Cyber Weekend SaaS and Software Deals

FastSpring

Cyber Weekend — the weekend encompassing Black Friday and Cyber Monday — is a great time for businesses to slash prices and increase sales volume as the year wraps up. 2023 Cyber Weekend SaaS and Software Deals World Anvil “ World Anvil is the ULTIMATE all-in-one software for anyone who loves creative worldbuilding!