SaaStr

APRIL 1, 2021

One thing we do have at SaaStr is 6 years of data from folks travelling from all across the world to SaaStr Annual, from just about every country in the world and every state in the U.S. That roughly ties to where we’ve seen innovation in SaaS. What we’ve seen is 66% of attendees from the U.S., 33% from outside.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

I often find that quirky, innovative, super smart people who may have been in a different industry do great in these positions,” says Jason. While some of them, like Zoom, have been “COVID beneficiaries”, many companies operating in the travel and hospitality space have taken a hit. “I I am not saying you are not going to hurt.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 16, 2024

We believe that true innovation depends on hearing from, meeting with, and listening to people with a variety of perspectives and diverse backgrounds. Our core goals and values at SaaStr include: Putting on the most inclusive events in the industry and Being as inclusive a community as possible.

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Our ability to do basic things such as protect ourselves from earthquakes and hurricanes, to travel and to extend our lifespans is barely increasing [since the 1960s]. Like Thiel, I think Christensen undervalues efficiency innovations. Combining efficiency innovations can lead to enabling innovations that create new industries.

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Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Consequently, data innovators will continue to push AutoML and SQL to query ML models to the technically analytical. The valley remains an important locus on innovation but its monopoly recedes as new geographies rise in importance and remote work, plus the return of in-person travel, creates a new way of working for many.

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SaaStr

JUNE 28, 2022

We believe that true innovation depends on hearing from, meeting with, and listening to people with a variety of perspectives and diverse backgrounds. Must be able to book your own travel and accommodations for SaaStr Annual. . -> Please Apply here!! Being as inclusive a community as possible.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 4, 2024

The pace of innovation in AI today is like nothing I’ve ever seen before in my career. We’re so passionate about supporting our founders, and are deeply empathetic to the trials and tribulations they’ll face as they travel on the epic journey that is building a successful company.

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SaaStr

MARCH 7, 2019

We believe that true innovation depends on hearing from, meeting with, and listening to people with a variety of perspectives and diverse backgrounds. This year, in celebration of International Women’s Day , we are launching our SaaStr Europa 2019 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion program.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 19, 2018

Anyone who’s lost their wallet while traveling knows the process to get fraudulent charges refunded can be painful. Moreover, when new innovations are developed for the customer support industry, they are often framed as a way to cut costs rather than offering better service. 1 obstacle for these executives.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 15, 2021

Rather than blindly following procedures and relying on team hierarchy to resolve issues, agile principles have enabled our team of eight to scale our support and process to handle hundreds of millions of dollars annually for over 3,000 global group and multi-day travel companies. Cultivating an agile mindset.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 26, 2020

In addition to our temporary work-from-home policies, we suspended business travel and visitors to our offices beginning on March 5. We continue to ship new and innovative products. By taking this deliberate path to working in a remote environment, we have minimized any potential impact to our employees and our business operations.

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User Pilot

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

When Justin Peticolas, the Manager of Implementation and Onboarding at Groupize,the modern meetings management platform unifying travel, spend, and compliance, learned his then-existing onboarding solution is shutting down, he had 6 days to find and implement a new user onboarding tool before their next big launch. It saved the day. ”

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The Angel VC

DECEMBER 6, 2012

There's no real contradiction here though, since a large part of the smartphone's appetite for disruption is driven by software as well (although innovations in the hardware used by smartphones play an important role too). Either way, I think it's a fascinating observation.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

With innovative products, services, and brands being added to global commerce every day, it’s becoming an increasingly crowded market to operate in. If you offer services in the travel and tourism space, Booking.com is the niche marketplace for you. Access to a Targeted Audience. Booking.com. Affordable accommodation is in high demand.

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Trint

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The company will use this new investment to drive product innovation and accelerate hiring in its London and Toronto offices. Trint will focus its 2021 strategy on rapid product innovation as it continues to build out a new market category it calls StoryTech. The company also landed a top 10 spot in Startups.co.uk

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Buffer Resources

JUNE 2, 2023

I had come across their blogs and was well-acquainted with their innovative approach to work. Traveling is one of them. You're quite the traveler. When I was job hunting, one of my top priorities was finding a role that allowed me to maintain a balanced lifestyle, with travel being a significant component.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 13, 2015

Where are founders finding unique opportunities to innovate? The rest of the list controverts the notion that startups and investors pursue only incremental innovations. Space travel startups look to conquer the final frontier. But which lesser known startup sectors are starting to raise venture dollars?

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FastSpring

MARCH 26, 2020

I help them innovate, strategize, and discuss best practices each year. I was a psychology major in college, and I’ve always liked helping people to innovate and to have those types of deep conversations. I was born in Hong Kong and grew up traveling a lot. What is your role at FastSpring? I definitely don’t have routine days.

