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Approaching Half a Million Customers: How to Win in SMB with BILL CEO and Founder René Lacerte

SaaStr

This gets more challenging when you have stakeholders who aren’t the ones buying the software. He had the idea that the Cloud, not called the Cloud back then, would enable two entities to see the same transaction from their perspective. There was no software yet. If we go back to 2006, BILL was a cloud-based company.

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Clouded Judgement 1.24.25 - The Year of Enterprise AI

Clouded Judgement

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. For many current large language models, once they are exposed to domain-specific challenges or niche inquiries—like in-depth product troubleshooting or compliance-related questions—they can stumble.

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IBM’s $7B Bet on Vertical AI and What It Means for SaaS Founders

SaaStr

Key areas to watch: Model Efficiency Innovations Enterprise Data Integration Tools Vertical-Specific AI Platforms Industry-Specific AI Applications Governance and Compliance Solutions As always in SaaS, the winners will be those who can move quickly while building sustainable, differentiated solutions.

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Clouded Judgement 2.7.25 - "Group + Triage" AI Systems

Clouded Judgement

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. The unlock here of “group + triage + agent” will be the backbone for the next wave of software. Cloud Giants Report Q4 ‘24 We now have the quarterly reports from Amazon, Microsoft and Google. The list goes on.

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

Clouded Judgement

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. There were also quite a few questions around cost and compliance. And on the latter - there will be more guardrails and structure in place to appease some of the compliance questions. We’re still in the early days of the cloud.”

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Easy Cross Border Transactions With FastSpring as Your MoR

FastSpring

How FastSpring drastically simplifies the entire cross border payments process for SaaS, software, mobile game, and other digital product businesses. And if you want to sell globally as a software company — even a small one — the majority of your transactions likely will be cross border. Luckily, there is another, much simpler option.

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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

Software engineering teams have been early adopters of AI coding assistants precisely because they provide an immediate, measurable lift. The current state of AI adoption resembles the early days of cloud: great infrastructure exists, but there’s a lack of applications to use it effectively.