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Yes, SaaS is Back. But Every CFO I Know Is Still Doing Vendor Reviews. And Still Hoping to Consolidate Vendors.

SaaStr

So 2025 is Good Times Again. 2025 is already even much better. I caught up with a COO at a tech leader this week that’s already super lean. More on that here: The Average Tech Company Pays For 275 SaaS Apps, Flat From Last Year. 2024 was good, as most SaaS leaders saw growth reaccelerate toward the end of the year.

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Where AI Really Matters in Vertical SaaS With CEOs of Owner, Alloy Automation, and DoNotPay

SaaStr

A huge congrats to Team @owner for a record start to 2025!! Join @owner pic.twitter.com/zaiPTpMEbM — Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) February 1, 2025 Sarah Du, CEO Alloy Automation Sarah Du is the CEO of Alloy Automation, a Series A company backed by Andreessen Horowitz. New restaurants up +31% in 1 month!

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Mastering Growth in the AI Era: How to Stand Out, Acquire Customers, and Raise VC Dollars with B Capital, Zetta, and Glasswing

SaaStr

Joselyn Goldfein , Managing Director at Zeta Venture Partners, which invests in AI and data infrastructure-focused startups from inception through seed stage And see everyone at 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay!! The actual tech stack matters. Yet there’s a massive gap between interest and implementation.

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Embedded Payments in 2024: A year in review for platforms | Episode 44

Payrix

While many partners excel technically, broader operational considerationssuch as resourcing and support considerations , sales strategies , marketing , and portfolio managementremain areas for growth. Looking ahead to 2025 As 2025 approaches, Ella and Michael offered valuable advice for software companies tackling Embedded Payments.

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4 Things Most Founders Get Wrong About Marketing with Dave Kellogg

SaaStr

And see everyone at 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay for 300+ more sessions, workshops, and braindates like this! Then one day, while reviewing your P&L, you had a moment of clarity (or perhaps shock): you’re spending twice as much on sales and marketing as you are on R&D.

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“Talk to You in 2025”: When There Isn’t Budget

SaaStr

Every business is mostly running OK already with its tech stack, and it’s unlikely your little app, alone, is going to change the revenue/profits course of any customer. A startup I invested in just emailed me that one of the top customers is churning due to a new CFO — even though their usage and NPS are off the charts.

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GTMfund’s 3 Areas of Focus for Investing

Sales Hacker

HG Insights has been writing market reports for years as the pioneer of tech adoption and market insights and is trusted by GTM leaders at the likes of Snowflake Five9 and Google Cloud to improve GTM efficiency. Constantly leveraging our GTM LP community network to diligence new businesses and verticals better.