Today's SaaS Pulse
Salesforce Launches AgentExchange, a Unified AI Marketplace with $50M Builder Fund
Salesforce has merged its three app and AI stores into a single AgentExchange marketplace, offering over 13,000 ready‑made apps, AI agents, and automation components. The platform features intent‑aware search, one‑click buying, and instant activation within Salesforce or Slack, and includes a $50 million builder fund to encourage partner development.
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By the numbers: Loop raises $95M to scale its supply‑chain AI platform
Ep. 179 - The Smart SaaS Funding Path No One Talks About
In this episode, Ken Lempit talks with Melanie Nabar, Vice President of Volition Capital, about growth‑equity financing as a middle‑ground alternative to traditional venture or private‑equity routes for B2B SaaS companies. Nabar explains how growth equity can provide capital for scaling while allowing founders to retain control, highlights the most common post‑funding hiring error, and explores how AI is improving go‑to‑market efficiency. The conversation offers practical guidance for founders, CMOs, and CROs on when to pursue this funding model and how to avoid pitfalls that stall growth.
Know Your Agent’s Real‑Time Location at 9:30 AM
It’s 9:30 AM. Do you know where your agent is? As we enter the era of agentic AI, this is an increasingly important question. ChatGPT launched the consumer use of AI, compressing all of human knowledge into a single model....
Mastering Replit Fluency Enables Apps Built in Mind
I think after 100+ days and with 9 apps vibe coded into production with @Replit used over 500,000 times we're just getting going. 🧠And … I think key to that is that I'm now "Replit Fluent". What does that mean? It's...
World's Largest Open-Source Multimodal Dataset Delivers 17x Training Efficiency, Unlocking Enterprise AI that Connects Documents, Audio and Video
Encord today released EMM-1, the largest open-source multimodal dataset with 1 billion paired examples and 100 million data groups across five modalities (text, image, video, audio and 3D point clouds), paired with an EBind training methodology that emphasizes data quality...
AI Success Lies in Resegmenting, Not Creating New Categories
Most AI products aren’t creating new categories. They’re resegmenting existing ones. Understanding the difference shapes everything about how you build, market, and scale. Resegmentation means taking a job people already understand and making it faster, clearer, or more accessible. Category creation means...
ROSE Metric Reveals Your SaaS Luxury of Time
One of the slides I shared at SaaStock Europe. If you are struggling with profitability or scaling, the ROSE Metric is a key indicator of whether you can build a sustainable tech company. I talk about the "luxury of time"...
23 Things You Didn’t Know ChatGPT Could Do
In this 17‑minute episode, Dan Martell reveals 23 unconventional ways to leverage ChatGPT for massive time savings, productivity boosts, and full‑life automation, drawing on his experience building AI startups. He shares specific prompts, tool integrations, and workflow hacks that most...
Founders Lose Half Week to Tasks AI Can Automate
Every founder I mentor is wasting 30–50% of their week on tasks AI could already do. Here’s the AI system I recommend to buy that time back👇
From 2009 Investment to 2700‑Attendee ClioCon: Persistence Pays
So awesome to see Jack Newton deliver another incredible ClioCon keynote – this time in front of 2700 attendees! Watching Jack and Clio grow continues to be one of the absolute highlights of my career. Clio was one of Pawel...
Snowflake’s AI Revolution: How AI Transformed Marketing and Sales at Scale with Snowflake’s CMO and Founding CRO
Snowflake executives Denise Persson and founding CRO Chris Degnan outlined how the company has operationalized AI across marketing and sales to drive measurable ROI, scaling AI adoption to 90% of its 450-person marketing team and serving over 10,000 customers. Internal...
Founders Can Reclaim 30‑50% of Time with AI
Every founder I mentor is wasting 30–50% of their week on tasks AI could already do. Here’s the AI system I recommend to buy that time back👇 Most people are still underestimating AI. The founders, marketers, and leaders who win...
Collaboration Turns Agentic AI Into Real Business Impact
When it comes to the potential of agentic AI, the technology is already here. What will define its future is how we apply it to achieve real impact. As our Chief Product Officer, Graham Sheldon , writes in his new...
Customers' AI Agents Redefine the Marketing Landscape
Sharing a draft illustration of 3 different "domains" of AI agents in marketing to solicit feedback. The 3 different domains: 1. AI agents for marketers, used internally. 2. AI agents for customers externally, but run by marketers internally. 3. AI agents operating on behalf...
Leader in Conversational Automation Drives Minutes‑to‑Meetings
SO proud to be named a Leader in Forrester’s Wave for Conversational Automation Solutions for B2B. To me, it reflects how our customers are turning signals into meetings in minutes — and we’re just getting started. I’ll share a sneak...
Chrome Adds --Focus Flag, Earns $5k Bounty
I just happily sent the $5k bounty to Hjanuschka for landing a new feature in Chrome that was born in the linked discussion thread: Chrome now gets --focus cli parameter which allows you to open a website / webapp from...
