What To Expect From a New VP of Customer Success in The First 30-60-90 Days
The article outlines a 30‑60‑90 day plan for a new VP of Customer Success, emphasizing immediate customer engagement, internal alignment, and data analysis in the first month. In weeks 31‑60, the focus shifts to refining onboarding, establishing health scores, piloting high‑touch programs for key accounts, and creating an upsell playbook. The final 30 days involve scaling the CS framework with automation and AI, driving Net Revenue Retention improvements, reporting metrics, and expanding the team through hiring and training. By the end of the period, the VP should demonstrate measurable gains in churn reduction, faster time‑to‑value, and increased expansion revenue.
AI Agents Now Core to Enterprise Workflows
Dreamforce 2025 Proved The Agentic Enterprise Has Arrived According to Bernard Marr, Dreamforce 2025 marked a key shift: AI agents are no longer experimental—they’re embedded in enterprise workflows, especially via platforms like Salesforce and Slack. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eiUbUSr8 #AgenticEnterprise...
Legora Secures $150M Series C, Hits $1.8B Valuation
Congrats to @MaxJunestrand, @siggelabor, and @WeAreLegora on their $150M Series C at a $1.8B valuation! Legora is the collaborative AI platform helping lawyers review and research faster, draft smarter, and advise with precision. In just six months, they've grown from 250 to...
Verndale Expands Data & AI Leadership to Help Brands Turn Analytics Into Growth Engines
Verndale, the award‑winning digital experience agency, announced two senior data and AI hires to deepen its analytics capabilities and help brands translate data into growth engines. The new leaders bring extensive experience in enterprise data foundations, AI strategy, and advanced...
We’re No Longer the Answer to Challenges
“We aren’t the answer anymore.” “Why aren’t we showing up in ChatGPT?” “AI no longer loves us!” Sound dramatic? Give it a year. Just as marketers once panicked over losing their #1 Google spot, the next wave of anxiety will...
Enterprise AI Fails because Big Firms Can’t Build It
MIT's new State of AI in Business report went viral for claiming that 95% of enterprise AI projects fail. But the real story isn't that AI doesn't work — it's just big companies can't build it. On the @LightconePod, @garrytan, @harjtaggar,...
Nippon Gases Targets Greater Resilience and Increased Uptime with Multi-Site Control System Modernization Program
Nippon Gases has launched a five‑year, 18‑site control‑system modernization program in partnership with Rockwell Automation, replacing legacy Rockwell controllers with modern ControlLogix programmable logic controllers. The initiative is designed to boost asset utilization, lower the risk of equipment obsolescence, and...
AI Will Close Major Deals Without Sales Executives by 2026
There is going to be a rude awakening for the sales profession in 2026. Everyone is going to be surprised how many fairly big deals close without a sales exec. This isn’t to say they will close without a human involved. ...
DGX Beats Mac Mini, Offers Seamless NVIDIA Sync Setup
A small follow-up to my DGX Spark post. Courtesy of NVIDIA, I got to try the DGX on my workflows (coding LLMs from scratch in pure PyTorch) and wanted to share my first impressions after using it for a week. Before...
OSG Announces New Direct Mail and Digital Adoption Solutions at Q4 Elevate Event
OSG unveiled two new offerings at its Q4 Elevate event: JourneyConnect Acquire™, a performance‑based direct‑mail platform that combines personalized print and digital assets for customer acquisition, and the JourneyConnect Digital Adoption Practice, which expands its portfolio to help clients drive...
Scaling SaaS: $1‑3M Is the Critical Growth
Only 1 in 10 SaaS companies ever make it to $10M ARR. And for the ones that do, it takes an average of 5-7 years from when they first start generating revenue. This comes from Kyle Poyar ’s analysis of...
Don't Let Bots Crash Your Human Meetings
I’m actually very pro meeting recording and ai summarization. But I’m not ok with bots joining as fake humans accomplish this. It’s a meeting between you and me. Not you and me and some startup’s viral growth strategy. Granola is...
