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Frontline Growth: SaaS Companies Get About 20% of Their Revenue From Europe. The Best — Even More.

SaaStr

One thing we’ve talked a ton about at SaaStr since inception is the power of going global as early as you have customer pull in other geographies. The internet works everywhere. You should be selling everywhere, assuming there are no regulatory or related issues in your space. Some examples: HubSpot gets 54% of its revenue from outside the U.S. Asana gets 39% of its revenue from outside the U.S.

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7 Must-Know SaaS Marketing Metrics Benchmarks for Success

Kalungi

In today's competitive SaaS landscape, understanding how your marketing efforts are performing is crucial to your venture's growth success. But what should you be comparing those numbers to when gauging your success? How do you know if you're in the range you need to be or need to start making serious adjustments? For that, you need access to industry-wide SaaS benchmark metrics.

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5 Best User Onboarding Experiences

Inturact

What makes a user onboarding experience fantastic? It’s making them feel empowered, enlightened, and eager to explore what awaits them on the other side of this initiation process.

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Optimizing Email Deliverability for Cold Outreach with Jesse Ouellette and Vaibhav Namburi

Predictable Revenue

Jesse Ouellete, Founder of LeadMagic, and Vaibhav Namburi, Founder of SmartWriter, shed light on the truth behind cold email's future. The post Optimizing Email Deliverability for Cold Outreach with Jesse Ouellette and Vaibhav Namburi appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Struggling to Scale Test Coverage Under Pressure?

When test coverage falls behind release velocity, quality suffers, and your team feels the consequences. This guide outlines when it makes sense to outsource quality assurance (QA), the risks to watch for, and how to scale testing without increasing headcount or slowing down engineering. You will learn how leading teams are leveraging external QA partners to expand coverage, enhance defect detection, and remain aligned with CI/CD timelines.

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How to Collaborate with AI to Get the Best Out of Your Content

Buffer Resources

Welcome back to Creators Unlocked , a series where we interview creators about their best practices. Today, we’ve got Stew Fortier, a more unconventional creator, as his day job is CEO of Type.ai , an AI content writing tool. 💡 To keep up with Stew, check out his newsletter , Twitter and LinkedIn. The rapid advancement of AI has spurred debates among creators of all types.

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Picking Teams in AI

Tom Tunguz

Yesterday, Databricks announced its intent to acquire Mosaic for $1.3b. Perhaps not coincidentally, Snowflake announced a deepened partnership with Nvidia to offer customers models & training on Nvidia’s Nemo platform. Clouds are picking teams in one of the most important dislocations in software. Cloud LLM Infrastructure Microsoft OpenAI Snowflake Nvidia Databricks Mosaic Google Anthropic Oracle Cohere Amazon HuggingFace Microsoft has invested over $10b, plus significant development e

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Streamline Your Sales Teams Deal Onboarding with Nimble’s New Sample Data

Nimble - Sales

We’re excited to announce that Nimble has launched Deals onboarding and sample data to our New Nimble Deals to help you get up to speed quickly. By loading our Nimble Sample Data you can easily visualize what a live deal pipeline and reports look like for an active sales team. Onboarding to a new CRM […] The post Streamline Your Sales Teams Deal Onboarding with Nimble’s New Sample Data appeared first on Nimble Blog.

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Of Moats and Moat Busters

Crafty CTO

I did a micro-post recently, MosaicML’s Open Source MPT-7B Model Writes an Epilogue to The Great Gatsby. I was a bit puzzled, though, that MPT-7B was showing up as current news, since its release happened in May. I started pulling on that thread and it unravelled interestingly. MosaicML MPT-30B and MPT-7B Models First off—it wasn’t the MPT-7B model that was the news over the past week, it was MPT-30B , announced June 22nd. 30 stands for 30 billion parameters, up from 7 billion

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5 Intangibles You Should Look For in a Workplace

CloudKettle

When it comes to choosing a workplace, there are a lot of factors to consider. Salary, benefits, and location are all important, but intangible aspects shape the work environment and can make a big difference in your overall job satisfaction. Here are five intangibles for selecting a workplace that aligns with your professional and personal […] The post 5 Intangibles You Should Look For in a Workplace appeared first on CloudKettle.

