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

SaaStr

SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin recently sat down with HubSpot Chairman and co-founder Brian Halligan , who shared valuable insights on the current state of SaaS, evolving board meeting formats, and how AI is reshaping the industry. Our revenue team went on to be the CROs of Brex, Rippling ,Gong, so many SaaS leaders, like 10 of them.

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The Bar Has Gone Up: The New Era of HyperFunctional SaaS with Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

The era of hyper-functional SaaS is here, and it’s reshaping the landscape of SaaS companies. PST, SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin lays out how SaaS companies are now faced with the challenge of delivering more comprehensive, automated, and efficient solutions than ever before. AI in SaaS is automation in many cases.

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Carta: 24% of all Seed VC Rounds Were For SaaS in 2024

SaaStr

So for a while, it did feel like SaaS was dead in VC. The, the SaaS leaders started to re-accelerate growth, and their market caps in many cases went up 40%+ or more. And it’s clear now, at least for now, SaaS is back. So the latest data from Carta is helpful. But still very helpful to see the actual data.

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The Complete Guide to SaaS Pricing Strategy

Tom Tunguz

Contract Length Many SaaS startups launch with monthly pricing which encourages customers to try the product and engenders demand. At some point, most SaaS startups switch to annual contracts for three reasons. Usage data feeds product-led growth (PLG) lead scores, enabling account executives to outbound to the most promising users.

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Improving the Accuracy of Generative AI Systems: A Structured Approach

Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.

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Will Buyers Ultimately Pay More for AI? Vendr’s Data Says … Maybe Not

SaaStr

Vendr’s latest data suggest overal l, net net, ACVs aren’t going up from AI. Many SaaS probably have gotten much, much more expensive over the past 3 years. The Old SaaS Products of 2021 are looking very creaky and dated. Vendr’s Data Says … Maybe Not appeared first on SaaStr.

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Dear SaaStr: How Much Should a SaaS Company Invest in Professional Services?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: How Much Should a SaaS Company Invest in Professional Services? A rough yardstick is that most enterprise-focused SaaS companies tend to get about 8%-10% of their revenues from professional services. A few data points: At $800m ARR, Qualtrics was still getting 25% of revenue from professional services.

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Negotiate Better SaaS Contracts and Renewals. Get More From Your SaaS With Data

It's all too easy for companies to overspend on SaaS and for SaaS applications to go underutilized. Lack of insight into active SaaS contracts and lack of data on actual SaaS usage. LeanIX SMP offers IT and Procurement teams the ability to discover all the SaaS contracts the company currently pays for.

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Cover Your SaaS: How to Overcome Security Challenges and Risks For Your Organization

Speaker: Ronald Eddings, Cybersecurity Expert and Podcaster

So, you’ve accomplished an organization-wide SaaS adoption. Through all the benefits offered by SaaS applications, it’s still a necessity to onboard providers as quickly as possible. Through all the benefits offered by SaaS applications, it’s still a necessity to onboard providers as quickly as possible.

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The SaaS Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization

Every SaaS business has a strategic responsibility to improve Conversion Rate Optimization—and the key to improving conversion in your product is to never stop asking questions. In this guide, you’ll learn: 7 detailed steps to infuse data-power into your conversion process. If you’re stuck wondering: “What causes most users to leave?”

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Leveraging Consumption to Drive Growth: The SaaS Expert's Guide to Usage-Based Pricing

Speaker: Igor Stenmark, Andrew Dailey, &Youssef Yaghmour

Use your billing platform to integrate data, manage your licensing and provisioning process, mediate and rate usage, and automate your entire workflow to plug revenue leaks. Integrate with your external systems, from your CRM to your ERP, to synchronize data and align reports and dashboards across your entire ecosystem. No worries.

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12 Reasons Snowflake Costs Get Out of Control — And How to Solve It

While usage costs can be better managed for your internal BI use case, Snowflake costs skyrocket for SaaS providers because the need to deliver real-time, interactive analytics in a multi-tenant environment is always on. But their collective impact can add up to a budget-busting blizzard if not addressed.