Blurred Dashboard Boosts Conversions by 8% via Curiosity Gap
PromoTix saw an 8% increase in conversions by leveraging the “Promised Land” effect. The win didn't come from blind faith in best practices. Will Royall , the founder, has a simple rule: test everything. Even when something's proven to work,...
Stand Out: Craft a Unique Headline in a Saturated Market
Email marketing/marketing automation is one of the most competitive categories of all time. You'd think the players there are very focused on differentiation. You'd be wrong. Most are explaining themselves as if they're the only one doing what they're doing....
Automate First, Team Size Doesn't Drive Growth
When I founded FeedHive, I hired a 5-man team at $300 MRR. Cause I thought... that's what you do. 3 months later... $50,000 poorer... I had to get rid of them all. Best (most expensive) lesson I've ever learned. You don't need a big team to...
Small SaaS Apps Can Yield Real Exits
Tom Ulman (@TomUlman) acquired two small SaaS tools (Text Run and Waitlist Email) that already had users, traffic, and potential. Then he did what great founders do best: executed. > Focused on paying users > Simplified the product > Improved support > Let SEO and...
Turn Repeating Tasks Into SaaS Assets with Automation
Founders keep asking: how do you manage it all without burning out? Simple: map every recurring task, automate the top grind with n8n or Lindy, then refactor the rest into assets you can reuse or sell. Almost everything can become a building...
Considering a Cross‑Platform Screen Studio Clone for FounderStack
Real question - now that Screen Studio moved to subscriptions, should I package this up and include it in FounderStack so you can get it on an LTD? Would be cross-platform, macOS, Windows, Linux and would have many of the same...
Four SaaS Masterminds Connecting
This week we hosted four SaasRise masterminds -- all with CEOs & founders of SaaS firms with $1M to $100M in ARR. Here are the topics we covered this week... Funnel Design → Demos & Bookings Outbound Infrastructure & Deliverability...
AI Agents Now Create Polished PowerPoints From Raw Data
As AI agents get better at computer and tool use, or writing code on the fly for a task, we're going to be able to solve much broader domains of knowledge work. Here's an example of Box AI with the...
All‑in‑One Builder Platform Beats Procore, Costs Less
https://t.co/UlyECkLph4 is the all-in-one platform built for real builders. Keep teams aligned, simplify every workflow, and bring trust back to construction. Better than Procore. Cheaper than a truck. https://t.co/CQWYQmzOja https://t.co/soAZZ949Pv
Conversational AI Handles Full Email Campaigns End‑to‑End
📧@mailmodo AI is an end-to-end conversational agent for email marketing. Now startups can plan, design, automate, and analyze entire email campaigns in one conversation. https://t.co/RVySuUbWw6 https://t.co/ZtXU78Kbpw
One Yes Can Transform Everything—Ask More
Every “no” costs you nothing. But one “yes” can change everything. So, why aren't you asking more?
Hyper-Growth Inevitably Triggers Churn, Then Sustainable Second Act
I predict this cycle for a lot of the hyper-growers: 1. Hyper-growth 2. Massive churn crisis 3. Fix churn crisis 4. Growth 5. 2nd Act
SaaStr Reveals Its Core AI Agents Toolkit
One of the top questions we get is, "What AI Agents Does SaaStr use?" Well, I just vibe'd a pretty good summary here: https://t.co/xe35bwMuu6 Check it out https://t.co/0AVITGkZ6J
First Customer Wins Unlock $1M ARR Journey
First customer is always the hardest. Then you find another one and another one. Then next thing you know you're at $1M ARR. But it all starts with the first.
Outcome‑Based Pricing Unlikely to Go Mainstream
I was really excited about the outcome based pricing model à la what Sierra, Fin, etc are doing, but the more I look into it, the more I think it won’t become the norm. Too hard to apply in...
Veteran VC Roger Ehrenberg Warns on Market Missteps
We’re back with another deep dive into the shifting landscape of venture capital, and this week we’re joined by a legend who’s seen it all—Roger Ehrenberg. Roger founded IA Ventures in 2008, building one of the most respected early-stage portfolios...
CEOs Ditch CMOs for Specialized Revenue‑Focused Marketing VPs
So there's a growing trend in GTM leadership I'm seeing recently. It's not one I necessarily agree with, but I get it. It's ... No CMO. What do I mean? Not no marketing or no leadership. But...
AI‑native Startup Central Raises $8.6M to Automate Back‑office
Congrats to @CentralHQX on their $8.6M seed! Central is the AI-native platform that eliminates back-office work for startups. While HR/payroll platforms give you software to figure it out, Central actually does all the work using agents and human experts across payroll, benefits,...
