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We Sent 4,495 AI SDR Emails in 2 Weeks and Got The #1 Response Rate. Here’s How (It’s Not What You Think)”

SaaStr

We developed what we call “The Four C’s” for pre-call research: Chat : What did they discuss with our AI? AI can create fully customized proposals and presentations in minutes based on your specific conversation. Think of it as 3-6 combined touchpoints, not a single magic solution.

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A Look Back: How $13 Billion Ramp Began To Scale with Co-Founder and CTO Karim Atiyah

SaaStr

“Even with a bad hand, if the potential reward is great enough, taking a risk can make mathematical sense.” Market Selection: Tackle Problems with High Barriers to Entry The financial services industry presents massive barriers to entry most successful banks are centenarians, with some like Ax being over 160 years old.

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The Early Days: 5 Things Vanta Got Right, And 5 It Got Wrong, Getting to First $10m ARR

SaaStr

Based on Christina’s candid reflections from SaaStr presentations in SF and London, here’s an honest look at what Vanta got right—and what they got painfully wrong—on their path from $0 to the first $10M ARR. ” This approach gave them insights no amount of customer development interviews could provide.

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4 Things Most Founders Get Wrong About Marketing with Dave Kellogg

SaaStr

A smaller number of high-quality leads that convert at higher rates is vastly superior to a flood of poor-fit prospects. You assembled a talented team, built an amazing product, and established a growing SaaS business. Mix in the classic conflict between sales and marketing teams, and you’ve got a recipe for disaster.

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Top 12 Userpilot Competitors for Different Use Cases

User Pilot

While your product managers use our analytics reports to track product usage, your engineering teams can use our session replays to uncover bugs, and your customer support team may use our in-app help center feature to offer self-service and reduce support tickets. Userpilot is perfect for non-technical teams.

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20 YC Startups Demoing at SaaStr 2025 Pushing the AI Frontier! From Abundant AI to Mosaic to Veriflow and More!!

SaaStr

Come meet them (and also watch 100+ present live at our first AI Demo Stage ) at 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay!! Companies can meet stringent quality requirements at a fraction of the cost of in-house teams, while accelerating their AI initiatives. The team comes from MongoDB and Elastic, bringing deep search expertise.

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9 Survey Examples to Tap Into What Your Customers Are Thinking

User Pilot

The survey aims to better understand users workflows and help prioritize product development initiatives, like new integrations, that add the most value to its users. Key takeaways from this example Multimedia support adds clarity: Allowing users to attach screenshots or videos ensures developers get precise insights into user challenges.

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