T3D2 Deals Are Attractive but Could Cost
New!! “The Problem(s) With T3D2 Venture Deals. They’re Still Great. But They Might Get You Fired.” https://t.co/lXKYxMt3Lo
YC Community Accelerates Founder From AI Student to Enterprise Platform
A year ago, @thepablohansen was finishing his master's in AI. Today, he's building @withkeystone, a modern bug-triage platform for enterprises. Through YC, he found a community of founders that helped him move faster and think bigger. And you can too. https://t.co/gNl84El3BS https://t.co/ZYZEY5oYle
AI Assistant Automates Logistics, Flags Trucking Exceptions Early
Lunavo (@Lunavo_AI) is the AI assistant for trucking carriers. It handles the repetitive logistics work and flags exceptions before they become urgent. https://t.co/Gjoxd8Kkmd Congrats on the launch, @NiclasHeun & Felix! https://t.co/UFKue4baPz
AI-Powered AR Glasses Deliver Live Captions and Insights
AirCaps (@tryaircaps) is bringing AI assistance to real-world conversations. Their software provides live captions, translations, and proactive AI insights on AR glasses. They’ve already processed 15,000 hours of conversations for hundreds of paying customers. https://t.co/FAXTKn8UT7
Embrace Small Errors, Chase a Few Giant Wins
A thing often in common among great startup investors, founders, and researchers: Trading making a lot of small mistakes in exchange for getting a few giant wins. (Surprisingly many people seem to prefer a few big mistakes in exchange for a lot...
AI CRM Automates 50,000 Workflows Monthly, 24/7
Item (@newitemco) is the AI-Native CRM that works for you — a system that knows your business like your best employee and works for you 24/7. Already powering 50,000 autonomous workflows every month. Start running autonomously → https://t.co/nt1qoQ9ozo https://t.co/5OUAfjyxUr
AI Agents Thrive on Better Data Retrieval and Compute
Many AI agent problems are really just information retrieval problems. If the agent has a better way to find and comb through data performantly, you will get far better results. Compute is fungible so you can use it during indexing...
AI Eases Building, but GTM Talent Scarcity Spikes Demand
Noticing a trend: Lots of asks from early-stage founders looking for intros to great B2B GTM people. With AI making it so much easier to build, distribution/GTM is becoming harder to crack.
Lemma Automates AI Feedback, Improving Agents for Product Teams
Lemma (@uselemma_ai) helps AI agents learn from real-world use, so they get better instead of breaking over time. They turn user feedback into automated prompt improvements, so teams can focus on shipping products. https://t.co/6FZ2p9oImQ Congrats on the launch, @zjearbear & @colegawin_!
Ignoring Data Leaks May Become Acceptable in 2025
If you posted a customer's data online, is it better to apologize or ignore it? @promptwatch did the latter with my data But maybe that's the right approach in 2025 https://t.co/6wZeI3hVNN
Know Your Daily Processes to Unlock Growth
You may not think about operations, but operations is thinking about you. You're executing processes every day whether you've documented them or not. The question is: are they good processes? And are you aware of them? That awareness is what unlocks growth. https://t.co/MJ6dzxjNQq
Scott AI Launches Multi‑agent Coding Planner for Faster Specs
Scott AI (@scott_ai_) is building coding agent plan mode with superpowers. Run multi-agent swarms to find your best spec faster. https://t.co/irzLxLpGjU Congrats on the launch @davidmaulick and @Devin_BC! https://t.co/itxAfkub2i
Big Funds Skip Follow‑on when Upside Seems Limited
I remember a few years ago, a SaaStr Fund portfolio company was struggling to get a Series A round done They found a lead to put in $8m, but wanted the insiders to put in the other $2m. I wasn't a very...
Choosing the Right Term for AI-Driven SEO
AEO vs. GEO vs. AI SEO Optimizing content for AI-driven platforms has become incredibly complicated. There is currently no consensus on what to call what used to be "SEO." This article explains three main terms marketers use, all of which are...
AI-Powered Platform Reads Hardware Telemetry for Faster Troubleshooting
Telemetron (@telemetronai) is the support platform that understands hardware. AI agents connect to devices, read telemetry, run diagnostics, and troubleshoot issues - so customers, technicians, support agents, and engineers can resolve issues faster. https://t.co/fjwjZHQeaI
Explore SaaStr's New AI Tools in Live Demo
SaaStr AI Live: A Hands-On Guide to SaaStr's New AI Tools https://t.co/ZTGASBhFQa
Simplify SaaS Pricing: Ditch Per-Seat, Use Flat Rates
I’m working on adding a team plan to @groupthinkAI and I really hate the complexity of per seat +/or usage pricing. I just want to charge some number and then just have it be enough that you don’t think about...
