Sat.Apr 12, 2025 - Fri.Apr 18, 2025

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AI Can’t Sell Yet. But It’s Probably Already “Smarter” Than Much of Your Sales Team

SaaStr

So we do love our SaaStr AI. It’s not perfect, but in its first month alone, it’s answered over 6,000 chats and questions from the SaaStr community! On everything from how to hire a great VP of Sales, to reviewing investor memos, to helping (many!) founders decide if they should quit or not. It’s not perfect but it’s great. Try it here.

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How to Leverage FedNow

USIO

What is FedNow? Real-time payments: Funds move instantly between financial institutions, even on weekends and holidays. Always on: 24/7/365 availability, unlike ACH which settles in batches and is unavailable on nights, weekends, and holidays. Backed by the Fed: Operated by the Federal Reserve, so its secure, reliable, and widely trusted. B2B & B2C friendly: Ideal for consumer-to-business, business-to-business, and government disbursements.

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6 Micro Commitments That Move Prospects Down Funnel

The Daily Egg

Micro commitments are those small steps you take to achieve a larger goal. In this case, its small steps a potential customer takes that pulls. The post 6 Micro Commitments That Move Prospects Down Funnel appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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Payment Facilitator: Definition, FAQ, and examples

Payrix

What is a payment facilitator? A payment facilitator (or PayFac) is a software platforms all-in-one payment processing solution. Instead of your customers needing to create their own merchant account to process payments, you as the PayFac developer handle all the payments setup and complexity for them. Think of it as becoming the payments "master account" for all your customers.

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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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Top 10 Reasons SaaStr Annual 2025 Will Be Better Than Ever!! May 13-15 in SF Bay!

SaaStr

SaaStr Annual has always been the go-to event for SaaS founders, executives, and investors, but 2025 is shaping up to be the best one yet. Heres why this years event is bigger, bolder, and more impactful than ever. It’s 50% about the intersection of AI + B2B, 50% about GTM in 2025+, and … 50% about helping you meet the best of the best! It’s May 13-15 in SF Bay, again on our 40+ acre indoor-outdoor campus !

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Hidden Keywords Are Back (and Still a Terrible Idea)

The Daily Egg

Hidden keywords used to be one of the most blatant black hat SEO tricks: stuffing content behind the scenes to manipulate search engines. For a. The post Hidden Keywords Are Back (and Still a Terrible Idea) appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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Instagram 101: A Step-By-Step Guide on How to Use Instagram

Buffer Resources

Imagine a place where you can stay updated on your college roommate’s life, get book recommendations, discover new brands, and learn more about anything you like. That’s exactly what Instagram is for you, for me, and for over one and a half billion other active Instagram users. In this beginner’s guide, I’ll share everything you need to know about Instagram — from getting started by creating an account to growing your business or personal brand on the platform.

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6 Practical Reasons AI is a Threat to Traditional B2B Startups Today

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: How Much of a Threat is AI to Traditional B2B Startups Today? AI isn’t yet slowing down the big leaders in SaaS, from Salesforce to HubSpot to Workday. In fact, they are embracing it. Workday is seeing a 30% attach rate for its new AI products in new deals already: 5 Interesting Learnings From Workday at $9 Billion in ARR And AI is the core focus of Salesforce today: WSJ says Agentforce filling jobs faster.

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What No One Tells You Before You Become an SDR

Predictable Revenue

On paper, Sales Development looks entry-level. No prior experience required. A way to get your foot in the door. The post What No One Tells You Before You Become an SDR appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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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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How To Measure and Improve Customer Value Optimization

The Daily Egg

Customer value optimization (CVO) turns traffic into profit. Its not about getting more clicks its about getting more from every customer. CVO turns casual. The post How To Measure and Improve Customer Value Optimization appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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SaaS management, M&A, and AI: Our time on theCUBE with Rentokil Initial CIO

BetterCloud

Last week, our CEO, Jesse Levin, had the pleasure of speaking with Rentokil Initial CIO (BetterCloud customer), Mark Purcell, on theCUBE podcast with Rob Strechay for Google Cloud Next 2025. This discussion dove deep into the complexities of SaaS management, its role in accelerating time to value for mergers and acquisitions (M&A ), and the burgeoning role of AI.

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The Compound Startup Advantage: Why The CEO of Rippling Believes Focus Is Overrated

SaaStr

As we gear up for 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay , we wanted to take a look back at one of your favorite SaaStr conversations with Parker Conrad at SaaStr. Parker came to London to share just what he’s learned building a $12B+ compound start-up. And … the top mistakes they made. And come meet Rippling and learn its secrets to building compound products when their VP of Product Anique Drumright joins us on-stage at 2025 Annual !

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Built from Frustration with Moran Mizrahi

Predictable Revenue

Moran Mizrahi joined the Predictable Revenue Podcast, with something every founder can relate to: the moment you hit a wall using a tool. The post Built from Frustration with Moran Mizrahi appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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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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Improved Conversion Tracking dashboard on Crazy Egg

The Daily Egg

Weve redesigned the Conversions report in Crazy Egg, making it easier to understand where conversion activity is coming from on your website. A Conversion is. The post Improved Conversion Tracking dashboard on Crazy Egg appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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MozCon Early Bird Tickets Are Live: Only 200 Available!

The Moz Blog

Ever felt priced out of MozCon or too far to attend? Early Bird tickets are live for new London and NYC eventsgrab yours now and learn SEO that actually works.

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The Series A Landscape in 2025: Insights from Chemistry VC’s Ethan Kurzweil

SaaStr

At SaaStr Workshop Wednesday live , Ethan Kurzwiel, previously partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and now founding partner at Chemistry VC, took us through a deep dive of exactly where Series A funding is right now in 2025. And sign up for the next FREE Workshop Wednesday here. About Ethan Kurzweil Ethan is the founder of Chemistry VC, a focused early-stage venture firm that writes $3-30M checks with an average of $10-12M for Series A investments.

