What's happening: Value Must Be Clear to Buyers, Not Just to CEOs
Tech leaders often assume their product’s value is self‑evident, falling prey to false consensus bias. Overloading prospects with technical details instead of outcome‑focused messaging stalls deals and can misalign product roadmaps with market needs. Reframing messaging around buyer‑centric benefits restores momentum.
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ZEDEDA announced it doubled its new customer acquisition year‑over‑year, with nearly half of those wins coming from Fortune or Global 500 firms. The company secured marquee contracts across automotive, telecommunications, energy and manufacturing, while expanding its global footprint with a new Abu Dhabi hub. It also appointed former Cisco executive Jonathan Davidson to its board to steer the next growth phase. In parallel, ZEDEDA launched an Edge Kubernetes solution and broadened NVIDIA integration, underscoring its push to simplify large‑scale Edge AI deployments.

Our AI bill just hit $50K in a single month. This is what building with agents actually looks like. Support. Sales. Onboarding. Product. Every part of the business now runs on intelligence - and intelligence isn't free. Not gonna lie, this number still...
Lessons only time teaches you: 1/ A great team goes even further than you think 2/ The journey in the end, no matter how long, ends in the blink of an eye 3/ You win by being the most committed 4/ Each year compounds...
Moore, a leading constituent experience management firm, announced Dan Thain as its new chief integrated creative officer. Thain will set the strategic direction for Moore’s integrated creative function and oversee the digital creative team, leveraging his background in nonprofit fundraising...

Many SaaS teams believe more ad spend = more pipeline. But here are 3 layers they skip: 1. A pipeline strategy that starts at the bottom of the funnel, not the top. 2. A quality-first mindset that prioritizes best-fit leads over cheap volume. 3....

LogicGate announced a landmark 2025, posting roughly 50% year‑over‑year ARR growth from large enterprises and earning a Leader position in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for GRC tools. The company also collected multiple awards, including Best Risk Management Platform at the...
Cyclotron announced the launch of a new Strategy Office dedicated to AI‑driven transformation, pairing an Innovation & Strategy pillar with an AI Engineering & Delivery pillar. Led by Susan Moyer and Davis DeFontes, the office offers workshops, roadmap creation, and...
Miro announced its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, a bidirectional integration that connects the visual collaboration workspace with AI‑powered coding environments. Developed with Anthropic, AWS, GitHub, Google and Windsurf, the server links Miro canvases to 11 AI coding platforms such...

The UK’s labour market is quietly pivoting toward digital freelancing as businesses seek cost‑effective, on‑demand expertise. Small and medium‑sized enterprises are leveraging freelance platforms to fill design, development, marketing and administrative gaps without long‑term commitments. Professionals are also embracing freelance...
Intuit announced a multi‑year partnership with Affirm, making the lender the exclusive pay‑over‑time solution within QuickBooks Payments. The integration lets eligible U.S. small and mid‑market businesses offer customers installment plans, including 0% APR options, while the business receives funds upfront....

Lyric Health announced the hiring of Bill Schmitt as its inaugural Chief Growth Officer, a newly created role designed to steer strategic growth across the company’s AI‑driven virtual‑care platform. Schmitt will direct demand generation, partnership development, and customer success while...
Cognizant and Uniphore have announced a strategic partnership to build industry‑specific AI solutions using small language models (SLMs) and AI agents. The collaboration will initially target the highly regulated Life Sciences and Banking & Capital Markets sectors, leveraging Uniphore’s Business...

Thought leadership should be a sales tool, feed search results, and build authority. That's a lot. But what if AI could help you surface and scale that internal expertise? By pairing AI tools with intentional workflows, you can capture unique insights from...

