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The Ghost in the Machine : Invisible Ads in Generative Search

Tom Tunguz

What does advertising look like in the world of AI? In a future where generative AI dominates search, the ten blue links & five sponsored ads disappear. These are both passed to the AI model into the context window. Today, advertisers create ads for search & pay to associate them with keywords.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower SaaS

eCommerce Does your startup run on a subscription model? How many kinds of subscriptions do you support? What are the rules for subscriptions? Artificial Intelligence Does your application leverage AI in any way? How can we use AI to improve the customer experience? Search Does the application include search?

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Thanks to Skyflow, Expensify, Avoma, and Snyk for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual 2022!

SaaStr

More than 10 million people use Expensify’s free features, which include corporate cards, expense tracking, next-day reimbursement, invoicing, bill pay, and travel booking in one app. Avoma is an AI Meeting Assistant, Collaboration and Intelligence platform for Sales, Implementation, and Customer Success teams.

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Seeking a Distribution Advantage with AI

Tom Tunguz

Google led to search-engine optimization, which startups like Expedia & Zillow grew to become public companies. Salesforce catalyzed cloud-delivery & annual subscription model in the enterprise, upending decades of selling software with perpetual licenses. What is the distribution advantage AI confers to startups?

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Navigating FastSpring’s Owlbot Search: Tips for Clear and Effective Prompts

FastSpring

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, AI search has become an invaluable tool for finding information quickly and efficiently. At FastSpring, we aim to continually enhance our AI search capabilities, ensuring you receive accurate and relevant answers. ” For “Why is my invoice not showing up?,”

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Clouded Judgement 12.1.23 - Net New ARR Starts to Rebound + AWS ReInvent Recap

Clouded Judgement

Couple takeaways for me: 2024 is shaping up to be the “prototype to production” year for AI. When it comes to vector search / support, they will make that available in all of their databases Customizations are coming. A strong data foundation is critical for an effective AI strategy!

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You’re Holding Your Business Back If You’re Not Automating These 5 Processes

SaaStr

No AI solution will understand your brand tone better than your marketing team, and you’d be taking a huge leap of faith if you let bots write your code. Negotiatus is a popular option because it allows users to search for new vendors, request and submit approvals, and complete purchases across websites, all from one centralized platform.

Business 331