Today's B2B Growth Pulse
Epicor launches Partner Community to fuel B2B ERP growth
Epicor unveiled its Partner Community as a strategic, long‑term growth engine rather than a simple reseller network. The program spotlights partners that have grown from startups into multi‑million‑dollar enterprises and positions them as essential for selling, implementing, extending, and supporting Epicor's ERP solutions worldwide.
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By the numbers: Badger Meter to acquire UK‑Based UDLive for $100M
Infor Appoints Geoff Thomas to Lead Asia Pacific and Japan Operations
Infor announced that Geoff Thomas will serve as senior vice president and general manager for its Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, overseeing strategy and operations across Japan, ANZ, Southeast and North Asia, and India. Thomas, who previously led Qlik’s APJ expansion and held senior roles at Microsoft and Juniper, will be based in Sydney. The move includes new vice‑presidents for ANZ and SENA, reflecting Infor’s push to deepen local expertise and accelerate industry‑specific cloud growth in a key market.
Pinterest Appoints Kecia Steelman to Board of Directors
Pinterest announced that Kecia Steelman, President and CEO of Ulta Beauty, will join its Board of Directors effective February 16, 2026. Steelman brings more than three decades of retail leadership, having overseen Ulta’s growth and held senior roles at Home...
Amid Fundraise Struggles, Neobank Fi Pivots to B2B Offerings
Neobank Fi announced a strategic pivot from its millennial‑focused digital banking model to AI‑driven B2B solutions after encountering fundraising headwinds. The Bengaluru startup has raised roughly $147 million to date and was last valued between $520 million and $550 million. The shift follows...
GARAGE Launches U.K. E-Commerce as Part of International Expansion
GARAGE, the Montreal‑based women’s apparel brand, has launched a dedicated e‑commerce platform for the United Kingdom, offering shipping to all four nations. The digital rollout precedes the opening of its first physical stores on London’s Oxford Street and at Bluewater...
Consumer Insolvencies Reach Second-Highest Annual Level on Record in 2025 as Business Filings Fall
Consumer insolvencies in Canada rose 2.3% in 2025 to 140,457 filings, the second‑highest on record and averaging 385 per day. Household debt hit $2.62 trillion, up 3.4% YoY, while average non‑mortgage debt reached $22,321. Business insolvencies fell 21.8% to 4,840 filings...
Dr. Phone Fix Reports Preliminary 2025 Revenue of $12.1 Million, EBITDA Improvement
Dr. Phone Fix Canada Corp. posted preliminary 2025 results showing revenue of about $12.1 million, a 19% increase over 2024, and adjusted EBITDA rising to roughly $0.6 million. Gross margins remained in the high‑40% range while the store base expanded from 35 to...
Confessions of a Former Saks Designer: ‘If Your Retail Partner Is Knocking You Off, That’s a Red Flag’
Former Saks Fifth Avenue designer Hadley Pollet left the department‑store partnership in 2018 after witnessing buyers request cheap copies of luxury designs and a shift toward an asset‑light, drop‑shipping model. Saks later filed Chapter 11, leaving many boutique vendors uncertain about...
How Mark Essien’s 4-Month Old Product Made $2.3 Million with Less than 30 Customers
Mark Essien’s newest venture, Tripdesk, an AI‑driven travel‑management platform, generated $2.3 million in revenue within four months, serving fewer than 30 enterprise customers and delivering a 30% profit margin. The product grew out of Hotels.ng’s VIP client needs, automating travel requests,...
Find Growth Alpha by Spotting AI’s Bad Advice
I’ve found a new favorite way to use LLMs: Checking for bad advice. Whenever I'm riffing on growth with ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, and I strongly disagree with a premise, I know I’ve struck gold on both content and execution....
UAE Horizon 2026 to Take Place in Singapore, Spotlighting New Investment Opportunities
The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and TXTK Tax Tech will co‑host the UAE Horizon 2026 roadshow in Singapore on March 8. The invite‑only event targets CEOs, family offices and high‑net‑worth individuals seeking to tap the UAE’s low‑tax environment and free‑zone ecosystem....
