SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Activant Capital brought together at SaaStr Annua l a group of break-out next-generation AI enhanced vertical software leaders: the CEOs from Owner.com, Alloy Automation, and DoNotPay. At SaaStr Annual they shared their experiences and insights on implementing AI in vertical software companies.

AI 227

AI Technical Review Artificial Intelligence Systems Review 227

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

APIs driving innovation ??Automation This will usher in unlimited potential for new innovation and growth in SaaS and Cloud. # 2 Cloud is Eating Software. The astonishing fact is: cloud is eating software. In just five years, Cloud will become the majority of the software market. Future of work = remote ??Privacy

Technical Review 350

Technical Review Cloud Software Review Technology 350

TechEmpower SaaS

MARCH 4, 2024

Generative AI is revolutionizing how corporations operate by enhancing efficiency and innovation across various functions. Working closely with world-class medical experts, we have created an innovative solution that achieves accuracy and can be tailored to particular medical practices.

Generative AI 443

Generative AI CTO Hire AI Sales Recruiting 443

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The same is true in software. In this battle, I’ve found a secret weapon hidden within one of our core engineering strategies, an idea called Run Less Software. As well as being a critical philosophy behind how we build software, it also represents how I feel about the software industry and technology in general.

Outsourcing Services 224

Outsourcing Services Software Review Software Outsourced Development 224

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 21, 2021

We recently had an internal discussion about innovation. Like any company, we want to create new and better products that solve important customer problems – but how do our values of moving fast and starting small foster a culture of innovation? Innovation means doing new, different, and better. Below is my answer for our team.

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Innovation Product Marketing Technical Review User Experience 219

TechEmpower SaaS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

If you're grappling with this issue, identifying the specific cause can be difficult, especially if you don’t have a software background. This is where a technical review can be useful!) Before we review the symptoms, though, please bear this in mind: If your team shows these signs, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re weak.

Underperforming Technical Team 390

Underperforming Technical Team Development Software Review Technical Review 390

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Thread AI’s founder and Palantir alum Maya Gonimah has cracked the code on enterprise AI implementation through their strategic partnership with Google Cloud. Here’s the AI playbook that’s actually working in production today. ” but rather “Should we?”

AI 194

AI Cloud Enterprise Technical Review 194

Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Innovating - craft enough slack in the system to enable the team to transition to this phase, invest in good quality code. The solution is to reduce concurrent work (called Work in Progress in systems theory), so drive faster throughput by focusing on team projects rather than individual work.

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Engineering Software Review Systems Review Technical Review 363

Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 21, 2019

Some 84% of people trust online reviews as much as a personal recommendations, reason enough why every business should be concerned with who reviews their product and what they have to say about it. What do we mean by the term “review sites”? Not all review sites are made equal. Peer review sites.

Software Review 172

Software Review Technical Review Software Branding 172

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Kevin has almost a decade of experience working at some of the world’s most innovative software companies. It also draws out the process by requiring time-consuming agreement on needs and strict protocols, like QA reviews. Think about Apu, the ever-diligent Kwik-E-Mart owner. But why bother fixing it?

Software Review 93

Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Data 93

SaaStr

MARCH 1, 2024

Generative AI is a platform shift where models can take inputs such as text, image, audio, video, and code and generate new content into any of the modalities mentioned. The Pace of AI is Increasing Dramatically Something ground-shifting has been happening over the last five years — the pace of innovation.

Generative AI 298

Generative AI Outsourcing Services AI Software Review 298

SaaStr

JUNE 14, 2023

“The fastest company will always win,” says Daniel Dines, CEO and Founder of UiPath, one of the fastest-growing software companies in the world. Ten years ago, no one would have guessed Europe would generate the largest software IPO globally, yet UiPath has done it, and net retention is 144%.

Scale 246

Scale Artificial Intelligence Technical Review Software Review 246

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Macro Impact On Public Cloud Software Over The Past Year Cloud stocks dropped in 2022 in a severe market pullback event that Bessemer Venture Partners call The SaaSacre. The main reason for the pullback was due to the external shock of hiking interest rates. What does this mean for Cloud companies? Let’s find out.

