A key aspect of marketing a B2C software company is helping prospective buyers/investors evaluate the asset on its own merits instead of against the backdrop of B2B software. Unfortunately, B2C software businesses usually don't receive the same caliber of treatment from buyers/investors than their counterparts in the B2B space, namely because B2C companies tend to track lower in areas where B2B companies outperform. If, however, founders emphasize the unique strengths of B2C software that are less common than in the B2B space, they're more likely to achieve a strong outcome in the sale of their business. Take a look at the below article our team put together discussing key considerations for selling a B2C software company. https://lnkd.in/eKsfeD72 #founders #b2c #pathtoexit
Waiting for LLMs to become ~perfect in the AI era is like waiting for AJAX/CSS to work perfectly in every browser during in the Web 2.0 era; it never did and that didn't matter. Stop waiting, start building.

AI Platforms market will surge more than 10x by 2030, driven by the enterprise adoption of model training, inference, and AI agents. This highlights the power shift from hyperscalers to emerging independents and the rise of inference as the dominant...
Revisiting a favorite Science of Scaling podcast episode with Aliisa Rosenthal (Founding Sales Leader at OpenAI). Cool stories and learnings from the launch of one of the most important techs in history: 1) During her interview, Sam Altman was concerned...
% of Free edition SMB users that convert to paid: 1%-5%, typically % of Free Pilot “customers” in Enterprise that pay nothing, that then magically convert to paid at end of a free pilot: 0.00000000001%
Most SaaS marketing teams aren’t ineffective because they lack skill. They’re operating in environments where the urgent often replaces the important. So the work that consumes the week isn’t always the work that moves pipeline. There’s a simple hierarchy to...
tried this. It's a different vision for how coding tuis should work, but clicks pretty quickly and makes a ton of sense: Instead of ephemeral sessions you chose and continue to train a agent each session. Using their MemGPT type...
One CEO I have insane respect for is Daniel Dines, CEO of UiPath. After the better part of two decades — and it taking 10 years to get the first $1m ARR (!) — he stepped down as CEO, a billionaire,...

Just shipped a Fizzy update that collapses all the activity entries in a comment stream and just shows the last one. This prevents any interruption in the conversation. A single click of "Full history" reveals all the earlier ones. When Fizzy...
I'm collaborating with a small team at HubSpot this week on a project. I'm meeting with them tomorrow, so they sent me a Loom to view in preparation for that meeting (smart). If you can provide context async, that's an...
Did a recent podcast appearance with Rowan Cheung of "The Rundown" fame (full YouTube video in comments). Some of the ideas discussed: * The best way to be rank in Google is to be rank-worthy. The best way to get...
SaaS for churches is wildly underrated. Live on @acquiredotcom: AI platform that turns a Sunday sermon into a full week of social posts, clips, emails, and discussion prompts. $275K TTM revenue $120K TTM profit 375% YoY growth Full listing: https://t.co/uXWpOoEZLT https://t.co/6dtcnsYY9i
"We need more production-grade code to teach juniors and LLMs alike. A view source that extends to the back-end along with the open source invitation to fix bugs, propose features, and run the system yourself for free." https://t.co/EOzfHImIn2
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Speed emerges when decisions have owners. It disappears when decisions have committees. Team size and sign-off count quietly define your execution ceiling.
Founders often search for leverage in tools, hires, or tactics. The deepest leverage is clarity. When people know exactly what matters and why, execution stops feeling heroic and starts feeling inevitable.
If you’re looking for your moment to scale, be careful not to confuse consistent revenue creation with consistent customer success creation. They’re not the same thing. You can grow revenue fast without seeing customer success — especially in the early...
New @metricablecom feature: Share your revenue metrics with anyone you'd like via a secure link or by inviting them as a viewer. What features should we add next? https://t.co/0NPvWj5RkG
In early 2026, it will be time to rebuild SaaStr University 20,000 founders have used it to learn GTM, it’s free courses and it’s great. But it’s also time to rebuild it. So the question is: - Use existing platform - Pick a...
Most pipeline issues don’t come from bad ideas. They come from stacking good ideas in the wrong order. What we see when teams try to “keep momentum”: • More top-of-funnel before fixing demo conversion • New campaigns while stalled deals...
Founders need “horse blinders.” Campfire iterated for months before hitting real traction — despite early customers. Big lesson from John Glasgow in Episode 222 of The SaaS CFO Podcast. Watch 👉 https://t.co/TSr37V0Z82 https://t.co/ldyqGESF7e
Notion grows from $30m ARR ($10b series C) to $600m ARR today: Now considering a $12b tender offer. BUT Only 1.2x valuation increase despite 20x revenue increase? yeah tender may be common shares generally valued less than preferred (Series C)...
Most overnight success stories were founded at least 2 years before you’d ever heard of them Often, 2 years before they even had a paying customer
In our latest episode of Vista Point Advisors ' podcast, The Path to Exit, I sat down with Sarah Letourneau from Goldman Sachs to talk about the most common pitfalls we see founders encounter when preparing for an exit. Listen...