MNTN Unveils QuickFrame AI: New AI Platform in Beta Allows Brands of Any Size to Create Studio-Quality Ads in Minutes
MNTN announced the beta launch of QuickFrame AI, an all‑in‑one generative‑AI video‑production platform that enables brands of any size to create studio‑quality ads in minutes. The tool automatically formats content for TV, Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Google Ads Manager, streamlining...
Forethought Launches Browser Agents: AI That Takes Action Anywhere a Human Can Click
Forethought unveiled Browser Agent, an AI layer that can click, type and navigate any web‑based interface, eliminating the need for APIs and allowing automation of the 76% of enterprise workflows that are currently locked in browsers. The launch is accompanied...
Eugenia Kuyda on Software’s “YouTube Moment”
Ellis and Alex explore the concept of turning everyday life into an RPG video game before welcoming Eugenia Kuyda, CEO of Replika and Wabi, to discuss her new hyper‑personal app that lets users create custom AI experiences in five minutes....
The Implications of China’s New Influencer Law for Marketing Accountability
China’s new influencer regulation took effect on 25 October, mandating that any creator who discusses regulated subjects—such as finance, law, medicine or education—must possess recognized professional qualifications before publishing online. The rule targets the credibility of digital content by tying expertise...
Triton Digital Launches AdBuilder AI to Power Self-Serve Audio Buying
Triton Digital unveiled AdBuilder AI, a white‑labeled, self‑serve platform that leverages generative AI to automate the creation of audio ads and the setup of programmatic campaigns for smaller advertisers. The tool promises partners faster turnaround—producing a compliant 30‑second spot in...
OpenAI Adds Reusable ‘Characters’ and Video Stitching to Sora
OpenAI’s Sora 2 video generator now supports reusable “character cameos,” allowing users to create AI avatars from themselves, pets, illustrations or toys and assign distinct permission settings for private, follower‑only, or public use. The update also adds video‑stitching to merge...
Key Takeaways Summarized in One Line
TL; DR The internet isn’t dead—it’s haunted. Bots now make up the majority of traffic, inflating metrics and warping decisions. Don’t chase phantom spikes. Shift from vanity metrics to human signals (qualified replies, dwell time, real pipeline). Build “proof-of-work” content:...
Pipedrive Strengthens Security and Privacy Commitments With Renewed ISO Certifications
Pipedrive, the sales‑CRM platform for small businesses, announced that it has renewed its ISO certifications, including ISO 27001 for information security and ISO 27018 for cloud privacy, after passing third‑party audits conducted by Vanta. The company also met the criteria outlined in...
Leveraging the Clinician’s Expertise with Agentic AI
Physicians in the U.S. spend roughly eight hours of a 59‑hour work week on electronic health‑record tasks, contributing to near‑50% burnout rates. Ambient AI assistants such as Nabla’s 2023‑launched platform now record, structure and summarize patient encounters in real time,...
Domaine Worldwide Launches Domaine Editions, Bringing Continuous Innovation to Enterprise Shopify Brands
Domaine Worldwide, the global leader in Shopify design and development, announced the launch of Domaine Editions, a bi‑annual release program run by its internal R&D unit, Domaine Labs. The initiative is synchronized with Shopify Editions and delivers pre‑built storefront modules,...
Averi Launches AI Marketing Workspace to End the Chaos of Modern Marketing
Serial entrepreneur Zack Holland’s startup Averi has unveiled its AI Marketing Workspace, a unified platform that consolidates campaign planning, creative production, media buying and performance analytics into a single AI‑driven interface. The solution promises to eliminate the “tool sprawl” that...
True Thought Leadership Sparks Healthy Disagreement
🔴 "If you can't disagree with it, it's not thought leadership" AI is famous for writing. Give it a prompt and it responds with a detailed article …and it's completely impersonal, undifferentiated and boring. It’s no surprise. AI is really...