Dream Big, Execute Small: Canva’s Blueprint
My biggest takeaways from @MelanieCanva: 1. Build a ladder to the moon with small rungs. You need both a crazy vision that reaches all the way to the moon and tiny, concrete steps to get there. Canva’s mission to “empower the world...
Automating Insurance Submissions Frees Brokers for Clients
Casey is building the infrastructure layer for insurance distribution - automating complex submissions so brokers spend less time on admin and more time with clients. https://t.co/lxZsmXMwXd Congrats on the launch, @MaxThoelen, @pascalkueng, and @nicohaenggi! https://t.co/r1Eer98FEm
Automated AI Customer Service Hits Uncanny Valley
When all is said and done, pre-generative AI "automated" customer service will be the ultimate "uncanny valley."
Early Surge Fades, Leading to Stagnation Plateau
🧵 The growth plateau pattern I see ALL the time: Growth during months 1-6. Slowing during months 7-12. By month 13+ it turns to "Why are we stuck? What are we missing?"
Simple Solo Stack Drives $10K MRR Micro‑SaaS
Most successful founders keep it dead simple. Building a $10K MRR Micro SaaS while staying solo is possible - but you need to keep it simple too. Here's the solopreneur stack I'd recommend 👇
Dust Tackles Enterprise AI’s Last‑Mile Knowledge Gap
🎉 Thrilled to welcome @dusthq as a top Super Gold sponsor at SaaStr AI LDN Dec 1-2! Dust is solving one of the hardest problems in enterprise AI—making your company’s scattered knowledge actually useful. Their platform helps teams deploy AI agents...
Unauthorized Access Shows Need for Data Permission Controls
A small startup @promptwatch logged into my account today without permission and shared a screenshot of it. They were trying to show the app worked properly. But don’t do this yourself. It’s a violation of trust and more. Be...
Beta Invites Rolling Out; Join Waitlist Now
Alright! The first handful of Fizzy beta invites have gone out! Over the next week or two, assuming all goes well, we'll send invites to the thousands who've signed up for the list prior to opening it up to the public. If...
AI Sales Agents Do the Work Humans Won’t
$495 is a tough price point to hire a human sales rep for But an AI agent? 🤖They don't mind. They don't mind -- at all. If nothing else, put AI agents + AI SDRs and AEs on the deals...
Visual AI Builder Empowers Flexible Ecommerce Support Automation
Flows from @yuma_dot_ai is a visual AI agent builder for ecommerce customer support. It lets merchants define conditional logic and mix it with natural language to build flexible yet precise automations, seamlessly merging process-oriented AI agents and enterprise-grade workflows. https://t.co/XQbiCI32Ap
Get Real Fundability Scores by Uploading Your Deck
How fundable are you -- really? How well are you doing -- really? Just upload your deck here to SaaStr AI VC -> https://t.co/S5UFYzofhC And don't guess anymore https://t.co/80nrRXLnXb
Fin.ai Powers 50K Monthly Tickets, Exceeding Expectations
ZayZoon handle 50,000 tickets a month with Fin.ai And in their words “it’s out-performing our wildest dreams” If you, too, would like to use AI handle an insanely large amount of work, then DM me and we’ll get you setup.
Ship Small Wins Daily to Boost Customer Delight
Never spend more time debating the priority of a product improvement than it would take to actually go ahead and do it. Small improvements add-up and they're morale boosters for both customers and the team. In the early times at...
Thursday's VC Deep Dive: IPOs, Valuations, Ownership Shifts
Coming Thursday with @HarryStebbings @rodriscoll + me: - The Navan IPO, and What It Really Takes Now - Why You Have to Have Reaccelerated by Thanksgiving - Why Harvey at $8B could be cheap - AgentForce is really good. What That Means. - Single...
Founders Must Master Sales, Branding, Marketing, Distribution
Your job as a startup founder is to learn sales, branding, marketing, and distribution because it isn’t just about the product.
Launching $20M Rapid Fund for 123g Founders
We’ve set aside $20m to rapidly deploy into founders working with 123g! They are the best. Top notch operators now supporting founders.
