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A Look Back: How $13 Billion Ramp Began To Scale with Co-Founder and CTO Karim Atiyah

SaaStr

Co-founder and CTO Karim Atiyah came to SaaStr Annual to share how they got this rocketship … off the ground. His journey from consultant to coder to fintech founder offers a masterclass in what he calls “asymmetric outcomes” strategic bets where the potential upside dramatically outweighs the downside.

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

SaaStr

Customer Service Platforms Threat: Voice agents indistinguishable from humans handling phone-based jobs at a fraction of human cost Market size: $85 billion addressable market for business calls alone 3. But very few SaaS public companies outside of Palantir and perhaps ServiceNow are seeing any boost from AI.

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Top Tools for Monitoring API Performance

Teamgate

Integrations +1 725-254-2694 Start Free Trial Login Log in Sign up REQUEST A DEMO --> Sales Management Top Tools for Monitoring API Performance Chase Horn June 11, 2025 Explore the top API monitoring tools that enhance performance, reduce downtime, and support scalable operations for businesses of all sizes.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower SaaS

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. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation.

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The Top 10 SaaStr Learnings from Mary Meeker’s Latest Report on AI

SaaStr

The Infrastructure Math Is Unprecedented The Capital Intensity Is Off The Charts: Big Six tech CapEx: $212B annually (63% YoY growth) Microsoft AI business: $13B run-rate (175% YoY growth) NVIDIA data center revenue: $39B quarterly (78% YoY growth) Amazon AWS CapEx as % of revenue: 49% (vs. This infrastructure boom has real physical limits.

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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower SaaS

What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? Exploring new technologies? The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. Check out our blog post 53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators. A CTO can help you find the right answers. And how can you tell?

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower SaaS

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. What does a business leader do in this situation? But what does the right team look like?