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The Top 10 SaaStr Learnings from Mary Meeker’s Latest Report on AI

SaaStr

China Is Playing a Different Game Entirely The Models Youve Barely Heard Of: DeepSeek R1: 93% performance of OpenAI’s o3-mini at fraction of training cost Alibaba Qwen 2.5-Max: China views AI supremacy as essential to geopolitical leadership. This infrastructure boom has real physical limits. Token Costs Collapsed 99.7%

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Brand Loyalty: A Practical Guide for Long-Term Growth

Neil Patel

Take the X post by Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht below for example. While several replies express frustration, the reply below thanks the CTO for his transparency and confirms that this honest, action-oriented approach helps maintain loyalty. As champions, they promote and defend your brand — even when you don’t ask directly.

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GTM 134: When to Hire Your First Sales Reps (And How to Get It Right) with Joe DiMento

Sales Hacker

So I was a consultant before I started as an AE. I had some sales experiments experience before going into consulting after my MBA, but not sort of AE quota carrying type work. Like, I didn’t mind doing the deck because I had done lots of decks as a consultant or what have you. extrapolate those things out.

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower SaaS

The explanation from software leadership is often unsatisfying or unclear. Getting Buy-in from Leadership Business leaders are often concerned about how their tech teams will react to an external technical review. Let’s assume that you’ve already expressed your frustrations with technical leadership.

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Fractional CTO Services Explained

Valerian Tech

The role of a Fractional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is to provide technical expertise and leadership to a company on a part-time or temporary basis. Technology vision and strategy: A fractional CTO is responsible for developing and implementing a long-term technology vision and strategy for the company.

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Top 10 GTM Mistakes Founders Make Again … and Again with SaaStr’s Jason Lemkin 

SaaStr

Also, determine whether you have the right CTO to handle these changes. To win, you have to hire hackers and tinkerers who love working on the bleeding edge of technology. If they aren’t sure how to integrate AI into your product, ask if you need a new CTO. Profitability isn’t the end state for investing or an exit.

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Stax Payments, Inc Appoints Jeremy Krahl SVP, ISV Business Development

Stax

Experienced payments and sales executive joins Stax leadership team to drive accelerated growth for Stax Connect and embedded payments. a leading payment technology provider, has appointed Jeremy Krahl as the SVP, ISV Business Development. His leadership will be integral as we continue to foster and grow this segment of our business.”