Existing Customers Give You a Launch Advantage
@ajhodls The flip side is you have a customer base that you know well and it already buying from you That gives you an edge building another great product to sell them
SaaStr AI VC Apps Reach 800K Uses in 60 Days
@bogdaniordache Probably not. Still, the flip side? Our SaaStr AI VC apps have already been used 800,000+ times in < 60 days https://t.co/XOGfNpEPiG
SaaS Maintenance Demands Too Much Time Weekly
@ama_poundz It’s just not realistic to spend hours a week maintaining all your SaaS products, adding new features, fixing things that break, etc.
Customers Sign up Anywhere—From Airports to Bed
6 unexpected places where I've signed new customers this year.. - Airport before boarding in Singapore - Tiny hotel room in Kosovo - Freezing cold coworking space in Bali - Small mountain village in Mallorca - Home office in Stockholm - In bed sleeping (self-serve is...
First EU AI Audit Forces Real Traceability, Not Slides
Some moments in tech feel like déjà vu, you can sense the shift coming long before it hits. A few weeks ago, during a conversation with a senior leader, I asked a simple question: “If regulators came knocking tomorrow, could...
Most Services Aren’t Truly Multi‑DC, Even when Claimed
@StouderRory The vast majority of services aren't properly multi-DC. And the ones who think they are, usually aren't, when it's actually needed.
AI‑Native SaaS Leads Massive Funding and Acquisitions
This Week in SaaS — Nov 18–21, 2025 AI-native SaaS continues to dominate fundraising, M&A and public markets. From $900M rounds in multimodal 3D engines to multi-billion-dollar observability and SEO acquisitions, the market is rewarding founders who embed AI into...
Deals Close Anywhere: Momentum Thrives in Unexpected Spots
6 unexpected places where I've signed new customers this year.. Progress in SaaS is rarely linear. You grind for months, nothing moves - and then suddenly momentum hits. Our best months seem to correlate with taking a step back, working...
AI Agents Will Revolutionize Business Workflows by 2026
5 Amazing AI Agent Use Cases That Will Transform Any Business In 2026 #AIagents represent the evolution beyond simple #chatbots , capable of autonomously planning and executing complex business workflows from start to finish. This article explores five practical applications,...
Buyer Journeys Are Pinball, Not Linear Funnels
The marketing "funnel" isn't dead, at least not from the perspective of site owners seeking an analogy of the business-side experience. BUT... if you're seeking analogies for buyer behavior, the funnel really doesn't work anymore. IMO it's more like a...
Multi‑agent AI Will Become the New Default Knowledge Interface
Love seeing @Grok jump into the conversation. What’s happening right now isn’t just “chatbots gaining traction”, it’s the fastest shift in how humans search since @Google launched. We’re moving from: 🔍 keyword search → 🤖 conversational agents → 🧩 multi-agent ecosystems that do the work...
Activate Max Autonomy for Full AGI Experience on Replit
Feel the AGI by turning on high power mode and MAX autonomy on Replit.
Gemini 3 Marks Major Step Toward Unified AGI
A LOT happened last week. ICYMI, @koraykv (CTO of @GoogleDeepMind and Chief AI Architect of @Google) and @LoganKilpatrick discuss Gemini 3, the state of AI, and where we are on the path to AGI. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Gemini 3 launch...
Early Startups Thrive on Passionate Product‑savvy Sales “Magician”
I'd say 8 times out of 10, early start-ups have a "sales magician" ... that actually is only a B+ at sales per se. But ... - customers >love< them - knows product cold, better than anyone but CTO - deeply passionate about mission,...
Assume AI on Take‑home Exams; Avoid Knowledge‑based Tests
In my classes, a big portion of the grade was HW and project-based (https://t.co/gDwMlp0iwV) but I still had to include traditional exams. And then, during COVID, we had to redesign the exams so that students can take them at home. It...
Claude's iOS App Still Drains Battery on Long Replies
Lots of improvements! Claude still crawls and burns battery on mobile iOS app when doing long replies, very frustrating
High‑Profit 3M‑User Portfolio Hits $1M Revenue
An amazing portfolios of apps just landed on @acquiredotcom > $1M TTM revenue > $595K TTM profit > 2.95M monthly active users Lean team, diversified revenue mix, and strong recurring base. Love rare portfolio listings like this: Check more here: https://t.co/iqotQkQkUE https://t.co/aAtqSU3dIs
Top AI Podcasts I Listen to Weekly
Podcasts are one of the primary ways I stay updated on the latest in AI, specifically how AI leaders are thinking about the current and future state of industry. I get asked all the time which podcasts I listen to, so...
Robots Will Be Autonomous Before We Master Folding Clothes
guys will invent autonomous robots before they will fold one article of clothing https://t.co/lJIMeG5dxL
Track Full Funnel Metrics Before Turning Off Ads
Watch all of the metrics of the funnel when turning off an ad.
AI Can Misrepresent Your Brand—Learn How to Fix It
You've managed to get your brand included in GenAI results except, the information is wrong. Is AI lying about your brand? This is the question Nick Nelson asks in today's post on the TopRank Marketing B2B Marketing blog. Not only...
Stop These ‘Best Practices’ Sabotaging 2025 Lead Generation
The 7 ‘best practices’ that are killing your lead gen results in 2025. 1. Copying Competitors’ Funnels I watched Startup Founders obsessively replicate whatever funnel was trending on LinkedIn. The result was always the same: generic messaging, cold leads, and a sinking...
One-Shot Prompts Turn 29k E‑Commerce Data Into Infographic
A collection of one-shot prompts to Nano Banana Pro with their prompts. The last one is my favorite. First up: Turn this Kaggle database about best selling e-commerce products into an actionable infographic with proper titles and calculated statistics (29,000...
