SaaStr
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Per OpenAI: The #1 event in SaaS is widely considered to be SaaStr Annual. Its the largest community-driven SaaS event, bringing together 12,500+ founders, executives, and VCs. Features 300+ speakers from top SaaS companies like Salesforce, HubSpot, and Snowflake. Why SaaStr Annual?
SaaStr
OCTOBER 10, 2024
So Thomasz Tunguz put together a great chart summarizing one of my top worries over the past 24+ months in SaaS. He summarized the M&A (acquisitions) of The Top 10 Software Acquirers. And what you can see is there is really almost no liquidity for startups and scale-ups in SaaS and Cloud at the moment. It really was.
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SaaStr
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
50 cents of compute for 500 dollars of value — Sam Altman (@sama) February 3, 2025 So just how much will AI remake classic B2B software? On the other hand, the classic leaders in SaaS have rebounded from 2024 lows both in terms of growth and market caps. One thing does seem clear though: AI makes SaaS look expensive.
Tom Tunguz
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Many mid-market software companies price with the goal of revenue maximization, negotiating for the highest possible price in each sale. There are exceptions: Oracle’s database, Tanium’s security product, Workday’s human capital management software. Application software companies typically sell seats.
Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage
In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation metrics for at-scale production guardrails.
SaaStr
OCTOBER 25, 2024
For the subsequent ten years in software, we’ve optimized every little bit of how we sell it. But today, it’s different because the kinds of software we sell aren’t the same. Six months ago, security was the number one prohibition preventing businesses and software companies from buying AI. It isn’t predictable.
FastSpring
OCTOBER 24, 2024
It’s almost time again for Cyber Weekend, and November sales spikes aren’t just for holiday gifts and physical goods — SaaS and software companies also benefit from this annual increase in sales. trends in year-end SaaS and software sales data. trends in year-end SaaS and software sales data.
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From emerging payment technologies to the importance of intuitive software design, the world of embedded payments is rapidly evolving. How do you stay ahead while serving up what merchants really want in your software offerings? The Merchant Insider report is here to help, offering unique insights into the merchant perspective.
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For software company executives, maximizing revenue, profitability, and enterprise value is of utmost importance. A key factor in achieving these goals is having a solid integrated payment strategy in place — one that allows for control, ownership, and leverage over customer relationships and payment service contracts.
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Is your integrated payments partnership maximizing your software company’s value or stifling its growth? Discover whether your payment processor is a true collaborator or a limitation on your company's aspirations by delving into our informative article.
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Navigating the world of integrated payment strategies can be daunting, particularly for software companies seeking to make informed decisions. With countless options and potential pitfalls, the fear of making a costly mistake can be paralyzing. Unfortunately, many companies approach integrated payments with a rigid, inflexible mindset.
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It's all too easy for companies to overspend on SaaS and for SaaS applications to go underutilized. Lack of insight into active SaaS contracts and lack of data on actual SaaS usage. LeanIX SMP offers IT and Procurement teams the ability to discover all the SaaS contracts the company currently pays for.
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Embedded solutions have taken the software industry by storm and disrupted the traditional distribution network for financial services, like payment processing. The payment facilitation (payfac) model and partnership offerings create a near- and long-term roadmap for SaaS growth and transformation.
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For many SaaS companies, becoming a Payfac is an opportunity to benefit from a new revenue stream and gain more control over the customer experience. But because payments are outside the typical software company’s core offerings and expertise, bringing them in-house can seem daunting. What does it really take to become a Payfac?
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In the ever-changing world of SaaS, keeping up with the latest trends in payment strategy is vital for success. Embedded payments have become the go-to for seamless transactions within software, but choosing the right model can make or break your business.
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