Today's B2B Growth Pulse
RecVue launches Revenue Share app on Salesforce AgentExchange
RecVue introduced its Revenue Share solution on the Salesforce AgentExchange marketplace, enabling automated partner, channel and multi‑party revenue‑share calculations within Salesforce Revenue Cloud and Agentforce Sales. The tool replaces spreadsheets and custom code, offering audit‑ready traceability and contract‑specific compliance.
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By the numbers: Planetary raises $17.44M Series A
AI Torches Software Stocks, Even as Investors Fret About All that AI Factory Spending
AI enthusiasm has turned into a market shock, sending shares of SaaS giants like ServiceNow, Salesforce and Palantir sharply lower. At the same time, investors are uneasy about the soaring capital‑expenditure plans of AI‑heavy firms such as Alphabet, Amazon, Oracle and Microsoft, even after strong earnings. Despite the sell‑off, AI‑focused startups and chipmakers continue to attract massive funding, betting on alternatives to Nvidia’s GPUs. The industry is also testing new revenue models, from OpenAI’s ad experiments to Waymo’s $16 billion fundraising push.
Personal AI Hackathons Spark Creativity and Faster Workflows
One of my favorite tricks to get marketing teams more comfortable with AI workflows culminates in an AI Talent Show. Start with a hackathon of sorts, but allow people to create something that supports a personal interest. Ask them to...
Drug Digest: Outsourcing Partnerships Fuel Global Biopharma Discovery and Scale-Up
Strategic outsourcing is reshaping biopharma by linking discovery, formulation, and early‑clinical manufacturing through specialized external partners. In a Drug Digest interview, iOrganBio CEO Daniel Delubac explains how risk‑focused partner selection and integrated data flows accelerate cell, gene, and RNA therapies...
Deeply Understand Problems to Close Deals
Everyone wants to make a lot of money. Nobody wants to talk to people about problems. Business doesn't work that way. The more you deeply understand your prospect's problems, the more likely you are to solve them. And THAT is...
Hey, Senior PMs: Shipping Faster Won’t Get You Promoted
Senior product managers often equate speed with success, but the article shows that unchecked velocity can erode margins and stall career growth. By examining a $25 M ARR SaaS firm, the author reveals how a focus on feature output ignored the...
Agenzee Launches Tool to Simplify Insurance Compliance
Agenzee has introduced Agenzee Assist, a fully managed compliance service that handles licensing, regulatory monitoring, and related tasks for insurance producers. The offering blends the company’s automation platform with a team of compliance specialists, delivering end‑to‑end license application processing, renewal...
TokTak Launches New Video Editing Feature to Enhance AI-Powered Content Automation
TokTak, the AI‑driven social‑media content platform, has added a Video Editing feature that lets users modify transitions, captions, images, and background music in AI‑generated short‑form videos. The tool provides real‑time previews and scene‑by‑scene editing, enabling creators to fine‑tune each element...
How Knowband Is Driving Innovation Across the Global eCommerce Platform Ecosystem with Generative AI
Knowband, a long‑time eCommerce solutions provider, has launched two generative‑AI plugins for PrestaShop and OpenCart. The AI Chatbot module delivers real‑time, multilingual support by pulling live catalog and order data, while the LLMs.txt Generator automatically creates structured files that feed...
Xtm Launches Intelligent Post-Editing to Bring Ai-Driven Review Automation to Enterprise Localisation
XTM International has introduced Intelligent Post‑Editing, an AI‑driven feature that automates routine review and correction of translated content within XTM Cloud. Leveraging large language models, the tool applies context‑aware edits for terminology, formality, gender neutrality, and locale‑specific rules while keeping...
Sproutr Introduces Program Placement Services for MGAs and MGUs
Sproutr, a specialist insurance programme architect, has launched Program Placement Services to combine carrier placement with its existing design and underwriting capabilities. The new offering aims to eliminate the traditional split between programme design and carrier negotiations, which often causes...
Visa Expands Into Small Business Tools Beyond Payments
Visa has launched a new platform that merges financing options, transaction analytics, and operational tools into a single hub for small businesses. The solution lets merchants view lender offers alongside real‑time sales data, while providing dashboards that surface spending trends...
