SaaStr

JANUARY 17, 2024

Growing Faster Than Others Due to “Non-Tech Customers” Smartsheet added a $850,000 restaurant customer deal, another big one at a top airline, and a third at a media and entertainment leader. And they grew a government contract to $1.6 million in ARR.

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Airlines Technical Review Entertainment Government 309

Buffer Resources

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

They’re not there for entertainment — they’ve logged on to level up their careers.    Whenever you create something on LinkedIn, it’s helpful to keep that in mind.   Just like other social media platforms, you only have a couple of seconds to stop the scroll in the LinkedIn home feed.

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Social Media Entertainment Education Branding 128

Buffer Resources

AUGUST 28, 2024

If your niche is more casual, you can create entertaining content that uses trending sounds and participate in popular theme formats to gain new followers. It’s entertaining and relatable for the viewers watching. TikTok content’s shelf life is short, so you need to post more and post what’s trending.

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Social Media AI Search Entertainment Trends 100

Tom Tunguz

MARCH 20, 2022

A stadium without entertainment sells no tickets. Developer evangelism underpins healthy L1 chains: without applications, the underlying database of much value, no matter how sophisticated the technology.

Entertainment 258

Entertainment Government Innovation Banking 258

SaaStr

JANUARY 26, 2023

Building a useful and entertaining brand helps produce sustained value and ensures the right customers take notice and remain engaged over time. The key to leveraging its benefits lies in using the selected platform to educate and entertain those within its scope.

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Scale Entertainment Marketing Construction 49

SaaStr

JANUARY 25, 2024

We made the investment because Pika makes it possible for anyone to become a professional quality video creator and use that powerful format to communicate, educate and entertain. #2. There’s no question that video is going to continue to be a critical medium for both individuals and businesses. And how big is your current fund?

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 6, 2020

More investing in networking, entertainment. You are not a media company. Have to repurpose almost instantaneously. Less commitment for speakers, audience. More commitment for team. Make it easy. A great way to succeed at planning a hybrid event, is to treat them as separate events.

Entertainment 312

Entertainment Cloud Scale B2B 312

TechEmpower SaaS

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This nuanced approach can cater to the most specific of viewer moods and preferences, ensuring a seamless entertainment experience. Recipe Suggestions for Culinary Sites For culinary platforms or recipe websites, user searches can be incredibly varied, given the diverse range of ingredients and dietary preferences.

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AI Search Artificial Intelligence Generative AI AI 519

Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As passive venture investing continues to grow and venture dollars swell and swirl, each startup will need to define their own strategy of whether to entertain mark-to-market rounds and at which terms.

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Startup Strategy Marketing Entertainment 261

Buffer Resources

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

An update on the algorithm  by Head of Instagram  Adam Mosseri  offers some interesting insight on this front: “People tend to look for their closest friends in Stories, use Explore to discover new content and creators, and be entertained in reels.”

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Social Media Entertainment Engagement Data 123

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Whether it’s recreating the small talk in the recruiting process, onboarding through a screen, or entertaining the masses without defaulting to a Zoom quiz, it’s been a year of shared challenges, so here’s what we can learn from the folks who who have steadied the course.

Entertainment 210

Entertainment Customer Support Onboarding Development 210

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 11, 2018

Maybe your customers want to be entertained, or spend more time with their friends, or understand what projects teammates are working on, or maybe they want to project growth for their business. A strong understanding of the outcome customers want , and how they currently get it, is essential for you to succeed in product development.

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Payment Methods Payment Solutions Entertainment Technical Review 205

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

But when none of them offered a good deal, Mailchimp walked away, convinced they wouldn’t entertain any more talks on acquisition. Chestnut began by discussing the ins and outs of the acquisition by Intuit. Mailchimp had been in conversation with several potential buyers. That changed with a phone call from Alex Chris at Intuit.

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SMB Entertainment Acquisition Branding 259

SaaStr

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The pandemic made an undeniable impact on product direction and roadmap, making companies shift towards product features that inspire, entertain, and improve collaboration. Email * The latest SaaStr updates straight to your inbox.

Enterprise 246

Enterprise Software Entertainment Company Culture 246

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 14, 2018

But it’s not just entertainment that people are looking for. Software has one of the lowest averages (28%) while Arts & Entertainment has the highest (45%) ( HubSpot, 2018 ). Q&A: How do you decide what to write? Content as a growth engine for your business. Video marketing. They want to solve problems and learn new things.

Social Media 223

Social Media Artificial Intelligence Scale Marketing 223

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Maybe the rise of streaming spells the end of the mainstream – while we were once part of a collective audience of a common popular culture, but the profusion of choice has increasingly atomized our entertainment.

Payment Solutions 259

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Software SaaS Payments 259

Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Taleb entertains with his irreverence and his depth of thought. In the book, he writes about many provocative things, but the one that sticks out with me this holiday is about innovation, and it harkens back to the original title of this blog that I started to write nearly 7 years ago: ex post facto.

Entertainment 177

Entertainment Innovation Technology 177

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

8 “Anand Sanwal, CB Insights: Don’t Do These 68 Things in Your SaaS Company” Another very entertaining classic with the CEO of CB Insights. #9 . #7 “Tales of a Modern CEO with Atlassian & Trello” One of my favorites, a mini-staff meeting with the CEOs of Trello and Atlassian! #8

Sales Hiring 177

Sales Hiring Entertainment Engineering SaaS 177

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Entertainment plays a huge role in most events. From weddings to birthday parties, to stag nights and everything in-between, the life of the party is the quality of entertainment. The opposite side of the coin is also true—finding enough gigs as an entertainer can be quite daunting. Special Guest App.