Leadership and Risk Fuel Patriots' 10‑Win Turnaround
I loved this year’s Super Bowl—not just because of the game, but because of the Patriots’ story. I was rooting for the Seahawks (after living in Portland, Oregon, for over two decades), yet I have deep respect for the team...
Gravity Beats Reach: Redefining B2B Branding in 2026
So - remember those old TomTom ads? “You are not stuck in traffic. You ARE the traffic.” Yeah, well the same applies to the sea of beige B2B content we’re all drowning in. If you’re complaining about "slop" while hitting...
How a Romanian Startup Found Its Strongest Growth in Latin America
Pluria, a Romanian‑founded hybrid‑work platform, has seen its strongest growth in Latin America, especially Colombia, Mexico and Argentina, with 2025 revenue expanding 2.5 times versus the prior year. The company entered the region opportunistically, bypassing traditional market analysis, and quickly...
2026 AI Agent Deals: Contracts Over Collaboration?
So we added one new AI Agent to our arsenal this week, and it's a great one, even though it's pretty new. Much more to come. And another? In the end, we decided not to deploy it. What happened? It's...
Founders Quitting in AI Era Shows Lack of Resilience
Watching three 3 founder CEOs at $200m+ ARR quit their start-ups the past 2 weeks or so. On the one hand, I get it. Growth way down, no M&A options, it was supposed to get easier at that stage. Now...
CMA CGM Group, Marlink, and Eutelsat Partnership
CMA CGM, Marlink, and Eutelsat have signed a multi‑year partnership to equip over 300 CMA CGM vessels with OneWeb LEO satellite connectivity. The rollout will be completed within nine months, using a hybrid LEO/GEO architecture via Marlink’s XChange NextGen edge...
Listen First: Buyer‑Centric Sales Beat Product‑Centric Scripts
Most sales processes are built backwards. They are product-centric (inside-out), not buyer-centric (outside-in). And yet, almost every research study shows that top-performing sellers listen more than they talk on the first call. Bottom performers do the opposite. A product-centric sales...
LinkedIn Education and Webinars Drive Warm B
Lara Acosta 's 1-person business is about to cross $200k/mo. 0 outbound. 0 cold emails. Here's the breakdown: 1. Education-focused content on Linkedin (positioning) • 2x specific breakdowns (like this one) • 2x broad education on business tips 2. Lead-magnet...
FourKites Launches Loft: AI Platform to Orchestrate Enterprise Systems with Real-World Intelligence
FourKites introduced Loft, an AI orchestration platform that lets enterprises automate workflows across any system using its Sophie AI developer agent. Sophie converts natural‑language operational requirements into production‑ready automations in days, cutting traditional deployment cycles from months. Loft uniquely blends...
Stop Personalizing, Start Targeting with Insightful Outreach
This is why all of your outbound fails… These messages share three fundamental flaws: 1. They use personalization (that’s also stupid) 2. They are selfish (about them not me) 3. They include no insight Everyone at scale LOVES what I...
Pulse Cuts Tech Research From Hours to Minutes
BIG NEWS: I just launched Pulse. The world's first news reader that cuts research from 2 hours to 5 mins👇 As a founder, I was drowning in information: • Scrolling Twitter for hours • Checking 20+ sites for tech news...
Instinctools Adds Palantir Foundry and AIP to Its Enterprise Data and AI Portfolio
Instinctools announced the addition of Palantir Foundry and Palantir AIP to its enterprise data and AI portfolio. The integration gives clients a unified data operating system with built‑in governance, lineage, and integration capabilities. Palantir AIP layers large‑language‑model‑driven agent workflows on...
AI‑First, Word‑of‑Mouth, Personal Brand: SaaS Survival 2026
It's 2026. If you're a SaaS founder, you're probably screwed. Anything you do that works gets copied, CAC is up, LTV is down. Here are the 7 things I see that ARE working - in a world where most things...
Align Content to Buyer Journey to Drive Pipeline
If your content is getting views without an increase in pipeline for your B2B SaaS, then the reason is simple: You’re not matching what buyers need at each stage of their journey. Here’s what happens: - Snackable LinkedIn posts spark...
