Sat.Nov 11, 2023 - Fri.Nov 17, 2023

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Generative AI – The End of Empty Textboxes

TechEmpower SaaS

We recently completed a web-based application that uses a unique algorithm to match professionals with new career opportunities. As part of the onboarding process, the app asks both job seekers and employers what they’re looking for - in a text box - while providing a few suggestions in a pop-up. If you’ve ever used a similar application, (or if you’ve ever used the Internet at all) you’ve probably seen this approach before.

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80% of IPOs Since 2020 Are “Broken”

SaaStr

So the Wall Street Journal did a great job slicing and dicing IPO data recently. To me, the most jarring statistic was this one: 80% of IPOs since 2020 are trading below their IPO price, or “broken ”: So what, you might think? Buyer beware? Hooray for “efficient IPOs” that don’t leave money on the table, some say? Perhaps. But the problem is this — when folks don’t make money off startups, everything gums up and slows down.

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What is Customer Enablement? A Guide For B2B SaaS Products And Services

User Pilot

If you want loyal customers who keep coming back to your product or service, you need customer enablement. Having a great product just isn’t enough anymore. Instead, you also have to help customers get the maximum value from it. That’s exactly what effective customer enablement does – it helps customers get all the tools needed for successful product engagement.

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The Role of User Onboarding in Product-Led Growth

Inturact

With rapid technological development, businesses of all sizes are adopting advanced measures to fast-track themselves. In 2022, around 90% of businesses adopted a digital user onboarding experience. The users claimed that if they face any challenges, they will abandon the products and services.

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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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The Software Industry's Productivity Boom: Analyzing Revenue per Employee Trends

Tom Tunguz

Recently, I was on the HR Heretics podcast and we talked about the increasing efficiency of software companies (in addition to other topics including the implications of AI for executives, how to diligence a candidate, & what board members expect of their people leaders). I realized It has been a decade since I’ve updated revenue-per-employee metrics.

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Totango named 3x TrustRadius “Best of” award winner in customer success

Totango

TrustRadius, a renowned platform for transparent business technology reviews, announced its 2023 Best of Awards, with Totango emerging as a triple winner. We were recognized for our strength in end-to-end relationships, overall value, and leading features and functionality. Totango’s customer success software drives cross-functional enterprise teams toward enhanced productivity, retention, and growth.

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How to Leverage Content and AI-powered Tools in Your Content Writing

The Moz Blog

Find the balance between using content and AI tools and human expertise to create high-quality content that connects with your audience and ranks higher in the SERPs

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Ensure a Flawless GA4 Setup and Ongoing Tracking Functionality

The Moz Blog

Discover actionable steps to ensure your GA4 is optimized for long-term tracking success, empowering you to make informed decisions and drive business growth.

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Who is Your “Buying Committee” and Why You Should Care

Sales Hacker

The insight behind how implementing buying committee playbooks increased revenue 270%, doubled win rates, and shrank forecasted misses at Stytch. No Person is an Island It is rare in B2B sales for a single buyer to make a noteworthy purchase in a vacuum, and according to the Harvard Business Review software purchases greater than $100k involve on average eight stakeholders.

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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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How Much Does it Cost to Use an LLM?

Tom Tunguz

How much does AI cost? It depends on a a few different dimensions, but for a typical use case where a user enters a query & expects about a 200 word response, the cost varies from $0.03 to $3.60. Different models cost different amounts. Also, the size of the context window is an important factor. The context window is a fancy way of saying the quantity of background information the user can provide to the AI.

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What Are Public SaaS Companies Taken Private At? 7.7x ARR On Average Per SaaSomomics

SaaStr

So one thing that has exploded in SaaS in the past decade is the role of Private Equity buying both public SaaS companies (to take them private, “fix” some metrics, and IPO or sell them again), and generally later-stage private SaaS companies. E.g., Vista bought leaders like Pipedrive, Gainsight, Salesloft and so many others for $1B+ or more.

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Canny Review

The Daily Egg

There’s perhaps no better way to enhance your product than hearing directly from customers and then incorporating their feedback. It’s no wonder. The post Canny Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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Clouded Judgement 11.17.23 - Inflation Comes in Light

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 Inflation Update This week software stocks shot up on lighter than expected inflation figures for October. The lighter inflation gave more credibility to those who argue rates will end up coming down faster than expectations.

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5 Ways to Improve Revenue from Integrated Payments

Speaker: Pete Uselman, Director of Partner Experience at Wind River Payments

Most integrated payments providers share a percent of the payment revenue with their software partners. But, oftentimes, that revenue share is only a fraction of the true income potential software providers can realize. If you want to maximize income opportunities from your payments program, check out Wind River Payments’ webinar-on-demand.

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The First Mac Predates Modern Central Banking

Tom Tunguz

12 years of zero-interest rate policies & then a sudden increase to 5.5% woke us all up to the Wall Street mantra : Don’t fight the Fed. I’ve been reading to understand the history of the Fed & found some surprising facts from these two books : The Repo Market & Broken Money. The US Federal Reserve Banking system is about 115 years old.