Marketplace as a Service 139

Marketplace as a Service B2C Payment Services Payments 139

SaaStr

JANUARY 29, 2021

But let’s assume there’s rent, 3 associates, 2 analysts, an admin or two, and a lot of Travel & Entertainment (say, $100k per partner per year in expenses here and $25k per other professional in expenses). OK, so 2% of $150m is $3m in fees per year. . That sounds like a lot, and it is.

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Venture Capital Travel Compensation Investment 317

Buffer Resources

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Instagram is more focused on entertainment — so Reels, Stories, and feed posts are more likely to get engagement during typical breaks in the day. They’re all used very differently.    LinkedIn, for example, is used for professional networking and thrives during working hours.

Social Media 115

Social Media Engagement Entertainment Education 115

IT World

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

That growth in IT positions comes even as the highly infectious delta variant of Covid-19 slowed overall job growth, mainly due to slowdowns in the restaurant and entertainment sectors.

Entertainment 137

Entertainment Consulting Data Business 137

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2020

Gaming has dominated the entertainment industry, now eclipsing both film and music.

Entertainment 130

Entertainment Technology Development Mobile 130

FastSpring

DECEMBER 8, 2023

With education tracks spanning music, audio, and entertainment, broaden your skills and wrap your head around AI with hundreds of education sessions throughout the day. It’s about getting hands-on with the tools for your craft, meeting collaborators, and inventing the next game changer.

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Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 165

FastSpring

JULY 17, 2024

Game, as a new cultural carrier, is not only a form of entertainment, but also represents a process of creation and exploration. Game On’ emphasizes that ChinaJoy will continue to bring endless game experience and endless joy to the vast number of game players.”

Merchant Services 148

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 148

Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

On the flip side, athletes, entertainers, and C-level executives also ask what they should expect when investing in technology startups and working with founders looking to build the next big thing. The benefits of founder x cultural leader partnerships work both ways. But more importantly, it can help your audience believe you.

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Technical Review Innovation Technical Cofounder Development Team Review 104

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Memes Entertain Your Audience. Users are most engaged on social media when they’re entertained. You can make memes that simply entertain and relate somehow to your audience. Although many of their memes tie to their brand, they’re not afraid to throw in a funny meme just to keep their audience entertained.

Content Marketing 145

Content Marketing Marketing Entertainment Social Media 145

IT World

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Overall growth in IT positions comes even as the highly infectious delta variant of COVID-19 continued to hinder overall job growth, mainly due to slowdowns in the restaurant, entertainment, and service sectors. The IT industry’s bigger challenge is finding qualified candidates for those IT jobs, M.

Entertainment 130

Entertainment Consulting Data 130

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 6, 2020

It’s an honest and entertaining talk that anyone who manages people will benefit from. He shared insights such as how all behavior – good and bad – can scale and how you can manage that as well as the need for hierarchy, even at an early stage.

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Management Entertainment Engineering Interviewing 181

Buffer Resources

OCTOBER 10, 2024

She usually posts entertaining content across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. 💡 Learn more : 18 Ways to Use Social Proof to Boost Your Results 3. Kat Stickler Who is Kat Sticker : Kat Stickler is a content creator with over 12 million followers. The main image in Kat’s About Us pops in bright red.

Social Media 121

Social Media Merchant Services Business Branding 121

Neil Patel

MARCH 11, 2021

If you’re looking for a unique and entertaining way to engage with your community, Discord bots might be the way to go. You can use them to add memes, games, music, and other pieces of entertaining content to the server to make it more enjoyable for your members. What Are Discord Bots? Knowing what Discord bots to add is the key.

Entertainment 113

Entertainment AI Search AI Communication 113

Buffer Resources

JULY 22, 2024

The industries with the lowest are Travel at $0.43, Arts & Entertainment at $0.44, and Restaurants & Food at $0.52. For example, the industries with the highest cost per click are Dentists & Dental Services at $1.27, Furniture at $1.19, and Attorneys & Legal Services at $1.15.

Payment Methods 113

Payment Methods AI Search Advertising Social Media 113

IT World

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Overall growth in IT positions comes even as the highly infectious delta variant of COVID-19 continued to hinder overall job growth, mainly due to slowdowns in the restaurant, entertainment, and service sectors.

Entertainment 119

Entertainment Consulting Data Business 119

User Pilot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In this article, we’ll delve into the art of preloader design specifically for SaaS products, showcasing best practices and inspiring examples that keep users informed and entertained. They make the time pass faster by entertaining them with interesting facts about how their app helps. What is a preloader? Source: Duolingo.

Entertainment 105

Entertainment PayPal User Experience SaaS 105

Neil Patel

MARCH 10, 2021

Entertain Your Audience. The pop stars alone could have caught the attention of millions of fans, but Pepsi went even further by ramping up the entertainment value. You have to set the right mood, make the ad memorable, enhance your message, entertain your market, and not overdo it by communicating too many messages at the same time.

Marketing 138

Marketing Entertainment Advertising Branding 138

Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 25, 2023

While our first use cases were focused on the retail and eCommerce vertical, we believe our platform is highly extensible across a broad range of verticals, including education, events and entertainment, restaurants, and travel, as well as B2B companies.

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Benchmarks Artificial Intelligence Data Software Review 246

USIO

APRIL 26, 2024

[link] The Value of the Akimbo Prepaid Mastercard Budgeting and Control : Akimbo allows users to allocate funds to specific subcards, each dedicated to different purposes such as groceries, entertainment, or savings. This feature helps individuals manage their budget more effectively and control their spending.

Banking 130

Banking Entertainment Government Finance 130