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Mastering Apache Airflow® 3.0: What’s New (and What’s Next) for Data Orchestration

Speaker: Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate

Apache Airflow® 3.0, the most anticipated Airflow release yet, officially launched this April. As the de facto standard for data orchestration, Airflow is trusted by over 77,000 organizations to power everything from advanced analytics to production AI and MLOps. With the 3.0 release, the top-requested features from the community were delivered, including a revamped UI for easier navigation, stronger security, and greater flexibility to run tasks anywhere at any time.

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A Sneak Peak at 2023 SaaStr Annual’s First 100 Speakers. See EVERYONE on Sep 6-8 in SF Bay Area!

SaaStr

Ok we’re in full swing for 2023 SaaStr Annual now that Europa is behind us and it’s going to be out biggest, best Annual ever! The 9th!! It’s back again in the SF Bay Area Sep 6-8 again on our sprawling 40+ Acre, 10+ Stage campus. More in our official programming launch soon but an early look at just some of the epic speakers: Spenser Skates, Founder & CEO @ Amplitude Girish Mathrubootham, CEO @ Freshworks Roy Mann, Co-founder and CEO @ Monday.com Eran Zinman, Co-founder a

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5 Social Networks That Are Alternatives to Twitter (Plus, What You Need to Know)

Buffer Resources

Ever since Twitter’s ownership changed in late 2022, several apps have sprung up offering to be alternatives with varying degrees of popularity. Some are so recent they’re not even at the beta testing stage yet. It may be overwhelming trying to navigate the list, but thankfully, I’ve been keeping up with them and have noted five that you may want to keep your eye on.

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SparkToro Year 3 Retrospective: Investor Payback, Systemic Challenges, and V2 on the Way

Sparktoro

3 Years ago, SparkToro launched in the midst of a world-changing pandemic. In 2021 and 2022 I wrote updates about this business’ journey, both because I love to transparently share the adventure, and because we’re passionate about spreading the model SparkToro’s used to fund, grow, and bring value to customers.

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Clouded Judgement 6.30.23 - Data + Compute = AI

Clouded Judgement

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now Data + Compute = AI Two of the largest data companies in the world, Snowflake and Databricks, held their annual conferences this week. Tons of takeaways and exciting product announcements from each, but the one quote that I believe summarizes both conferences perfectly was something Frank Slootman said in his opening keynote: “In order to have an AI strateg

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Agent Tooling: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems & Data

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

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

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Buyer Trends: Top Insights from $3B in SaaS Transactions with Vendr

SaaStr

SaaS buying has changed. As buyers grapple with expanding technology, higher prices, and a need for efficiency, SaaS companies need to deliver what their audience is looking for to win in the market. Vendr SaaS Consultant Katie Oates and Vendr Vice President of Customer Team Jeff Swank share eye-opening data and insights into buyer trends from 2023.

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Optimizing Email Deliverability for Cold Outreach with Jesse Ouellette and Vaibhav Namburi

Predictable Revenue

Jesse Ouellete, Founder of LeadMagic, and Vaibhav Namburi, Founder of SmartWriter, shed light on the truth behind cold email's future. The post Optimizing Email Deliverability for Cold Outreach with Jesse Ouellette and Vaibhav Namburi appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Experimenting in Marketing: What I’ve Learned Running 25 A/B Tests on Ads for Buffer

Buffer Resources

Just over a year ago, my role at Buffer shifted, and I became a Growth Marketing Manager working on Buffer’s Growth Marketing team. This change happened at a time when we needed to quickly scale how we run experiments to start looking for improvements to their performance.   Experiments are an important component in marketing teams and are a proven method for understanding the causal impact of a change and improving marketing strategy iteratively and quickly.

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M365 Copilot, Microsoft’s generative AI tool, explained

IT World

Since announcing a partnership with ChatGPT creator OpenAI earlier this year, Microsoft has been deploying its Copilot generative AI assistant across its suite of Microsoft 365 business productivity and collaboration apps. Word, Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and a range of other applications will be connected to the AI assistant, which can automate tasks and create content — potentially saving users time and bolstering productivity.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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50% of YCombinator’s Largest Companies are B2B/SaaS

SaaStr

So YCombinator put out a list of its largest success stories not by valuations (as they’ve done in the past) — but by revenues. It’s 2023. It’s not a valuation game anymore. It’s about putting real points up on the board, and after that, real profits. So when sliced by revenue, what can we learn? That 50% of the top YC companies of all time by revenue are B2B/SaaS: Yes, B2C companies still often get more attention.

