Frontegg

MARCH 2, 2023

If you thought that the recession is the only problem that B2B businesses are facing in 2023, think again. Cybersecurity has become even more challenging with the recent spike in attacks on a wide range of European and North American entities. Let’s check out the main ones and understand how good user management can make the difference. The Attacks are Multiplying Cybercrime has been a part of the SaaS world for decades.

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SaaStr

MARCH 2, 2023

So if you were on social media this week, you probably saw a ton of YC companies talking about how they were in the 2023 Top Companies. SaaStr Fund has invested in several of them, from Algolia to Treasury Prime to RevenueCat and more and it’s always fun to see awards and similar content from leaders like YCombinator. But beyond the great stories of who is breaking out, I found a quiet set of statistics even more interesting: where they are breaking out.

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IT World

MARCH 2, 2023

OpenAI has made available APIs for ChatGPT and the company’s AI-powered transcription and translation service Whisper. These APIs will help businesses to integrate ChatGPT and Whisper into their conversation platforms and will be substantially cheaper than using the company’s existing language model. “Through a series of system-wide optimizations, we’ve achieved 90% cost reduction for ChatGPT since December; we’re now passing through those savings to API users,” the company said in a blog post.

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SaaStr

MARCH 2, 2023

Dear SaaStr: When Do You Start to Develop a Brand in SaaS? In my experience, probably about $2m worth of happy customers. At that point, you don’t have a world-famous brand or anything. But you do start to have a “mini-brand”, where folks in your top niche or segment start to have heard of you. If your product costs $2,000 a year, that might be around 1,000 customers.

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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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IT World

MARCH 2, 2023

New employees who start a job feeling undertrained and disconnected from their work environment are far more likely to quit than those who have a good onboarding experience. With the unemployment rate lower than it has been in decades — even more so in technology fields — job candidates more often than not field multiple offers. So, if the onramp to a new job is bumpy, they’re far more likely to reconsider staying with the organization, even in the short term.

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IT World

MARCH 2, 2023

Disclosure: Microsoft is a client of the author. Microsoft is rolling out an update to Windows 11 that adds ChatGPT. Though it’s mostly a front-end for the Bing search engine at this point, eventually it could change how we interact with our computers. Think of it as another step in a long evolution that began with Microsoft Bob, then Clippy and Cortana , that is now on track to provide the capabilities those earlier efforts never did.

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SaaStr

MARCH 2, 2023

At SaaStr, our partners are an integral part of our events. In June 2023, we’re heading back to London for SaaStr Europa and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of the companies that will be there with us! We’ll see 2,500+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs June 6-7 at 2022 SaaStr Europa ! Grab tickets here. Join these incredible companies to experience all the value of SaaStr!

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IT World

MARCH 2, 2023

Yet more data shows the acceleration of Mac adoption in the business world. Okta’s recent Businesses at Work 2023 report shared numerous insights into the state of enterprise IT. One in particular grabbed my attention: endpoint management and security tools have become the most popular category of security product across the enterprise, with some players achieving really significant growth, partly on the back of their Mac support.

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TurnKey Labs

MARCH 2, 2023

As a technology leader, you can develop software in many different ways — all of which have their own specific pros and cons. But hiring top talent is important regardless of which route you choose. Should you hire only onshore or offshore? Should you build your own team, use an agency or consider Toptal alternatives?

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Sage Intacct

MARCH 2, 2023

The demand for billing flexibility is one of the hallmarks of the SaaS industry. Between usage-based billing , feature pricing tiers, and all kinds of hybrids between the two, accounting teams at startups are quickly discovering the need for effective, sophisticated usage-based billing software.

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Infinicept

MARCH 2, 2023

Deconstructing the Myths About the Payment Facilitator Model Being a Payfac has many touted benefits: you bring payments in-house, increase gross revenue, and have more control over the merchant experience. However, there has been quite a bit of fearmongering about the investment (time, labor, costs) it takes to be a Payfac. Join us as we debunk common myths and uncover the truth about what it.

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Sage Intacct

MARCH 2, 2023

The demand for billing flexibility is one of the hallmarks of the SaaS industry. Between usage-based billing , feature pricing tiers, and all kinds of hybrids between the two, accounting teams at startups are quickly discovering the need for effective, sophisticated usage-based billing software.

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Valuize Consulting

MARCH 2, 2023

A Digital-First Approach To Delivering Efficient Customer Value: Are You Leveraging The Power Of Digital Touch For All Of Your Customers? The needs and expectations of the modern B2B customer are multifarious and ever-changing; 57% of customers prefer online channels of communication & 78% of customers have used multiple modalities of engagement across their customer journey (Salesforce, 2020 ).

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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

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Inturact

MARCH 2, 2023

As a business owner, you want your users to be successful and satisfied with their experience on your platform. However, creating an effective user onboarding process can be a challenge. You may have invested time and resources into creating a user onboarding program, only to realize that it's not converting users into paid customers or retaining them as loyal users.

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CloseSaaS

MARCH 2, 2023

Sales support are the people and process that help your sales team focus on closing deals. Here's how it can help your business grow.

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SmartKarrot

MARCH 2, 2023

Role: Director of Customer Success Location: St Paul, MN, United States (On-site) Organization: BetterYou As a Director of Customer Success you’ll be in control of the entire customer success function, including the handoff of new clients to the sales team, account maintenance, and discussions about renewal and expansion. Create and continually improve a welcoming atmosphere for all team members that is aligned with the goal, vision, and values of BetterYou.

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IT World

MARCH 2, 2023

Microsoft has launched the general availability of Microsoft Intune Suite, a consolidation of its endpoint management and security solutions to streamline protection for cloud-connected and on-premises endpoints. The consolidation is aimed to serve as a single vendor for all endpoint security needs for the customers to have single analytics , rather than multiple disparate datasets, with a consistent visibility to potential vulnerabilities and anomalies, according to a company blog post.

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SmartKarrot

MARCH 2, 2023

The Venture Capital sector has seen substantial expansion in recent times and some VCs have started to podcast and share valuable resources for entrepreneurs, other investors, and those interested in learning more about the industry. Here are the top 15 venture capital podcast leaders shaping the industry with their visionary and thought leading podcasts covering a range of topics from startups, investments, trends, interviews, and more!

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