Join Exclusive AI Panel at Web Summit – Limited Seats
If you're at @WebSummit next week, we're hosting a @Fin_ai x @glean x @heyjasperai where I'll be hosting a discussion with @jainarvind(CEO, Glean) and @timyoung (CEO, Jasper) Places are ~limited, so sign up soon. https://t.co/f241bCjnS2
AI Concierge Health Coach Unifies Labs, Wearables, Apps
Nori (@NoriDotAi) is a concierge-level health coach in your pocket. It’s mission control for your body—unifying your labs, wearables, and apps into a simple, AI-powered daily plan. https://t.co/pYFqzNi8nv Congrats on the launch, @dzohrob & @smock! https://t.co/fEkQL2XRdl
AI‑Native Design Firm Scales Human‑Quality Work Faster
Semiotic (@SemioticHQ) is an AI‑native design firm delivering human‑quality work at significantly higher speed and volume than traditional firms. Their AI agents span art direction, design research, and execution—bringing studio-level taste at software scale. https://t.co/D3TbcveWrR Congrats on the launch, @michaelhrobersn, Brandon, and...
From Starter to Scaler: Evolving Sales Leadership Stages
In the startup to scaleup journey, I often see 3 phases of sales leaders: Starter - A leader who can hire a few reps and close some deals. High Riz. Closer. Not analytical. Solver - A leader who can figure out the profile of...
Free Trials Expose Recruitment Pain, Drive Paid Adoption
We thought our freemium model at Wynter would take off. It didn't. At Wynter, you can run message tests or surveys for free if you bring your own audience. The software part of Wynter is completely free. You only pay...
Batch Anxiety Tasks Each Morning to Reclaim Your Day
Whatever you do for “anxiety work” like dashboard checking, support tickets, systems status checks, etc that you randomly do all day… compile the list into a https://t.co/67LsAuzETB task and just do it in the morning and you’ll save so much...
Never Share Customer Data—Vendor Leak Shows Risks
It's never OK to share customers' confidential information Promptwatch . Especially with others. It happened to me today. Don't do this. A vendor shared my account data on X.
Scale B2B SaaS Faster with On‑Demand Growth Program
🚨 SaaS Founders & Growth Leaders Scaling a B2B SaaS company is hard. Teams struggle to execute. Outbound feels hit-or-miss. Paid ads underperform. That’s why we built the B2B SaaS Growth Program—a proven system that helps companies scale faster, acquire...
Case Studies: Still Essential or Replaceable with Bite‑sized Proof?
🌶️ are case studies relevant anymore? this is coming from someone that has written dozens of case studies over the years... everyone has case studies. do prospects read case studies anymore? do they trust case studies? do they need them...
Chat with AI to Build Mobile Apps Instantly
Fastshot (@fastshot_ai) lets you build and ship beautiful mobile apps in minutes, just by chatting with AI. No code required. https://t.co/286QpARLak Congrats on the launch, @elvirafortune and @dmitryfatkhi! https://t.co/7r3uEFxGBe
Paul Graham Recommends Bootstrapping Over VC Funding
As the Founder of Y-Combinator, Paul Graham has invested in 4,000 startups (including 85 unicorns) and helped create over $600B in enterprise value. When he was asked how he would fund a startup if he were starting TODAY, I was...
SaaS Momentum Surges: Big Funding, M&A, AI Security
From billion-dollar M&A moves and blockbuster funding rounds to new public listings, this week showcased the SaaS sector’s momentum despite a shifting macro landscape. AI-driven security, identity governance, and compliance startups attracted major capital, while giants like NEC and Thermo...
AI‑Driven SaaS Funding Surges Amid Major Acquisitions
This Week in SaaS: Oct 27 – Nov 3, 2025 SaaS is moving fast. From billion-dollar acquisitions to AI-powered startups raising major rounds, the market is alive...even with macro shifts. This week, AI security, identity governance and compliance platforms took...
Early Usage Signals Reveal Hidden Churn Before It Happens
“Churn is killing us. Customers disappear after the first month." I've heard this from dozens of B2B SaaS CEOs over the past few years. But here's what we discovered after analyzing hundreds of these "churn problems": your customers aren't disappearing...
Launch Niche SaaS in Hours, No Code Needed
A few weeks ago, I created this n8n workflow for generating custom B-roll clips. ⭐ Now I turned it into a SaaS. It took a few hours using Lovable. The opportunity is insane. Listen... build If you're still trying to build the same OpenAI copywriter that...
Avoid Vendor Lock‑in: Choose Flexible Hosting over Cloud Giants
If Hetzner rejects you, you simply find another hosting provider. If your apps can run on Hetzner, they can run anywhere. If AWS or GCP rejects you, and you're deeply locked-in to their services, you're cooked. This is still the better alternative.
AI Agents Will Soon Buy Tools From AI Sales Agents
It's crazy that AI agents are soon going to be smart enough that we can delegate high-level tasks, including giving them a budget and go find the tools needed to solve it. That means, those of us who offer tools soon...
