USIO

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Businesses are beginning to lean on digital payout solutions to make payment processes smoother, faster, and more reliable. One game-changer in this shift is digital disbursements, transforming how companies handle payouts, reimbursements, and refunds. Just as platforms like Usio have reshaped consumer expectations, digital disbursement solutions are revolutionizing how companies handle large… Source The post How Digital Disbursements Drive Efficiency in Corporate Payments appeared fi

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Ironclad CEO and co-founder Jason Boehmig joined Seema Amble, Partner at Andreessen Horowitz at SaaStr Annual to share their observations on what’s currently working and what’s not quite there yet for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in SaaS. With Ironclad’s journey from an AI-first concept in 2014 to a Series E+ company and a16z’s extensive portfolio view, their insights offer a valuable perspective on the current state of AI in SaaS.

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Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The only constant in todays economy is change. From customer expectations, to market trends, to business operations, everything is evolving. Businesses following the right strategies are experiencing a growth boom. Unsystematic growth has become unreliable. Businesses may never know how much revenue might be leaking from overlooked nooks and crannies.

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The Daily Egg

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Adobe Fireworks was a graphic design tool developed initially by Macromedia. It became part of the Adobe family in 2005, when Adobe Systems bought Macromedia. […] The post What Was Adobe Fireworks? + The Best Alternatives Today appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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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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Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now Beat and No Raise? We’re just about through 2024. It’s always fun to look back at consensus estimates at the start of the year (for full year 2024 estimates) and compare to consensus estimates today for 2024.

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Stax

DECEMBER 12, 2024

These days, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) prefer to opt for industry-specific payment systems and tools over generic solutions. They account for over 50% of spending on vertical-specific software solutions (i.e., custom software for a particular industry or market). Merchant services are one of these key investments. They enable secure, efficient in-store and online payment processing and offer flexible payment options that customers demand today.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 11, 2024

So one of the quiet SaaS leaders that has just crushed it in 2024 is Doximity: At $550m in ARR, it’s worth a cool $10.4 Billion (!) — or 20x ARR. And its stock it up a stunning +90% this year. What’s going on? A combination of: Growth re-accelerating. Doximity is growing 20% now, vs. 18% at $450m ARR. Insane profitability. 53% EBITDA.

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Buffer Resources

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Video is the ultimate attention-grabbing medium, but what about the sound? The invisible force of audio has a huge impact on how your subscribers perceive you and act based on your content. The background music of your YouTube video can influence viewer emotions, increase attention, and impact purchase intent, according to research from Texas A&M University.

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Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 12, 2024

If you needed proof that every software company is an AI company , here’s the evidence. 46% of all US venture financings in dollar terms in 2024 were AI. This revolution breeds in every corner of the startup ecosystem : 37% of Seeds, 35% of Series As, 67% of Series Bs, 24% of Series Cs, & 47% of Series Ds were AI companies. Within a year, half of software companies are AI companies.

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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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Scytale

DECEMBER 10, 2024

When it comes to securing your customers’ data and earning their trust, there arent many things more important than SOC 2 compliance. But lets face it, its not always that straightforward. Policies can feel like a maze of jargon and to-dos, but dont worry – weve got your back. Lets dive into everything you need to know about SOC 2 policies, helping you understand what they should include, why they matter, and how to make them work for your business.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Dear SaaStr: What Was Your First Step When You Decided to Do a Startup? For me, both times, it was to find my co-founder. In my first start-up, arguably I invented the idea of the company , but my co-founder invented the technology. It was really all her. Step 1 was seeing if we wanted to do this crazy idea together. The second time, my first co-founder and I started working together before the idea came together.

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Buffer Resources

DECEMBER 10, 2024

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. OK, that’s a little dramatic — but a little planning ahead will go a long way in helping you map out your social media content for the coming months. My favorite way to start some content planning? Mapping out all the year's key dates and holidays. That’s where this hefty list comes in.

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Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Todays world has seen a drastic transformation in the business industry, especially in terms of sales and finance. The changing economic conditions have witnessed legacy-oriented businesses losing ground to pro-digital enterprises. 70% of global organizations have shifted, or are undergoing a shift toward digitalization. Changing customer expectations, digital advancement, and transforming market trends call for a price discipline.

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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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Stax

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As consumers, most of us have looked at last month’s credit card statement and experienced the panic of not recognizing a charge. Most of the time, customers can identify what the charge is or where it came from by doing a bit of research. If not, filing a chargeback is the next best option. But credit card chargebacks also occur for a variety of other reasons and they’re not always honest.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Selling to developers and technical audiences requires a different approach than traditional B2B SaaS sales. In a recent SaaStr Workshop Wednesday , Komodor CRO Jim Hunnewell who also previously led sales at companies like GitHub, shared his first-hand experience and insights for successfully selling to engineering teams. The days of pure top-down enterprise sales are over when it comes to technical products.

