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

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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Predictable Revenue

JUNE 14, 2023

Gray Norman joins Collin Stewart on The Monthly Meta Podcast to talk about the ins and outs of building an effective outbound sales strategy, including triggers, crafting messages, and more. The post Mastering Outbound Sales: Strategies, Triggers, and Campaigns with Gray Norman appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.

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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

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

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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Compensation 79

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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Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science

Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.

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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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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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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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Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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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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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 14, 2023

In the early stages, your go-to-market (GTM) leaders generally operate alongside a small team—as both a player and a coach—to do whatever it takes to close deals or reach customers. But once you have a foothold in the market and … The post Scaling Your Go-to-Market Org appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Teamgate

JUNE 14, 2023

In this article, you can expect to learn about the key components of successful construction project management, including effective communication, resource management, risk mitigation, and quality control. You will also discover how Teamgate can help improve your construction project management processes. Key Takeaways: Successful construction project management requires effective communication and collaboration among team members.

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Speaker: Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product, Statsig

Experimentation is often seen as an aspirational practice, especially at smaller, fast-moving companies who are strapped for time and resources. So, how can you get your team making decisions in a more data-driven way while continuing to remain lean and maintaining ship velocity? In this webinar, Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product at Statsig, will teach you how to build an experimentation culture from the ground-up, graduating from just getting started with data-driven development to operating

Development

Crafty CTO

JUNE 14, 2023

I had a long hacking session with Hugo and Tailwind CSS yesterday evening, refining the micro content types I added last week and ripping out traditional CSS styling in favor of Tailwind utility classes and typography. This kept me constantly on the edge of things I don’t fully understand. I’ve reinforced others’ comments about how generative AI tools allow us to tackle more ambitious projects , reduce the activation energy needed to get started and get to the finish line.

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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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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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