🎯Today's SaaS Pulse
Updated 1h agoWhat's happening: HighRadius launches outcome‑based pricing for CFO platform
HighRadius introduced an Outcome Based Pricing (OBP) model for its Office of the CFO SaaS, removing upfront implementation and subscription fees and instead taking a share of verified financial gains once the solution is live. The approach follows a 24‑month controlled experiment that showed clear benefits when customers met mutually agreed success criteria.
Also developing:
- •AWS Middle East datacenter hit by unknown objects, causing outage
- •Infobip unveils AgentOS to orchestrate AI‑driven customer journeys
- •SaaS Capital closes $100M fifth fund for B2B SaaS and AI applications
News•Oct 13, 2025
SaasRise Enterprise Mastermind Call Recap Oct 7, 2025
The SaasRise Enterprise Mastermind call tackled the toughest challenges faced by high‑ACV SaaS CEOs, from inconsistent outbound prospecting and cold‑email deliverability to slow product development and offshore team management. Participants shared practical tactics such as separating cold‑email tools from CRM systems, leveraging AI for specs and rapid MVPs, exploring revenue‑based financing, and building systematic lead‑tracking and analyst‑relations to scale beyond $2‑3M pipelines. Ryan Allis framed the discussion with a hands‑on, growth‑focused perspective, emphasizing actionable tool recommendations and balanced work‑life practices for founders.
By SaasRise
Blog•Oct 13, 2025
Programming Bottom-Up
Paul Graham's essay "Programming Bottom-Up" introduces an alternative and highly effective approach to software development, contrasting it with the traditional top-down design methodology. While top-...
By Paul Graham
News•Oct 13, 2025
Slack Is Turning Slackbot Into an AI Assistant
Slack is testing an update for Slackbot that transforms it into an AI assistant. Presently, it operates as a tool for delivering reminders and notifications. With the update, Slackbot can create custom plans tailored to your workspace, sift through a...
By The Verge
Social•Oct 13, 2025
AI Ops Tools Complement, Not Compete, Build Together
AI ops tools combine. They don't compete. Whenever a new tool launches, people go "RIP existing tools" (especially if it's from OpenAI). But they're missing the point. The field of ops and AI automation is WAY too big to be covered by one single...
By Simon Høiberg
Social•Oct 13, 2025
More Trials, Same Revenue: Execution Beats Metrics
We recently signed a $3M ARR SaaS in the CRM space. This company doubled their trial volume in 12 months but the revenue barely moved. Worse, their trial-to-paid conversion has stagnated at 9.8%, down from ~15% historically. Here's what was happening: They spent...
By Wes Bush
Blog•Oct 13, 2025
Evals, Error Analysis, and Better Prompts: A Systematic Approach to Improving Your AI Products | Hamel Husain (ML Engineer)
Watch now | 🎙️ How to build better AI products through data-driven error analysis, evaluation frameworks, and systematic quality improvement
By Lenny Rachitsky
Blog•Oct 13, 2025
Dear SaaStr: I Want to Keep Doing 1-on-1s With My VPs, But How Do I Streamline Them?
Dear SaaStr: I Want to Keep Doing 1-on-1s With My VPs, But How Do I Streamline Them? 1-on-1s may be partially out of fashion, but most CEOs I work with still do at least some of them. 93% of you...
By SaaStr
Social•Oct 13, 2025
Stop Overplanning: Build Small Testable Systems for SaaS Momentum
What kills SaaS momentum? - Waiting for perfect - Overthinking features - Ignoring signals Replace endless planning with small, testable systems. Build the engine, let automation handle the grind.
By Simon Høiberg
Social•Oct 13, 2025
Your Standards, Not AI, Determine Output Quality
AI doesn’t care about the quality of your work unless you do. Most people drop in a prompt and expect miracles. But the output never rises above the discipline of the person using it. If you accept average, so will your tools....