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HubSpot and ZoomInfo: “Things Aren’t Getting Any Better … Yet”

SaaStr

So the news is mixed out there in SaaS and Cloud land: On the positive side: Datadog blew out the quarter growing 25% at $2.2 Billion in ARR and had its best day ever, popping 30% Shopify exceeded expectations, growth reaccelerated to 31% (!) at an almost $7 Billion run rate, and it popped 20% Wix went from basically 0% growth 12-18 months ago to double-digit growth again HubSpot exceeded expectations, growing 24% at over $2.2 Billion in ARR Micorsoft is at an all-time high on the back of AI and

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Insightly Review

The Daily Egg

Getting your product or service off the ground isn’t easy. Before launching, go-to-market teams need to drum up interest and acquire leads. The post Insightly Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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News: Potential Apple App Store Policy Changes Due to EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA)

FastSpring

App developers and game developers may be interested in the latest news about Apple gearing up to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act. With the European Union’s Digital Markets Act continuing to ramp up, Apple may be making changes to its App Store policies to comply with the new act. TechCrunch recently reported that Apple’s 2023 Form 10-K filing uses revised text regarding its risk factors , which may hint at “a more definitive stance on potential modifications to the App Store pol

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SaaS Essentials: Failed Payment Solution Guide

For SaaS businesses, improving retention is one of the easiest and most effective ways to drive revenue and profits. With a clear link between failed payments and customer churn, having a robust failed payment recovery solution isn’t optional—it’s essential. Achieving your retention goals starts with the right solution.

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5 Soft Skills SEOs Should Build – Whiteboard Friday

The Moz Blog

Discover five soft skills you should build as an SEO in this Whiteboard Friday with Noah Learner.

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Dear SaaStr: Should We Drop Customers That Complain Too Much?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: Should We Drop Customers That Complain Too Much? Sometimes, yes. But just as often, the ones that complain are the ones that care. And oftentimes, their complaints help focus you on the gaps you really do need to fix. One thing most SaaS companies get wrong in customer success is they don’t spend enough time surfacing customers that are truly at risk, but aren’t complaining.

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The Beginner’s Guide to SIP: Session Initiation Protocol

The Daily Egg

Have you ever wondered how your business calls seamlessly travel over the internet, allowing you to chat with clients, partners, and colleagues. The post The Beginner’s Guide to SIP: Session Initiation Protocol appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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I Tried X Premium (Twitter Blue) for 3 Months — Here’s What Happened

Buffer Resources

X, formerly known as Twitter, has gone through a lot of changes since its ownership changed hands in November 2022. One of the most notable ones is its paid tier, which has seen name and design changes and many (many) additions to its list of features. So much has happened with this paid tier known as X Premium (RIP Twitter Blue) that it can be overwhelming for users considering it to go through and understand if it’s right for them.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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A Non-Technical Guide to Diagnosing JavaScript SEO Issues

The Moz Blog

Does JavaScript SEO make your head spin? Use this non-technical approach to diagnose and fix Javascript SEO issues.

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Dear SaaStr: Why Are So Many CEOs Former Engineers, or At Least Have Technical Backgrounds?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: Why Are So Many CEOs Former Engineers, or At Least Have Technical Backgrounds? I’ve come to almost exclusively invest in founder-CEOs that are engineers. Or at least where the co-founder CTO is a true equal partner to the CEO. Why? Well to get something off the ground, You need to build it. If you can’t help here in the early days, you better be a darn good salesperson.

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Datanyze Review

The Daily Egg

Coming up with sales leads that are actually useful for your sales team can be difficult. That’s especially true if you work. The post Datanyze Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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9 Genius Ideas to Steal for Your Black Friday + Cyber Monday Marketing Campaigns (with Real-life Examples)

Buffer Resources

BFCM — Black Friday and Cyber Monday — is an exhilarating but often daunting time of year for business owners and marketers.  Now that fantastic deals are table stakes, it can feel like shouting into a crowded room to ensure your brand gets the attention it deserves. But capturing market attention is well worth doing over this high-spend period.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Is the Nearby Filter Nav Actually Making Google’s SERPs More Local?

The Moz Blog

Is the Nearby filter navigation actually making Google’s SERPs more local? Find out more through Miriam’s research.

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My Biggest Mistake Of All Time, Again and Again: Settling

SaaStr

So this is a post on a point we’ve made many times over the years at SaaStr, but I wanted to call it out specifically. Because especially in more challenging times, we make the mistake of … Settling. Settling: For a VP That Looks Good on Paper But You Know Isn’t Truly Great. They will be gone in 6 months. And have burnt up a ton of time and capital on the way, For a Cofounder That Almost Wants to Do It, But Not Quite.

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Dorik Review

The Daily Egg

No matter what industry you’re in, most businesses these days require a web presence, and that means you’ll need a professional website. The post Dorik Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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