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How To Build AI Tools To Automate Your SEO Workflows [MozCon 2025 Speaker Series]

The Moz Blog

Are you stuck doing repetitive SEO tasks manually? Learn how to automate workflows and build no-code AI tools to scale smarter—no coding skills needed.

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Dear SaaStr: When Should I Hire My First AE?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: When Should I Hire My First AE? We’re said this many times over the years at SaaStr, and it’s as true today as then: You should hire your first AE (Account Executive) once you’ve closed at least 10-20 customers yourself as the founder. Not before. And even then, you have to stay in founder-led sales mode until you have 1-2 sales execs that are scaled and really hitting quota.

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The Coming Wave of Acquihires

Tom Tunguz

The Seed Surge of 2021 will lead to a raft of acquihires. In 2021 the total number of US software & AI seeds jumped from 2900 to 4300 - a 49% jump. Seeds fell to about 3000 creating a seed tabletop. Series As moved in lockstep both on the way up and the way down - creating a squeeze. These data form part of a longer term trend of a greater number of seeds but a relatively fixed number of Series As.

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CMO Budgets Are Flat for 3+ Years. But 99% of CMOs Say Gen AI is a Top Priority.

SaaStr

The latest Gartner CMO Spend Survey dropped some sobering news: marketing budgets remain stuck at 7.7% of company revenue for the second year running. And it’s not just you. Marketing is getting … harder: 87% of CMOs experienced campaign performance issues in the last 12 months, with 45% reporting they sometimes, often, or always had to terminate campaigns early due to poor performance 47% of organizations report a large benefit from adopting GenAI for evaluation and reporting in th

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Struggling to Scale Test Coverage Under Pressure?

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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Usio CEO Joins PayPod to Talk Embedded Payments and the Future of Fintech

USIO

Embedded payments are becoming the backbone of modern commerce, and no one explains it better than our CEO, Louis Hoch. In a recent episode of the PayPod podcast, Louis joined host Kevin Rosenquist to unpack what’s driving the evolution of payments – from invisible infrastructure to intelligent automation. Whether it’s a fintech startup, a government agency, or a national subscription platform, Louis emphasized one key idea: the future of payments is flexible, seamless, and built to adapt.

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FastSpring Brings Global Growth Tools to TNW Conference 2025

FastSpring

FastSpring is heading to The Next Web (TNW) Conference 2025 — and we’re bringing clarity to complexity for SaaS companies and digital product creators everywhere. This June 19-20, Amsterdam transforms into the global epicenter of innovation as TNW Conference takes over the industrial-chic NDSM Wharf. Join 10,000+ founders, tech leaders, and growth experts for two days of groundbreaking insights, bold visions, and transformative connections.

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The 5 Best OptinMonster Alternatives that We Recommend

The Daily Egg

Looking for the best alternative to OptinMonster? We recommend OptiMonk, Poptin, or Wisepops for most people. Thrive Leads and Privy are solid options for specific. The post The 5 Best OptinMonster Alternatives that We Recommend appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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You Don’t Need More Features, You Need Perspective with Jacob Bank

Predictable Revenue

Jacob’s post caught fire on LinkedIn: customer love, sharp metrics, and momentum. It was clear that we had to bring him back on the podcast. The post You Don’t Need More Features, You Need Perspective with Jacob Bank appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Calling SaaS, IoT, and UCaaS Leaders

Blulogix

By BluLogix Team Calling SaaS, IoT, and UCaaS Leaders If your revenue model depends on usage , you can’t afford to get the billing wrong. And “billing” doesn’t just mean tracking usage events. It means: Ready to see how BluIQ can transform your billing process and help you achieve integrated, automated, and accurate complex monetization? Schedule a demo with a BluLogix billing expert today and take the first step towards revolutionizing your revenue management.

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What’s New in Apache Airflow® 3.0—And How Will It Reshape Your Data Workflows?

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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OmniStudio vs. Flows: Which One Is Right for Your Business?

CloudKettle

Navigating Salesforce automation tools can feel like choosing a vehicle. You have Lightning Flow, the dependable, versatile SUV built right into the platform. It handles most everyday tasks — internal process automation, standard data updates — reliably and is familiar to many Salesforce professionals. It’s the go-to for core platform automation needs.

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From Quoting to Cash: Why Integration Is the Real Differentiator in Agile Billing—According to MGI Research

Blulogix

By BluLogix Team From Quoting to Cash: Why Integration Is the Real Differentiator in Agile Billing—According to MGI Research If you’ve ever experienced the pain of mismatched quotes, delayed provisioning, and inaccurate invoices, you already understand one of the biggest hidden costs in modern monetization: disconnected systems. You’re not alone. According to MGI Research’s 2025 Agile Billing Top 50 Buyer’s Guide , integration across the quote-to-cash (Q2C) process is one of the key gaps holdi

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Top 5 CRMs for Personal Networking: Building Stronger Connections

Nimble - Sales

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools have evolved beyond traditional sales and marketing platforms to become indispensable for professionals looking to manage and nurture their networks effectively. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, consultant, freelancer, or small business owner, a CRM tailored for The post Top 5 CRMs for Personal Networking: Building Stronger Connections appeared first on Nimble Blog.

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5 Ways AI Has Already Changed SaaS Sales Forever with Perplexity’s CBO Dmitry Shevelenko and SaaStr CRO Confidential Host Sam Blond

SaaStr

We’ve been saying for months that speed is the new moat in SaaS Sales with the advent of AI, and yeah, that’s still 100% true. But after digging into the conversation with Perplexity’s CBO Dmitry Shevelenko and host of the SaaStr CRO Confidential series (and former CRO at Brex), Sam Blond at SaaStr Annual, it’s clear we’re now quickly blown past the theoretical stage.

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Agent Tooling: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems & Data

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.

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How Userpilot Powers Effective Onboarding and User Communication for Healthcare Companies

User Pilot

The healthcare ecosystem remains deeply fragmented, with basic information spread across multiple platforms. That’s why 73% of patients wish they could view all their healthcare information in one place, from benefits data, like their remaining deductible, to provider bills and more. This demand for centralized, accessible information is exactly why healthcare organizations need digital portals.

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Why Every B2B Software Company is About to Become a Backend Service. You Need To Get Ahead Of It.

SaaStr

ChatGPT as the Universal Control Plane: Why Every B2B App is About to Become a Backend Service I haven’t logged into our CRM in 15+ years. Not my thing. Never will be. I appreciate our CRM, it’s just as the “CEO”, the “boss”, it’s not worth my time. Folks can just send me updates, such as they are. But asking ChatGPT about our sales performance?