Mon.Feb 03, 2025

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One Thing is Clear: AI Makes a Lot of Business Software Look Awfully Expensive Today. Is Deflation Coming?

SaaStr

50 cents of compute for 500 dollars of value — Sam Altman (@sama) February 3, 2025 So just how much will AI remake classic B2B software? We are still learning. On the one hand, new AI-first entrants are rocketing to $10m ARR in a year. On the other hand, the classic leaders in SaaS have rebounded from 2024 lows both in terms of growth and market caps.

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Top 5 SaaS governance best practices

BetterCloud

Does this sound familiar? You realize you need a new tool to solve a problem so you quickly sign up for the leading, most relevant SaaS app. Rinse and repeat a few dozen times and suddenly youre drowning in a sea of subscriptions. Youre not sure what youre paying for , which apps are even being used, and whether your data is secure. This is the reality for many organizations today.

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Dear SaaStr: What Are The Best Strategies for Raising Capital if Your Goal is To Get Acquired?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: What Are The Best Strategies for Raising Capital if Your Goal is To Get Acquired? Well, first, let’s be clear — it’s tough if your core goal is to get acquired for a big price in most cases. There really aren’t that many good acquisitions done a year. So if that’s really your goal — vs. building an Amazing Company — I’m worried you’ll fail.

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The Operator Investor: Angel Investing

Sales Hacker

More operators behind fast-growing SaaS companies are turning to angel investing - not just as a way to diversify but to actively support the companies they believe in.This is core to GTMfunds thesis: providing investment access and opportunity to operators. Similarly, this session is about access - through shared insights from those whove been there.In this digital live event, seasoned operator-investors and full-time venture capitalists will share how they got started, how they source and eval

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Airflow Best Practices for ETL/ELT Pipelines

Speaker: Kenten Danas, Senior Manager, Developer Relations

ETL and ELT are some of the most common data engineering use cases, but can come with challenges like scaling, connectivity to other systems, and dynamically adapting to changing data sources. Airflow is specifically designed for moving and transforming data in ETL/ELT pipelines, and new features in Airflow 3.0 like assets, backfills, and event-driven scheduling make orchestrating ETL/ELT pipelines easier than ever!

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The Playbook for Going Upmarket with Stripe’s CRO and Checkr’s COO

SaaStr

"How @stripe Began to Target Enterprise Buyers" with CBO @jdewitt29 : 1Picked 30 names to win 2Built small Lighthouse Dev Team to do work 3Dev team came into every sales call 4Needed add solutions team pic.twitter.com/qNf3MhlayI — Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) January 31, 2025 Want to know when to move upmarket and how to actually pull it off?

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The Future of Renewal Management: How Automation is Changing the Game

Blulogix

By BluLogix Team The Future of Renewal Management: How Automation is Changing the Game Introduction Renewals should be a seamless, predictable part of any subscription or service-based business. Yet, for many companies, theyre a manual headachefilled with last-minute scrambles, missed opportunities, and revenue left on the table. The good news? The future of renewal management is here, and its automated.

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Audience Research: The Complete Guide for Marketers in 2025

Sparktoro

We launched SparkToro four years ago with the firm belief that audience research and the knowledge that the tech giants gather about us should be accessible to all.

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How To Manage Old Content on a News Website

The Moz Blog

Managing old news content? Learn proven strategies to update, archive, or remove articles to boost SEO, streamline performance, and maintain site authority.

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Rethinking B2B Video: Why Your Strategy is Backward (And How to Fix It)

Adhere Creative

When most B2B companies think about video, they go straight to high-budget, commercial-style productions. You know the oneslarge production crews, crazy equipment lists, and a budget that makes your CFO break into a cold sweat.

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Build the Case: Quantify the Real Costs of In-House Testing and QA Gaps

Underinvesting in software testing costs more than you think, and now you can prove it. This guide helps you quantify hidden costs like developer time, support overhead, tech debt, and lost revenue. Use the companion calculator to model your own data, and present your findings with a ready-to-edit presentation template. Whether you're making the case to leadership or validating outsourcing, this toolkit gives you the numbers and tools you need.

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How to Build a Competitive Positioning That Sets You Apart

Kalungi

Learn how to craft a winning competitive B2B SaaS positioning strategy using the Best, Better, Only framework and Seth Godins Positioning Grid.

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Threads Drives 73.6% More Engagement Than X — Here’s What You Need to Know

Buffer Resources

Social media platforms are becoming mirrors of each other, but their results are anything but identical. Threads is driving significant engagement. However, X still surpasses Threads in MAU, meaning you could reach more people there. So where should you focus your efforts? For creators and brands, understanding which platform delivers better results can be the difference between thriving and wasting resources.

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Best Examples of Marketing Automation with CRM: Maximizing Efficiency and Results

Nimble - Sales

Marketing automation and customer relationship management (CRM) systems are a powerful combination for businesses looking to streamline their marketing efforts, enhance customer engagement, and drive revenue. Together, they allow companies to automate repetitive tasks, track customer interactions, and deliver personalized The post Best Examples of Marketing Automation with CRM: Maximizing Efficiency and Results appeared first on Nimble Blog.