Reach Selects DeeperDive From Taboola, Gen AI Answer Engine Built for the Open Web, to Connect Readers with Timely, Contextual...
Reach PLC announced it will deploy Taboola’s DeeperDive, a generative‑AI answer engine, across its flagship titles such as Express and Daily Star. DeeperDive lives directly on publisher sites, pulling from each outlet’s own editorial archive to deliver instant, conversational answers...
The 2026 Material Handling Marketing Report: Why Thought Leadership Is King
In this episode, Kevin and Ashton Maxfield dissect the 2026 Material Handling Marketing Report, which reveals that 45% of industry professionals rank Thought Leadership and Content as their top marketing priority. They explain how traditional sales tactics—like spec sheets and...
75% of B2B Firms Will Prioritize Influencer
Another week, walk and report. This time, 6 B2B Predictions from Forrester : The Race To Trust And Value. Renee Irion , Principal Analyst at Forrester, talked about the prediction that 75% of B2B businesses will increase investment on influencer...
AI Tools Deliver $45k SEO in 20 Minutes
Doing a livestream on how I OpenClaw and Claude Code for business. Will cover this and specific use cases that allow us to do $45k of pSEO work in 20 minutes, $50k of copywriting in 15 minutes, agent squads, deal...
BFJ Digital Details Strategic Criteria for Choosing the Right CRM to Optimise Customer Sales
BFJ Digital, a Brisbane‑based digital marketing consultancy, published a strategic analysis outlining the essential criteria for selecting a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. The report categorises leading platforms—HubSpot, Salesforce Essentials, Zoho, Microsoft Dynamics, and enterprise solutions like SAP and Oracle—by...
VCs Accept AI Startups Only With Insane Growth
"VCs are OK in the Age of AI with tons of competition. But they aren't OK if the growth isn't just ... insane." @tbpn https://t.co/6XVHHmKshC
Gallea Ai Joins IBM Partner Plus as an IBM Business Partner to Deliver Enterprise Grade AI and Hybrid Cloud Capabilities...
Gallea Ai has joined IBM Partner Plus, earning IBM Business Partner status to deliver enterprise‑grade AI and hybrid cloud solutions to small and mid‑sized businesses across North America and the United Kingdom. The partnership grants Gallea Ai access to IBM’s...
CSSC Opens Qatar Representative Office
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) inaugurated a representative office in Doha, managed by its subsidiary China Shipbuilding Trading (CSTC). The office, staffed with marketing, technical and service experts from Hudong‑Zhonghua Shipbuilding and CSSC Power/WinGD, is positioned as a hub for...
Bondi Sands Bets on Feeling, Not Forecasts, with ‘Summer Never Ends’
Bondi Sands launches the "Summer Never Ends" global platform, shifting its narrative from a seasonal tagline to a year‑round confidence mindset. The campaign relies on authentic, mood‑driven creative and diverse ambassadors, extending across social, OOH, digital and in‑store touchpoints. It...
Mrge Releases New Industry Report “State of Commerce Advertising 1/2026”
mrge released its semi‑annual “State of Commerce Advertising 1/2026” report, highlighting a market shift from pure traffic provision to trusted authority. The study finds consumers increasingly rely on AI‑summarised results, making “zero‑click discovery” a critical factor. Only 11.3% of companies...
New Global Expansion Report Benchmarks the Hidden Costs and Risks of Scaling Across 19 Markets
Native Teams released its Global Expansion Report, benchmarking the hidden costs, timelines, digitalisation levels and regulatory risks of establishing legal entities in 19 jurisdictions. The study, based on data from over 3,000 companies and input from 17 legal and compliance...
Qlik Connect 2026 Expands Keynote Program as Enterprises Prepare for the Next Wave of AI
Qlik announced an expanded keynote program for Qlik Connect 2026, scheduled for April 13‑15 in Kissimmee, Florida. The lineup now features AI commentator Jason Del Rey and AI ethics expert Dr. Rumman Chowdhury alongside Qlik’s chief strategy officer. The event will focus...
Monthly Vs. Quarterly Bookkeeping: Which Is Right for Your Business?
