KERV.ai’s Interactive, Shoppable Solutions Are Now Available Across Amazon’s Portfolio of O&O and 3P Premium Inventory
KERV.ai has partnered with Amazon Ads to launch shoppable, interactive advertising solutions across Amazon’s premium inventory, including platforms like Prime Video and Fire TV. This collaboration allows brands to leverage KERV's advanced AI-driven creative capabilities, enabling seamless integration into their advertising workflows via Amazon's DSP or direct deals. The initiative aims to enhance consumer engagement by facilitating personalized shopping experiences and driving measurable outcomes, reinforcing KERV’s goal to redefine audience interaction with media while maximizing advertisers' returns on investment.
Leverage Human Touch to Win in the AI Era
Want to see my new keynote? It's all about how to use the human touch to out-perform your competition in the age of AI and automation. It might be my best work, ever. I'm doing the whole talk for you....
Learn AI-Driven Multi-Modal Coworking in 5 Days
Resist the urge to see this as a gimmicky art game. See this as multi-modal coworking. Imagine coworking on business processes. Or hardware design. Or flowcharts. Or product manuals. Or powerpoints. Or dynamic visualizations during a meeting or offsite. ....
Analogic Corporation and Analytical AI Announce Strategic Partnership for Enhanced Security Detection Capabilities
Analogic Corporation has entered a strategic partnership with Analytical AI to integrate advanced artificial intelligence threat detection into its ConneCT Checkpoint and SeleCT Checked Baggage Computed Tomography (CT) systems. This collaboration aims to enhance security detection capabilities for Analogic’s extensive...
AI Shifts Toward Open-Source, Fine‑Tuned Specialized Models
Am I wrong in sensing a paradigm shift in AI? Feels like we’re moving from a world obsessed with generalist LLM APIs to one where more and more companies are training, optimizing, and running their own models built on open source...
Creator‑Led Ads Define B2B Brand Era
I'm really excited to be joining some incredible people in a session at the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) Creative Effectiveness Day this Thursday in NYC. In the session, “The New B2B Playbook: How Creator-Led Advertising Builds Distinctive Brands,” I'll be...
Force Management Launches Ascender AI to Power Its Sales Acceleration Platform with Built-In Intelligence
Force Management has unveiled Ascender AI, a sophisticated addition to its Ascender revenue acceleration platform, designed to provide real-time coaching and content navigation for sales personnel. This AI-driven assistant leverages Force Management’s established methodologies, offering personalized guidance based on individual...
Blueprint Hub Delivers Proven
It’s one thing to put a tool in people’s hands. It’s another to show them exactly how to use it to achieve the results they need. That’s why I’m SO excited about the new Blueprints hub our team just launched!...
Red Hat Brings Distributed AI Inference to Production AI Workloads with Red Hat AI 3
Red Hat has launched Red Hat AI 3, a comprehensive update to its enterprise AI platform designed to streamline the deployment of AI workloads from proof-of-concept to production. This platform integrates key components such as the Red Hat AI Inference...
Agency Giants Falter as AI‑Savvy Startups Surge
Spoke to a guy who works at 75,000 person agency yesterday. He thinks they’re toast. In fact, he thinks all the agency holding companies are in trouble. First, they’re too slow when it comes to AI adoption. He said it’s akin to...
Master Venture Capital to Accelerate SaaS Growth
Lesson 19 of 30 SaaS Growth System: How to Raise Venture Capital 🪙 In this lesson, I dive into the world of venture capital, growth funding and the intricate process of securing investments for high-growth technology companies. I share insights...
Zight Enhances Support Workflows with Request Video Logs, Zendesk Upgrades, and a New Integration Marketplace
Zight has announced three significant updates aimed at enhancing customer support workflows through its AI-powered visual communication platform. Key improvements include the introduction of session-level technical logs for its Request Video feature, a new Integration Marketplace for seamless connectivity with...
Storyblok Unveils CMS Innovations that Enable Brands to Stay Visible and Confident on the New Web
Storyblok has launched innovative features and partnerships aimed at enhancing content management for brands navigating the AI-driven digital landscape. Key developments include the introduction of Strata, which provides deep content analytics, and FlowMotion, an automation layer that streamlines content workflows...
If You Ever Think “Should I Fire This Person?” Even Once … Well, Then It’s Time
A new article emphasizes that managers should act decisively when doubts about an employee's performance arise, suggesting that if a leader contemplates firing someone even once, they should proceed with the termination. The piece argues that extending additional chances may...
Founder Q&A: Prioritize Exit Strategies, Marketing, and Product Fit
You’re working hard, but are you focused on what really matters? In this solo episode, I answer founder questions about: → Management buyouts vs traditional exits → Marketing that’s not scaling → How to find product-market fit with a product...
OpenAI Wants to Stop ChatGPT From Validating Users’ Political Views
OpenAI has announced plans to modify ChatGPT to reduce perceived bias by preventing the AI from reflecting users' political language. A recent paper highlights that this change aims to foster a more neutral exchange of ideas and discourage validation of...
