Wed.Jan 01, 2025

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Dear SaaStr: Will the Failure of Bench Make VCs Reconsidering Replacing Founders as CEOs?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: Will the Failure on Bench Make VCs Reconsidering Replacing Founders as CEOs? I dont think so. I dont know all the details, but what I can tell you is 95%+ of the VCs I know and work with do not want to replace the founder CEO ever. Only as a very last resort. Yes, in the old days of tech, it was more common. But it all began to change with Facebook, and just accelerated since.

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10 Trade Show Lead Follow Up Strategies feat. Harriet Mellor

Sales Gravy

Discover the secrets to lead follow up and conversion after trade show, conference, and events. Onthis episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, Harriet Mellor shares proven strategies for maximizing trade show ROI with personalized outreach, leveraging CRM tools, and building lasting relationships that convert leads into valuable long-term customers. Key Takeaways: - Follow-up Touchpoints: An eight-touchpoint follow-up strategy is recommended, with touchpoints spread over a 12-week period, incorporat

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Three Ways The Ancient Art of Kintsugi Can Improve Sales Performance

Membrain

In Japan, there is an ancient art called Kintsugi. In Kintsugi, broken vases are repaired using a mixture of lacquer and gold or silver powder. The resulting artwork highlights the seams of the repair, and is more beautiful for having once been broken.

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My 2024 Year in Review – What Now? – Personal Development

Adaptive Business Services

While my 2024 on a personal level was less than stellar (awful heat, area fires, & injuries), my business overall was pretty good. However, take away one large contract, and it was mediocre at best. What will 2025 look like? It will need to at least match my 2024 results in order to make it worth my time. Id be happy with this years dollar total. 2025 will be all about personal development.

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Welcome to the Future of Hospitality: Smart Rooms Start Here

Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering

The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless 5G connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to in-room entertainment and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that are enabling

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What is Transformer Model in AI? Features and Examples

G2

Learn how transformer models can process large blocks of sequential data in parallel while deriving context from semantic words and calculating outputs.

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2025 Should Be Better Than 2024 For Almost All Leading Public SaaS Companies

SaaStr

2025 should be a good year for almost all leading public SaaS companies: 1 Overall, any downturn ended in Q324, if there was one at all in their segment. 2 Most SaaS leaders are now in market with an AI offering, and even if early and minor, its leading to a boost because there is incremental budget there. See Salesforce, Asana, etc. All getting a boost even though its early for AI. 3 Everyone got so efficient and at least non-GAAP profitable the past 2 years that they have room to hire and inv

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78% Of You Are More Bullish About 2025 Than 2024

SaaStr

So it’s in the air. Not everywhere, not at every start-up or scale-up. But in general, overall, a sense that SaaS is back. It’s not just AI, although that’s part of it. It’s not just the big run-up in many SaaS stocks recently, although that’s a big part of it. It’s also data that suggests that for those that have seen a downturn, the bottom is behind us.

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