Cineverse Launches Matchpoint® Creative Labs, Leveraging Generative AI to Enable Creative Services for FAST and Ad-Supported Streaming Services
Cineverse has unveiled Matchpoint® Creative Labs, an in‑house agency that delivers motion‑first video advertising for connected TV, FAST and ad‑supported streaming services. The unit blends traditional creative processes with generative AI to produce native‑looking ads, channel IDs and branding assets...
AI Agents Let One Operator Replace Entire Growth Team
Jacob Bank runs Relay.app (growing 300%+ YoY) with a few employees and hundreds of AI agents. Most SaaS teams think Product-Led Growth requires: – a full growth squad – endless experiments – complex tooling – months of setup That used...
Cut Unresolved Decisions, Not Output, to Accelerate Growth
You’re sitting in the meeting. Marketing is running campaigns. Sales is working deals. Product has a roadmap. Everyone is busy. And yet, growth is stalled. No one is slacking. Nothing is obviously broken. So the pressure builds. We need to...
Datarails Launches Spend Control to Give CFOs Full Visibility on Contracts and Eliminate Zombie Subscriptions
Datarails unveiled Spend Control, an AI‑powered spend‑management platform that uniquely integrates with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. The tool creates a centralized contract hub, automatically extracts key terms, benchmarks market alternatives and drafts renewal requests. By flagging duplicate tools and...
ZeroToOne.AI and Horizon Media Announce AI Partnership to Power Predictive Behavioral Intelligence Within HorizonOS
ZeroToOne.AI and Horizon Media have forged an enterprise partnership to embed ZeroToOne’s proprietary Large Behavioral Model into HorizonOS, the open operating system powering Horizon’s Blu AI‑native marketing intelligence platform. The model claims over 85% accuracy in forecasting real‑world consumer actions,...
Loyyal Launches Perxi AI: A WhatsApp Based AI Agent That Simplifies Loyalty for SMEs
Enterprise SaaS firm Loyyal unveiled Perxi AI, the first AI‑driven loyalty agent that operates entirely within WhatsApp. The solution lets small and medium businesses launch and manage branded loyalty programs instantly at zero cost, eliminating traditional software, staffing, and app‑installation...
Final Seats Open: Join 100 Top Marketing Leaders
Last call: we're at 90% capacity for our Marketing Leadership Retreat next month. Still time to grab tickets if you're interested: March 18-20 in Scottsdale, AZ with 100 CMOs and VPs who understand your world, with plenty of time to...
Bootstrapped $28M ARR with 33‑person Org Chart
$28M ARR with 33 people… $0 in funding. This is the org chart that made it possible: https://t.co/wYZX8rJB2v
IPcook Empowers AI Training Data Acquisition with High-Performance Residential Proxies
IPcook has launched a high‑performance residential proxy service aimed at AI developers needing large, diverse training datasets. The platform delivers over 55 million IPs in 185 locations, with response times under 0.5 seconds and bulk pricing as low as $0.5 per gigabyte....
Marketing Compliance in Cryptocurrency – Lessons for Martech
Cryptocurrency marketers, led by exchanges such as Binance, have made regulatory compliance a core design constraint rather than an after‑thought. By embedding automated approval workflows, jurisdiction‑aware messaging, and transparent disclosures into their martech stacks, they maintain scale while avoiding violations....
Stepan Kazaryan on Search and Trust
Stepan Kazaryan argues that online search has become the primary trust filter, shaping perceptions before any direct interaction. He highlights that credibility now hinges on the structure and consistency of digital signals rather than volume or promotional activity. Neutral, informational...
Rankpage Introduces Expanded AI-Driven SEO Offerings to Support Businesses of All Sizes Across Malaysia
Rankpage, a Malaysia‑based AI‑driven SEO agency, announced an expanded suite of AI‑powered search optimization services. The rollout includes a fortified Search Dominance Framework—featuring SERP‑Dominating Technology, Global AI Connectivity Backlink, and a Satellite Ecosystem—and tiered packages priced from RM1,500 to over...
Dunelm Strengthens Executive Team with Two Senior Hires
Dunelm announced the appointment of Laura Harricks as chief customer officer and Caroline Angell as chief people officer, both slated to start in March. Harricks arrives from Ocado Retail, where she led customer‑centric digital transformation and loyalty programmes. Angell joins...