Choosing between monthly and quarterly bookkeeping hinges on transaction volume, cash‑flow volatility, and growth complexity. Monthly bookkeeping delivers near real‑time financial visibility, smoother tax readiness, and proactive cash‑flow management, making it ideal for fast‑growing or transaction‑heavy firms. Quarterly bookkeeping cuts...
Per‑seat Pricing Fades; Per‑agent Models Will Dominate
Software as a category isn’t dying. Per seat pricing is dying. And it will shift to per agent pricing. And those agents will replace headcount. And in a world where you can hire infinitely patient and productive workers, per agent pricing will flourish.
Coca-Cola, Colgate and the Benefits of Category Captaincy for Retailers
Category captains are experiencing a quiet resurgence as retailers seek smarter, data‑driven ways to grow categories rather than just individual brands. By partnering with leading suppliers like Coca‑Cola and Colgate, retailers delegate range, space and promotional planning while retaining strategic...
How Markets Price AI Risk
The post highlights a stark valuation split in software stocks as vertical SaaS companies plunge 43% YTD while dev‑tools decline only 21%, reflecting market pricing of AI risk. It argues that despite strong moats, vertical firms’ slower 8% growth triggers...
Atlassian Shares Slide as Cloud Growth Outlook Tempers Strong Earnings Beat
Atlassian reported a fiscal Q2 beat, posting $1.586 billion revenue—a 23% year‑over‑year rise—and adjusted earnings of $1.22 per share, surpassing analyst expectations. The company celebrated its first $1 billion cloud‑revenue quarter, serving over 350,000 customers, but warned that cloud growth would slow...
AI Agent Secures Trillion‑Dollar Deal with Automated Outreach
This @openclaw agent looked through my connections, came up with an angle, and booked a meeting with a multi-trillion dollar company. It's called the Daily Deal Finder. OpenClaw goes through our CRM, sales transcripts and based on our goals, figures out the...
Google Cloud Leads Growth; AWS Remains Largest
Cloud Giants Update: AWS (Amazon): $142B run rate growing 24% YoY (last Q grew 20%) Azure (Microsoft): ~$103B run rate (estimate) growing 38% YoY (last Q grew 39%) Google Cloud (includes GSuite): $71B run rate growing 48% YoY (last Q...
Substack Hires Former Google Exec as Its First Head of Partnerships in Canada
Substack has hired former Google Canada executive Mark Swierszcz as its first head of partnerships in Canada, reflecting the platform’s rapid organic growth north of the border. Canada is now Substack’s third‑largest market worldwide, with more than half a million...
Explore Multiple Design Variants Instantly, Avoid Product Debt
🆕 🚢 Just Shipped: Component Variations Explore multiple variants of any part of your product in one click. The bottleneck in product development is shifting from building to deciding what to build. Pre-AI, exploration was expensive and tempting to skip....
WEX Sees Virtual Card and Accounts Payable Solutions Offset Flat Mobility
WEX Inc. reported fourth‑quarter revenue of $672.9 million, up 5.7% year over year, driven primarily by strong performance in its corporate payments division. Virtual‑card issuance and accounts‑payable solutions delivered a 17.9% revenue jump, while travel‑related payments surged over 30%. The mobility...
Building A Scalable Contractor Business: Strategies That Work
The episode outlines how contractors can transform their businesses into scalable systems by prioritizing data‑driven growth, solid operational structures, and strong branding. It stresses saying no to low‑margin jobs, building repeatable processes for quoting, onboarding, and workflows, and leveraging specialist...
How to Build and Maintain Executive Presence Over Email
Email is emerging as a critical venue for executives to project authority in digital‑first workplaces. Duarte outlines a four‑step framework—The Big Idea™ formula, audience segmentation, contrast storytelling, and a “new bliss” call‑to‑action—to turn routine messages into presence‑building assets. By focusing on a...
Early Public Builders Gain Massive Edge and Revenue
I've made more money building in public than most people have made building in private. Let's talk about it. I think building in public worked for me to the extent that it did because nobody at my level was doing it...
