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The New Rules of AI Investing: Why Speed Beats Strategy and Labor Budget Is the New Software Budget with Google Cloud’s COO

SaaStr

Bessemer’s Talia Goldberg and Google Cloud’s COO Francis Duza were kind enough to join us at SaaStr AI Summit 2025 on what’s driving the fastest technology adoption in decades. This isn’t just about improving productivity; it’s about expanding the entire addressable market for technology companies.

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The $939B Question: Is AI Eating SaaS or Feeding It?

SaaStr

The Great Spending Showdown: AI vs SaaS in 2025/2026 — What Every B2B Leader Needs to Know We’re witnessing the most dramatic shift in enterprise tech spending since the cloud migration began 15 years ago. The answer today is: very few. But that could change rapidly as AI tooling improves and more case studies emerge.

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Mastering Growth in the AI Era: How to Stand Out, Acquire Customers, and Raise VC Dollars with B Capital, Zetta, and Glasswing

SaaStr

The harsh reality: Most enterprises are adopting AI due to FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) rather than for specific business outcomes. The actual tech stack matters. What VCs Are Funding in AI Today The AI funding landscape has evolved rapidly in 2023-2024. Yet there’s a massive gap between interest and implementation.

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Health matters: Store and process healthcare data in a HIPAA-compliant manner using Intercom

Intercom, Inc.

The onset of COVID-19 has accelerated a digital transformation in the healthcare industry, resulting in changes to how patients receive care and how medical records are stored and processed. With Intercom: Healthcare organizations see a 90% median CSAT score. With Intercom: Healthcare organizations see a 90% median CSAT score.

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

TechEmpower SaaS

Focusing on generative AI applications in a select few corporate functions can contribute to a significant portion of the technology's overall impact. At TechEmpower , we are using LLMs, RAG, fine tuning and other Generative AI techniques to revolutionize a key part of day-to-day operations in healthcare.

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The ultimate marketing technology stack for 2019

Intercom, Inc.

Known as the Martech 5000 — nicknamed after the 5,000 companies that were competing in the global marketing technology space in 2017, it’s said to be the most frequently shared slide of all time. Marketing technology is now the largest portion of total marketing budget (29% on average according to Gartner ).

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The 10-Point Checklist For When You Sell Your Company With Founder Collective

SaaStr

Different buyers value different aspects of your business – some want your technology, others your team or customer base. Pay attention to who they bring to early meetings – tech leaders versus sales leaders tells you everything about their intentions.