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

SaaStr

In a recent conversation at SaaStr Annual + AI Summit 2025 , Arvind shared the tactical playbook behind Rubrik’s scale, revealing counterintuitive strategies for product development, customer success, and AI adoption that challenge conventional SaaS wisdom. ’ The next day they came back and said, ‘We’ll go with you.'”

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The Keys to Getting to $500M ARR In Just 7 Years with Attentive’s CEO

SaaStr

The learning: When you solve a genuinely hard problem, you get three moats for free: Technical advantage through innovation Legal protection through patents Thought leadership in the space 2. Solve Hard Technical Problems Create multiple moats Patent protection Technical innovation Market leadership 2. Black Friday playbook) 3.

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A16Z: Enterprise AI Spending is Growing 75% a Year.

SaaStr

It’s not just part of the innovation budget anymore. AI Budgets Are Exploding—And Moving to Core IT Spend The Hard Data : Enterprise AI spend is growing 75% year-over-year, with innovation budget allocation dropping from 25% to just 7% of total AI spend. Top 5 SaaStr Learnings: Enterprise AI in 2025 1.

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Meet the Rockstars of Risk: Essential insights for software companies navigating payments, compliance, and security

Payrix

At Payrix from Worldpay, we have an internal team of risk management experts dedicated to helping software companies, like yours, manage payment processing, fraud prevention, and compliance. Such innovations save time and mitigate potential losses for our software partners and their users. compliance. compliance.

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

SaaStr

Industry observers like Josh Bersin remain skeptical about replicating complex systems like Workday’s payroll and compliance frameworks. While competitors debated how much to invest in AI, Palantir made it their primary growth engine, restructuring their entire go-to-market strategy around AIP bootcamps and AI-driven customer success.

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Palantir’s +79% vs Bill’s -43%: The AI Divide That Defined SaaS Performance in 1H’25

SaaStr

The Lesson for Legacy Tech: Oracle’s success demonstrates that established technology companies can thrive in the AI era—but only with the right strategy. The key isn’t trying to out-innovate AI-native companies at their own game, but rather becoming indispensable infrastructure for the AI revolution.

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IBM’s $7B Bet on Vertical AI and What It Means for SaaS Founders

SaaStr

Key areas to watch: Model Efficiency Innovations Enterprise Data Integration Tools Vertical-Specific AI Platforms Industry-Specific AI Applications Governance and Compliance Solutions As always in SaaS, the winners will be those who can move quickly while building sustainable, differentiated solutions.

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