SaaStr

OCTOBER 2, 2023

And 1 Big Party with Cheat Codes and Anabel Englund But much more than that, we dig into the data even more to uncover the latest event trends prevalent at SaaStr: First, on the attendee side, 34% of attendees attended as a team. So who’s coming with?

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 6, 2024

SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) November 11, 2024 So theres a quiet trend Ive observed for a while but didnt want to call a trend. Found out over the weekend another 2 CEOs Ive known for a long time that raised $50m+ recently just quit their start-ups I guess this is fine now — Jason ????SaaStr But I think it is.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 8, 2025

NRR Trending Slightly Back Up There’s a general consensus that the B2B segments that saw a downturn the past 2 years saw that downturn end in Q3’24. And then charge users that go beyond 100s or 1000s of workflows per month. Will this stick? Is it too complicated, or is it what the market now expects? Let’s see! #7.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 31, 2024

2024/2025 State of SaaS: Trends and Predictions with SaaStr CEO and Founder, Jason Lemkin And come see 200+ top SaaS, Cloud and AI sessions like these at 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay!! State of the Cloud 2024: The Cloud AI Era with Bessemer Venture Partners #9.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 10, 2025

With that in mind, here are my top four predictions on the digital customer success trends well see from forward-thinking teams this year. Digital customer success trend #1: Efficacy, along with efficiency Making customer success teams more efficient has long been a stated goal of many digital programs.

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Buffer Resources

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Use social media trends There’s always Google trends, but today, almost all social media platforms help you find what’s trending on their network. Instagram even releases a weekly trend report on its @creators account. Maybe you find a trending content topic that matches your social media niche.

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Scytale

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

As technology continues to evolve, compliance industry trends and requirements adapt accordingly. Compliance trends in 2025 continue to be influenced by emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, blockchain, and cloud computing. What role does AI play in compliance trends?

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 6, 2025

” So what 2025 customer success trends can we anticipate? Trend 1: Customer teams strengthen their revenue focus. Trend 2: AI and automation become transformative. Trend 3: Customer teams double down on outcomes and value. Trend 4: Digitally enhanced human relationships continue to evolve. Were here to help.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Business customers now expect: Immediate results and value Seamless automation Personalized experiences Clear ROI metrics Implementation Challenges and Solutions Managing AI Risk Companies are developing various approaches to ensure responsible AI use: Building guardrails to prevent AI hallucination Implementing multiple models to cross-check results (..)

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

But like many things my views have evolved "The Rise of CRO: The Challenges of Unchecked Growth" @davegerhardt + @jasonlk pic.twitter.com/VL3S6MAFOw — Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) June 11, 2024 Three trends have fueled the rise of hiring COOs and CROs closer to $10m ARR than $50M ARR: Faster Growth.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 8, 2025

Improving Rev Ops for Data-Driven Decision Making One of Lindsey’s first priorities was diving deep into the company’s existing data to identify trends and leverage these findings for growth. Some key findings included: Bookings to revenue conversion rates were significantly below target.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 28, 2025

Their conversation offers a rare, insider view of the strategies, challenges, and opportunities driving the next wave of technological innovation.

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SaaStr

MARCH 17, 2025

And this trend is accelerating. But for most, these trends are probably irreversible. This is how the 2 related but different categories are segmenting out. A lot of support is questions and problems from existing customers. Almost all of this is going to AI, as much as possible. And some are pushing this much higher.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 17, 2025

Pricing Strategy : Consider whether AI features should be packaged as part of existing products or as separate offerings, based on how value scales with usage.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Looking Ahead: The Future of Vertical SaaS As we look to 2025, 2026 and beyond, several trends are emerging: Industry Consolidation : Successful vertical SaaS players are becoming platforms, acquiring or partnering with complementary solutions.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Four portfolio companies join Sameer to talk about three trends of the Cloud AI Era. Trend #1: Foundation Models Many models exist: open source, closed source, frontier models. Trend #3: Change Management Matters In the last paradigm shift, the end user experienced little change when moving from on-premise software to SaaS.

