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SaaS Is Back, But Different: Insight Partners Raises $12.5 Billion To Invest in More B2B Companies

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So this is great news for B2B and great news for Insight. But there have only been 4 B2B / SaaS IPOs since 2021, and M&A is way down. Billion To Invest in More B2B Companies appeared first on SaaStr. But that liquidity mainly came from pre-2021 deals. Funding is back, fast and furious, fueled by AI.

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The Top 10 Learnings from Launching SaaStr’s Own AI: What Every B2B Founder Needs to Know

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This has massive implications for B2B SaaS. The AI Is Shockingly Good – It’s Often Better Than Me (For Some Things) One of our fastest-growing portfolio companies had all board members and investors provide feedback on their investment memo – and the AI won. The same rules of B2B SaaS continue to apply.

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The Future of B2B SaaS Investing with G2, Accel, Salesforce, Inspired Capital and SaaStr

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G2 had us back for another great deep dive on just where SaaS investing is there days, and it was a great panel: Accel Partner Arun Mathew Inspired Capital Founder & Managing Partner Alexa von Tobel Salesforce Ventures Managing Partner Paul Drews and Jason Lemkin! Low investment multiples pose a key challenge.

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HubSpot Co-Founder and Chairman Brian Halligan on SaaS Markets, Board Meetings, and AI’s Impact

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AI in B2B SaaS: The Incumbent Advantage On the AI revolution in B2B software, it’s the age-old ‘startups are innovating and racing to get distribution, and the bigger companies have distribution and are racing to innovate.’ “We had the best board meeting we’ve ever had,” according to Brian.

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Forrester Research Report: How Sales and Marketing Intelligence Drive Improved Business Outcomes

In 2019, DiscoverOrg commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate sales and marketing intelligence practices in the B2B space. Those implementing a B2B sales and marketing intelligence solution reported that they have realized 35% more leads in their pipeline and 45% higher-quality leads leading to higher revenue and growth.

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The Top SaaStr Posts of All Time — Per SaaStr’s New AI

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It’s live on SaaStr.com itself and you can also access it here and talk to AI Jason about any of 1000s and 1000s of B2B, sales, SaaS, VC, etc. ” – This one dives into the math of SaaS sales and why hiring top talent is worth the investment. So we’ve rolled out an AI which is pretty epic. More Than a Good Rep.”

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The Real Question for Outcome-Based Pricing Is If It Will Stick

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One of the hottest topics in AI for B2B is around outcome-based pricing. I have one investment at SaaStr Fund where an outcome-based deal is crossing $1m a year. I worry its the cart driving the horse. What do I mean? But at the end of the day, 99% of us have to use proven, organic price points. Maybe some day, closing that customer.

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Your Guide to Using Conversational Marketing to Drive Demand Generation

Studies show the return on investment (ROI) of conversational marketing helps your marketing team drive revenue. According to Bold 360, “81 percent of B2B buyers have left a page because they didn’t want to fill out a form.”.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way.

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Reinforcement: The Key to B2B Sales Rep Training

Will your B2B sales rep training program result in long-lasting sales performance improvement? Download this whitepaper – Training Reinforcement - Critical For B2B Sales Reps – to learn how to strategically develop your B2B sales training reinforcement and maximize sales rep behavior change (and your ROI).

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Why B2B Contact and Account Data Management Is Critical to Your ROI

The digital age has brought about increased investment in data quality solutions. However, investing in new technology isn’t always easy, and commonly, it’s difficult to show the ROI of data quality efforts. However, investing in new technology isn’t always easy, and commonly, it’s difficult to show the ROI of data quality efforts.