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Where AI Really Matters in Vertical SaaS With CEOs of Owner, Alloy Automation, and DoNotPay

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This change is driven by advances in AI technology and changing customer expectations. The panelists emphasized that vertical software is particularly well-suited for AI implementation due to its contained workflows and specific use cases.

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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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The harsh reality: Most enterprises are adopting AI due to FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) rather than for specific business outcomes. The actual tech stack matters. Yet there’s a massive gap between interest and implementation.

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From $10M to $100M ARR in 5.5 Months: Inside Replit’s AI Coding Rocketship

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The results were immediate and dramatic: Q4 2024 : $10M ARR (4x growth in 3 months) Q1 2025 : $70M ARR (7x growth in another 3 months) June 2025 : $100M+ ARR That’s a 2,500% year-over-year growth rate—numbers that make even ChatGPT’s ascent look almost modest. AI is incredible at writing code.

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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. The answer today is: very few. But that could change rapidly as AI tooling improves and more case studies emerge.

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

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Google Is Losing to AI Search + Software Reviews: 29% of buyers start research with AI search more than Google. Enterprise buyers favor software review sites over traditional search The Implication : Your SEO strategy is becoming obsolete. Same technology, completely different go-to-market approaches

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

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” Explain the “why now” moment : Connect your funding timing to market dynamics, technological shifts, or other factors creating urgency. Craft a compelling narrative : Structure your story with a clear arc from founding to current traction to future vision.

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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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ChatGPT launched in November 2022. Claude, GPT-4, and the foundation model explosion happened through 2023. Linear’s AI issue triaging doesn’t just categorize tickets—it predicts resolution time, suggests optimal assignees, and auto-generates technical context that saves engineering teams 2-3 hours per sprint.

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