Founders underestimate how much narrative work the product needs. Shipping creates change. Marketing explains change. When explanation lags, customers experience motion as noise. Confusion quietly erodes trust even when the product improves.
Hiring a VP of anything before double-digit ARR is a horrible move. I am a pathologically lean startup builder … And I fully believe that $1-10M ARR should be the founder(s) only. VP of Sales only at $10M+. Once you have...
The cost of bad activation is WAY more than most founders realize. It’s easy to write off a few drop-offs as a "UX issue." In reality, friction compounds across your entire business model. 1. Higher Acquisition Costs If your signup...
When should you start delegating the Four Core SaaS skills? Can great founders succeed with any product idea? What's a good freemium retention rate? I answer these listener questions (with a little help from Ruben Gamez ) and more in...
> Hipchat > Trello > Loom What do they all have in common? @Atlassian bought these incredibly loved and delightful products and completely destroyed them. It’s almost impressive at this point really.
Marketing in 2026 won't look like marketing in 2024. AI is everywhere now. Your competitors use it. Your customers know you use it. Everyone has the same tools. There's some advantage to be had by being an early adopter. What...
Most SaaS "growth" problems are ops problems. Too many steps. Too much handholding. Fix the pipeline: remove email confirmation, slim down onboarding, keep a dead-simple KB. Then automate the boring: billing, churn surveys, weekly usage nudges, follow-up emails. Want activation to jump...
Notion: $2M seed → $11B in 12 years. A great case study on growing into your valuation The journey: 2013: $2M seed 2019: $3M ARR → $800M val (267x) 2020: $13M ARR → $2B val (154x) 2021: $31M ARR → $10B val (322x) ←...
Do customers >mind< talking to an AI? Our data shows: 1⃣ Customers love to book a meeting instantly 2⃣ Our AI agent booked 130 meetings with customers -- on its own. Far more than a human would and could. 3⃣ Couldn't...
The O'Saasy License is a great fit for folks who want to build a SaaS business, but run the project as open source, and allow anyone to self-host for free. If that's you, here's a dedicated site to grab a...
Not every day you get to be on a podcast - especially one about SaaS from across the world 🇦🇺 Had a great time chatting with Phoebe Zhang about growth hacking on Reddit, what's working today, and where SaaS GTM is...
There are few pieces of advice that I feel strongly about - one is near the top of the list: be careful about swap deals. In B2B, there is a temptation early on to do the old "I'll buy your product...
Wish more services would steal our couldn't-be-more-obvious "You're using this" and "Switch to" pattern. This is the screen in Basecamp where you can change your login details, set up 2FA, etc. Most other services I've seen list a variety of options...
Most BigCos are too cheap with their Free plans They spend endless time worried about cannibalization You don't have those worries Make your Free plan awesome
Founders say they want feedback early. They talk to customers. They debate ideas. They refine plans. They align teams. None of that creates information. Reality only enters when something external can contradict you. A user ignores the product. Behavior stays flat. A test fails. Money doesn’t...
This keeps happening with Claude, and the reason it matters is simple. Once several tools in a category clear the quality bar, reliability decides which one people keep open. You feel it when something real is underway and time matters. These tools...
The front end of commerce resists automation because understanding forms before decisions. Generative AI changes that dynamic. 1. Buyers express intent in natural language 2. Discovery unfolds through open questioning 3. Alignment forms before commitment This is how intelligence reshapes...
If your LinkedIn profile shows building in “stealth mode”, you’re an idiot. 1. No one wants your idea Anyone who could execute it is already busy building something they think is better. 2. You need feedback to survive If you’re not talking to...
3 reasons your B2B startup isn't growing (that have nothing to do with your product). You have a great product. You followed the steps. But the growth isn't there. Why? It’s likely one of these three Go-To-Market failures:
Only 4% of SaaS startups ever reach $1M in ARR. This game is hard but it’s not impossible. Please keep going.
📰 Top AI+B2B News - Sun, Dec 14 https://t.co/MWFHfEuzpm Top Stories: 1. Alphabet poised for another paper gain on SpaceX valuation 2. ServiceNow in advanced talks to acquire Armis at around $7 Billion 3. Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of PROS Holdings, Inc. for $1.5...
People over complicate business. You need two things: Great product + large distribution That’s about it. Everything else distracts from the only things that matter. Make it the best. Get it in front of more people. Repeat until no...
A big generational change: When I raised venture capital, I viewed it as a do-or-die commitment to making them money, building something great or going down trying. Fast forward to today, founders are happy to just quit having raised $2m,...
Your Total Addressable Market (TAM) is $10 Billion? That’s great for your VCs. It’s terrible for your marketing. I used to make this mistake, too. I thought a "Massive ICP" meant massive opportunity.
For the Sunday crowd, we released the Shopify Winter’26 edition this week. Come appreciate this work of art, especially on desktop https://t.co/UbOtgVGU2Z