Your employer won't pay you what you're worth. They can't. Their model only works if there's a gap between what you produce and what you cost. A great way to close that gap is to work for yourself. Here are 5 different ways you...
PDFgear has launched TextaVoice.com, a completely free text‑to‑speech platform. The service converts up to 2,000 characters per request into natural‑sounding audio without sign‑up, ads, or usage caps. It offers over 30 languages, 236 voice styles, adjustable speed, pitch, emotion, and...
Mobile app developers must move beyond acquisition to a nuanced monetization strategy that blends multiple revenue streams. A hybrid mix of in‑app purchases, ads, and subscriptions mitigates market volatility while increasing lifetime value. Understanding user segments and behavioral signals enables...

Cornish Bakery announced record trading for the year to May 2025, with sales up 24% to £36.4 million and EBITDA climbing 32% to £4.5 million. The company opened six new bakeries in the past six months and plans eight more by April, while...

Cyngn announced that autonomous vehicle orders for its DriveMod Tugger platform tripled in 2025 versus the prior year, reflecting accelerating enterprise adoption across manufacturing and industrial sites. The surge was driven by extensive on‑site demonstrations, software upgrades and fleet‑readiness work performed...

Primark is set to open five new stores across the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar in 2026, extending its partnership with franchise operator Alshaya Group. The three Dubai locations – Dubai Mall, City Centre Mirdif and Mall of the...

Zucora and HealthGuard have deepened their Canadian retail partnership by launching the SmartOne Sleep Plan, a 10‑year protection program for mattresses and adjustable bases. The new bundle pairs the plan with a complimentary HealthGuard mattress protector and a Zucora mattress...

yesIT positions itself as a partnership‑first managed IT provider tailored for Australian SMEs, delivering enterprise‑grade services at predictable monthly rates. The company emphasizes proactive monitoring, 24/7 security, and automated maintenance to prevent downtime before it impacts operations. Its offering includes...
I spent 14 hours this weekend building with @openclaw. It did NOT disappoint. Those who say it’s overhyped are either scared, lazy, or both. Yes, there are security concerns to work around but like anything, there are tradeoffs. As long as you have...
This is the question every software company is asking themselves right now. What happens to our roadmap if an engineer can produce 2X or 5X more output. The general direction will be roadmap expansion. Companies that just use this leverage to...

Global fintech Adyen has partnered with Singapore POS provider Raptor to embed its payment platform into Raptor's systems, targeting the city’s service‑sector SMEs. The integration offers unified reporting, omnichannel cashless processing, and advanced analytics, addressing the payment‑reconciliation challenges cited by...
"We went from 8 humans in sales to 1.25. We do about the same. Why? The agents don't mind chasing small deals. They never quit." @tbpn https://t.co/FWKsr1UXzZ
Not just talks. At SaaStr AI 2026, we're running 100s of hands-on workshops where you'll build actual AI workflows for your company. Sales. CS. Product. Ops. Leave with something you can deploy Monday. May 12-14. SF Bay. https://t.co/IsMOos9H4H

An empirical analysis of 200 B2B AI projects from 2022‑2025 reveals a “Budget Paradox”: deployments under $20,000 achieve a median ROI of 159.8%, while larger, monolithic programs frequently fail to break even within two years. The study, validated by Harvard...

Underrated life advice: Front-load your life with painful stuff. When you're young, work as hard as possible to acquire skills that will never go out of style. As you get a little older, use those skills to build something meaningful. In fact, build lots...
"Our AI closed a $100k deal on its own on a Saturday night." How does SaaStr use @salesforce Agentforce? "We started with the leads humans didn't want to follow up with." @tbpn @johncoogan @jordihays https://t.co/eHARBjeeih
Financial services lead generation has become a critical growth engine for wealth‑management and advisory firms as investors shift to digital research. The article outlines how compliance‑heavy, trust‑driven environments require a blend of content marketing, SEO, precise paid ads, email nurturing,...
Outbound is broken. Cold email is dying. The B2B companies winning right now have completely rebuilt their GTM around AI. At SaaStr AI 2026, they're showing you exactly how. May 12-14. SF Bay. https://t.co/K2JIAOSqol
Forget what the gurus say. Real B2B marketers know the truth. Most B2B Marketers are told to just post content, build a brand, and pray that leads follow. But after years in the trenches with clients, I’ve seen a brutal pattern:...
Small businesses pay 18‑35 percent more for health benefits because brokers and carriers exploit information gaps. Lumity’s platform supplies year‑round market intelligence, transparent pricing, network adequacy mapping, and administrative performance metrics, exposing how carriers price strategically rather than actuarially. The tool...
10 things I’d tell founders if I weren’t afraid of hurting their feelings 👇 1. "Slightly better" is a death sentence. You can grind your way to a decent business, but breakout growth is off the table. Users need to prefer you,...
Stop selling and start creating the conditions for buy-in. That’s the advice of Howie Chan , who recently hosted me on his Influence Anyone podcast. It sounds like a smart strategy. But exactly how do you make it happen? Howie reveals some key tactics...