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Panintelligence

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Software as a service (SaaS) organizations have always been at the forefront of innovation. It's the nature of the business. But Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been the catalyst for enormous change. Together, AI and SaaS are reshaping business operations, redefining customer experiences, and driving innovation across industries. Let's take a closer look at what makes AI SaaS so impactful and why so many SaaS organizations have opened their arms to AI.

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Predictable Revenue

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Learn about the role of emotional intelligence in cold selling and how to use it to connect with your customers and team. The post The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Cold Selling appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 11, 2024

By BluLogix Team Breaking Down Data Silos for Seamless Monetization Introduction In the modern business landscape, data is the lifeblood of any organization. For Managed Service Providers (MSPs) , data plays a crucial role in every aspect of business operations, from customer relationship management to billing and provisioning. However, disconnected data sourcescommonly known as data siloscan severely hamper efficient monetization and limit an organization’s growth potential.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 12, 2024

So theres a theme Ive been working on with all the SMB-focused founders I work with and have invested in: # 1. The Goal for SMB SaaS is 100%+ NRR. Easy in enterprise, hard in true SMB. # 2. However, SMBs have a certain level of inherent churn. Thats often 3% a month or so. You can still make them super happy, but a subset of small businesses will churn at that rate anyway. # 3.

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BetterCloud

DECEMBER 9, 2024

IT teams are riddled with what feels like a never ending backlog of password resets, access requests, and many many more employee requests. But whats the motto of any good IT admin? Theres always a better way. That way is BetterCloud. Weve developed a way for IT to not only automatically resolve tickets directly from their ITSMs, but in a realm where employees spend a great deal of time: Slack.

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The SaaS CFO

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Achieving a $100 (or pick your number) million SaaS exit isn’t just about revenue milestones or growth rates. Of course, thats very important. Its also about the boring stuff. You must ensure your business is legally sound and prepared for the rigorous scrutiny of buyers. In a recent webinar, I hosted legal expert Omeed Tabiei. […] The post Why Legal Readiness Can Make or Break Your SaaS Exit appeared first on The SaaS CFO.

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Speaker: Pete Uselman, Director of Partner Experience at Wind River Payments

Most integrated payments providers share a percent of the payment revenue with their software partners. But, oftentimes, that revenue share is only a fraction of the true income potential software providers can realize. If you want to maximize income opportunities from your payments program, check out Wind River Payments’ webinar-on-demand.

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 12, 2024

By BluLogix Team Revenue Leakage: Identifying and Addressing the Causes Introduction Revenue leakage is one of the silent threats to profitability that many Managed Service Providers (MSPs) face. It occurs when revenue that is rightfully earned is never collected, leading to lost income and reduced profitability. For MSPs operating in the subscription economy, the risks of revenue leakage can be particularly high, given the complexities involved in managing recurring revenue, usage-based billing

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Dear SaaStr: Why Is It So Easy For Entrepreneurs With Previous Success to Raise Funds From VCs for Their New Venture Despite Not Having Domain Expertise? Because, while risky and more expensive, betting on repeat founders works. It doesnt necessarily work better. But importantly, it does work. (And most things in venture dont really work.) The HubSpot co-founders, for example, had $100m exits the first time.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Hello and welcome to The GTM Newsletter by GTMnow – read by 50,000+ to scale their companies and careers. GTMnow shares insight around the go-to-market strategies responsible for explosive company growth. GTMnow highlights the strategies, along with the stories from the top 1% of GTM executives, VCs, and founders behind these strategies and companies.

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Payrix

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Software-led payments have grown in popularity, and for good reason. A payments solution built into the back end of the platform experience has proven to be a significant driver of better user engagement, growth potential, and competitive advantage for software companies interested in becoming a must-have business management solution for their user base.

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 13, 2024

By BluLogix Team The Power of Real-Time Analytics in Strategic Decision-Making Introduction In todays data-driven world, making informed decisions quickly is crucial for success. For Managed Service Providers (MSPs) , real-time analytics is a game-changer when it comes to understanding customer behavior, improving service offerings, and driving business growth.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Top Posts: #1. Should We Still Do 1-on-1s? 93% of You Say Yes #2. Has Quitting Culture Now Crossed Into Founder CEOs? #3. Webinars Almost Always Work. If You Really Commit. Start Next Week. #4. Carta: Pre-Seed to Series A Funding is Down -9% in 2024 #5. 5 Interesting Learnings from Twilio at $4.5 Billion in ARR Top Videos & Podcasts: #1. Samsaras Rise to Vertical SaaS Leader and $1B+ ARR with Samsara’s CEO and Co-Founder #2.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 13, 2024

As customer success becomes increasingly digital, its easy to overlook the fundamentally human skill of understanding what really motivates your customers. You could call it customer success psychology. But, when it comes to building relationships and influencing customers toward value, a working knowledge of this human aspect is a must-have for your CS toolkit.

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