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From 0 to $10m ARR, At What Point Do We Start Hiring and Whom?

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Dear SaaStr: From 0 to $10m ARR, At What Point Do We Start Hiring and Whom? From 0 t o $ 10M ARR, the hiring roadmap is critical because every hire has a disproportionate impact on your trajectory. But one small rule: once you even have 2 big customers, hire someone full-time to make them successful.

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Most SaaS Apps Are Just Getting Starting With AI. 2025 Will Be Radically Different.

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So I caught up the other day with the CTO of a leading SaaS company with tens of thousands of customers, growing quickly. AI is all over their homepage and website and comms. I asked him about a particular use case for AI, and his answer shocked me a bit: Honestly, our AI is basically still in beta. The same with other leaders.

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The $939B Question: Is AI Eating SaaS or Feeding It?

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The Great Spending Showdown: AI vs SaaS in 2025/2026 — What Every B2B Leader Needs to Know We’re witnessing the most dramatic shift in enterprise tech spending since the cloud migration began 15 years ago. Historical precedent : Companies that survived the cloud transition were those that disrupted themselves first.

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AI and Cybersecurity: How Rubrik’s Co-Founder Built a $1B+ ARR Platform While Joining the AI Revolution

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AI and Cybersecurity: How Rubrik’s Co-Founder Built a $1B+ ARR Platform While Joining the AI Revolution Lessons from Arvind Nithrakashyap, Co-Founder and CTO of Rubrik, on scaling cyber resilience platforms, building multiple product curves, and implementing AI across both products and operations.

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Just How Long Does The Average CMO and CRO Last? The Data From 14,000 Execs

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But just how brutal is executive turnover in B2B? A CTO can point to technical debt reduction or infrastructure improvements. Their scoreboard is updated in real-time. Plus, boards generally give CEOs more time to execute their vision, especially if they’re founders or were hired with a clear mandate for transformation.

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The Top 10 Reasons to Attend 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay!!

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The event is strategically designed to facilitate 1000s of meaningful connections through 1000+ on-site “Who Do You Want To Meet” dedicated 1-on-1s for B2B founders and execs (no service providers, sorry!) VIP Networking app for B2B founders and execs attending (no service providers, sorry!) appeared first on SaaStr.

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June 30, 2025: The Date Where If Your Team Hasn’t Rolled Out Truly Great AI Into Production Yet… It’s Time to Reboot the Team

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By early 2024, every serious B2B company had access to the same foundational AI capabilities through APIs that cost pennies on the dollar. The CTO who said “we don’t need AI people, our engineers can figure it out “ is now 12 months behind companies that hired AI-native talent in early 2024.

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