SaaS Videos

AI Replaces Sales SDRs: What's Next for Sales? #shorts
VideoJan 16, 2026

AI Replaces Sales SDRs: What's Next for Sales? #shorts

The video argues that traditional, email‑driven Sales Development Representative (SDR) positions are on the brink of obsolescence, with AI expected to replace roughly 90% of those roles by next year. It frames the shift as inevitable, suggesting that the classic...

By Jason Lemkin
If I Started a SaaS in 2026, I'd Do This
VideoJan 15, 2026

If I Started a SaaS in 2026, I'd Do This

In this video Ryan Allis, co‑founder of iContact and current head of the SaaS community, lays out a step‑by‑step blueprint for founders who want to launch a SaaS company in 2026 and scale it beyond the $10‑million ARR ceiling that...

By SaasRise
How To Get Your First Users
VideoJan 14, 2026

How To Get Your First Users

The video tackles the perennial startup challenge of acquiring the first paying users. It argues that early adopters are a scarce but decisive segment, and that founders should treat user acquisition as a targeted search rather than a broad persuasion...

By YCombinator
The Best SaaS Marketing Strategy for 2026
VideoJan 8, 2026

The Best SaaS Marketing Strategy for 2026

The video outlines a seven‑step, data‑driven growth system that has helped B2B SaaS firms jump from $5 million to $50 million ARR and even reach $160 million ARR. Ryan Allis argues that the old model—blind paid‑media spend and generic outbound email—wastes budget and...

By SaasRise
AI SDRs: Realistic Expectations & Real-World Results #shorts
VideoJan 8, 2026

AI SDRs: Realistic Expectations & Real-World Results #shorts

The video warns sales leaders to temper enthusiasm for AI‑driven sales development representatives (SDRs) by treating them as experimental tools rather than mission‑critical assets. Presenter stresses starting with low‑stakes outreach to avoid early disappointment and to allow the technology a...

By Jason Lemkin
Ep. 106: John Messer, Copilot Capital | Scaling Software Without Losing Focus
VideoJan 8, 2026

Ep. 106: John Messer, Copilot Capital | Scaling Software Without Losing Focus

In this episode of the Private Equity Value Creation podcast, host Shivarinan interviews John Messer, managing partner of Copilot Capital, a London‑based B2B software investor. Messer outlines the firm’s distinctive “co‑pilot” philosophy and explains how they partner with portfolio companies...

By Shiv Narayanan
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora on the Virtues of Being an Outsider
VideoJan 8, 2026

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora on the Virtues of Being an Outsider

The interview with Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora centers on how outsider CEOs can drive growth by daring to "swing big" and building products around a clear, long‑term vision rather than merely responding to early customer requests. Arora stresses...

By Sequoia Capital
The Step-By-Step Playbook for Building AI-Powered GTM Teams with Personio's CRO
VideoJan 7, 2026

The Step-By-Step Playbook for Building AI-Powered GTM Teams with Personio's CRO

Personio’s chief revenue officer, Philip Lor, outlined a step‑by‑step playbook for turning a traditional go‑to‑market organization into an AI‑powered engine. He recounted the company’s internal “AI Search Week,” the launch of a dedicated Slack channel, and the broader initiative to...

By Jason Lemkin
What Gross Margin Should I Use in CAC Payback Period? | SaaS Metrics School | Gross Margin
VideoJan 5, 2026

What Gross Margin Should I Use in CAC Payback Period? | SaaS Metrics School | Gross Margin

The video explains that the CAC payback period must be calculated using the gross margin that corresponds to the specific revenue stream, not the company‑wide blended margin. It walks through how to multiply the average annual contract value (ACV) or...

By Ben Murray
AI Agents OUTPERFORM Human SDRs: The Data PROVES It! #shorts
VideoJan 5, 2026

AI Agents OUTPERFORM Human SDRs: The Data PROVES It! #shorts

The video showcases how AI‑powered sales agents are outpacing traditional human sales development representatives (SDRs) by delivering higher engagement metrics at scale. By operating around the clock, the AI agents recorded a 6% overall response rate, well above the typical...

