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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

A chief data officer at a top-five global bank recently shared they have 150 generative AI projects in the lab but zero in production. Laiva Becoming the platform of choice for life science companies and research institutions by creating a two-sided marketplace with significant SaaS components.

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From marketplace to SaaS business: How Udemy acquired 80% of the Fortune 100

Intercom, Inc.

Seeing a real demand for business courses in their consumer marketplace, the team identified an opening in the market to disrupt corporate training and hypothesized that employers would be more than willing to pay. Prospects were confused over how the marketplace worked and the sales team struggled to explain it.

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Master merchant: Definition, types, and examples

Payrix

This setup is commonly used in marketplaces, software platforms, or businesses that facilitate payments for a network of sellers, service providers, or smaller businesses. This model allows sub-merchants to focus on their core activities while benefiting from streamlined access to payment services.

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Glossary: 117 software-led payments terms to know

Payrix

Association Group of card-issuing banks or organizations that set common transaction terms for merchants, issuers, and acquirers. Card brands Member-based corporations that connect consumers, businesses, and banks through electronic payments; establish and enforce rules amongst members; and promote the brands (e.g.,

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Sequencing Business Models: The Types of Marketplaces

Casey Accidental

Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. In this essay, we’ll go deeper into the gradients of marketplace models that a company can sequence to, and as a follow up, we will do the same for platforms.

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Thanks to BrainStorm, G2, G-P, Infinicept, and Laika for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual 2023!

SaaStr

Over the years, BrainStorm has evolved from a training services company to a world-class SaaS platform. G2 is the largest and most trusted software marketplace, helping 80 million people every year make smarter software decisions based on authentic peer reviews.

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How to Crush Your Enemies with Expensify’s CEO: David Barrett (Video)

SaaStr

How do you make your fledgling business seen and heard in a competitive business marketplace? Raising money does not make for a better business; it only puts more money into your bank account. Nobody wants to refer a service that may not be able to deliver. You want the market to agree that you are the best.

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