Graham Miranda Launches Integrated Digital Services Platform Combining eSIM, Hosting, and SEO Solutions
Graham Miranda launched an integrated digital platform on Sept. 12, 2025 that bundles global eSIM connectivity, cloud‑hosting and SEO services into a single offering for businesses, remote teams and digital nomads. The eSIM provides instant data coverage in more than 180 countries,...
Aisepedia Introduces First-Ever Product Marketing Environment – AI-Powered, Built for B2B
Aisepedia unveiled the first AI‑native Product Marketing Environment, a unified platform that lets B2B product marketers manage research, segmentation, positioning, messaging and enablement in one system. The solution combines domain‑trained AI agents, a Product‑Need‑Fit™ algorithm and direct integrations with GTM...
Nvidia Becomes First Public Company Worth $5 Trillion
In this episode of AI Chat, host Jaeden Schafer highlights Nvidia’s historic achievement as the first publicly traded company to hit a $5 trillion market valuation, driven by its leadership in AI‑focused GPUs and data‑center hardware. He explains how the surge...
Nimbus Media Reaches Milestone of 50 Website Launches for Texas Small Businesses
Nimbus Media, a Houston‑based web design agency, announced it has launched 50 high‑performance websites for small businesses across Texas, marking a key growth milestone. The sites are built with an integrated approach that blends aesthetic design, fast load times, robust...
Persistent Launches Experience Transformation Studio to Scale AI-Powered Innovation and Immersive Client Experiences
Persistent Systems announced the opening of its Experience Transformation (XT) Studio in Pune, a purpose‑built space that blends design thinking, UX consulting and AI‑first engineering to help enterprises create immersive, AI‑powered user experiences and accelerate product lifecycles. The studio offers...
Chatbots Are Surprisingly Effective at Debunking Conspiracy Theories
Researchers deployed DebunkBot, a GPT‑4 Turbo‑based chatbot, in three‑round, eight‑minute conversations with over 2,000 self‑identified conspiracy believers. The interaction cut participants' confidence in the targeted conspiracy by 20% and led roughly one‑quarter to abandon the belief entirely, with effects lasting...
How AGI Became the Most Consequential Conspiracy Theory of Our Time
The MIT Technology Review article frames artificial general intelligence (AGI) as the most consequential conspiracy theory of our time, noting how its promise of near‑human intelligence fuels both utopian hype and apocalyptic fear among Silicon Valley leaders. It traces the...
Proven ROI Launches Seamless ServiceTitan and HubSpot Integration to Drive Growth and ROI
Proven ROI, a HubSpot Gold Partner, unveiled a ServiceTitan–HubSpot integration that unifies operational, marketing, and sales data for plumbing, HVAC, electrical, roofing and other field‑service firms. The bidirectional API provides real‑time job and customer sync, automated follow‑ups, revenue attribution and AI‑ready...
DXC Technology and Fraunhofer IPA Accelerate Industrial AI with Fully Managed AI Bin Picking Solutions Using redSling
DXC Technology, Fraunhofer IPA and redSling have launched a fully managed AI Bin Picking service that combines Fraunhofer’s AI‑driven robot‑tending solution with redSling’s platform‑less no‑code web‑services and 3‑D visualisation. The cloud‑based offering lets manufacturers run virtual feasibility studies, optimise robot‑cell...
Cognite Lets Customers Demonstrate The Power Of Industrial AI
Cognite used its Impact event in Houston to showcase large‑scale industrial AI deployments built on its Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) platform. Customers include NOVA Chemicals, which is expanding CDF from one to eleven plants to cut data discovery time by...
FlutterFlow Expands Dreamflow with Mobile Preview to Help Individuals and Teams Instantly See and Test Their Apps as They Build
FlutterFlow unveiled Mobile Preview, a new capability within its Dreamflow agent‑first app creation platform, that lets developers test changes instantly on real devices. The tool provides live visibility for individuals and teams to refine gestures, animations and layouts without leaving...