AI‑Driven Design Is the New Startup Moat
🎧 Here's my conversation with the one and only Dylan Field , CEO and co-founder of Figma We discuss: 🔸 Why AI makes design, craft, and quality the new moat for startups 🔸 What actually happened with the Adobe deal,...
Your Biggest Customer Is Your Biggest Vulnerability
While many think having a "largest customer" is an asset, it's actually a company's biggest weakness. If you can feel a single customer leave, you're in a delicate spot. If you have a customer you can't afford to lose, you're...
AI Becomes New Mass Media, Replacing Traditional Web Browsing
I asked Claude this morning about the most important news in tech. A few follow-up questions about Salesforce’s Dreamforce, Samsung’s XR headset, & TSMC earnings later, I popped over to ChatGPT Pulse. It suggested some updates about the Fed’s rates...
AI Assistants Streamline Daily Tech and Finance Updates
I asked Claude this morning about the most important news in tech. A few follow-up questions about Salesforce’s Dreamforce, Samsung’s XR headset, & TSMC earnings later, I popped over to ChatGPT Pulse . It suggested some updates about the Fed’s...
Unlock Existing ChatGPT Auth, Not New Sign‑In Layer
Huge if true. Wrote a bunch about the Sign in with ChatGPT opportunity back in April. “Today, there’s no secure way to link a ChatGPT account to another tool. No OAuth. No scoped tokens. No way to persist context responsibly. What’s needed...
AI Products Mostly Re‑segment Existing Markets, Not Create New Ones
Most AI products are not creating new categories as much as they are resegmenting existing ones. The distinction is critical for a team to understand. These lessons have been learned over and over again by many of us.
Semble AI Cuts Fire‑System Design to Five Minutes
Semble AI automates fire-system design for construction companies. It used to take billions of dollars and thousands of hours of manual drafting, building code lookups, and back-and-forth with permitting authorities. With Semble AI, it takes 5 minutes. https://t.co/fJLjwfMRYN https://t.co/qDiY9vmn4d
From Pulling Product to Being Pulled by It
At the start, you pull the product along. At the end, the product pulls you. This is the way.
AI Support Engineers Boost IT Provider Speed and Margins
Everest (@_everestai) builds AI support engineers for outsourced IT providers, who service IT for 90% of SMBs. Everest helps them resolve tickets faster and increase margins. Congrats on the launch @yolandaaacao and @spenmcke! https://t.co/bnClbudy5Z https://t.co/wtB2VTMMaM
Sourcebot Empowers Engineers to Navigate Massive Codebases
Sourcebot (@sourcebot_dev) helps developers and AI agents understand massive codebases. It's used daily by engineers at some of the largest companies in the world, including NVIDIA, Red Hat, and Arista Networks. Congrats on the launch, @msukkarieh1 & @bshizzle28! https://t.co/aHR5KdOfOz
AI Automation Startup Achieves 326% YoY Growth
Solid AI automation startup listed on @acquiredotcom. Mind blowing 326% YoY growth! 🤯 > $2.9M TTM revenue > $961K TTM profit > 5000+ customers > Inc. 5000 ranked > $10M prior valuation Check it out here: https://t.co/YNOfwS36HJ https://t.co/6mEIjy6Wf5
Five Hidden GTM Gaps Stalling Your Scale
If you’re not scaling, it’s not your market. It's not your product either. It’s these 5 overlooked GTM gaps. Most founders blame the market when growth stalls but the truth is more brutal: the real killers are five Go-To-Market gaps I see...
Automation Cuts Millions of Hours From Insurance Tasks
Healthcare staff spend millions of hours each year calling insurance companies and navigating portals. @SplendorHealth automates insurance workflows (benefits verification, prior auth monitoring, credentialing) for healthcare companies, eliminating the headaches of portal access, EDI, and AI phone calls. https://t.co/YsY0INT8ZT Congrats on the launch,...
Enterprise Adoption Drives Lovable’s Rapid Revenue Growth
Eventually ... everyone goes a bit enterprise Eventually ... everyone adds a sales team
AI-Powered SaaStr Instantly Confirms Fund Fit
With the next version of SaaStr AI VC, you won't wonder if you are a fit for any given fund anymore We'll just tell you. Right there, right now. https://t.co/ONomUsL4kw
Google and Salesforce Unite for Agentic Enterprise
Live now at #Dreamforce! ☁️ Google CEO Sundar Pichai joins Marc Benioff on the main stage — exploring how Google & Salesforce are partnering to build the Agentic Enterprise powered by trusted data, open AI, and human collaboration. 📍 Blue Shield...
Leadbay Finds 70% More Companies, Boosts Prospecting 5x
Leadbay (@LeadbayAI) discovers and qualifies companies others can’t find. LinkedIn, Clay, and ZoomInfo miss 70% of U.S. businesses and cover only 0.001% of digital signals and intent. Leadbay’s customers achieve 5x prospecting efficiency by unlocking untapped opportunities in the most data-scarce, fragmented...