AI Steals Tasks, Frees Us for Creativity
Love, LOVED having this conversation with Erik Martinez on the Digital Velocity Agency podcast. Will AI take work away from us? Absolutely. But it will also free up space so we can do what we are inherently wired to do...
Master SaaS Revenue Forecasting with 4 Data Sources
Join me live on Tuesday! How I forecast subscription, usage, and services revenue. Plus, grab my forecast model template. You'll walk away with the 4 key SaaS finance data sources that create an accurate forecast. And live attendees will receive...
Two AIs Duel to Sharpen Ideas and Boost Creativity
I built an AI whose only job is to fight with my other AI. The setup is two custom GPTs: one to generate ideas (Builder), and one to tear them apart (Auditor). Then I call them with @ in the...
Protect Q1 Profits with Free Chargeflow Post‑BFCM Shield
Most merchants treat BFCM like a finish line. But any founder who’s been through it knows that the real chaos hits in January. • Friendly fraud • Refund abuse • Disputes you didn’t see coming It’s digital shoplifting, and it drains Q4 profits when you’re...
Claude Opus 4.5 Streamlines Tool Calling, Cuts Token Bloat
BREAKING: Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.5 Several of the upgrades are squarely at people like me, developers building agents. I'm particularly impressed with how elegantly they handle one of the biggest issues developers are dealing with: tool calling. MCP is...
Shared Mental Model Ensures Consistent AI Adoption Across Teams
You cannot ask a thousand people to adopt AI and expect consistency. You need a shared mental model. Without it, the company’s output becomes a collage of mismatched assumptions.
Mindset, Not Money, Determines Your Wealth Ceiling
I've built my network with founders at every wealth level over the past decade. Here's what I learned about how they think differently: Millionaires celebrate quick wins. They're optimizing for the next deal, the next exit, the next opportunity. It's about momentum. Deca-millionaires...
AI Exposes, Not Fixes, Assumption‑Driven Decision Failures
Companies pretend decisions fail because of bad data. They fail because people protect their assumptions. AI does not solve this. It forces the assumptions into the open.
Today's Top Marketing AI News From Leading Sources
Top #Marketing #AI News Stories today: https://t.co/HXpZ3cAJnV Top stories from @MediaPost @martechismktg @WARCEditors @TheHustle @DrexelNews @MarketingProfs @Forbes @martechcube @elitebizmag @CarBizToday @cxtodaynews @Gartner_inc and more. https://t.co/z2UbR3M5pN
AI Agents Evolve From Chatbots to Goal‑Driven Executors
AI Agents aren’t just chatbots. They’re goal-driven systems that sense → reason → plan → act → learn. Key building blocks: • Goals + tasks • System prompt + oversight • Memory (short + long term) • Tools (web, code, apps, data, functions) The real shift:...
Data, Not UI, Is AI's True Enterprise Gold
AI's true gold for the enterprise isn't in the UI or the model—they're both commodities—what breathes life into AI is the apps, data & metadata that describes the data to the model and then deliver value—just like oxygen for us....
Treat Love Like a Startup: Vision, Risk, Commitment
I’ve built and sold companies worth millions. But the best decision I ever made was choosing the right person to build life with.... I’ve done the big deals. I’ve lived the founder rollercoaster. I’ve cashed the checks. But none of...
Marketing Success Starts With Making Friends, Not Broadcasts
Every year I set a new intention for my business or theme to guide me. This next year's comes from the one and only Andy Crestodina . Andy and I always joke that if you put us both together, you'd...
Excited by Physical Command R Loss Landscape Visualization
So cool to see a physical Command R loss landscape! I want one!
AI Agents Plan and Execute Multi-Step Tasks Automatically
Alright, now that we know *what* an agent is, how does it actually work? When you ask for help on a task, the agent plans a series of steps and executes them directly in the application on your behalf, using...
AI Agents Blend Intelligence and Tools to Automate Tasks
Over the past couple of years, you’ve heard us reference “agents” and “agentic capabilities,” nebulous concepts that are designed to help you with coding, booking trips, and other complex multi-step tasks. But, what actually IS an agent? We think of...
Clarity Fuels Momentum: Faster Decisions, Shorter Meetings
Clarity makes things move. When people know what they’re doing and why, decisions get lighter. Work connects. Progress becomes visible. Teams stall when clarity fades. They slow down because no one can explain the plan in a sentence. You can...
Assume AI in Homework; Grade In‑class, Teach AI Fluency
A number of people are talking about implications of AI to schools. I spoke about some of my thoughts to a school board earlier, some highlights: 1. You will never be able to detect the use of AI in homework. Full...
AI Investment Drives Half of GDP Growth, Reversal Risks Recession
According to today’s WSJ, AI-related investment accounts for half of GDP growth. A reversal would risk recession. We can’t afford to go backwards.
AI Reviewer Matches Human Correlation on ICLR 2025
Releasing a new "Agentic Reviewer" for research papers. I started coding this as a weekend project, and @jyx_su made it much better. I was inspired by a student who had a paper rejected 6 times over 3 years. Their feedback loop...
Grok Generates Clear Visual of Hardware Bill of Materials
Built an image using Grok for a coming post at @ooda on Allan Friedman's OODAcon presentation on the concept of a Hardware Bill of Materials (HBOM). Then clicked the video button. I think Grok did a pretty good job capturing...
Allocate 10% to a 30x Winner for 3x Fund
How do you create a 3x venture fund? For a smaller fund, in theory there are many ways, but most likely is: 1️⃣ Put 10% of your fund into your very best investment 2️⃣ It does 30x = 3x the whole...
Plan Mode Helps Finish Half‑baked Features
Most great features start half-baked. Plan Mode in Reforge Build lets you cook. https://t.co/k7WwyeuL8o