Cloud 311

Cloud Payments Software Review Payment Solutions 311

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Metronome is a cutting-edge billing infrastructure company designed to support the rapid growth and adaptability required by modern software companies. Enterprise software–at all stages and check sizes–with a focus on SaaS, Security, Infrastructure and, of course, with an integrated AI strategy. And how big is your current fund?

Scale 289

Scale Software Review Payment Features AI 289

SaaStr

OCTOBER 9, 2024

More obscure (but still important) vendors like Darktrace get attention due to their founder. CrowdStrike got even more attention due to a bit of a patch mishap. Typically Sign 3 Year Contracts, First Year Paid Upfront This isn’t uncommon in the enterprise, but it’s a very classical approach to software contracts.

Software Review 312

Software Review Cybersecurity Enterprise Scale 312

Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 6, 2019

Yes, the code that you write and the systems that you build are major contributing factors to the success and growth of a business. These are great opportunities for building our own engineering culture and fostering innovation in the wider community. Who reviews my code?” “How How do I watch the status of a build?”)

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Software Review Engineering Technical Review Interviewing 166

Tom Tunguz

JUNE 10, 2023

That is a meaningful innovation. That’s a level of automation rarely seen within the enterprise without custom coding. Over the past few decades, developers have built systems like this for code : code review, testing, monitoring, isolation. English language APIs allow for another layer of abstraction.

Software Review 237

Software Review SaaS Systems Review Application Development 237

Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

MEV (maximum or miner extracted value) has tapered off due to FlashBots’ searchers. Roughly 5,000 developers push code to web3 every week, down 20% from the beginning of the year. Lower MEV means users pay lower fees when they trade because the market is more efficient. Overall, the crypto ecosystem finds itself in a winter.

Data 279

Data Blockchain Software Review Outsourced Development 279

SaaStr

APRIL 3, 2024

That’s where true automation will be, in the disruptive work that people are freed up and enabled to do and do more effectively and quickly due to having the assistance and rich context. The most interesting innovation is often from the teams that understand the problem the most. Everything in the industry runs on software.

Generative AI 304

Generative AI AI Technical Review Software Review 304

Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Data Teams are Becoming Software Teams : DevOps created a movement within software development that empowers developers to run the software they wrote. Most sophisticated data teams run like software engineering teams with product requirement documents, ticketing systems, & sprints.

Artificial Intelligence 228

Artificial Intelligence Trends Data Software Review 228

SaaStr

APRIL 20, 2024

AI in Sales and Marketing AI is disrupting sales and marketing, particularly in support and SDR /BDR functions, due to the shortage of skilled workers and the potential for increased efficiency and cost savings. Will AI let ICs do more, with fewer managers? And so much more! Give it a listen / watch!

Sales Hiring 306

Sales Hiring Startup Marketing Technical Review 306

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

It includes a breakdown of the Sales AI landscape, adoption of GenAI and Sales software across buyer groups. The misconception and three focus areas We are called GTMfund because we support companies with all things go-to-market, not because we invest in GTM software. We do invest in GTM software, but not that frequently.

Investment 113

Investment Technical Review Development Team Review Scale 113

SaaStr

JANUARY 15, 2021

Maybe you think developers are weird beasts that type on a keyboard pushing out code, and then as soon as they become indispensable, they quit. At his core, Jeff Lawson is a software developer first, and the CEO of Twilio second. Jeff stresses that “experimentation is the prerequisite to innovation.”

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Sales Recruiting Development Software Review Management 243

Payrix

APRIL 10, 2025

In todays competitive software market, forward-thinking trade and field service platforms are no longer asking if they should modernize their payment infrastructure, theyre working diligently to source the right payments partner to implement innovative solutions before their competitors beat them to the punch.

Payments 100

Payments Payment Services Outsourcing Services Payment Solutions 100

Payrix

APRIL 10, 2024

Your product is your bread and butter, and as a verticalized software company, you know just how important a tailored, industry-specific application is to your end user. User experience has become a cornerstone in shaping the world of SaaS. It’s now an expectation that is carrying through into the B2B and B2B2X landscapes.