By Jason Lemkin
9 Brutal Truths About Startups I Know After 20 Years in SaaS
VideoJan 4, 2026

9 Brutal Truths About Startups I Know After 20 Years in SaaS

Rob Walling opens the video by warning that despite SaaS’s alluring recurring revenue, high margins and lofty exit multiples, the model hides a series of hard‑won lessons he’s gathered over two decades of building, exiting, and investing in SaaS firms....

By Rob Walling
AI Sales Bot Books Meetings While You Sleep! #shorts
VideoJan 4, 2026

AI Sales Bot Books Meetings While You Sleep! #shorts

The video showcases Amelia, an AI‑powered sales bot that books meetings automatically, replacing a six‑month‑old manual lead‑routing process. Previously, inbound prospects filled a web form, triggered an email alert, and a human routed the lead based on company size, territory, or...

By Jason Lemkin
If I Had To Start an AI Business From Scratch, I'd Do This
VideoJan 3, 2026

If I Had To Start an AI Business From Scratch, I'd Do This

The video outlines a seven‑step playbook for launching an AI startup from zero capital or code, emphasizing that founders must begin with a validated pain point rather than a flashy idea. Dan stresses that real revenue comes from solving problems...

By Dan Martell
AI + B2B in 2026: Find the Tailwinds or Get Left Behind | Jason Lemkin
VideoJan 2, 2026

AI + B2B in 2026: Find the Tailwinds or Get Left Behind | Jason Lemkin

The podcast spotlights the 2026 AI‑driven B2B landscape, warning that firms that fail to embed powerful AI agents this year will be left with a "D‑" rating and risk irrelevance. Jason Lemkin stresses that the market’s new mantra is to...

By Jason Lemkin
We Replaced Our Sales Team with 20 AI Agents—Here’s What Happened Next | Jason Lemkin (SaaStr)
VideoJan 1, 2026

We Replaced Our Sales Team with 20 AI Agents—Here’s What Happened Next | Jason Lemkin (SaaStr)

The episode centers on Jason Lemkin’s SaaS community, SaaS​tr, and its radical overhaul of the go‑to‑market engine. After two senior salespeople quit during a flagship event, Lemkin and his chief AI officer, Amelia, swapped a ten‑person sales org for a...

By Lenny Rachitsky
Startup Competitive Edge Shrinking FAST: Adapt or Die! #shorts
VideoDec 31, 2025

Startup Competitive Edge Shrinking FAST: Adapt or Die! #shorts

The video warns that the traditional timeline for protecting a competitive edge in SaaS—12 to 18 months before a startup copycat and several years before a large incumbent—has evaporated. Today, innovations can be duplicated within weeks, compressing the advantage window...

By Jason Lemkin
Matt MacInnis Founded Inkling and Is Now COO at Rippling
VideoDec 30, 2025

Matt MacInnis Founded Inkling and Is Now COO at Rippling

In a candid interview, Matt MacInnis—founder of Inkling and current COO of Rippling—takes aim at the prevailing Silicon Valley mantra that founders should never quit. He argues that the ecosystem is engineered to serve venture‑capital interests, not entrepreneurs, and that...

By Lenny Rachitsky
AI B2B Software Budgets: Where The Money REALLY Goes! #shorts
VideoDec 30, 2025

AI B2B Software Budgets: Where The Money REALLY Goes! #shorts

The video highlights a paradox in enterprise technology spending: overall B2B software budgets are at record levels, yet CIOs face hard limits on how much they can allocate. While AI‑enabled solutions are booming, the surplus isn’t infinite; every new AI...

By Jason Lemkin
SaaS Competitive Edge: Months, Not Years! New Strategy #shorts
VideoDec 29, 2025

SaaS Competitive Edge: Months, Not Years! New Strategy #shorts

The video warns that the traditional SaaS advantage—years of protection before a competitor could replicate a product—has collapsed into a matter of months, or even weeks. The speaker reflects on his own experience launching EchoSign, which gave DocuSign roughly 18...

By Jason Lemkin
AI Sales: How to Sell AI When People Fear Job Loss #shorts
VideoDec 26, 2025

AI Sales: How to Sell AI When People Fear Job Loss #shorts

AI sales leaders face a paradox: prospects fear AI stealing jobs while seeking its competitive edge. The video advises sellers to confront that anxiety head‑on, framing AI as a productivity amplifier for an organization’s top talent rather than a universal...