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The Traditional Video Production Model No Longer Works in B2B (And What To Do Instead)

Adhere Creative

Lets say you did everything right. You hired a reputable crew. You scripted the message. You chose a great setting. You received a good-looking video that you put into play. And then. nothing happened.

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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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The Business Card Scanner is Back—Smarter Than Ever with AI!

Nimble - Sales

Weve got exciting newsthe Business Card Scanner is back in Nimble! And this time, its more powerful than ever, thanks to AI-driven technology. If youve ever found yourself buried under a pile of business cards, manually entering contact details, The post The Business Card Scanner is BackSmarter Than Ever with AI! appeared first on Nimble Blog.

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How to Be an Effective SEO Mentor — Whiteboard Friday

The Moz Blog

When you're set up for success, being a mentor can be a rewarding experience for you and your mentee. Miracles in-depth framework presented in this weeks Whiteboard Friday covers considerations like building trust, setting boundaries, and the qualities that make a great mentor.

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Top SaaStr Posts and Pods of the Week: AI + GTM with Jason & Sam, Owner’s CRO, SaaStr’s AI, Google Cloud’s VP Marketing

SaaStr

Top Posts You May Have Missed: #1. The #1 Thing That Makes Enterprise Customers See Value: A Great Dashboard #2. Thoma Bravo: Software Spend Will Grow 19% a Year Through 2028. AI is The Accelerant. #3. Fake Multi-Product vs. Real Multi-Product #4. The Problem with Small But Mighty AI Start-Ups #5. The Top 10 Learnings from Launching SaaStrs Own AI: What Every B2B Founder Needs to Know Top Pods & Vids: #1.

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GTM 142: Why Most B2B Marketing Fails (And How to Fix It) with Udi Ledergor

Sales Hacker

The GTM Podcast is available on any major directory, including: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Udi Ledergor served as CMO during Gongs rise from new SaaS startup to industry dominance. By building a playful, human-centric brand with a lighthearted tone, he captured buyers attention and dollars and turned them into raving fans. He helped Gong go from zero to hundreds of millions in revenue, while achieving a multi-billion-dollar valuation.

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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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Social AI

Tom Tunguz

I want to see how you use AI. The biggest challenge to AI adoption is reimagining workflows, AI is best discovered socially. Midjourney’s launch on Discord was brilliant. As a new user, I knew enough to ask for an image of a rabbit on a firetruck. But by watching others, I discovered I could create vector images, recast photos into Ghibli-style art, change aspect ratios, or convert photos to pencil-shaded drawings.

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Why Business Owners Are Embracing Payfac-as-a-Service

USIO

The payments industry is projected to grow to $3 trillion globally by 2026. Thats not just market growthits a wake-up call. If you run a business, its time to stop thinking of payments as an afterthought and start viewing them as a strategic advantage. Thats where Payfac-as-a-Service comes in. If youve ever wished you could offer your customers seamless payments without becoming a full-blown payment company yourself, this is your answer.

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Dear SaaStr: In Consumption-Based Models, Should We Pay Out on Deals Closed or Usage?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: In Consumption-Based Models, Should We Pay Out on Deals Closed or Usage? Almost everyone in a consumption based model today pays some on close, but most on usage. I’ll dig in, but a really great deep dive with MongoDB’s head of sales ops here: Four Sales Compensation Tactics for Consumption-Based GTM with MongoDB’s SVP of Sales MongoDB us a blended commission model for their consumption-based GTM.

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Partnering with Hammerspace

Clouded Judgement

David Flynn (Hammerspace CEO) with his team at Hammerspace that also worked with him at Fusion-io At Altimeter, we love investing in companies solving foundational infrastructure problems, and few problems today are as pressing or as universal as unstructured data. That’s why we’re thrilled to back Hammerspace and lead their $100m Series B, the company building a new kind of data platform - a parallel global file system with automated data orchestration for the AI and hybrid cloud er

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An Omnichannel Payment Solution––Without the Complexity

Simplify omnichannel payments with a solution that unifies every channel through your platform. By integrating front-end systems like online, mobile, and in-store payments with robust back-end infrastructure, you can deliver a seamless payments experience without the need for heavy engineering. Omnitoken technology enhances security by tokenizing card transactions for reuse, enabling merchants to drive cross-selling opportunities.

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Speed Running a 50 Year Old Software Category

Tom Tunguz

We don’t often hear the words speed & ERP in the same sentence. But when researching Doss , we heard it again & again. We’ve always believed fast sales cycles create competitive advantage - nowhere is this more true than enterprise software. Imagine purchasing software knowing there’s a 75% chance it won’t deliver value after a 12-month deployment.

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How to Schedule Facebook Posts in 3 Easy Ways (+ Save Hours Every Week)

Buffer Resources

I run a Facebook group called Freelancers Who Work Smart, Not Hard , but, for ages, I managed it the hard way, not the smart way.  The hard way looks like this: trying to remember to post regularly (when I sometimes can’t even remember what day of the week it is), coming up with some of my best ideas at 3 a.m. (before promptly falling asleep and forgetting them), and posting sporadically with neither consistency nor strategy.

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Dear SaaStr: At What Point Should a Lead Convert to an Opportunity?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: At What Point Should a Lead Convert to an Opportunity? The point at which a lead should convert to an opportunity or deal is when it meets specific qualification criteria that indicate its worth investing sales resources. This is where having a clear definition of a Sales Qualified Lead (SQL) or Sales Qualified Opportunity (SQO) becomes critical.