SaaStr

APRIL 4, 2019

Join us for a fireside chat between Google Cloud and Zenoss, a leader in software-defined IT operations, as we discuss the most common and emerging challenges facing SaaS companies today for both technical and non-technical backgrounds. Traditionally we’ve been around since 2005 and traditionally have been a software on-prem business.

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Stax

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As CTO, Sundt will accelerate the delivery of new products, features, and functionality that unlock and drive increased value for Stax customers and partners. As CTO of Clearent by Xplor, he helped grow its transaction processing from $2 billion to over $20 billion annually. To learn more about Stax, visit staxpayments.com.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2019

. “Take the work out of work, that’s my motto in life” Prior to that, I was the CIO of another large Fortune 500 company called KLA-Tencor, and the rest of my life has been in software engineering: building tools to help people get things done without having to do all the work. Balancing human-computer interaction.

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Frontegg

DECEMBER 14, 2021

He likes to optimize and accelerate software development by presenting complex concepts in a simple way. Senior Staff Software Engineer at Google 279.1K Author of a JavaScript book and blog about web development, Addy Osmani is a software development buff. Co-Founder and CEO of Brave Software, Creator of JavaScript 158.9K

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 20, 2024

But we knew that at some point we were going to get to the point where software would be able to generate answers. And so, the thing that was really new about LLMs was the ability to, at extremely low cost, generate an answer instantly to any question. Today, many people would probably say [the AI model] is largely the product.

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Neil Patel

JULY 7, 2021

Is it something we just have to continually improve and build on as new opportunities roll out? Social media, mobile apps, in-app ads, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and more have promised to help us put experience at the forefront. Are sales at a point where we can justify investing in and learning a new platform?

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

REGIE uses artificial intelligence to create entire outbound inbound, and even follow-up sales campaigns faster. So, that’s really, it’s essentially a consortium model, right? And is it worse in software? I like to rate, but I don’t see my company on your site. You give us one piece of data. Why is that?

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BetterCloud

MARCH 3, 2021

Upon joining BetterCloud as its new CTO, Jamie Tischart was taken aback when he reviewed his professional biography with a colleague. We sat down with Tischart for an informal, but wide-ranging discussion about software development, management philosophies, and the future of engineering at BetterCloud.

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The SaaS Garage

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

million dollar Series B to drive the development of its next generation AI-based loyalty software. The product development is led out of Germany by Jan Riedel, a software engineer virtuoso and veteran, who Loyalty Prime was able to win as their new CTO at the beginning of 2019. Loyalty Prime Raises $5.5

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Crafty CTO

APRIL 17, 2023

Schank was “ a foundational pioneer in the fields of artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and learning sciences ,” truly one of the original AI visionaries. When the jungle tears itself down and builds itself into something new. One of my CS professors was Roger Schank, who just passed away in January.

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Valerian Tech

JANUARY 22, 2024

From the first personal computers to the latest artificial intelligence algorithms, each step forward has been a product of innovative thinking. Innovations lead to new products and services, creating jobs and opening markets. Why Innovation Matters in Tech Driving Progress Innovation is the engine of progress in technology.

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Point Nine Land

MAY 19, 2023

My conclusion was that Generative AI is an asteroid impact event for B2B software, comparable to the launch of the iPhone or the Internet itself. But unlike most on-premise software companies in the 2000s, the SaaS leaders of today aren’t doomed. In other areas, earlier AI movers may see the value of their tech erode.

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Crafty CTO

JULY 21, 2023

Another innovation explosion appears to be underway; already Llama 2 derived models are near the top of the HuggingFace Open LLM Leaderboard , and new Llama stories are still on the first page of Hacker News. That led to chatter on Hacker News around Apple’s place in the LLM / GPT space.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

REGIE uses artificial intelligence to create entire outbound, inbound and even follow-up sales campaigns faster. Outreach revolutionizes customer engagement by moving away from solid conversations to a streamlined and customer-centric journey, leveraging the next generation of artificial intelligence. Thanks for coming.

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Scale Artificial Intelligence Sales Recruiting Consulting 93

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Gorgias developed an “Auto QA” system that uses large language models to analyze customer reactions, evaluating sentiment, satisfaction, and resolution. Auto QA Changes the Game Using AI to evaluate AI turned out to be surprisingly effective.

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New CTO CTO Artificial Intelligence Technical Review 167

SaaStr

MARCH 26, 2024

In it, we cover the SaaS community’s most pressing questions about Artificial Intelligence (AI), pricing, efficiency, and funding. It’s a little brutal, but if folks want to get rid of half their contact center that are people and replace it with software, you’d probably get budget for $50k.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Software as a service or SaaS has been growing as a leading software distribution model. The world of SaaS has simplified software creation and distribution making access easier than before. Leveraging the power of cloud technology, SaaS has re-engineered the way we look at modern technology and software.

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Crafty CTO

MARCH 17, 2023

But nearly every day, there’s been something new that’s at least important and sometimes game-changing. AI acceleration Looking at March AI news from high above, what stands out to me is acceleration, possibly even exponential acceleration. Caveat: a few days later, OpenAI released GPT-4, with premium prices.) HOLD MY BEER!”

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2018

On day one as Reddit’s new VP of Engineering, Nick Caldwell faced a dilemma. He had to quickly determine which team members displayed a potential for leadership and teach them the fundamentals of management so they could make new hires and scale – without ruining the culture. What to tackle first as a new leader.

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SaaStr

MARCH 1, 2019

I used to be a CTO and operator, co-founder of a SaaS start up. And something of insight so we are New York based, global venture and equity investor. Usually you see those things happening on the engineering side, people are acquiring machine learning and AIT for example.

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Outsourcing Services Sales Hiring CTO Hire Technical Review 111

SaaSHolic

MAY 5, 2023

The importance of embedded financial services in business software to provide seamless and accessible financial products for businesses is discussed, particularly in emerging markets where businesses may be underbanked or have difficulty finding financial products. Web Summit Rio, day 3. WebSummit Rio, day 4.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 9, 2020

. “The real advances in SEO come from people trying things out and sharing them with the community” Alexa: You mentioned trial and error there and given that SEO is really a new discipline, how has trial and error helped you be at the forefront of a discipline that has emerged within your career span? Kevin: Absolutely.

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Kellblog

JANUARY 29, 2020

Unless you are solving a brand-new problem (e.g., If they are already solving the problem in some way, your new solution more likely represents an optimization than a breakthrough. Instead tell a few deep stories of active customers (who they could ask to call), why they picked the software, and how it’s benefiting them.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 21, 2020

Leveraging the next generation of artificial intelligence, the platform allows sales reps to deliver consistent, relevant, and responsible communication for each prospect every time, enabling personalization at scale previously unthinkable. The thought was, if I’m in New York, my client’s in Chicago, LA?

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