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Buffer Resources

JULY 24, 2024

2: Use social media listening tools to stay on top of niche trends Social listening observing what your audience is saying online and creating content around it. For instance, if you’re a haircare creator, you might notice trends around using rosemary water for hair growth and create a TikTok video on the topic.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Despite the PLG (Product-Led Growth) trend, self-serve models for AI-powered enterprise products are proving challenging. Getting into the AI integrations within one specific vertical and understanding those users more completely and exactly how they interact with the product is more effective for going-to-market than broad strokes.

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Buffer Resources

AUGUST 26, 2024

Consider discussing industry trends, offering career advice, or sharing lessons learned from your own journey. Tap into trending audio Trending audio and music tend to rear their heads on TikTok first, then pop up on Instagram and Facebook Reels — so you'll be ahead of the curve if you keep an eye on TikTok.

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Buffer Resources

JULY 31, 2024

The ability to spot trends from a vast web of information : Seeing new information pop up every day and sharing it is one thing; connecting the dots is another. Find newsletters that interview people in your niche, share relevant news, and help you stay on top of trends. It’s the difference between a retweet and a quote tweet.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Focus on building something customers love enough to tell others about, rather than chasing the latest trends or funding strategies. .” More on this topic here from the Ben Chestnut session. Key Takeaway The key takeaway? Want to be in the audience to ask your question for the closing AMA?

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USIO

JANUARY 2, 2025

The payments landscape is evolving rapidly, and businesses that stay ahead of these trends will be best positioned for success. Here’s a look at the top 8 payment predictions for 2025—focusing SaaS payments, disbursements, and invoice print/mail,—to help your business adapt and thrive in the future.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 28, 2023

But the trend of slowing growth in 2023 wasn’t just a thing — it was an All Time Low. Still, the trend line does make you worry a smidge. .: And Gartner still predicts overall Cloud spend will grow to record rates in 2024. We’ve always bounced off the lows. I’m betting that’s not 2024-2026.

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Tom Tunguz

APRIL 28, 2024

The black line shows the linear trend across US venture backed companies with disclosed values of $50m or more. If there are any increases, they tend to be in the bigger acquisitions of $500 million or more - although the sample size there is sufficiently small to conclude the trend is significant.

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SaaStr

MAY 21, 2024

I don’t love this trend. But like side hustles, the trend looks to be here to stay. Everyone does this in support, but so few in CS. Do your customers love their CS exec? And how often do they call them? I like CS’s only core job being making customers truly successful.

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Buffer Resources

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Christie starts off by saying, “buckle up, because this fall trend is not for the faint-hearted.” ” The audio, combined with her caption (“the fall trend everyone is talking about”), builds intrigue and makes you want to tune in to find out what fall trend she’s referencing. (If

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Clouded Judgement

MARCH 7, 2025

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. We’ll see how these consensus estimates trend over the year, but the initial guides out of the gate do not inspire confidence that 2025 will be a year of out performance. Follow along to stay up to date! The median full year guide is only 0.1%

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SaaStr

AUGUST 26, 2024

So I wouldn’t call it a trend, at least not yet. More here: 5 Interesting Learnings from OneStream at $480,000,000 in ARR I’m not saying this is a trend. More perhaps a coincidence. But it is interesting. There have been only 3 SaaS IPOs since 2021 … a long, dry spell. And 1 was basically bootstrapped. #1.

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Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 29, 2022

I observe a few trends. Companies that can buck this trend will be valued at significant premiums to the market - hence the sudden venture capitalist interest in product-led growth motions & Adobe’s acquisition of Figma at 50x ARR. After a two-quarter spike, however, the figure has returned to its previous negative slope.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Partnership Strategy Makes or Breaks Success Thread AI’s deep partnership with Google Cloud reveals critical success factors: Avoid “cookie cutter” partnership approaches – Google Cloud tailors solutions to specific needs Look for partners who understand your specific position in the value chain Prioritize developer-first tooling, (..)

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