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“Seed is Broken But There is More Seed Funding That Ever”: The Latest Deep Dive with Harry Stebbings and Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

Ok the title here is a bit dramatic, but certainly seed investing is in an odd place in 2024. Harry and Jason did a deep dive on this and so much more here: Intro (00:00:00) Seed investing is broken due to limited founders capable of triple-digit growth. The best investments grow from $1 million to $10 million in 5 quarters or less.

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“What Do You Mean They Quit?!” Don’t Give Your Engineers a Reason to Leave with Notion’s Head of Engineering: Michael Manapat, Change.org’s CTO: Elaine Zhou, and Plato’s CEO: Quang Hoang (Video)

SaaStr

Co-founder and CEO of Plato, Quong Hoang, the #1 mentoring platform for engineering leaders , helped moderate a discussion between CTO of Change.org, Elaine Zhou, and Head of Engineering at Notion, Michael Manapat, on this subject. Just as much as sheer growth, some companies must focus on engagement. #3.

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How to Use Generative AI and LLMs to Improve Search

TechEmpower SaaS

With Generative AI and LLMs, new avenues for improving operational efficiency and user satisfaction are emerging every day. Beyond merely retrieving relevant information or documents based on a query, LLMs can generate entirely new content or responses tailored to a user's specific request.

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower SaaS

The answer is to engage a trusted outside source for a Technical Review – a deep-dive assessment that provides a C-suite perspective. Are you preparing to expand, take your business in a new direction, or take on new partners? Newer, nimbler competitors keep introducing new features before your team can catch up.

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Who is Lenny Rachitsky: Background, Newsletter, Podcast, and More

User Pilot

He worked as a Product Lead at Airbnb for 7 years, where he managed a number of teams, supported strategy for the anti-discrimination team, and built new tools for hosts. He has also invested in businesses, like Figma, Vanta, and Webflow, among others. Book a demo to learn about its analytics, engagement, and feedback capabilities.

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Common Pitfalls in Crypto Projects

Valerian Tech

However, they are still relatively new and their value can be extremely volatile, making them a high-risk investment for some people. A cryptocurrency project is a venture or initiative that involves the development, launch, and management of a new cryptocurrency or blockchain platform. What is a Cryptocurrency Project?

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30+ Tough Learnings from Losing a Top Customer

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And you lose renewals when you didn’t engage enough of the stakeholders. “That it was much easier to do more in order to keep that customer than to get a new “top” customer. ” — Echeyde Cubillo, Co-founder and CTO, Acme Ticketing. Your key champion might buy just 1 or 2 new products a year.

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