Growth Takes Time; Success Isn't Only Million‑Dollar ARR
Same here. Took 2.5 years to reach $1M ARR (for all my products combined). And then it plateaued for almost 2 years until I launched FounderStack. Many small businesses never even go beyond 6 figures, and they're still doing better than most! We...
Growth Requires Feedback Loops, Not Just More
More only works if you have feedback loops to get better. More for the sake of more doesn't move the needle.
Key Triggers Needed to Burst the AI Bubble
What will it take for the AI bubble to pop? https://t.co/sRg2tWv45V #artificial_intelligence #AI
2026 B2B Marketing Trends: AI, Strategy, Experience
9 Takeaways from the @CMIContent 2026 B2B Content and Marketing Trends Report : 🔸Marketing effectiveness 🔸Content strategy effectiveness 🔸AI-powered marketing tools 🔸Thought leadership 🔸Experiential marketing See them all 👉 https://t.co/u87YLYcHRn
Top B2B Link Building Services Ranked by ROI
Nine+ B2B Link Building Services Ranked by ROI: 2025 Buyer’s Guide & Checklist - B2B Marketing Blog | Webbiquity - https://t.co/cKgvdRjHks https://t.co/ZAS3dHS117
BrowserOS: Open-Source Agentic Browser Rival to ChatGPT Atlas
Seriously... why did no one tell me about this?! BrowserOS is a 100% open-source agentic browser alternative to ChatGPT Atlas and Perplexity Comet 🤯 Gave it a spin, it’s surprisingly smooth and stable. Repo in 🧵 ↓ https://t.co/sUZU1pjcGJ
Agentic AI Turns Data Into Autonomous Action
🤖 How does Agentic AI work? 1️⃣ Collects data (APIs, sensors, logs, queries) 2️⃣ Reasons & plans with memory + context 3️⃣ Executes actions, learns from feedback 4️⃣ Produces autonomous, adaptive responses AI that doesn’t just respond — it acts. #AgenticAI #AI #Automation https://t.co/yII4pNCBMa
Showcase Your Wins to Prove Real Value
Sharing your wins isn’t bragging. It’s PROOF you can actually help. So stop hiding. Start winning in public. https://t.co/EsxSMjyZ1L
Start with One Paying Customer, Not Venture Capital
You don't need venture capital or a perfect business plan. You need to find one person willing to pay you money to solve their problem, and then find nine more just like them.
Launch Partnerships When Network Effects Mature for Scale
Partnerships and community programs launched too early rarely hit the scale you want. Not because they're bad strategies — but because the network effects haven't had time to mature yet. Timing matters.
Open‑source Model Training Replaces Black‑box APIs
We’re finally reaching the era of everyone training their own models based on open-source (versus relying on black box generalist APIs) and it is glorious!
Launching SAGE: Open‑Source Sovereign AI for Society
Who builds the AI that Teaches our kids? Supports our health? Guides our governments? It must be open source & sovereign, aligned to our flourishing We are building that stack, the first part of which we announce wigh @FIIKSA & 🇸🇦 today, SAGE -...
Seven Essential Steps for Successful CSR Initiatives
Seven Actions Enterprises Must Take to be Successful with CSR Initiatives https://t.co/8VwdWu3m5q via @bestcorpevents To fully realize the value of corporate social responsibility, research says these seven approaches are essential. #CSR #teambuilding #EmployeeEngagement https://t.co/CegdtdRIw1
Bootstrapping SaaS Success: LTV/CAC Mastery with PodUp
New episode with PodUp founder Nathan Gwilliam! 🎙️ Bootstrapping, service-enabled SaaS, and LTV/CAC mastery. A must-watch for SaaS builders 👇 https://t.co/YLrLMsWUCR 🚀 #SaaS #PodUp https://t.co/8MRkDXh6e5
Google Launches Free Gemini Tutorials for AI App Building
Ace drop from Google. They’ve just released 8 (free!) tutorials to teach you how to vibe code like a boss in @GoogleAIStudio 🔥 Build AI apps by describing them with voice or text, all powered by Gemini. Playlist + link in 🧵 ↓...