SaaStr

MAY 24, 2024

So the #2 topic in SaaS today is probably profitability and efficiency. #1 is AI. But profitability is a close second. And the message to founders is confusing. Yes, everyone has to be at least 2x as efficient as 2021, maybe more so. But … that’s not enough. You still have to grow. So what’s the trade-off? I pulled up 3 recent examples from the SaaStr 5 Interesting Learning series, and interestingly, all 3 are at ~$2.5B ARR: SMB leader HubSpot Enterprise vertical SaaS lea

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Clouded Judgement

MAY 24, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now First Look at April Quarters Heading in to this week, software earnings have not been good. This week, we got a first look at companies reporting with April quarter ends (so we got the benefit of one incremental month of data).

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SaaStr

MAY 24, 2024

Dave Gerhardt was VP Marketing at Drift, acquired for $1B, and then Privy, acquired for $100m, and now runs a great CMO/VPM community called Exit Five. Dave is OG SaaStr from the beginning, so we were able to have a pretty epic deep dive on marketing today, both at a senior level and a deep dive on content marketing as well: Why marketing should almost never report to sales The critical size of marketing teams today How to do content marketing well, and see real ROI from it How to make sure you

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USIO

MAY 24, 2024

Choosing the right payment gateway is a crucial decision for any SaaS (Software as a Service) business or ISV. This decision impacts your cash flow, user experience, and even your company’s reputation. With so many options available, it can be overwhelming to decide which payment gateway best suits your needs. Today, we’ll dive into why Usio is a top contender and why it might be the best payment gateway for your SaaS or ISV.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 24, 2024

For this episode, we’ve stitched together two archived episodes from the a16z Podcast , both featuring General Partner Anjney Midha. In the first half, from December, he speaks with Mistral cofounder and CEO Arthur Mensch about the importance of open foundation models, as well as Mistral’s approach to building them. In the second half (at 34:40), from February, he speaks with Stanford’s Stefano Ermon about the state of the art in video models, including how OpenAI’s Sora

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 24, 2024

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Chargebee

MAY 24, 2024

Selecting a new billing system can feel like running ten miles in a marathon only to find 32 more miles to go. You’ll reach the finish line only when you nail the implementation, migration, and onboarding. An unplanned migration process can lead to data duplication, inaccurate revenue reporting, and business downtime – all affecting the incredible subscriber experience you want to deliver to your customers.

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How To Buy Saas

MAY 24, 2024

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