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Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The largest internet ad spend categories, retail, financial, telecom, auto and travel all spend extensively on re-engagement. Startups will of course forge innovative paths to market and unlock new opportunities. But the mobile re-engagement market will be measured in the tens of billions. This shift hasn’t gone unnoticed.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Adapting to remote work and eschewing business travel has forced a change – the events of the last year has already fundamentally changed how and where we do business. Norman: Spending millions every month on travel, most trips wasted actually, as it turns out. Seeing the opportunity in changing times. You can’t do that.

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Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 12, 2013

From a portfolio company which exclusively powers its operations-heavy business on Looker, to a travel company whose sales team adopted the product and became profitable overnight, Looker customers consistently operate their businesses more effectively with Looker. New database technologies underpin Looker’s product.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 24, 2019

There’s so much competition and new innovation it’s a challenge to stay ahead. I also travel back to India to visit my parents every year—even though it’s a 22-hour flight! The ecommerce world moves so fast and is ever-changing, sometimes it can even change within a day. What is a typical day at work like for you?

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SaaStr

JULY 1, 2021

I’ve been here my whole life, but it’s good to travel and get out of this environment, too, because it can be an echo chamber, at times, where you actually start getting caught up in hype. Next quarter, I would love to focus on the customers, and travel, and be with our sales team, and meeting clients, and listening to them.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Marriott is leveraging NFTs through its Marriott Bonvoy travel program. The brand partnered with three artists to create three different NFTs based on travel experiences. Looking to take your brand awareness campaigns into the metaverse? NFTs can help brands expand awareness. ” Protect Brand Image: Robert Mondavi Winery.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Manny Ataebi (SVP of Marketing, Eureka – Seed) shares his perspective from experience with B2B enterprise from Seed through Series B/C: “In person dinners: Doing very well with these as we travel around the globe for locations. Most times working with another company or two, sometimes alone.

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Stax

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Worldpay states that its focus is on innovative, secure, and reliable payment solutions that cater to the evolving needs of customers. Worldpays separation from FIS also allows for greater flexibility in innovation, enabling the company to focus on advancing its technology and expanding its partnerships within the payments ecosystem.

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Tom Tunguz

MARCH 11, 2013

I believe machine learning will drive the next big wave of innovation in consumer web services. In the next five years, machine learning will appear in everything from books to dating sites, from travel recommendations to insurance quotes. Every great consumer product has a little bit of magic.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 9, 2020

For example, in the travel sector, a lot of their customer queries are going to be from people who are very stressed or upset. You can imagine in the travel industry, if you’re getting a flood of cancellation requests through whatever channel, where can you implement automation to set proper expectations with people?

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 17, 2019

Travel apps. It’s an online productivity tool for those often finding themselves traveling, in flights, or in online meetings. Traveling is not an excuse to fall behind on your industry news. Best Travel Apps. Streamline your travel plans, and keep your focus where it belongs –– on your job! Learning apps.

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Clouded Judgement

JULY 17, 2024

Subscribe now Innovation follows exponential curves. The shorter distance power has to “travel” before it’s consumed leads to less “loss.” The First Industrial Revolution started in ~1760 and mechanized production - we moved from creating goods by hand to creating goods with machines.

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ProfitWell

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The modern business model is at it again, permeating another sector of travel as Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways launches subscription flight. And this is really a win-win, for both traveler and company. This is also innovation for aviation as a whole. We’re curious to know: What do you think of subscription travel?

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This year’s theme is The Rise of Revenue Innovators. Gianna Scorsone: I took a year off to travel. If they travel, people frequently get COVID tests to make sure that we’re checking in, despite vaccines, so that breakthrough cases don’t spill over. The first is Outreach , a long time sponsor of the podcast.

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Buffer Resources

JUNE 29, 2023

As a seasoned content creator, Stew's approach to sourcing inspiration combines keen observation with curiosity and a desire to explore the less traveled paths. Stew elaborates, "It could be as simple as chatting with a neighbor or a stranger while traveling."

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Environment guerrilla marketing, also known as ambient guerrilla marketing, means marketing to people right where they spend time traveling from place to place. However, it rewards the most creative and surprising ideas, meaning the bravest and most innovative brands could benefit. Environment Guerrilla Marketing.

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Neil Patel

MARCH 31, 2021

Who travels through this area? By going the digital route, you ensure travelers can see your billboard, regardless of the time of day. Whether you want to add to your existing digital marketing strategy or go fully OOH, there are many mediums you can use for innovative advertising. What do those passing by want or need?

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Neil Patel

OCTOBER 7, 2020

3D photos offer a powerful way to do this as they allow you to pattern innovatively interrupt the user’s attention. 3D photos on Facebook are an innovative way to help your posts stand out in a crowded news feed. As there is only a limited amount of attention span to go around, you must continuously compete to capture attention.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 8, 2024

million per dose , and many involve very intensive clinical regimens that require everything from travel to specialized centers, to multi-week hospital stays, to heavy clinical and caregiver support. Barriers to access also raise questions around health equity and the ethical code for distributing innovations to society evenly.

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