Interactive Demos Unlock Real User Insights Beyond Video
What does it mean to be a Navattic Fanatic? 🥁 🥁 🥁 I've been a huge fan of Navattic before interactive demos were even a big deal. (Now they are bc they're amazing at letting ppl test drive your product...
Building AI‑First Growth to Simplify Home Buying
Yesterday, I started a new chapter as Chief Growth Officer at Opendoor . For me, this is a chance to make homeownership meaningfully better. Something I saw up close early in my career at Inman and have wanted to help...
Aquawise Will Show Off Its AI-Driven Water Quality Tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Aquawise is set to unveil its AI-driven water quality monitoring technology at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, aiming to revolutionize aquaculture practices in Southeast Asia. By utilizing satellite imagery and a physics-based AI model, the Bangkok-based startup offers continuous water quality monitoring—an...
Everyone Should Be Using Claude Code More
In a recent discussion, Lenny highlighted the transformative potential of Claude Code, an AI tool that operates locally on users' devices, significantly enhancing productivity for non-technical individuals. Unlike cloud-based solutions, Claude Code boasts capabilities such as file organization, image enhancement,...
Connecting with Product‑led Founders at SaaStock Dublin
We're live from SaaStock Dublin 🇮🇪 If you're a product-led founder here, let's connect!
Gmail Blocks 99.9% Spam, Raising B2B Outreach Standards
Is your revenue-critical email getting delivered? Gmail can be the canary in the coal mine for corporate email filters too. Gmail’s spam filters are now blocking over 99.9% of suspected spam, raising the bar for B2B cold outreach (source: Outbound...
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#173: OpenAI Dev Day, AI Gets Political, Sora Copyright Drama Continues, Gemini Enterprise & AI’s Impact on Job Hunting
The episode recaps recent AI headlines, highlighting OpenAI’s Dev Day announcements, the growing politicization of AI, ongoing copyright controversy around Sora, and Google’s Gemini Enterprise launch, while also discussing AI’s influence on job hunting. The hosts blend news updates with...
Old Farmhouse, New Reflections on Engineering Roots
I'm sitting across the table in our old farm house listening to my brother reminisce about his college engineering internship. At the John Deere assembly plant in Iowa, the team was struggling with something simple but costly—communication. "When a workstation...
SaaS & AI Landscape Shifts: Funding, M&A, IPO Surge
Major SaaS and AI funding rounds, notable acquisitions, and big moves from Salesforce and Google. It also highlights new IPOs and key takeaways on consolidation, M&A readiness, and the shifting SaaS market landscape. 💸 SaaS VC Rounds Above $15M This...
Google to Invest $15B in Indian AI Infrastructure Hub
Google's investment in India will roll out over the next five years, through 2030.
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This Week in SaaS | Oct 6 – 13, 2025 SaaS VC Rounds >$15M💸 EvenUp (AI legal & insurance claims): $150M Series E, $2B+ valuation; fuels product scale & global expansion. DUOS (AI + digital health): $130M growth equity; expands...
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In this solo episode, Rob Walling tackles listener questions about SaaS growth, explaining how to respond when marketing channels stop scaling and offering strategies for promoting a product still seeking product‑market fit. He advises founders to publish early‑stage content on...
Can We Repair the Internet?
From addictive algorithms to exploitative apps, data mining to misinformation, the internet today can be a hazardous place. Books by three influential figures—the intellect behind “net neutrality,” a former Meta executive, and the web’s own inventor—propose radical approaches to fixing...
Everyone Should Be Using Claude Code More
How to get started, and 50 ways non-technical people are using Claude Code in their work and life
Visa Just Launched a Protocol to Secure the AI Shopping Boom — Here’s What It Means for Merchants
Visa has launched the Trusted Agent Protocol, a new security framework aimed at distinguishing legitimate AI shopping assistants from malicious bots, addressing a crucial challenge in the surge of AI-driven commerce. As AI traffic to U.S. retail sites has skyrocketed...
Streamlining Fund Compliance with AI-Ready Data - Sandro Venturini of UBS
In this interview, UBS Executive Director Sandro Venturini discusses how AI‑ready data can streamline cross‑border fund compliance by cutting legal and business costs, aligning stakeholders, and establishing a single source of truth for fund launches. He highlights the practical benefits...
483: From Tactics to Strategy with Michael Watkins
In this episode, Michael Watkins and host Drew Neisser discuss how CMOs can shift from tactical execution to strategic leadership by adopting an enterprise‑wide mindset. They introduce Watkins’ RPM model—Recognize, Prioritize, Mobilize—as a framework for elevating strategic thinking across marketing...
Never Fight a Megatrend: Cisco’s Jeetu Patel
In a MIT Sloan podcast, Cisco President Jeetu Patel frames AI as a megatrend surpassing even the internet and automobile revolutions, emphasizing that the new wave demands re‑imagined data‑center and networking infrastructure—Cisco’s core business. He argues that AI’s rapid, exponential...
