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How The Top 25 B2B Public Companies Have Performed In 2025 So Far — And What They Tell Us About the Future

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Veeva (+18.5%) ZoomInfo (+7.4%) Veeva continues to prove the vertical SaaS thesis: Deep pharma/life sciences expertise Regulatory compliance built-in Switching costs approaching infinity AI integration that actually matters The lesson : Horizontal is commoditized. Tier 3: Vertical Specialists Average Return: +15.3%

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Is AI Penetration … Slowing Down? Ramp Says Possibly

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Beyond basic ChatGPT usage, effective AI implementation requires specialized expertise that’s in critically short supply. Moving from AI pilots to production-grade implementations requires solving hard technical problems around data pipelines, security, compliance, and workflow integration. Skills bottlenecks are widening.

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Mastering Growth in the AI Era: How to Stand Out, Acquire Customers, and Raise VC Dollars with B Capital, Zetta, and Glasswing

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Examples like ChatGPT and Perplexity demonstrate how AI applications can be adopted through PLG strategies. This represents an under-recognized opportunity for B2B AI startups focusing on compliance, risk management, and administrative controls. Product-led growth (PLG) motion applies well to AI-powered products.

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🚀 Top 5 SaaStr Learnings from G2’s 2025 Buyer Behavior Report: You Gotta Be AI

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You need GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) The Fix : Optimize for AI crawlers, invest heavily in G2 reviews, and ensure your content shows up in ChatGPT/Claude responses 4. Lead with integration capabilities and security compliance, not just business outcomes 5.

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Top 5 Risk and Compliance Trends for 2025

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As technology continues to evolve, compliance industry trends and requirements adapt accordingly. Compliance trends in 2025 continue to be influenced by emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, blockchain, and cloud computing.

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

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Industry observers like Josh Bersin remain skeptical about replicating complex systems like Workday’s payroll and compliance frameworks. Ready When AI Hit and Went All-In When ChatGPT launched in late 2022, most SaaS companies scrambled to add AI features. commercial deals closed in Q1 2025 vs. 70 in Q1 2024 2025 guidance : $3.89-3.90

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How Enterprise Companies are Buying AI (or Not) with ContextualAI, Anthropic, Glean, and Unusual Ventures

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Sure – the rise of ChatGPT has gone mainstream for consumers and smaller companies, but what about the big guys? Compliance matters. Arvind Jain, CEO of Glean explained: “ The first thing is just working on all security aspects and compliance. So getting your SOC-2 certification, HIPAA compliance, GDPR, and FedRAMP.

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