By Hiten Shah
News•Oct 10, 2025
Weaponized AI Can Dismantle Patches in 72 Hours — but Ivanti's Kernel Defense Can Help
Adversaries from cybercrime gangs to nation-state cyberattack squads are fine-tuning weaponized AI with the goal of defeating new patches in 3 days or less. The quicker the attack, the more time to explore a victim’s network, exfiltrate data, install ransomware...
By VentureBeat
Social•Oct 13, 2025
Annual Discount Over 20% Signals High App Churn
Sign of a high churn app? The annual discount is more than 20%
By Jason Lemkin
Social•Oct 13, 2025
Vercel and Supabase: Lucrative Pre‑AI Infrastructure Essentials
Sometimes, the most straightforward, on-trend deals are the most lucrative. Vercel and Supabase, pre-AI infrastructure components, have become essential for building next-gen apps, riding the wave of growth. https://t.co/6tI8ChhNfe
By Jason Lemkin
News•Oct 9, 2025
SaasRise CEO Mastermind Recaps for the Week of October 5-9, 2025
The SaasRise CEO Mastermind recap for the week of Oct 5‑9 2025 delivers a fast‑track guide for founders, covering AI integration, product development, accounting, financing, scaling, leadership, security, and cold‑email tactics. It stresses treating AI as a strategic tool—deploying it where ROI...
By SaasRise
Social•Oct 12, 2025
Founders Panic as Rivals Fundraise at Half ARR
Founders when they see competitors raising another round at half the ARR: https://t.co/bVyXFoWmI0
By Andrew Gazdecki
Social•Oct 12, 2025
Cracking Enterprise Sales: GTM Tactics for FedEx, UPS,
🚛 How do you sell to giants like FedEx, UPS, or Amazon? Brett Carlson, CEO @ServiceUp, breaks down their GTM strategy — from enterprise sales to channel partnerships — in The SaaS CFO Podcast. 🎥 Watch here: https://t.co/Oal69L1wsJ #SaaS https://t.co/4XgJk0wQqb
By Ben Murray
Podcast•Oct 9, 2025•52 min
195. Peter Sunna, CPO, Kognic – How We Win: Why Kognic’s CPO Ditched the Roadmap for a Strategy That Actually...
In the episode, Peter Sunna, CPO of Kognic, explains why the company abandoned traditional feature roadmaps in favor of a "How We Win" operating system that aligns product, sales, marketing, and customer success around a clear target segment and differentiation...
By The SaaSiest Podcast
Social•Oct 8, 2025
Founder Sells, Launches SaaS Tool for Startup Growth
My friend Johann (@johann_sath) got acquired on @acquiredotcom and was on the podcast to share the story. He also recently launched a new SaaS tool. He sold so he could build new startups. And he's doing exactly that! Check out his new startup...
By Andrew Gazdecki
Social•Oct 8, 2025
OpenAI Didn't Kill Zapier or N8n—Misinfo Exposed
Everyone’s saying OpenAI just killed Zapier and n8n. But that’s not really what happened. Here's what no one is telling you 👇
By Ryan Allis
News•Oct 3, 2025
SaasRise Webinar Announcement
The post announces a live webinar on October 9 where SaaSrise founder Ryan Allis will detail his proprietary seven‑step B2B SaaS Growth System, a repeatable customer‑acquisition framework used to scale companies like Clearstream and GetResponse to $100M+ exits. It outlines...
By SaasRise
Social•Oct 8, 2025
Praxim AI: Powerful Word Copilot Beats $1k Enterprise Add‑ins
.@Praxim_AI is the agentic copilot in Microsoft Word that actually works. It’s far more capable at document creation and editing than even enterprise vertical-specific AI add-ins costing over $1,000/month, bringing powerful editing and drafting tools to everyone. Trusted by professionals from accountants...
By YCombinator
Social•Oct 8, 2025
Turn N8n Workflows Into Profitable SaaS Fast
n8n is a free SaaS idea catalog. There is an arbitrage opportunity that can take you from idea to profitable SaaS with near-zero risk and a very low budget. Here's how it works: 1️⃣ Browse n8n workflows Stop "imagining" what your SaaS is going...
