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The #1 Event for SaaS and Business Software: SaaStr Annual

SaaStr

Per Google: According to most industry experts, the top event for SaaS software is considered to be SaaStr Annua l ; it is widely recognized as the largest gathering for the global SaaS community, attracting thousands of founders, executives, and investors from across the industry.

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One Thing is Clear: AI Makes a Lot of Business Software Look Awfully Expensive Today. Is Deflation Coming?

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50 cents of compute for 500 dollars of value — Sam Altman (@sama) February 3, 2025 So just how much will AI remake classic B2B software? Software is so much better than it was just 24 months ago. The post One Thing is Clear: AI Makes a Lot of Business Software Look Awfully Expensive Today. We are still learning.

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The Mirage in the Software Clouds

Tom Tunguz

It’s not to say software spending is slowing (it’s not), or that there aren’t fast-growing businesses (they thrive in the private markets). The top quartile companies are growing at slower rates today than the bottom quartile companies in 2016. The median has never been lower in the last ten years.

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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

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million software developers worldwide. tew_cta text="Do you have an idea for a software project? Or do you need help evaluating software firms? In 2023, there were approximately 26.3 This vast pool of talent showcases a wide range of experience and portfolios, quality of work, and inquisitiveness. Either way, we can help!"]

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Straight Facts About PayFacs: What Every ISV Should Know

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

Many software companies are exploring PayFac-as-a-Service providers in an effort to drive more embedded payments revenue and gain greater control over the customer experience. But there are nuances in a PayFac relationship that often get downplayed – nuances that can impact the risk and resource responsibilities of software providers.

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Is the Software Market in Trouble?

Tom Tunguz

Last week, public software markets suffered significant compression. Future revenue ramps have been the dominant driver of software valuations for the vast majority of the last decade. Some context is helpful : during the same period, total software revenue across the public companies grew from $124b to $592b.

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Massive Acquisitions in Software Startups

Tom Tunguz

In the last decade, the total number of venture backed software M&A by count has remained relatively constant. Nevertheless, there are huge differences between the total value created by software M&A annually. What drives the acquisition market of startups? It’s the big deals.

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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.

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Harness the Full Power of Integrated Payments to Drive Revenue

In today’s complex business landscape, treating payments as just a software feature is a missed opportunity for significant growth and customer acquisition. Designed for software leaders, this playbook outlines how to harness the full power of a payments strategy to drive substantial revenue and enhance the overall customer experience.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

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

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 metrics for at-scale production guardrails.

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How to Energize Customer Adoption of Your Integrated Payments Program

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

In this webinar, integrated payments veteran, Pete Uselman, discusses common challenges software companies face in encouraging customers to utilize their payment features and shares the latest tips and trends to overcome these obstacles.

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SaaS Payments 101: Roadmap for Monetizing Payments

Embedded solutions have taken the software industry by storm and disrupted the traditional distribution network for financial services, like payment processing. Explore this whitepaper to learn more about the payfac opportunity and why it has never been more important to your software business.

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Solving the Payments Puzzle: What SaaS Pros Need to Know

From emerging payment technologies to the importance of intuitive software design, the world of embedded payments is rapidly evolving. How do you stay ahead while serving up what merchants really want in your software offerings? The Merchant Insider report is here to help, offering unique insights into the merchant perspective.

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6 Reasons Why Your Integrated Payments Strategy Could Fail

If you're in the software industry grappling with integrating payments into your business model, understanding where others have stumbled can be a game-changer for your revenue goals. This article serves as a comprehensive guide, offering actionable insights for software companies. Discover 6 key reasons behind the struggles many face.