Beyond Model Benchmarks: Algolia CTO Xavier Grand Joins AI Day France 2026 Panel on Algolia’s Role in the GenAI UX...
Algolia announced that Chief Technology Officer Xavier Grand will speak at AI Day 2026 in Paris, joining leading French tech figures for a panel on the GenAI UX revolution. The event, hosted at Station F by France Digitale, will attract roughly...
New York CEO Dan Herbatschek of Ramsey Theory Capital Delivers New Real-Time Governance for Enterprise AI Systems as AI Safety...
Ramsey Theory Capital, led by CEO Dan Herbatschek, unveiled a real‑time AI governance platform to help enterprises meet the new New York RAISE Act and similar state AI safety laws. The solution embeds compliance, risk analytics, and automated documentation throughout...
The Future of Immersive Media: Volumetric Video Market Explodes as AR/VR and Metaverse Demand Surge Globally
The volumetric video market is experiencing rapid expansion, driven by accelerating AR/VR adoption, AI‑enhanced compression, and surging metaverse demand. Software solutions dominate, with rendering, compression, and playback technologies seeing the strongest growth. North America leads the market, supported by early...
Myer Announces Exclusive D-Store Deal with Mac Cosmetics
Myer has secured an exclusive partnership with MAC Cosmetics, becoming the only department store in Australia to carry the brand from mid‑year onward. The deal follows the arrival of Fenty Beauty in May and adds to more than 22 new...
Novi AI Launches Independent AI Creation Studio Following Brand Upgrade
Novi AI has launched an independent website, rebranding itself as a standalone AI Creation Studio for images, videos, and multimodal content. The platform consolidates leading AI models—including Veo 3.1, Sora 2, Kling, Nano Banana, and Seedream—into a single workflow, simplifying...
HitPaw API Is Integrated by Comfy for Professional Image and Video Enhancement to Global Creators
HitPaw, an AI visual‑enhancement provider, announced its integration with Comfy, a global content‑creation platform. The partnership embeds HitPaw’s Image and Video Enhancer APIs directly into Comfy’s workflow, offering creators one‑click super‑resolution, denoising, and generative restoration for photos and frame‑aware video...
B2B Community Growth with Kris Rudeegraap, Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Sendoso
In this episode, Jodi interviews Kris Rudeegraap, Co‑Founder & Co‑CEO of Sendoso, about how the company built a multi‑tiered B2B community that fuels a $7 million pipeline and boosts account spend by 71%. Kris explains the ROI of personal advisory groups,...
How to Design the Perfect Embedded Investing Offering: Tips From DriveWealth’s Harry Temkin
Embedded investing is emerging as a 2026 growth driver, with fintech firms adding micro‑investing and trading features to non‑financial platforms. DriveWealth’s chief digital officer Harry Temkin outlines a methodical, four‑pillar approach that starts with brand‑specific UI mockups and proceeds through...
How I Built Singapore’s 8th Fastest-Growing Company without Investors
In 2020 a 25‑year‑old ex‑agency manager founded KPI Media on a bold promise: refund half of any retainer if key performance indicators aren’t met. The agency operates solely with month‑to‑month contracts and a performance‑based guarantee, remaining fully bootstrapped. Five years...
Real AI Wins: Speakers Reveal What’s Actually Working
We asked every speaker coming to SaaStr AI 2026 one question: 🤖"What's actually working with AI in your business right now?" No theory. No hype. Just what's shipping and what's converting. May 13-15 in SF Bay https://t.co/A02gn7heZm
AI Agent Deals Carry Built‑In Churn Risk
I was in a board meeting for a breakout AI B2B leader at $100m+ ARR and the team was excited … but stressed. Why? So many of their largest customers were happy to sign relatively large checks for the AI...
Ambition Needs Pace: Prioritize Sustainability Over Constant Urgency
There’s a kind of pressure that sneaks up on ambitious people. High standards. Big goals. Constant forward motion. That drive is a real advantage. But it has a shadow side we don’t talk about enough. When everything becomes about winning...
All Pharma Will Secure Chinese Clinical Development Partner Soon
Within the next 18-24 months every Pharma will have a partner to access the China fast clinical development engine https://t.co/zpLV1XJbvB https://t.co/h5CyXUNO82