By Simon Høiberg
News•Oct 3, 2025
Mastermind Recap Sep 29th - Oct 3rd, 2025
The post recaps a week of SaasRise mastermind sessions where SaaS CEOs discussed ten high‑impact topics—from simple small‑business acquisitions and advisor management to AI prototyping, billing models, and AI‑first customer support—paired with concrete tool recommendations. Key takeaways include keeping acquisition...
By SaasRise
Social•Oct 8, 2025
Slack MCP Server Integrated with Claude AI at Dreamforce
Great demo from the @SlackHQ platform team on how the Slack MCP server can be used from @claudeai! See it at Dreamforce! ❤️🤖 https://t.co/EteWIlTGDf
By Marc Benioff
Social•Oct 8, 2025
Key Questions to Diagnose Slowing Growth
"5 Questions to Ask When Growth Slows" https://t.co/hUTsdByjy0 https://t.co/Az0LupLabj
By Jason Lemkin
News•Oct 1, 2025
This Week in SaaS: Sep 22-29, 2025
This week’s SaaS roundup highlights AI’s dominance, with Anthropic’s $13 billion Series F raising its valuation to $183 billion and fueling a surge to $5 billion ARR, while security‑focused Netskope’s IPO underscored strong market appetite for high‑growth security SaaS. A wave of fundraises—from Invisible...
By SaasRise
Social•Oct 8, 2025
Salesforce Invests $1B in Mexico to Power AI‑human Enterprises
Wonderful to be in Mexico City to launch @Salesforce’s $1B investment in Mexico — expanding our new five-story HQ and Global Delivery Center to help companies become Agentic Enterprises with AI + humans working together. ❤️🇲🇽 @aliciabarcena https://t.co/cfiusrYcmS https://t.co/fgwHIHE4cZ
By Marc Benioff
Social•Oct 8, 2025
SaaS Onboarding Remains Stuck in Basic Click‑through Steps
Has there been any innovation in the "product onboarding for SaaS" category? or is it mostly still "first click here, then there"?
By Peep Laja
News•Sep 26, 2025
Mastermind Recap for Sep 23-25, 2025
The post recaps a week of SaasRise mastermind sessions where SaaS CEOs discussed ten high‑impact topics—from outbound prospecting and newsletter compliance to product redesign, time‑to‑value, attribution, hosting costs, paid‑ad scaling, and the build‑vs‑buy dilemma—offering concrete tactics and tool recommendations for...
By SaasRise
Social•Oct 8, 2025
Dari Launches Tool for Reliable, 2FA‑Ready Browser Automation
Dari (@use_dari) built the easiest way to build reliable browser agents. Dari learns a workflow once, then caches the deterministic DOM steps. They also handle 2FA via text codes, TOTP, or email. Congrats on the launch, @avyvar and @benhong03! https://t.co/ikt2uiitbw
By YCombinator
Social•Oct 8, 2025
Developer 360 Reveals Real Engineering Impact Beyond PRs
Most engineering metrics are broken. They count PRs and commits, not real impact. Developer 360 from @CodeAntAI changes that. Built on top of their AI code reviews, it shows what’s actually being built, fixed, or improved— with real visibility into engineering...
By YCombinator
News•Sep 18, 2025
The B2B SaaS Growth Program Fall 2025 Cohort
The post announces a new 16‑week Done‑With‑You B2B SaaS Growth Program launching on October 16, 2025, aimed at SaaS companies with $1M‑$100M ARR that want to build ABM lead lists, run AI‑personalized outbound campaigns, and scale digital advertising. It highlights...
By SaasRise
Social•Oct 8, 2025
Seeking Feedback on New AppSumo Deal Page Design
Love your feedback - working on NEW AppSumo deal page design. Thoughts? https://t.co/orwBft6P4s
By Noah Kagan
Social•Oct 8, 2025
Hidden $400 Subscription Fee Buried in Cart Subtotal
How is this legal? @wpengine By default they show you "Cart Subtotal" But in reality, they added some random product extension for an additional $400/year and there is a hidden "New subscription total" that you don't know about unless you hit...