Recognize the Messy Middle to Navigate Leadership Challenges
If you’re going through a hard time as a leader (and all of us do!), here’s one question I’ve used to help make sense of difficult periods: “Where am I in the story?” I’ve spent decades studying storytelling, and every...
Qubika Launches QBricks, Built on Databricks: An Enterprise Accelerator for AI Agent Development
Qubika has launched QBricks, a Built on Databricks enterprise accelerator that streamlines the creation, testing, and deployment of AI agents at scale. The platform offers a centralized lifecycle hub with native data integration, pre‑built agent templates, and end‑to‑end observability. It...
ADHD Turns Into AI Multitasking Superpower
The skill that made me a terrible student is the same skill that lets me manage 7 AI agents simultaneously. I have ADHD. And for the first time in my life, it's my biggest professional edge. Here's what my typical...
CEOs Want Simple, Fair, Drama‑Free Deals, Fast
When you sell to a CEO: 1/ They usually don't want games 2/ They often don't want to do "another call" 3/ They want it deployed drama-free 4/ They just want to pay a fair price 5/ They want great answers to their questions And...
Rubrik Promotes Jesse Green to Chief Revenue Officer
Rubrik announced the promotion of Jesse Green to Chief Revenue Officer, succeeding Brian McCarthy. Green, a 25‑year go‑to‑market veteran who previously led Rubrik Americas, will now oversee the global revenue organization. The move follows a record‑setting third quarter and a...
Diverse Clients Thrive Through One Signature Idea
I never wanted to build my advisory business by picking a niche. Here is a look at the last 10 clients I've served. I'm so excited at how diverse this group is. In all cases, I am helping them refine...
CMOs Join Late; Target Their Teams First
You're pitching to the wrong person. We asked 101 B2B SaaS CMOs how they actually select vendors. The finding that might change your entire sales strategy: 82% of CMOs enter after the team has narrowed the list down to the final few....
Freshworks Is Capturing the Mid-Market - but Can It Evolve From Workflow Automation to AI Governance?
Freshworks is leveraging its workflow‑automation roots to capture mid‑market organizations, now approaching $1 billion in annual recurring revenue. Its employee‑experience suite generates $480 million, growing 24%, while AI add‑ons are paid by 6,000 of its 75,000 customers. The company has broadened Freshservice...
Vibe Coding: Rapid Prototyping Leads, Simple B2B Follows
Note this tweet well. @antonosika is kindly sharing what vibe coding is really being used for today, top 4 use cases … Rapid prototyping of apps without taxing engineering is #1 use cases. The killer use case today. Building simple...
SolarWinds Bets on Partners with Richer Incentives and Deeper Enablement
SolarWinds unveiled a revamped partner program at its 2026 Partner Summit, adding tiered benefits, higher discounts, and a rewards center that lets sellers earn points for cash or prizes. The initiative also boosts partner‑led demand generation with proposal‑based marketing funds,...
January in Review: When Partnership Becomes the Product
Fintech‑bank collaborations are moving beyond simple feature swaps toward embedded financial infrastructure. In January 2026 three high‑profile deals illustrated this shift, with partners designing services that sit invisibly inside everyday workflows such as taxes, shopping and rent payments. The PayPal‑April...
Kentico Unveils Major AI Leap Bringing Agentic AI Workflows to Marketing Teams
Kentico announced the AIRA Agentic Marketing Suite, expanding its AI‑powered Xperience platform. The suite introduces specialized AI agents, starting with a Content Strategist, that automate tasks across the marketing lifecycle. Built directly into the platform, the agents eliminate the need...
Freshpaint (YC S19) Is Hiring a Senior SWE, Data
Freshpaint, a Y Combinator S19 startup, is hiring a senior software engineer focused on data to expand its HIPAA‑compliant infrastructure for healthcare marketers. The company enables 100s of healthcare businesses to collect, protect, and activate customer data while staying privacy‑first....
Executive Function: Building Systems that Can Make Decisions without You | Jeanne DeWitt Grosser (COO, Vercel)
Vercel’s COO Jeanne De Witt Grosser, former Stripe leader, joins First Round’s Executive Function podcast to dissect what separates good executives from great ones. She details Vercel’s rigorous executive interview framework, the use of driver trees for metric ownership, and...