SaaStr

APRIL 15, 2025

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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USIO

APRIL 15, 2025

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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SaaStr

APRIL 15, 2025

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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Stax

APRIL 15, 2025

For subscription-based businesses achieving consistent and predictable revenue growth is the holy grail. In fact, monthly recurring revenue (MRR) is one of the most important metrics subscription businesses should be aware of. In this article, we’ll explain what MRR is, how businesses calculate MRR, and how to improve your monthly revenue for sustainable long-term growth.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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SaaStr

APRIL 15, 2025

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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Sales Hacker

APRIL 15, 2025

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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Buffer Resources

APRIL 15, 2025

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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BetterCloud

APRIL 15, 2025

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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Nimble - Sales

APRIL 15, 2025

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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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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