Tom Tunguz

APRIL 25, 2023

I’m watching public company earnings to identify early trends in the software market to inform startups’ plans for 2023. Coding assistance has been the first, but shopping & travel could be next through OpenAI’s plug-ins. Yesterday, Microsoft & Google announced earnings.

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Tom Tunguz

APRIL 14, 2020

Business travel, new hires, and new software purchases were the top categories of budget reductions. These trends fall in line with what we are observing across our portfolio. Typically, sales leaders have reduced quota somewhere between 10-50%. 80% of respondents have paused hiring, and a similar number have reduced their budget.

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 3, 2021

Travel is up, but…. Travel and leisure websites are getting much more traffic. But not travel and leisure. Travel in the United States has hit 2 million passengers a day which is closer to pre-pandemic levels, versus 90,000 a day in April of 2020. Similar to this recent HubSpot study we saw the same trend.

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Unbounce

AUGUST 29, 2019

For example, Jimmy Daly, Marketing Director at Animalz , recently called out this design trend on Twitter. Although we’re not alone—custom photography seems to be another growing design trend for SaaS brands.). As marketers trying to stand out in an increasingly competitive industry—is it bad for us to follow design trends?

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FastSpring

JUNE 19, 2019

So it’s time for us all to put our ears to the ground and hear what the Mary Meeker report has to say about key trends that are currently shaping the digital world. At FastSpring, there were 9 key trends in the report that caught our eye. More and more companies are starting to realize the trend, too. Take note of the trends.

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Neil Patel

MARCH 16, 2021

Before the 1920s, travel was a luxury only available to the wealthy. However, with the introduction of paid vacation time in the 1930s, travel became part of regular American life. These days, travel is more widely available than ever before. However, modern consumers aren’t looking in print magazines to find travel inspiration.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 27, 2023

Seasonal SEO is the practice of optimizing content and keywords to take advantage of seasonal trends in search results. You may recall some of the events shown in Google Trends above.) For example, the World Cup and the Olympics are trending topics every four years. Say you run a ski resort.

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SaaStr

JUNE 7, 2023

But sometimes, the road less traveled is the path to success. After the company hit $1M ARR, they began to see a healthy, upward trend. Scaling a tech startup doesn’t come easy, and when you’ve tried all the conventional SaaS advice, it might be tempting to give up. Sometimes it can take longer.”

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Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 28, 2021

This trend is only increasing. The valley remains an important locus on innovation but its monopoly recedes as new geographies rise in importance and remote work, plus the return of in-person travel, creates a new way of working for many. Metamask counts 10m MAU and Phantom is at 1.5m MAU growing quickly.

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Nimble - Sales

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Every day, billions of emails are traveling from inbox to inbox. There are new trends and data that brands […]. This traditional tool is vital for all marketers who want to increase their revenue in 2021 and build a strong customer base. Like every marketing strategy, email marketing is a dynamic landscape that changes a lot.

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Stax

JANUARY 24, 2024

The travel industry also relies on dynamic pricing to accommodate peaks and troughs, with lower prices typically offered during the off-season to fill bookings. Most businesses rely on algorithms to analyze data in real-time and identify trends in customer behavior or market demand. Who uses dynamic pricing?

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 18, 2023

Employees value flexibility and the majority of Customer Success professionals we speak with are looking for opportunities that offer remote or hybrid options, with less travel associated. What Customer Success hiring trends are coming down the pike in 2023?

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User Pilot

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Keyword research and industry reports are two ways to track market trends and identify arising opportunities. Industry events, like Product Drive , are an opportunity to catch up with the trends in the sector. Use Google Trends to track interest in keywords related to your niche. Don’t stop there! How do you do it?

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Scytale

JANUARY 23, 2024

However, that doesn’t mean that businesses should simply throw a dart at a map and travel to any startup conference. Ultimately, it’s important to weigh the costs and logistics as well as the travel and lodging costs and whether it will eat into operational hours. There are a few things that need to be taken into consideration.

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Scytale

JANUARY 23, 2024

However, that doesn’t mean that businesses should simply throw a dart at a map and travel to any startup conference. Ultimately, it’s important to weigh the costs and logistics as well as the travel and lodging costs and whether it will eat into operational hours. There are a few things that need to be taken into consideration.

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Buffer Resources

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Still, opting for a trending sound or music clip could provide the boost you need to get your video on the Reels feed or Instagram Explore page.  If you always feel like you’re chasing the tail-end of audio trends on the app, you’ve come to the right place.   But where to find them?

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Buffer Resources

APRIL 22, 2024

A layer deeper, we see how the events accelerated new trends that shape our world today, like the rise of solopreneurship. Instagram can be particularly powerful in spaces where aesthetics and imagery take center stage, such as travel, real estate, food, and art. A solopreneur is any business driven exclusively by one person.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

New trends emerge. I.e., would folks “stay home” in Europe and not travel all the way to SF Bay Area? Speakers we think will perform well are less popular than we think. The past playbook doesn’t work as well. E.g., the fireside is dead. We’re re-learning and refreshing everything.

