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Carta: Pre-Seed to Series A Funding is Down -9% in 2024

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Carta release its latest funding data the other data for 2024 Year-To-Date here : What you can see is that large, hot AI later stage deals overall are indeed driving venture capital deployments up ~ +17% the year. For early stage VC, it’s actually down -9% in 2024 over 2023. But that’s for late-stage capital.

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SaaStr Annual 2025 Running at 156% of 2024

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SaaStr Annual 2025 ticket sales in December: 181% of 2024 SaaStr Annual 2025 ticket sales overall so far: 156% of 2024 We'll see where we end up, but … SaaS is Back!! No matter what, it will be bigger and better (and even more AI centric) than 2024. We’ll see where it all ends up for SaaStr Annual 2025.

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The Top 10 SaaStr Posts of 2024!

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So as we wind down 2024 … what were the most popular SaaStr posts of the year to catch up on? We had 940 posts in 2024 alone! In 2024/2025. The post The Top 10 SaaStr Posts of 2024! Let’s look at the Top 10 SaaStr Posts of the Year: #1. Venture-Backed or Bootstrapped? Theres a Third Way.

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Pilot: 57% of Venture Startups Will Need to Raise More In 2024

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Something that’s both not surprising but also pretty impactful: 57% of venture-backed startups will have to go “back to market” in 2024 to raise more capital. At a practical level though, the headlines in 2024 may actually look much worse than 2023 for startup failures. for the first time in 2024! Carpe Diem.

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How To Get Promoted In Product Management

Speaker: John Mansour

Attendance of this webinar will earn one PDH toward your NPDP certification for the Product Development and Management Association.

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64% of You Are Growing Your Sales Teams in 2024

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So layoffs still fill the headlines in 2024. Most of you are, in fact: According to our latest unscientific but directionally correct survey of over 2,000 SaaS execs, 64% of you are growing your sales team in 2024. Even now. I thought we’d be behind them by now, that the cuts were sort of a one-off. So cuts continue.

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Come Back Happy in 2024

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I’ve got a meta takeaway from this for everyone out there that’s a bit unsettled, unhappy, wistful about their tech role: If you’re respected, well paid, and have a good job — see if you can come in fresh in 2024 with a better attitude. All the changes in the world from March 2020-December 2023 will be behind us in 2024.

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7 Essential Criteria for Choosing the Right Payments Partner

Speaker: Brad Pinneke, VP of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms

📆 October 23, 2024 at 9:30 AM PDT, 12:30 PM EDT, 5:30 PM BST Save your seat for this exclusive webinar today!

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The Path to Product Excellence: Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Enhancing Communication

Speaker: David Bard, Principal at VP Product Coaching

📅 May 2, 2024 at 11:00 am PT, 2:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm GMT Use Product Management Today’s webinars to earn professional development hours! Discover how the symbiotic relationship between product managers, UX/UI designers, and developers can transform pitfalls into opportunities, propelling your product outcomes to unprecedented heights.

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The AI Superhero Approach to Product Management

Speaker: Conrado Morlan

📆 October 10, 2024 at 11:00 am PT, 2:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm GMT Use Product Management Today’s webinars to earn professional development hours! Saving the Day 🏆 Case studies demonstrating how successful AI implementation can solve common product management challenges and provide data-driven insights.

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Leading the Development of Profitable and Sustainable Products

Speaker: Jason Tanner

June 20, 2024 at 11:00 am PT, 2:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm GMT Use Product Management Today’s webinars to earn professional development hours! Explore how to create more sustainable solutions, manage in-licenses, comply with regulations, and develop strong customer relationships through ethical and responsible practices.

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How to Optimize the Developer Experience for Monumental Impact

Speaker: Anne Steiner and David Laribee

Attendance of this webinar will earn one PDH toward your NPDP certification for the Product Development and Management Association.

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Digital Adoption Platform Fundamentals: The Key To Product Innovation And Elevated CX

Speaker: Pulkit Agrawal

📆 August 15, 2024 at 11:00 am PT, 2:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm GMT Use Product Management Today’s webinars to earn professional development hours! Register now to save your seat! Attendance of this webinar will earn one PDH toward your NPDP certification for the Product Development and Management Association.

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Understanding User Needs and Satisfying Them

Speaker: Scott Sehlhorst

Attendance of this webinar will earn one PDH toward your NPDP certification for the Product Development and Management Association.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

📅 December 5, 2024 at 9:30am PT, 12:30pm ET, 5:30pm GT Use this publication’s webinars to earn professional development hours! Attendance of this webinar will earn one PDH toward your NPDP certification for the Product Development and Management Association.