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5-Minute Whiteboard: Measurement vs. Attribution

Sparktoro

Howdy SparkToro fans and welcome to the first edition of a new series we’re experimenting with—short, whiteboard style explainer videos. This inaugural video covers a concept that’s crucial to the future of marketing: measurement vs. attribution. For the last 20 years, we’ve lived in the golden age of attribution.

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How We’re Successfully Repurposing Content at Buffer

Buffer Resources

Everyone says you should repurpose your content these days. But why? And how do you actually go about it? How do you decide what to repurpose, and how do you actually execute? These are all questions we hope to answer for you today. If you haven’t given repurposing content a try yet, you really should. Repurposing content can increase engagement, save you a lot of time and energy, and gives people a chance to see your best content they may have missed the first time you posted.

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ChatGPT maker OpenAI faces new class action lawsuit over data privacy

IT World

OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed company that developed the ChatGPT generative AI chatbot, is the defendant in a federal class action lawsuit filed this week in California, where it is accused of misappropriating personal information for training purposes. The complaint, filed in the Northern District of California, lists 15 causes of action, including violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse act , the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and several state consumer rights laws and common-law tor

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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Want to Get Ahead in Sales? Make Sure You Pick the Right Track

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: What’s the Best Way to Get Ahead in SaaS Sales? It is important to decide which of 3 life tracks you want to be on: Super-successful sales rep / individual contributor. I.e., make $200k or even $500k+ someday, just closing deals yourself. Crush your number, live the life, take nice vacations, wear expensive suits, buy a cool condo. Live the high life.

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The Best AI Writing Assistant of 2023 (Top 19 Compared)

User Pilot

Which is the best AI writing assistant available for marketing and customer success teams in 2023? There’s no simple answer to this question. Plenty of AI copywriting tools are in the market (and by the time I finish writing this article, there will probably be more) and each of them could be a good choice depending on your needs or budget. This article provides an overview of 19 popular AI content-writing tools that will help you create different content types, from in-app messages to lon

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Buffer vs. Sked Social: Nine Key Differences

Buffer Resources

Selecting the perfect social media management tool can be an overwhelming task. There are dozens of options available and hundreds of features to compare. But don't worry, we at Buffer are here to help you make an informed decision by comparing our platform with another popular choice: Sked Social. To assist you in finding the right solution for your social media management needs, we've compiled a list of key differences between Buffer and Sked Social.

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Businesses and tech firms criticize proposed EU AI Act

IT World

A proposed EU law that would create the West’s first regulatory scheme for AI is the target of criticism from the business and technology sectors, which published an open letter today arguing for fewer restrictions and a less “bureaucratic” approach. The letter was signed by prominent executives from a who’s-who of major European companies like Siemens, Dassault, Heineken, Renault, Deutsche Telekom, and Airbus.

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Apache Airflow® Best Practices: DAG Writing

Speaker: Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate

In this new webinar, Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate, will walk you through many Airflow best practices and advanced features that can help you make your pipelines more manageable, adaptive, and robust. She'll focus on how to write best-in-class Airflow DAGs using the latest Airflow features like dynamic task mapping and data-driven scheduling!

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Why The First Rule You Know About Building Software is Wrong: Rippling CEO Parker Conrad’s Theory of the Compound Startup (Pod 670 + Video)

SaaStr

If there’s one rule almost everyone universally agrees with when building software, it’s that focus is critical. Conventional wisdom says that if you narrow your focus, you can go really deep. Parker Conrad, the CEO of Rippling, disagrees. As a founder of two different compound startups, each valued at above a billion dollars, he’s probably the best person in the world to share this alternative perspective.

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Exploring Userpilot’s Resource Center Editor: A Walkthrough

User Pilot

A basic support offering won’t impress your demanding users very much. Luckily, Userpilot’s resource center editor gives you full control and lots of fantastic options to choose from. In this article, we’re going to examine Userpilot’s resource center editor in depth. We’ll explore how it can help you manage, control, and ultimately improve the resources you’re offering each and every user.

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Video of the Balderton SaaS Metrics That Matter Webinar

Kellblog

Just a quick post to share the recording of the webinar we did yesterday, where my Balderton Capital colleague, Michael Lavner, and I discussed the SaaS Metrics That Matter. You can find the slides here. The video is available here. Thanks to everyone who attended and for the great questions that kept it interactive. The post Video of the Balderton SaaS Metrics That Matter Webinar appeared first on Kellblog.

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