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Stax

JANUARY 31, 2024

Retail transactions might have different rates compared to healthcare or travel-related transactions. Stay informed through industry publications that discuss changes in interchange rates, regulations, and trends affecting payment processing. Transaction Details: How the transaction is processed (e.g.,

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

And as a business grows, Vlad believes it’s important to stay ahead of market trends and anticipate customer needs- leading the industry forward. Vlad suggests always being on the lookout for people who have traveled the road ahead of you, and strategically align the board with where the company wants to go. Advisory Board.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 30, 2022

However, Restaurants & Bars and Travel & Vacation received more paid traffic compared to other industries. These trends highlight where industry leaders are focusing their marketing efforts—and whether those results are paying off. We found several interesting trends in this data. Does keyword difficulty have an effect?

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Changing trends in retail have seen malls across the US shuttered and fall into disrepair. In his Black Friday: Abandoned Malls series , he traveled around the US to document “ dead malls ”, the name given to malls that have been vacated and neglected. And that was all new. That halcyon vision feels very distant now.

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Neil Patel

MARCH 15, 2021

percent of the population , and this trend is set to continue well into the 2050s. Instead, it’s businesses in travel, tech, fast food, and other sectors where the products match millennials’ specific pain points that are finding success. Take Your Cue From Millennial Trends. What Makes Millennials Unique?

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 21, 2020

Lots of social stuff, banking, travel, local services, fitness, cooking, more than a few games, even apps made by governments. Travel: (Airbnb, Ryanair) 35.5%. Otherwise, they’re flying in the face of a clear trend present in popular apps across the globe in many common use cases. Fitness: (Fitbit, Strava) 35.3%.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 16, 2023

User journey analysis Finally, some product analytics KPIs and metrics are great for understanding how users travel through your product. Trends analysis : Trends analysis is a process of identifying and understanding key trends in your product to help you identify product usage patterns. Userpilot funnel analysis.

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Kellblog

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Usually that means customer needs, market trends, and competitors. Placing restrictions on travel, including not only guidelines for travel to affected areas but also guidelines for what you should do if you have recently traveled to one [5]. Nobody wants to work for a CEO who’s panicking.

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Buffer Resources

JUNE 29, 2023

As a seasoned content creator, Stew's approach to sourcing inspiration combines keen observation with curiosity and a desire to explore the less traveled paths. Stew elaborates, "It could be as simple as chatting with a neighbor or a stranger while traveling."

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Trint

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Since its launch in 2006 it has raised over £200m, investing in minority positions in companies benefitting from trends in creativity, lifestyle and associated technologies. About Edge Investments Edge Investments is the leading growth investor in the UK creative economy.

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How To Buy Saas

APRIL 25, 2024

Staying ahead of the curve is crucial since emerging trends influence the direction the sector will take in the coming years. This leads us to explore new trends that artificial intelligence has brought to the table. Hence, proprietors must stay informed about current and future AI trends in cloud-based software.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Let’s time travel back, just 20 years ago, to the shopping mall. Leveraging Peer-to-Peer Payments One trend gaining traction with mobile payments is the use of applications such as PayPal and Venmo for more than peer payments. How is This Relevant to Your Business? What Can You Do to Adopt These Mobile Payments Solutions?

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Neil Patel

JUNE 1, 2021

That’s what a post from the Think With Google platform , a source for market trend insights, shows. While it sounds like one of those passing trends, this is a video idea that usually works well, because it’s teaching someone how to do something by themselves. Travel Videos. DIY YouTube Videos.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 11, 2018

People wanted to leave nice reviews, and tips for other travellers…. There are literally hundreds of examples like the ones above and there’s a common trend in all of them. People wanted to post their friends and loved ones newspaper clippings…. People still want this. People still want this. Making things people want.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Jason now has 5 investments at $200m+ ARR that are all cash-flow positive (which is necessary today), and there’s one clear trend he’s seen in today’s new efficient world: The New Normal is 700 Employees at $200,000,000 in ARR (or $300,000 per employee) at the average public SaaS company. It’s not good enough.

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Buffer Resources

APRIL 2, 2024

One of our most popular early videos was me showing the process of from idea to 3D printed model to prototype — it gained over a million views in a day and was trending all over the globe. Ultimately, I think people trusted us early on because of the authentic journey we shared with them on social media.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JUNE 8, 2022

And, of course, what we’re looking for in the direction of travel. Okay, but what’s really interesting to know as well is that a figure that’s going up or going down, we want to know the direction of travel that we’re going in, it’s this percentage of renewal or this percentage of churn.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 22, 2019

The difference between trending metrics and static metrics. Trending Metrics vs. Static Metrics [20:07]. David Zwerin: TripActions is a revolutionary business travel platform and it’s really the choice of enterprise organizations out there. Sam Jacobs: Is it fair to say, is it like a new kind of corporate travel agency?

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The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The new normal of social distancing, restaurant closures interruptions on business hours, stay at home orders and travel restrictions are impacting the way consumers behave. Brands are scrambling to survive and respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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