Merchant Services 130

Merchant Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Payments 130

SaaStr

MAY 4, 2022

No matter how innovative a product might be, a business can only succeed if it enables its customers. The internet economy is expected to double from 2019 to 2023—and that’s after the cost of software tools to run your business has collapsed, from $4M in 2011 to a paltry $4000 today. The explosion of low and no-code solutions.

Payment Features 262

Payment Features Payment Services Outsourcing Services Payment Solutions 262

Tom Tunguz

APRIL 8, 2019

In a world where there are no secrets, where innovations are quickly imitated or become obsolete, the theory of competitive advantage may have had its day. In 1986, Amar Bhide wrote “ Hustle as Strategy ” for the Harvard Business Review. Finance, like many other industries, and many software segments, sells a commodity.

Strategy 263

Strategy Venture Capital Banking Software Review 263

SaaStr

DECEMBER 28, 2023

That said, VC funds continue to be more selective in investments and are spending more time doing diligence and really getting to know entrepreneurs ahead of rounds. We expect them to come to market in addition to new seed and Series A companies fueled by the AI innovation wave. #5.

Technical Review 285

Technical Review Software Review Payment Solutions Venture Capital 285

SaaStr

JUNE 17, 2023

Innovation is often born out of necessity – this couldn’t be truer than in 2023. SaaS businesses were forced to adapt quickly or risk being left behind as consumer behaviors shifted dramatically due to lockdowns and social distancing measures. Despite losing $400 million in 2023, they nearly broke even just one year later.

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Venture Capital Scale Technical Review Software Review 277

Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Though it didn’t make our list of best site builders, Squarespace is still worth reviewing as one of the top website builders on the market today. In our review of the best site builders, we painstakingly went through each website builder to determine the four top choices for different needs and use cases. Bottom line?

Payment Methods 121

Payment Methods Technical Review Software Review Payment Solutions 121

User Pilot

MAY 7, 2024

Using no-code tools for product managers allows you to build, iterate, and deploy software products without any coding knowledge. Let’s review the top five no-code tools tailored for product teams, including their key features and usage in product management. But what is the best tech stack for product management?

Software Review 105

Software Review Management Technical Review AI 105

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

is a software training company that focuses on helping end users and companies be more productive. From the beginning, the company’s goal has been to help users achieve more with their software tools. At the 9th ever SaaStr Annual, ~200 of the best and hottest companies on earth will go BIG as partners/sponsors. BrainStorm, Inc.

Payment Services 278

Payment Services Merchant Services Payments Embedded Payments 278

SaaStr

JUNE 5, 2020

Carlota Perez argues in her book Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital that in the early days of a “golden age”, financial capital is necessary to fuel new technology innovation. . Salesforce’s IPO is also seen as a test of a new business model that could shake up the software industry. interest rate due in 2025.

Venture Capital 299

Venture Capital Technical Review Scale SaaS 299

SaaStr

JUNE 3, 2020

The SaaS Trust Crisis is making it harder to market and sell software and services than ever before. And today, I’m very excited to be the co-founder and CEO of G2 where we’re building the world’s leading marketplace for SaaS software. The situation is getting worse. Godard Abel | Co-Founder and CEO @ G2.

Software Review 259

Software Review Scale Technical Review SaaS 259

SaaStr

JUNE 29, 2023

They review the changing market, buyer trends, and tips for the road ahead. Software that is difficult or time-consuming to remove is more likely to be purchased and renewed. Oates explains, “Software that supports critical infrastructure will continue to be purchased and renewed, year-over-year.” Why is this?

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VP of Engineering Trends Cybersecurity Sales Hiring 298

BetterCloud

APRIL 3, 2025

Software licenses: they’re essential, but often, they’re bleeding your budget dry. We’ll cut through the confusion and show you how to turn software waste into significant savings. Decentralized purchasing When departments or individuals purchase software independently, there’s a lack of centralized control.

Software Review 52

Software Review Software Technical Review compliance 52

Payrix

AUGUST 14, 2024

As a software company getting ready to or thinking about embedding payments into your platform, there is much to consider. We’ve equipped you with everything you need to know to properly prepare your software users for this important milestone to create a more seamless experience. What does the merchant experience look like?

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