Entrepreneur - SaaS

JUNE 14, 2023

The infusion of funding enables Cloudbankin to extend its product portfolio, addressing challenges faced by larger financial institutions

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 14, 2023

If a company adds AI to their pitch or nabs a.ai domain, will they raise money at a higher valuation? Nvidia’s sudden surge to $1t in market capitalization in the public market suggests it could be the case. The data tells a different story. I plotted the 75th percentile valuation of all US software companies by stage compared to AI companies over the last twelve years.

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SaaStr

JUNE 14, 2023

“The fastest company will always win,” says Daniel Dines, CEO and Founder of UiPath, one of the fastest-growing software companies in the world. Ten years ago, no one would have guessed Europe would generate the largest software IPO globally, yet UiPath has done it, and net retention is 144%. At SaaStr Europa, UiPath’s Dines shared five insights from growing a company from nothing, so other founders can learn what it takes to scale a SaaS startup to $1B+ ARR.

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Buffer Resources

JUNE 14, 2023

In a study to understand why certain individuals (called “ Visible Experts ”) suddenly rose to become top voices in their fields, Hinge Marketing found that most of them were no more skilled or talented than others in their profession. What did make them different was how they communicated their work. At its core, that’s what personal branding is – the cumulative efforts to communicate an individual’s work.

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Advertisement

When test coverage falls behind release velocity, quality suffers, and your team feels the consequences. This guide outlines when it makes sense to outsource quality assurance (QA), the risks to watch for, and how to scale testing without increasing headcount or slowing down engineering. You will learn how leading teams are leveraging external QA partners to expand coverage, enhance defect detection, and remain aligned with CI/CD timelines.

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SaaStr

JUNE 14, 2023

So a vertical SaaS player many have heard of but rarely talk about as a business is LegalZoom. You’ve seen the commercials for years. LegalZoom was founded way back in 1999. But you probably didn’t know they IPO’d not all that long ago. Today, the self-service legal services giant is worth an impressive $3.4 Billion at $660m in ARR and is fairly mature.

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IT World

JUNE 14, 2023

The European Parliament has approved a draft of the EU's AI Act, taking a major step toward what could be the first comprehensive set of regulations for AI in the West. However, the legislation did not pass unanimously, with the final vote at 499 in favor, 28 against, and 93 abstentions. While today’s vote marks a huge step forward in the regulation of AI technology, the draft legislation is still subject to change, with each EU country needing to agree on the bill before it becomes law.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 14, 2023

Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half. —John Wanamaker, United States Postmaster General from 1889–1893 Of all your executive roles, the one that’s likely to turn over the most is … The post Hiring a Chief Marketing Officer appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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User Pilot

JUNE 14, 2023

Looking to leverage the product feedback survey template to gather valuable insights from your customers? Crafting an effective product feedback survey requires careful consideration. You want to ask the right questions in the right way to extract meaningful user sentiment insights. A product feedback survey template can help you here by streamlining the feedback collection process with the most relevant questions.

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CloseSaaS

JUNE 14, 2023

Learn what an evergreen sales funnel is, what the benefits are, and how to build one for continuous, steady revenue.

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Speaker: Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate

Apache Airflow® 3.0, the most anticipated Airflow release yet, officially launched this April. As the de facto standard for data orchestration, Airflow is trusted by over 77,000 organizations to power everything from advanced analytics to production AI and MLOps. With the 3.0 release, the top-requested features from the community were delivered, including a revamped UI for easier navigation, stronger security, and greater flexibility to run tasks anywhere at any time.

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User Pilot

JUNE 14, 2023

The customer journey is all the interactions a user has with your product from the moment they sign up. And learning how to analyze the customer journey will help you to ensure product growth and positive business outcomes. In this article, we’ll cover the definition of customer journey analytics, discuss ways to analyze the customer journey, and review customer journey analytics tools.

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IT World

JUNE 14, 2023

Currently available in beta, iPadOS 17 at first glance doesn’t deliver the same magnitude of productivity improvements we saw in the previous version of the tablet OS. Still, there are some useful additions , many of which are shared across all relevant Apple platforms. Stage Manager is a lot more flexible Stage Manager now lets you resize app windows.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 14, 2023

There’s no doubt that companies must become more data-driven to stay relevant in the market. However, in reality, that data sits in silos while the data team and marketing or sales teams rarely communicate. Therefore, companies must bridge the gap between these departments by enabling teams to access and use data in their preferred tools. In this episode of Sales Hacker, we welcome Kashish Gupta , the co-founder and co-CEO of Hightouch, a simple tool enabling businesses to transfer custome

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 14, 2023

As a technical and product founder, this is likely one of the most emotional hires you’ll have to make. While you’ve already hired product managers or even a head of product, you’ve largely remained in charge of the product vision … The post Hiring a Chief Product Officer appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