By Jason Lemkin
Intercom's BRUTAL AI Transformation: From Crisis to ChatGPT Revolution #shorts
VideoDec 22, 2025

Intercom's BRUTAL AI Transformation: From Crisis to ChatGPT Revolution #shorts

Intercom’s leadership used the emergence of ChatGPT as a catalyst to overhaul its product strategy, shifting from a traditional SaaS model to an AI‑first company. The short‑form video recounts how co‑founder and CEO Owen Van Natta returned to the helm...

By Jason Lemkin
The Coming AI Security Crisis (and What to Do About It) | Sander Schulhoff
VideoDec 21, 2025

The Coming AI Security Crisis (and What to Do About It) | Sander Schulhoff

The podcast episode features Sander Schulhoff, a leading researcher in AI adversarial robustness, discussing the looming AI security crisis. Schulhoff argues that current AI guardrails—systems designed to filter malicious prompts—are fundamentally ineffective, especially against determined attackers who can bypass them...

By Lenny Rachitsky
Figma IPO: From Hype to Reality #shorts
VideoDec 20, 2025

Figma IPO: From Hype to Reality #shorts

The video dissects the recent Figma IPO, contrasting the initial fanfare that likened the deal to a consumer‑tech blockbuster with the more subdued reality of its pricing and market reception. Host Jason frames the IPO as a bellwether for the...

By Jason Lemkin
AI Unicorns: Why Most Will Fail (Startup Cement Shoes) #shorts
VideoDec 18, 2025

AI Unicorns: Why Most Will Fail (Startup Cement Shoes) #shorts

The video tackles the growing skepticism around AI‑focused unicorns, arguing that legacy incumbents in B2B markets face a paradox: they own massive customer bases and data assets, yet those very assets become a liability when trying to pivot to AI‑first...

By Jason Lemkin
AI and the Death of the 2021 Sales Playbook with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin
VideoDec 17, 2025

AI and the Death of the 2021 Sales Playbook with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

In the latest SaaStr podcast, founder and CEO Jason Lemkin tackles the myth that the 2021 B2B SaaS go‑to‑market playbook is dead, arguing that the core sales motions—webinars, inbound, outbound—remain effective, but the market dynamics have shifted dramatically due to an...

By Jason Lemkin
Ep 35 | Pitfalls to Avoid on the Path to an Exit (with Goldman Sachs)
VideoDec 16, 2025

Ep 35 | Pitfalls to Avoid on the Path to an Exit (with Goldman Sachs)

The episode of "The Path to Exit" tackles the most common pitfalls software and internet founders face when preparing for a liquidity event, featuring Sarah Letourneau of Goldman Sachs. Letourneau frames the discussion around three core themes—timing, valuation anchoring,...

By Michael Lyon
Why Humans Are AI's Biggest Bottleneck (and What's Coming in 2026) | Alexander Embiricos (OpenAI)
VideoDec 14, 2025

Why Humans Are AI's Biggest Bottleneck (and What's Coming in 2026) | Alexander Embiricos (OpenAI)

The conversation centers on Alexander Embiricos’s work leading Codex, OpenAI’s coding assistant, and his thesis that human limitations—particularly typing and multitasking speed—are the primary bottleneck to realizing fully autonomous AI agents. Embiricos describes Codex as an “intern” that can write,...

By Lenny Rachitsky
VC Secrets: Focus on Your Top 1-2 Winners! #shorts
VideoDec 14, 2025

VC Secrets: Focus on Your Top 1-2 Winners! #shorts

The short video zeroes in on a core venture‑capital principle: a VC’s portfolio success hinges on a handful of “home‑run” investments, often just one or two companies that generate the bulk of returns. The speaker reminds founders that the VC...

By Jason Lemkin
Zoom's TAM Trap: Why Smart Founders Miss Opportunities #shorts
VideoDec 13, 2025

Zoom's TAM Trap: Why Smart Founders Miss Opportunities #shorts

When the speaker turns his attention to Zoom, he lauds founder‑CEO Eric Yuan as a rare blend of engineer, leader and human being, yet he asks a stark question: why did Zoom fail to capture a vastly larger total addressable...

