SaaStr

MARCH 23, 2025

Codeium has emerged as one of the hottest AI startups, growing from 30 to 150 employees in just one year, with a valuation already exceeding $1 billion. Codeium has built a generative AI coding assistant Windsurf that integrates across any IDE and supports over 70 programming languages. What is Codeium and Windsurf?

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Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale AI 245

SaaStr

MARCH 27, 2025

And 2024 was really good in B2B AI. I caught up with a COO at a tech leader this week that’s already super lean. And clearly, CFOs are still allocating budget to AI. Even with the tremendous growth in AI, the average number of apps per customer is flat. So 2025 is Good Times Again. 2025 is already even much better.

Technical Review 277

Technical Review SaaS AI B2B 277

SaaStr

MARCH 28, 2025

AI is driving up churn all across the board. Today churn is often simply because looking at how AI changes a category put the customer / renewal into play. Today churn is often simply because looking at how AI changes a category put the customer / renewal into play. Sometimes, there is AI innovation budget fueling change.

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Churn AI Technical Review Innovation 198

TechEmpower SaaS

MARCH 4, 2024

Generative AI is revolutionizing how corporations operate by enhancing efficiency and innovation across various functions. Focusing on generative AI applications in a select few corporate functions can contribute to a significant portion of the technology's overall impact.

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Generative AI CTO Hire AI Sales Recruiting 443

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.

AI Search 178

AI Search AI Startup Scale 178

Payrix

DECEMBER 18, 2024

While many partners excel technically, broader operational considerationssuch as resourcing and support considerations , sales strategies , marketing , and portfolio managementremain areas for growth. And Ella is a passionate thought leader for all things payments, technology, and commerce. There is a lot of material out there.

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Payments Embedded Payments Merchant Services Payment Services 130

SaaStr

APRIL 3, 2024

As the kickoff to our first fully digital SaaStr AI Day, Jennifer Tejada , the CEO of PagerDuty, chatted with Jason Lemkin, SaaStr CEO and Founder, about navigating the shift to Generative AI and what Artificial Intelligence in SaaS might look like in the next 6 months, as well as years to come. How to Buck Up and Go Long in SaaS?

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Generative AI AI Technical Review Software Review 304

SaaStr

JANUARY 3, 2025

If you missed part 1 of this interview, you can catch up on their conversation about the current state of SaaS, evolving board meeting formats, and how AI is reshaping the industry. With SMBs in particular, internal promotions can work better due to more “at-bats” and learning opportunities on the front lines.

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Sales Hiring Scale Systems Review Interviewing 290

SaaStr

MAY 11, 2025

So far for SaaStr + AI Summit 2025, May 13-15, we have 711 VCs coming from 298 unique VC firms. This program ensures that VCs review your startup profile before the event, increasing your chances of securing a meeting. A lot of VCs register … a bit late … so we should hit almost 800 by the time SaaStr 2025 is in full swing.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Innovation AI 178

Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 12, 2021

From premature optimization to over-engineering solutions for your product, it’s easy to get caught up in making technology decisions that slow you down instead of speeding you up. So when it comes to building your technical strategy, you need to assess each component in relation to what success will look like for your business.

Technical Review 269

Technical Review Scale multi-cloud Kubernetes Scaling 269

SaaStr

APRIL 15, 2025

” Explain the “why now” moment : Connect your funding timing to market dynamics, technological shifts, or other factors creating urgency. ” Explain the “why now” moment : Connect your funding timing to market dynamics, technological shifts, or other factors creating urgency.

Technical Review 162

Technical Review Venture Capital Outsourced Development AI 162

TechEmpower SaaS

JULY 24, 2023

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? Artificial Intelligence Does your application leverage AI in any way?

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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. You assembled a talented team, built an amazing product, and established a growing SaaS business.

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Sales Hiring Marketing Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 205

SaaStr

MAY 23, 2024

Coming from a more technical background, I do like technology driven service businesses and technical infrastructure, and have a keen eye on fintech/crypto, as well as AI driven SaaS platforms and productivity tools. What’s your pulse check on the venture markets right now, today?

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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.

Generative AI 298

Generative AI Outsourcing Services AI Software Review 298

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

But in today’s fast-paced world, your customer support can only be as effective as the technology that underpins it. Study after study shows that the vast majority of support teams are unhappy with their current customer support tech stacks. Download The Ultimate Modern Support Tech Stack guide. Is your tech stack ready?

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Technical Review Customer Support Payment Methods Payment Solutions 249

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Known as the Martech 5000 — nicknamed after the 5,000 companies that were competing in the global marketing technology space in 2017, it’s said to be the most frequently shared slide of all time. Marketing technology is now the largest portion of total marketing budget (29% on average according to Gartner ).

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Technical Review Technology Scale Marketing 223

SaaStr

JANUARY 11, 2024

Between the initial COVID economic shutdown to the tech V-shape recovery to the rise and fall of the public and private valuation landscape with inflation and interest rates to now the advent of a massive technology breakthrough with AI, these are crazy, fast-moving, and exciting times. what would you do with a clean start?

Technical Review 306

Technical Review Scale Management Sales Hiring 306

User Pilot

OCTOBER 19, 2024

It is tailored for product teams who need to send NPS surveys inside their app and analyze it without technical expertise. 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.

Software Review 105

Software Review Technical Review Software B2C 105

Payrix

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Ryan Barry, Senior Director of Risk Strategy and Partner Due Diligence “How do you reconcile the need for product innovation with the inherent risks of payments?” The most effective payments solutions enhance both compliance and the user experience by leveraging data models, AI, and biometric integrations.