AI

IT World

JUNE 14, 2023

Workplace collaboration is vital for the flow of knowledge across an organization, and, ultimately, to enable employees to get work done. Get it right and collaboration between workers can result in better coordination of shared projects, a boost to creativity, faster problem-solving, and an increase in individual productivity. The rise of remote work in recent years has highlighted the importance of connecting individuals, no matter where their desk is or what time zone they’re in.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 14, 2023

How do you scale from a scrappy, early-stage startup with a handful of employees to a growth-stage company with hundreds, or even thousands, of employees? Hire the right executives. These first principles lay the foundation for making those key hires. … The post The First Principles of Executive Hiring appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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IT World

JUNE 14, 2023

All right, my fellow Android-appreciating animals: We've got an elephant in the room right now, and that elephant is Apple's new StandBy mode for phones. StandBy mode, if you haven't heard, is a fancy new feature in Apple's latest magical (wretch) and revolutionary (gag) iOS update. And all involuntary reactions and unnecessary midword capitalizations aside, it actually looks pretty useful (or UseFul, if we want to stick with the Apple-style vernacular).

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 14, 2023

Any time an executive takes a new job, it’s a big change—for the company and for the executive. For a CEO, executive hires are among the highest-stakes hires you will make, with implications for your organizational design, leadership team dynamics, … The post The Hiring Process appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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IT World

JUNE 14, 2023

The European Commission announced today that Google may have violated EU antitrust law by controlling too much of the online advertising industry, and that it could move to force the company to divest part of its advertising business if it wants to continue operating in Europe. In a preliminary finding issued this morning, the Commission said that Google’s high degree of control over both the supply and demand side of the advertising technology market threatens free competition in that market an

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 14, 2023

By the time you reach the growth stages, you almost certainly have a sales leader, or perhaps even multiple sales leaders if you’ve expanded internationally. Typically, these leaders operate as player-coaches with an instinct for motivating a small team to … The post Hiring a Chief Revenue Officer appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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IT World

JUNE 14, 2023

A district judge in San Francisco has granted a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) request to temporarily block Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, ahead of a hearing on June 22. Judge Edward Davila ruled that a “preliminary injunction is warranted [to] preserve the FTC’s ability to obtain an effective permanent remedy” to its antitrust concerns.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 14, 2023

Your company’s compensation philosophy, process, and bands determine how most of your hires are compensated. Executive hires, however, are a little different. You’re often dealing with heated competition for a small pool of talent. Competitive compensation packages generally need to … The post Executive Compensation appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Speaker: Pete Uselman, Director of Partner Experience at Wind River Payments

Most integrated payments providers share a percent of the payment revenue with their software partners. But, oftentimes, that revenue share is only a fraction of the true income potential software providers can realize. If you want to maximize income opportunities from your payments program, check out Wind River Payments’ webinar-on-demand.

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SaaS Metrics

JUNE 14, 2023

The internet has so many benefits, and providing entertainment is one of them. Online slot games like Enchanted Prince slots provide players with a good way to pass the time and have fun. Like many other activities online, there are a lot of safety risks you need to be aware of before. Read more The post How to Stay Safe and Secure When Playing Online Slot Games first appeared on SaaS Metrics.

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Entertainment Metrics SaaS 52

Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 14, 2023

The holy grail of company building is finding product-market fit. But what most people don’t tell you is that once you’ve found it, you then need to ramp up your business and operations exponentially to continue delivering value to customers. … The post The Hard Things About Scaling: Executive Hiring appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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SaaS Metrics

JUNE 14, 2023

The beauty of nature has always been a source of inspiration for game developers, and online slot games at Free Spins No Deposit are no exception. With technological advancements, these games now feature stunning graphics and animations, which helps to create an immersive gaming experience. Below are the top 10 online slot. Read more The post The Top 10 Online Slot Games Inspired by Nature first appeared on SaaS Metrics.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 14, 2023

Note: engineering leaders’ titles tend to be inconsistent across companies. It’s common for founders to assume the role of chief technology officer (CTO), who either runs the day-to-day work of engineering or focuses on a long-term technological vision. While this … The post Hiring a Senior Vice President of Engineering appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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BetterCloud

JUNE 14, 2023

Businesses today are all about being efficient, and that’s what many CIOs prioritize. IT leaders are constantly seeking ways to streamline their operations and increase efficiency. We have expanded automation capabilities to enhance the IT automation journey. We integrate with BambooHR, a top HRIS provider that serves as the central hub for automations in companies that use it.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 14, 2023

Before we discuss hiring the right engineering or product leader for your company, it’s worthwhile to step back and ask some questions about how you’re scaling your technical organization. As your company grows and your technical org headcount increases, the … The post Scaling Your Technical Org appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 14, 2023

This article was originally published in Forbes. As the downturn starts to bite and every dollar matters more, many CEOs are asking the same question. How should I wrangle a constricted company budget to outlast 2023? For subscription businesses, the focus is clear: retaining customers. Older research from Fred Reichheld of Bain & Company showed that, in financial services, “a 5% increase in customer retention produces more than a 25% increase in profit.” When times are challengi

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