By Jason Lemkin
Enterprise Software's Revenge: AI Security Excuses & Growth Slump #shorts
VideoDec 11, 2025

Enterprise Software's Revenge: AI Security Excuses & Growth Slump #shorts

The video opens with a cynical take on the enterprise software landscape, suggesting that the anticipated dominance of giants like ServiceNow has stalled, and that many incumbents have failed to post material growth this year. The speaker frames this slowdown...

By Jason Lemkin
How To Know When Your Pivot Is Actually Working
VideoDec 10, 2025

How To Know When Your Pivot Is Actually Working

James Hawkins, CEO and founder of PostHog, discusses the company’s evolution from a series of early‑stage pivots to a $75 million Series E round that valued the startup at $1.4 billion. He outlines how PostHog began as a self‑hosted, open‑source product‑analytics tool—a response...

By YCombinator
Salesforce Agents: Marc Benioff's AI Future Unveiled! #shorts
VideoDec 10, 2025

Salesforce Agents: Marc Benioff's AI Future Unveiled! #shorts

The video spotlights Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff’s aggressive rollout of AI‑driven agents, noting that 2,000 employees have already been placed on the company’s internal “AgentForce” platform. This deployment is presented as a clear signal of Benioff’s strategic intent to...

By Jason Lemkin
How I Forecast SaaS Revenue (My Exact Model & Process After 1,000+ Forecasts) | The SaaS CFO
VideoDec 10, 2025

How I Forecast SaaS Revenue (My Exact Model & Process After 1,000+ Forecasts) | The SaaS CFO

Ben, the SaaS CFO, walks viewers through the exact revenue‑forecasting process he has refined over more than a thousand forecasts for SaaS and AI companies. The on‑demand session expands on a recent live webinar, showing how to build a defensible,...

By Ben Murray
EP54: Why You Can't Copy Competitors / DemandMaven
VideoDec 9, 2025

EP54: Why You Can't Copy Competitors / DemandMaven

The episode of the In Demand podcast hosted by Asia Arangio and co‑host Kim Talarzyk tackles a perennial dilemma for SaaS founders: whether to imitate competitors or market‑inspired peers. Arangio frames the discussion around go‑to‑market strategy, emphasizing that many...

By Asia Orangio
"We Make $10M/Year But Can't Pay Ourselves.."
VideoDec 9, 2025

"We Make $10M/Year But Can't Pay Ourselves.."

The video follows a founder who launched a wellness e‑commerce brand nine years ago and grew it to $5‑10 million in annual revenue, yet the business remains barely profitable. Faced with mounting debt, he stopped drawing a salary to service obligations...

By Alex Hormozi
Are AI Companies Out Funding Pure-Play SaaS? | SaaS Metrics School | Pure-Play SaaS
VideoDec 8, 2025

Are AI Companies Out Funding Pure-Play SaaS? | SaaS Metrics School | Pure-Play SaaS

The episode of SaaS Metrics School tackles a timely question: are AI‑first companies siphoning venture capital away from traditional pure‑play SaaS firms? Host [Name] draws on his three‑year‑old fundraising news site, which aggregates more than 8,000 funding events, to dissect...

By Ben Murray
The Future of Training: Decentralized Learning Takes Over #saas #ai #shorts #podcast #trytami
VideoDec 8, 2025

The Future of Training: Decentralized Learning Takes Over #saas #ai #shorts #podcast #trytami

The video outlines a growing industry trend: companies are abandoning centralized learning departments in favor of decentralized, engineer‑driven training models. Over the past three to five years, learning and development (L&D) teams have faced layoffs as budget authority shifts back...

By Ben Murray
How Cloud Providers Overcharge You (and How to Fix It)
VideoDec 8, 2025

How Cloud Providers Overcharge You (and How to Fix It)

The video opens with a blunt analogy, likening cloud providers to casinos that lure users into paying for countless micro‑transactions hidden in the UI and pricing models. The presenter, after a week‑long audit of his own stack, outlines six recurring...

By Simon Høiberg
Coding in 2026 Is STILL a Superpower (Even with AI)
VideoDec 7, 2025

Coding in 2026 Is STILL a Superpower (Even with AI)

In the video “Coding in 2026 is STILL a Superpower (Even with AI),” entrepreneur and SaaS veteran Rob Walling argues that, despite rapid advances in AI‑generated code, learning to program remains a high‑leverage skill for anyone aiming to build wealth...