Merchant Services 130

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments 130

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Feeling that AI FOMO? That’s 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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Investment Technical Review Development Team Review Scale 113

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Skill sets required are shifting as the world becomes more automated and reliant on technology. It once would take a specialist who knew the vast details of technology, now you just need to know the platform and how to manipulate data to reach your goals. 3 Successful technology companies are developer and practitioner centric.

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Technical Review Data Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning 321

SaaStr

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Billion in ARR GitLab is growing 30% at $730m ARR Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud are on fire, fueled by AI But others are seeing more headwinds due to downturns in the “B2B2B” segment of tech. Not Directly Seeing Revenue Benefits from AI Workloads Yet AI isn’t benefiting Mongo yet directly. #5.

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Azure Technical Review Scale AI 281

SaaStr

JUNE 29, 2023

As buyers grapple with expanding technology, higher prices, and a need for efficiency, SaaS companies need to deliver what their audience is looking for to win in the market. They review the changing market, buyer trends, and tips for the road ahead. AI-Powered Tools: AI-related purchases in Q1: Made up 41% of new investments in Q1.

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VP of Engineering Trends Cybersecurity Sales Hiring 298

SaaStr

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The company is an AI platform that empowers teachers to give instant, personalized feedback to students, based in San Francisco. We were really impressed with Class Companion’s founder Avery Pan’s clear vision and mission to help teachers leverage AI to improve education. Our current set of funds totals $3.4B. #3.

Technical Review 285

Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital Payment Solutions 285

SaaStr

APRIL 20, 2024

We went pretty deep on: The real role of AI in marketing today Does everyone just want to be a strategist now? Will AI let ICs do more, with fewer managers? AI-powered tools can automate many tasks, flattening organizational structures and allowing individual contributors to accomplish more with the help of AI agents.

Sales Hiring 306

Sales Hiring Startup Marketing Technical Review 306

User Pilot

DECEMBER 21, 2023

AI is a big talking point, making waves in many different industries. One of the best ways of keeping up to date with the rapidly growing subject is by listening to AI podcasts. Hosted by an ensemble of AI-generated voices, the show delves deeply into a new topic each week, offering listeners an insightful and innovative experience.

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Artificial Intelligence Technical Review Technology AI 104

Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

In the year and a half since ChatGPT launched a new AI wave, a crucial shortfall has dominated headlines: the insatiable demand for GPU computing resources. It’s also, ironically, a problem uniquely suited for AI to help solve. This challenges the ways the government has thought about technology for the last several decades.

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AI Technical Review Telecommunications Transportation 128

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. For SaaS founders, product managers, developers, and tech enthusiasts, knowing the difference matters. The past few years have seen an explosion in generative AI AI systems that create content.

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Artificial Intelligence AI Search ChatGPT SaaS 59

Stax

MARCH 16, 2025

Even if you believe your technology is easy to set up and use, it may not be for the average person. Your software has bugs Product bugs and software issues are bound to happen when youre using any kind of technology platform. Contact sales 2. Bad software user experience User experience is everything when it comes to SaaS platforms.

Payment Solutions 88

Payment Solutions Software Review Churn SaaS Payments 88

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

SVB collapsed, market multiples are down, yet the IPO window is re-opening, and we have a platform shift to AI that’s exciting everybody. The main reason for the pullback was due to the external shock of hiking interest rates. Leveraging new tech and delivering the most differentiated product experience is the quickest path to success.

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Cloud Payments Software Review Payment Solutions 311

Stax

JANUARY 23, 2025

Key steps include application review, risk assessment, credit checks, and compliance verification. This process involves reviewing the businesss structure, financial health, industry type, and compliance with regulations. Keep in mind: Modern underwriting increasingly leverages technology to streamline processes and improve accuracy.

Merchant Services 68

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Development Team Review 68

User Pilot

DECEMBER 31, 2024

According to user review platforms, their plans start at $7,000/year. Why consider Pendo as a Userpilot competitor Advanced AI capabilities: Pendo has AI integrated into different modules. Userpilot is perfect for non-technical teams. Only it comes at a much, much higher price. Pendo vs. Userpilot. Userflow builder.

Technical Review 105

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Onboarding 105

User Pilot

MAY 27, 2025

This article provides an in-depth and honest review of the platform. Based on verified Gartner reviews , the majority of its customers use WalkMe to support internal business apps, large-scale field operations, and app rollouts across thousands of employees or users. ” WalkMe review collected by Gartner. Lets dive in!

Mobile 59

Mobile Software Review Technical Review Pricing 59

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Are you one of those people whose eyes glaze over every time they read about crafting the perfect marketing campaign or embracing technologies? Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World” is a documentary detailing how we became so dependent on technology. However, this documentary is more than just a review of what went wrong.

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Social Media Technical Review Technology Blockchain 136

Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 11, 2025

Despite holding a staggering $370b war chest in 2025, tech giants aren’t racing to acquire companies they’re too busy building their AI empires, one data center at a time. Microsoft hasn’t acquired a company since January 2023. Two of Google’s reported acquisition overtures, Wiz & Hubspot , were scuttled.

Technical Review 148

Technical Review Software Review Acquisition AI 148

SaaStr

JUNE 6, 2024

PAXAFE uses AI to predict issues in cold chain logistics before they happen. It’s mind blowing how much product is wasted or lost in the supply chain due to temperature issues (e.g. It’s mind blowing how much product is wasted or lost in the supply chain due to temperature issues (e.g. Why did you do the deal?

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SaaS Payments Management Scale Venture Capital 298