Fri.Dec 29, 2023

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Raising Venture Capital in 2024? The Air is Very, Very Thin Above $200,000,000 Valuations

SaaStr

If I had to summarize venture capital today, it would be like this: There is Very Little Oxygen Today Above $200m Valuations What do I mean? It’s still a weird world in venture: Firms are both shutting down and raising new funds. More entrepreneurs are doing direct investing themselves than ever. Unicorns are hurting, but — Nasdaq is at an all-time high.

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Clouded Judgement 12.29.23 - Year End Review

Clouded Judgement

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now 2023 Top Performers In 2023, there were 14 cloud software companies that were up 100%+ this year (in the index I track of ~80 total)! Only 20 traded down on the year, and the median year-to-date performance of the basket of companies was +40!

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Why the Future of Customer Success, Sales and Marketing Has Changed For Good: Ask-Me-Anything Part 2 with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

In part one of this week’s Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) with SaaStr founder and CEO Jason Lemkin, he answered the community’s questions about whether all anyone cares about is AI anymore, investor appetites going into 2024, vertical SaaS, and thriving as a solo founder. Catch up on the first half here if you missed it. In part two we head into IPO waters, how to incorporate AI into your products, the best way to drive employee performance, pricing models, and much more.

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SleekFlow Review

The Daily Egg

Your customers are everywhere—including the half a dozen social media and instant messaging platforms out there today. As you scale your business, The post SleekFlow Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Dear SaaStr: How Long Should a Free Trial Be for SaaS Products?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: How Long Should a Free Trial Be for SaaS Products? It doesn’t really matter. What I mean is, this is one of those things in SaaS that is over-analyzed, as if it will make a magical difference. The sales team will like a shorter period, often, to help them close a deal that month, to shorten sales cycles. This is the real reason you often see 14 day (vs 30 day) trials — it helps the sales team.

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We Will Rock You: Whiteboard Friday Episodes That Rocked the Industry in 2023

The Moz Blog

We had a year full of learnings from all of our Whiteboard Friday presenters. In case you missed them, here are the top 10 episodes from this year!

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Bull$. 20 GTM Leaders on What Others Believe That They Think is BS.

Sales Hacker

What better way to cap off the year 2023 than with some. Just like last week, we’ve got something special for you: a compilation of perspectives from some of the best go-to-market (GTM) leaders out there. This week, however, is full of hot takes. 20 GTM leaders answer the question: What is one widely held belief that revenue leaders have that you think is bull$ or no longer serving us?

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How to Manage Your HR When Scaling Up Your Business

TurnKey Labs

Scaling your business is like a tightrope walk: thrilling, yet fraught with the risk of organizational chaos. It’s a delicate balance, particularly in the realm of HR management. In this high-stakes journey, overlooking HR is like asking a goldfish to swim in the ocean.

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The Pricing Paradigm: Decoding Pay-Per-Use Charges for Business Success

Subscription Flow

For SaaS businesses, one of the most taxing tasks is to set the right price for their SaaS product and services. There are many pricing plans that SaaS businesses opt for from flat rate to hybrid pricing, you can opt for any pricing plan. This article covers details of the pay-per-use charges, however, first, you need to understand why the pricing plan is so important for SaaS businesses.

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SaaS: How They’re Turning Payments Into Profit Centers

Discover how top SaaS companies are earning up to $700k + and zero upfront cost with Usio Integrated Payments.