Jamin Ball

Jamin Ball

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Altimeter Partner working with software businesses at the earliest stages of product market fit. Dad to 4 amazing kids. No investment advice, all views personal

Ex‑DeepMind Team Launches ElorianAI for Visual AGI
SocialApr 9, 2026

Ex‑DeepMind Team Launches ElorianAI for Visual AGI

Very excited to be working with @AndrewDai @yinfeiy and the rest of the amazing @ElorianAI team on their quest to build visual AGI with multimodal reasoning models

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Agentic Era Demands New Trust Layer, ZKML Offers Solution
SocialApr 2, 2026

Agentic Era Demands New Trust Layer, ZKML Offers Solution

Finally going to write a bit more about this (in tomorrow's Clouded Judgement). A snippet of what I wrote: The way I think about it: every major platform shift has required a corresponding trust layer. The internet needed SSL/TLS. Mobile needed...

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Today's Top 10 SaaS Cloud Multiples Revealed
SocialMar 27, 2026

Today's Top 10 SaaS Cloud Multiples Revealed

This week in enterprise software: Top 10 #SaaS #Cloud multiples as of today's market close https://t.co/bnxxG3uisU

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Model Labs Can Be Profitable When Properly Managed
SocialMar 13, 2026

Model Labs Can Be Profitable When Properly Managed

From Clouded Judgement: In Defense of Model Lab Profitability https://lnkd.in/d7xVmPGs

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Inertia Poisons Judgment, Halting Progress.
SocialFeb 27, 2026

Inertia Poisons Judgment, Halting Progress.

From Clouded Judgement: The Poison of Inertia https://lnkd.in/g_HwrFac

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Top 10 SaaS Cloud Multiples at Market Close
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Top 10 SaaS Cloud Multiples at Market Close

This week in enterprise software: Top 10 #SaaS #Cloud multiples as of today's market close

By Jamin Ball
Clear Criteria for Deciding Build vs Buy Solutions
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Clear Criteria for Deciding Build vs Buy Solutions

From Clouded Judgement: Build vs Buy https://lnkd.in/dGX7YfrS

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Today's Top 10 SaaS Cloud Multiples Revealed
SocialFeb 6, 2026

Today's Top 10 SaaS Cloud Multiples Revealed

This week in enterprise software: Top 10 #SaaS #Cloud multiples as of today's market close

By Jamin Ball
Google Cloud Leads Growth; AWS Remains Largest
SocialFeb 5, 2026

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...

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Azure Hits $103B Run Rate, up 38% YoY
SocialJan 28, 2026

Azure Hits $103B Run Rate, up 38% YoY

Azure at a ~$103B run rate growing 38% constant currency Quarterly YoY growth trends below

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Top 10 SaaS Cloud Multiples at Week’s Close
SocialJan 23, 2026

Top 10 SaaS Cloud Multiples at Week’s Close

This week in enterprise software: Top 10 #SaaS #Cloud multiples as of today's market close

By Jamin Ball
Scaling Infra Software Is Harder Than It Looks
SocialJan 1, 2026

Scaling Infra Software Is Harder Than It Looks

Feels like this applies to just about every piece of infra software: "everyone thinks it's easy but then when you need to scale..."

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Software Valuations Rise with Growth: Median Multiples Up to 14.5x
SocialDec 12, 2025

Software Valuations Rise with Growth: Median Multiples Up to 14.5x

This week on Clouded Judgement: Systems of Record are Evolving - Median software multiple: 4.9x - High Growth software median: 14.5x - Mid Growth software median: 7.5x - Low Growth software median: 3.7x - 10Y: 4.2% Article in next post 👇 https://t.co/UNwSW8tzzJ

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Record‑keeping Software Multiples Rise with Growth Rates
SocialDec 12, 2025

Record‑keeping Software Multiples Rise with Growth Rates

This week on Clouded Judgement: Systems of Record are Evolving - Median software multiple: 4.9x - High Growth software median: 14.5x - Mid Growth software median: 7.5x - Low Growth software median: 3.7x - 10Y: 4.2% https://lnkd.in/gqZjDGnS

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