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Battery Ventures: Startups Are Actually Far More Overvalued Now Than in 2021

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There’s a lot of great data in the report, but one analysis helped answered a question I’ve been wondering the past 12-18 months: Are start-up actually more overvalued today than at the peak of Cloud mania in 2021? Because valuations are as high as ever, and yet … public software multiples are far, far, far lower than 2021.

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Where Are The 2021 Unicorns Today? 60% Are Stuck In Limbo, Per Carta

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That a lot of unicorns that hit $1B+ valuations in 2020-2021 … probably aren’t really unicorns anymore. Over 60% haven’t raised funding since 2021 and likely never achieved the scale to do so, or have seen growth slow: Per Carta, a , : 374 of the original 616 pool had not raised any subsequent rounds.

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The 2021 GTM Playbook Is Mostly Dead. But What’s The AI Era Replacement?

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So the 2021 GTM Playbook is Dead. So if the 2021 GTM playbook is dead, what has replaced it? The post The 2021 GTM Playbook Is Mostly Dead. Almost all of us agree about that. That playbook was fueled by a desire to load up on 100s of new SaaS apps to fuel a pandemic-inspired buying spree. Today, SaaS and Cloud is back.

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4 Truly Great SaaS IPOs Since 2021! But Not Always a Great Win for Their Late Stage Investors

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It’s 2021 but all over again, and different But in SaaS overall, the growth playbook hasn’t totally worked out on the last 4 SaaS IPOs. 2021 prices were certainly inflated in many cases from valuations today. TL;DR: It Sure Feels Like It) The post 4 Truly Great SaaS IPOs Since 2021! It’s natural. But overall.

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The Forrester Wave™: B2B Marketing Data Providers, Q2 2021

In our 24-criterion evaluation of B2B marketing data providers, we identified the 11 most significant vendors — Data Axle, Dun & Bradstreet, Enlyft, Global Database, InsideView, Leadspace, Oracle, SMARTe, Spiceworks Ziff Davis, TechTarget, and ZoomInfo Technologies — and researched, analyzed, and scored them.

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We’re Back. Q1 Was a Record for Tech Acquisitions in Dollars. But Deal Count? It’s Doubled But Isn’t Close to 2021.

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based start-ups just in 2021! And 37 over the past 12 months, which is twice the prior 12-month period. Now 37 is way up but it isn’t a record. Per Crunchbase, there were a stunning 211 (!) billion+ exits for U.S.-based So good times are back. In part, because they see the absolute potential exit sizes just going up and up.

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The Quiet Liquidity Crisis in SaaS

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And there hasn’t been for a while: It was great times for SaaS liquidity in late 2020 through the end of 2021. And 2021 was a record year for Saas IPOs. But Since December 2021 it’s been rough for SaaS liquidity: There have only been 3 SaaS IPOs since 2021 : Klaviyo , Rubrik , and OneStream. Epic times.

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Feedback: The Secret to Innovating Your Product Development Process

Speaker: Liz Love, Chief Commercial Officer at ProdPad

November 3, 2021 at 9:30 am PDT, 12:30 pm EDT, 4:30 pm GMT The various ways product feedback solves these problems. Ways to introduce feedback mechanisms. Processes that will make a Product Managers Day easier. This is an exclusive session you don't want to miss!

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How to Evaluate and Implement Customer Feedback Into Your Product Roadmap

Speaker: Rebecca Notté, Product Operations Manager and Hannah Chaplin, Director of Product Marketing at Pendo

December 16, 2021 at 9:30 am PST, 12:30 pm EST, 5:30 pm GMT. How to manage customer feedback and utilize it. Different applications that will help implement your feedback into your roadmap. This is an exclusive session you don't want to miss! Use Product Management Today’s webinars to earn professional development hours!

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The Importance of Having Strong Decision Agility in Your Product Development Process

Speaker: Emily Tate, Managing Director at Mind the Product

December 9th, 2021 at 9:30 am PST, 12:30 pm EST, 5:30 pm GMT In this talk, Emily Tate, Managing Director at Mind the Product will unpack how we make decisions as product people, including: How to evaluate different types of decisions. Understanding the inputs and evidence you need at different levels.

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Roadmaps Are Dead! Long Live Roadmaps!

Speaker: Bruce McCarthy, Co-Author of Product Roadmaps Relaunched and Founder of Product Culture

November 9, 2021 at 9:30 am PDT, 12:30 pm EDT, 4:30 pm GMT What an effective roadmap is and is not. The 5 components of a good roadmap. How to gain alignment on your roadmap. This is an exclusive session you don't want to miss!

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Best Practices for Creating Long-Lasting and Continuous Discovery Habits

Speaker: Teresa Torres, Internationally Acclaimed Author, Speaker, and Coach at ProductTalk.org

June 24, 2021 at 12:30 pm PDT, 3:30 pm EDT, 8:30 pm BST. How to define a clear benchmark for what a strong continuous discovery team does. What the keys are to unlocking a continuous cadence that is sustainable over time. This is an exclusive session with Teresa you won't want to miss!

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Are You Ready For Predictive Analytics?

Speaker: Anita Lauper Wood, Product Strategist

Tuesday May 18, 2021 at 8AM PDT, 11AM EDT, 3PM GMT. Proven keys to success in predictive analytics implementations. If you are in the process of implementing or considering predictive analytics, this is a session you won’t want to miss.

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Your Team's Pragmatic Guide to Security

Speaker: Naresh Soni, CTO, Tsunami XR

Tuesday February 16th, 2021 at 9:30AM PST, 12:30PM EST, 5:30PM GMT What methods and architectures you should consider to proactively protect your data. How to evaluate pros and cons of different processes. His perspectives on the best cyber security approaches.

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Marketing-Led Post-COVID-19 Growth Strategies

In this eBook, we’ll discuss leading strategies to create a marketing-led growth strategy for 2021 and beyond, including: Positioning your organization for automation. Marketers are uniquely positioned to provide creative solutions to aid their organization in times of change and chart a course for navigating success.