By Rob Walling
The Future of Learning: Short, Targeted Live Sessions #saas #podcast #shorts #ai #trytami
VideoDec 7, 2025

The Future of Learning: Short, Targeted Live Sessions #saas #podcast #shorts #ai #trytami

The video discusses a growing trend in corporate learning: while self‑paced e‑learning remains popular, professionals are increasingly demanding short, live, and highly targeted learning sessions. These micro‑sessions, typically lasting two to four hours, are designed to fit into busy schedules...

By Ben Murray
The 5-Step Go To Market Plan to Scale Your Software Business
VideoDec 7, 2025

The 5-Step Go To Market Plan to Scale Your Software Business

The video walks founders through a five‑step go‑to‑market (GTM) checklist designed to help software companies scale in 2026. The presenter, a former CEO of ToutApp backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Jackson Square Ventures, Founder Collective and 500 Startups, frames the...

By TK Kader
If I Started A Business in 2026, Here’s What I’d Do
VideoDec 6, 2025

If I Started A Business in 2026, Here’s What I’d Do

The video outlines a contrarian blueprint for launching a venture in 2026, arguing that founders should begin by targeting either the ultra‑high‑ticket segment or the ultra‑low‑ticket mass market—avoiding the crowded middle. The presenter frames a business as a pure arbitrage...

By Alex Hormozi
Try Tami Raises $400K to Upskill Software Engineering Teams | The SaaS CFO | Try Tami
VideoDec 4, 2025

Try Tami Raises $400K to Upskill Software Engineering Teams | The SaaS CFO | Try Tami

The interview on The SaaS CFO introduces Try Tami, a nascent ed‑tech startup founded by Kelby Zorg Drager and Dave Murphy, which aims to streamline corporate instructor‑led training for software engineers. Leveraging 25 years of experience delivering live training to...

By Ben Murray
C-Level Marketing Module 5: Demand Generation
VideoDec 3, 2025

C-Level Marketing Module 5: Demand Generation

The session reframes demand generation for SaaS leaders as a strategic, enterprise-value exercise rather than just top-of-funnel lead capture. The presenter argues most teams misallocate budget and effort to discovery and early funnel stages, and uses a case study of...

By Shiv Narayanan
C-Level Marketing Module 6: Content
VideoDec 3, 2025

C-Level Marketing Module 6: Content

The session framed content as a core C-level marketing pillar tightly linked to product marketing and demand generation, arguing that great messaging and assets drive a repeatable growth flywheel. The instructor emphasized that content appears across all customer touchpoints—not just...

By Shiv Narayanan
C-Level Marketing Module 4: Product Marketing
VideoDec 3, 2025

C-Level Marketing Module 4: Product Marketing

The instructor frames the C-level marketing course as strategic, not tactical, and pivots into product marketing as the critical growth lever that precedes demand generation. He argues product marketing—rooted in customer analysis, positioning, and messaging—sets the table for the whole...

By Shiv Narayanan
C-Level Marketing Module 10: M&A
VideoDec 3, 2025

C-Level Marketing Module 10: M&A

The session frames mergers-and-acquisitions as a primary inorganic growth lever—alongside pricing—used by private equity to rapidly scale companies, often outpacing organic demand-generation efforts. In practice investors build a platform investment and pursue add-on acquisitions to expand capabilities or geographies; industry...

By Shiv Narayanan
C-Level Marketing Module 8: Strategic Growth
VideoDec 3, 2025

C-Level Marketing Module 8: Strategic Growth

The session reframes marketing as a subset of strategic growth, urging senior marketers to adopt a bird’s-eye view and contribute to company-level decisions beyond tactical execution. The speaker defines growth as maximizing total customer value through three core levers—acquire more...

By Shiv Narayanan
C-Level Marketing Module 11: Team & Budget
VideoDec 3, 2025

C-Level Marketing Module 11: Team & Budget

The session links marketing team structure and budgeting to board-level communication and enterprise value, arguing that resource allocation should follow strategy and measurement work completed earlier in the program. The instructor warns that marketers often lose credibility in boardrooms by...

By Shiv Narayanan