Sun.Dec 15, 2024

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Pitchbook: 30 VC Firms Raised 75% of All the VC Capital in 2024

SaaStr

So I don’t think founders need to understand everything about how VC works, but is is helpful to understand the key drivers and metrics, And this one is interesting. Per Pitchbook , the “top” 30 VC funds raised 75% of all the VC capital raised this year: And really, they consumed it. Because there is just only so much capital available for VCs to raise from LPs, to then give to founders.

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Desktop, Touch, Browser, Now AI? The Next OS in Computing

Tom Tunguz

Remember the first time you touched a computer screen instead of typing commands? We’ve lived through distinct epochs of human-computer interaction: the cryptic beauty of command lines, the intuitive dance of graphical interfaces, & the ubiquity of browser-based computing in the SaaS era. It’s different now. When I manage spreadsheets, I don’t want to manipulate formulas anymore.

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Top SaaStr Posts and Vids of the Week: GitHub’s CRO, OpenAI on Pricing, A16Z on AI in SaaS, and More!

SaaStr

Top Posts: #1. 10+ Signs of a Mediocre Hire #2. Has Quitting Culture Now Crossed Into Founder CEOs? #3. Is SaaS Back? (TL;DR: It Sure Feels Like It) #4. Stay Longer. But Also Quit Faster. #5. 83% Percent of You Havent Gotten AI SDRs to Work Yet Top Vids and Pods: #1: “How to Successfully Bring AI Products to Market at Scale with GitHubs CRO” #2.

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3 Common Social Media Mistakes That We Don’t Talk About Enough

Sparktoro

You know its not scalable, but you do it anyway. You email your friends, Hey, I just posted this thing on LinkedIn. Would you mind resharing it with your network? Friend, some tough love: This has got to stop. Its not that you shouldnt ask for support. Its not about reciprocation either.

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Going Beyond Chatbots: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems, & Data

Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

If AI agents are going to deliver ROI, they need to move beyond chat and actually do things. But, turning a model into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. In this new webinar, Alex Salazar and Nate Barbettini will break down the emerging AI architecture that makes action possible, and how it differs from traditional integration approaches.

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Rewriting the Revenue Playbook: From Obstacles to Outcomes

Valuize Consulting

Thought Experiment Imagine youre a CEO in an arena filled with your employees. Four groups sit separately, each wearing colors that signify their function: blue for Sales, yellow for Marketing, red for Product, and green for Customer Success. At the center, a podium rises, and the speaker issues a challenge: Which department is most important to achieving our companys vision?

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