Danish robotics firm 4XRobots announced a U.S. expansion aimed at automating commercial greenhouse operations across North America. The company appointed Nick Chambers as head of global market development and joined the Association for Advancing Automation to forge partnerships with local...
Most brands treat “brand” like decoration. Colors, fonts, or a silly mood board someone approved once and never revisited. Then they wonder why performance gets more expensive every quarter. This happens when brand is viewed as aesthetic instead of infrastructure. The Real Problem When CAC...
Yep. AEO/GEO/SEO/WWJD/IMO/YOLO... AI search is important and there is no better team in the game than Docebo. Last year, Kyle Poyar interviewed Silvia Valencia and Valeriia Frolova about how to actually think about AI search, and I believe it's still a...

Retail brokers struggle with high acquisition costs and early trader churn. Devexperts proposes AI solutions—Devexa and Acomotrade—to turn fragmented user and trading data into real‑time engagement actions. Devexa acts as an always‑on chat assistant across popular messengers, while Acomotrade analyzes...
The longer you focus on all the BS? The longer you're distracted. Quit paying attention to the noise, hatred, anger, divisiveness, outrage, media circus, and all of the other nonsense. Shut that stuff down. Then follow this plan: - Pick your strongest skill. - Figure...
This is what folks miss in AI CX. Even if the AI can’t resolve a complex issue, folks still love a great agent that is well trained. It can at least get a resolution kicked off, almost instantly.
Not everyone on the team really needs to be on your mission But almost all the first 50 employees do Hire pirates and romantics at least until you are truly ready to scale
"For now, humans have to manage the AI Agents. Meta agents aren't there yet in AI GTM. The orchestration has to be you." with @kylecnorton CRO @owner https://t.co/k1ML07ypMJ
"If you can magically find 10 great humans to cost-effectively do the work, sure, don't use AI" @tbpn with @johncoogan + @jordihays. "But easier said than done." "AI also gives you control. To hire the number of humans you...
You can't solve differentiation with a 30-day deadline. Everyone knows brand matters. No one has the time (or permission) to build it. We surveyed 50 mid-market B2B marketing leaders. The data reveals a massive trap: 44% say standing out in a crowded...
Your "save" playbook is a crutch. Your win-back sequence is a safety net. And they're both giving you permission to fail your customers. What would you do differently now if you weren't allowed to fix it later? No save motion when they...
This AI company hit $100M ARR in under 24 months by making a crazy bet on AI agents most startups ignored👇 At the end of 2023, Podium already had 60,000+ SMB customers using the product to manage leads and customer communication. The...
Competitors can go from a nuisance to a viable threat much more quickly than many brands realize, and by the time it's impacting the sales conversations it can be much harder to address. For market leaders, especially ones who have dominated...
I wrapped up Season 5 of Building With Buyers , but then this convo was TOO GOOD + too relevant so then I un-wrapped up Season 5 😂 at least for a bit Caitlin Sullivan joined me to talk about how...

I’ve talked about my CEO friend who raised $100M and got stuck at $50M ARR a lot. But if I could go back to 2019 when he was at $20M, and rockets were still firing, this is exactly what I...