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The Early Days: How Veeva Hit $100m ARR With Just $3m Raised — And a Deep Vertical Focus

SaaStr

” 5 Things Peter Got Wrong in the Early Days Based on his own admissions and reflections during the SaaStr interview: • Didn’t Want to Be CEO : “I specifically didn’t want to be a CEO. I was a software developer, product person. That’s hundreds of millions of dollars.”

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How to Conduct a Root Cause Analysis in SaaS: Step-by-Step Process

User Pilot

software development) to identify causal factors of a specific problem. User interviews. In the case of fixing a core feature update, for example, youd benefit from sending CSAT surveys or conducting interviews to hear directly from users if the new changes are good (rather than relying on pure data). A/B testing.

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Sam Blond + Jason Lemkin “GTM in 2025: How It’s Changed, How It’s Changing, and What Hasn’t Changed (Yet)”

SaaStr

They did a deep dive looking at top learnings not just from their own ecosystems, but from the top CROs Sam has interviewed recently on the CRO Confidential series: the CRO of Toast, the CRO of Databricks, the VPS of Windsutf/Codeium, the CRO of Wiz and more! ” AI tools won’t change this fundamental cultural dynamic.

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Why Web Accessibility Is Good for Business

FastSpring

Podcast Full Interview: Video Watch the video on our YouTube channel. that goes through the accessibility of a software product in relation to web content accessibility guidelines and some of the European accessibility requirements and the Section 508 accessibility requirements in the United States.

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The Top 20 Symptoms of a Weak Development Team

TechEmpower SaaS

It’s hard to know if a developer is an A, B or C player, or a player at all. And in the software world, an A player is worth 10+ C players! When we interview potential developers, we’re always amazed at how many can’t answer basic programming questions. Recovery is Extremely Hard Software development is challenging.

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JFrog IPO: Lessons For Entrepreneurs

SaaStr

Before starting JFrog, the founders had built a successful IT consulting firm, AlphaCSP, which focused on developing Java solutions. In other words, they got first-hand experience of the pains of software development. The post JFrog IPO: Lessons For Entrepreneurs appeared first on SaaStr.

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Product Dogfooding in Software Development: A Quick Guide (+Best Practices)

User Pilot

Start implementing a dogfooding program by recruiting users from across the organization, especially those not involved in the product development. Use surveys , interviews, session recordings, and product analytics to gather insights. Implement changes and fixes as you go and keep testing their impact.