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AI Adoption: 5 Hard Truths About the Fastest Technology Transformation in History With Aaron Levie, CEO Box

SaaStr

We wanted to kick it off with some of the key insights with Box CEO Aaron Levie and IBM VP AI Raj Datta: The Numbers Don’t Lie – ChatGPT Hit 500M Users in Just ~2 Years Let’s start with the cold, hard metrics that SaaS leaders seem to underestimate: AI adoption is happening at an unprecedented velocity.

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The Top 10 Events in SaaS. According to ChatGPT.

SaaStr

Sales and Marketing Professionals : Sales representatives, marketers, and growth hackers can learn about the latest trends and techniques to improve customer acquisition and retention. According to ChatGPT. appeared first on SaaStr.

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The Series A Landscape in 2025: Insights from Chemistry VC’s Ethan Kurzweil

SaaStr

Focus on the right metrics : Be transparent about your key metrics rather than relying on vanity numbers.

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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

SaaStr

They use AI for price discoverability and optimization, with a setup that drives annual retention. Examples like ChatGPT and Perplexity demonstrate how AI applications can be adopted through PLG strategies. 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

SaaStr

Align sales comp with net revenue retention, not initial ACV 3. 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. The Disruption : 29% of buyers start research with AI search more than Google.

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When 1% Market Share Shifts Represent $5b of Market Cap

Tom Tunguz

The net dollar retention figures must be world class because Microsoft is largely selling to existing customers. In fact, Azure Search, which is really used by even ChatGPT, is one of the fastest growing services for us. NDRs of 300-400% are not unlikely.

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How Are Consumers Using Generative AI?

Andreessen Horowitz

It’s been 9 months since ChatGPT was released and 7 months since it became the fastest consumer application to reach 100 million monthly active users , ushering in a new era of generative AI. But other than ChatGPT, how are consumers interacting with generative AI (GenAI) products? Even ChatGPT took 6 months to launch a mobile app!