Humanoid Robots Will Soon Empower Special Needs Independence
What does this mean? @adcock_brett has put the bar high. My special needs son will have a humanoid. It will take care of what we do for him today. Food, laundry, dishes, shopping, and much more. Let him live on his own, even,...
Proof Over Potential: Deliver, Learn, or Be Replaced
The market doesn’t care about your potential. It rewards proof. Every demo, every launch, every interaction is just a test of whether you can translate conviction into clarity. You either learn faster than the world changes or you get replaced...
The B2B SaaS Growth System: How to Build a Predictable Engine for Scaling
The post presents the B2B SaaS Growth System, a step‑by‑step framework designed to help mid‑market and enterprise SaaS firms break the $3‑10M ARR ceiling by creating a predictable, data‑driven customer‑acquisition engine. It centers on four pillars—account‑based marketing list building, a...
Ergo Adds AI Layer to Transform Messy CRMs
Ergo (@joinergo) is building the AI layer Salesforce forgot to ship. They turn messy CRMs into reliable revenue engines for companies like @rhobusiness, @getdelve, and @WhopIO - updating data, surfacing at-risk deals, and delivering the insights GTM teams actually need. https://t.co/6sgtv7jZ8d
OpenAI's $300B Oracle Cloud Deal Redefines AI Infrastructure
Massive infrastructure move: @OpenAI signs ~$300B deal with @Oracle for cloud compute over ~5 years (Project Stargate), starting 2027. That kind of scale reshapes how AI systems are built. 🔗 https://t.co/tiNoxHT02y #AI #IoT #OpenAI #Stargate https://t.co/NKj67ZsJq2
This Week in SaaS Oct 6 - 13, 2025
The post recaps the week’s major SaaS activity, highlighting ten large VC rounds (including EvenUp’s $150M Series E and several AI‑focused raises) and a wave of strategic M&A deals such as Itron’s $325M acquisition of Urbint and Caterpillar’s $728M purchase of...
Trust Your Vision Over VCs After Market Shifts
💡 “Even the smartest VCs can be wrong — you need conviction.” Brett Carlson, CEO @ServiceUp, shares how market shifts after Facebook’s IPO taught him to trust his vision over investor noise. 🎥 Watch here: https://t.co/Oal69L1wsJ #SaaS https://t.co/DU8heVIQ6y
Hire Proven Talent First; Incentives Can't Fix Bad Hires
Incentives matter. But great incentives can’t fix bad hiring. If 80% of your team are “shots in the dark,” no bonus program will save you. Hire people who’ve done it before and then give them a reason to win together. https://t.co/z6f3h08v6F
Early ICP Focus Drives Faster, More Efficient Growth
"The sooner you focus on that ICP, the more efficient you can be." -- Every Founder I work with after we do an ICP exercise and growth ensues. https://t.co/fGNWM6wYxM
AI-Driven Digitization Boosts Infrastructure Safety and Efficiency
"We're excited to see this level of investment and focus placed on the safety, efficiency, and security of these industries. Digitizing the world's infrastructure unlocks real-world value, and Al is improving the resiliency of these operations," Sanjit Biswas, CEO @Samsara...
RAG Merges Retrieval and Generation for Smarter AI
🤖 What makes RAG a game-changer for #AI? It fuses 🔹retrieval (fetching real data) with 🔹generation (creating responses). The result → context-aware, up-to-date, and reliable outputs. Applications: 💬 Chatbots 🔍 Search 📄 Document generation RAG = the bridge between data and intelligence. #RAG #LLM #AI #MachineLearning
AI Assistants Boost Leads and Jobs for Home Services
Bravi (@BraviApp) is building AI voice & chat assistants for home service companies. Their platform helps installers & manufacturers capture every lead, respond instantly, and close more jobs. https://t.co/wwixfsipaX https://t.co/uIbSlD0B4W
Enterprises Must Bridge AI Security Knowledge Gap Now
Most employees still don’t know how to protect against the new generation of security and data privacy risks that come with AI. Here are the top issues every enterprise should be preparing for right now — and some defense starters that...
Google Engineer Releases Free 250‑Page AI Design Handbook
Wow. Google engineer @AntonioGulli just released a full 250-page book on AI Design for free. It walks through the entire stack with many practical examples: ML, deep learning, transformers, fine-tuning, AI agents, and vibe coding. Hands-on and 100% free. Link in 🧵↓ https://t.co/eikwoVzjv0
From Kaggle Grandmaster to Meta Engineer
From Kaggle Grandmaster to Meta Engineer (w/ Andrey Lukyanenko) https://t.co/Z7ptCO9VH6
AI's Influence Blurs Line Between Human and Machine Art
“We can’t tell if art is using AI anymore.” https://t.co/9JQGpHPJgb