By TK Kader
News•Sep 16, 2025
SaaS Unit Economics: A Deep Dive for CEOs
The post explains how SaaS CEOs can drive scalable growth by mastering key unit economics—ARPA, churn, lifespan, LTV and CAC—and using optimal ratios such as a 3:1 LTV:CAC and sub‑3.5% monthly churn as signals to accelerate sales spend. Ryan Allis...
By SaasRise
News•Sep 6, 2025
A Guide to Founder Liquidity
The post explains how SaaS and tech founders can secure personal liquidity through minority recapitalizations—selling less than 50% of their equity to growth or private equity investors—while retaining control and upside. It illustrates the concept with a detailed case study...
By SaasRise
News•Aug 28, 2025
Two New SaaS Valuation Calculators
The post introduces two SaaS valuation calculators—Livmo’s interactive tool and SaaStr’s calculator—to help founders estimate company worth using metrics like ARR, growth, and EBITDA. It highlights recent M&A multiples, noting a median 4.1x revenue and 19.4x EBITDA for private deals...
By SaasRise
News•Aug 18, 2025
New Mastermind Group For VC Backed CEOs
The post announces a new weekly mastermind group exclusively for venture‑backed tech CEOs who have raised at least $5 million, aiming to provide peer support on scaling, fundraising, exit planning, and founder well‑being. Led by SaaS veteran Ryan Allis, the group...
By SaasRise
News•Jul 8, 2025
Our Top New Content From 1H 2025
The post curates the best SaaS growth and exit‑preparation content from the first half of 2025—webinars, reports, podcasts, templates and videos—organized for easy sharing. It highlights resources on raising capital, scaling, AI‑personalized outbound, and detailed M&A and VC reports, all...
By SaasRise
News•Jul 1, 2025
How 600+ SaaS CEOs Are Scaling From $1M to $100M ARR Together
The post promotes SaasRise’s weekly mastermind calls that bring together 600+ SaaS CEOs and founders scaling from $1M to $100M ARR, offering peer feedback on growth, hiring, ops, AI, product, and exit strategies. It outlines the Summer 2025 schedule, highlights...
By SaasRise
News•Jun 26, 2025
The B2B LinkedIn Strategy Guide
The post presents a detailed B2B LinkedIn strategy used by SaasRise, outlining tactics such as Sales Navigator ABM list building, AI‑personalized outbound email, automated connection requests, retargeting and thought‑leader ads, viral organic content, and a LinkedIn newsletter. Ryan Allis shares...
By SaasRise
News•Sep 19, 2024
The "No Differentiation" Illusion
How do we position a product that doesn't have any advantages over the alternatives? Let's start by entertaining the idea that maybe we're wrong about that.
By April Dunford
Blog•Sep 19, 2024
Dear SaaStr: What’s Your Top Advice For All New B2B Founders?
A veteran SaaS VC advises new B2B founders to temper speed with caution, recommending they pause on uncertain big decisions and extend runway budgets by 6‑12 months beyond original forecasts. He stresses the importance of building a aligned founding team...
By SaaStr
News•Sep 5, 2024
When To Revisit Your Positioning
You shouldn't wait until disaster strikes to adjust your positioning, but when it does, that's a great time to revisit it.
By April Dunford
Social•Aug 21, 2024
From $3M to $80M: CEO Scaling Secrets
I sat down with Ayman Al-Abdullah, my friend and former CEO of AppSumo. (He helped scale the company from $3M to $80M from 2016 to 2021). Now he’s a CEO coach helping 7-figure CEOs get to 9-figures. Sharing the top lessons from our...
By Noah Kagan
Blog•Jul 24, 2024
Dear SaaStr: How Do You Draw The Line Between Founder and First Employee?
The piece advises that the line between founder and first employee should be drawn by timing and commitment: founders are present before a name, product, code or funds, take essentially all the risk and work for little to no salary....
By SaaStr