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Everything Now is Just So Much Faster in The AI Age. Have You Adjusted?
- The AI age is reshaping business dynamics with unparalleled speed and innovation.
- 2021's rapid growth was fueled by demand, not true innovation or technological advancement.
- 2025 marks a new era where AI capabilities are driving fundamental changes in tech.
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Why AI Has Taken Longer to Come to Sales Than Coding with Artisan’s CEO
- Insights from Jasper Carmichael-Jack, CEO of Artisan at 2025 SaaStr AI Summit.
- Sales lags in AI adoption due to complexity and reliance on siloed point tools.
- AI aids in efficient sales processes from lead qualification to pipeline velocity.
- Human-AI collaboration amplifies sales capabilities, offering strategic, personalized interactions.
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Why Investors Don’t Care About Your Business
- Founders frustrated by VC funding trends, expecting AI focus for investments due to trends.
- Venture capitalists seek extraordinary businesses with high return potential, not just good ones.
- Understanding VCs' financial model, market trends, and storytelling crucial for startup funding.
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THE THING ABOUT FUNDRAISING: Laying the Foundation for Investment Readiness
- Recent successful fundraising rounds in various startups showcase growing investment opportunities.
- Startups and investors should understand venture capital, equity financing, debt financing, and convertible notes.
- Key terms like valuation, cap table, dilution, and term sheets play crucial roles in fundraising.
- Strategic business planning is essential, especially for Nigerian startups navigating unique market dynamics.
- Detailed business plans help connect business goals with local challenges and impact potential.
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CRED launches with $15M to bring predictive AI to enterprise teams
- CRED, an artificial intelligence-powered predictive intelligence platform startup, has launched with $15 million in funding to accelerate product development, scale operations, and grow the team.
- CRED's platform integrates internal business systems with real-time external market data to deliver contextualized insights and intelligent recommendations tailored to each use case.
- The platform audits and enriches enterprise data in real time, utilizes predictive scoring models for assessing prospects, and sends real-time alerts to go-to-market teams based on key signals detected.
- The predictive intelligence engine has already generated over $100 million in revenue for users in the last year with more than $20 million in cost savings. The seed round was led by defy.vc with other prominent investors participating.
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Campfire reels in $35M for its AI-powered ERP platform
- Campfire Software Inc. secures $35 million in funding for its cloud-based ERP platform, with Accel leading the Series A investment.
- The company's ERP platform accelerates accounting workflows and allows faster completion of financial tasks compared to competitors like Oracle Corp.'s NetSuite.
- Campfire's platform is based on a general ledger and provides integrations for importing financial data from various systems, aiding in consolidation for companies with multiple subsidiaries.
- The funding will be used to enhance the platform with new AI capabilities, allowing finance teams to accelerate monthly processes, gain deeper financial insights, and foster smarter decision-making.
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Dear SaaStr: I’m Joining a Start-Up as Head of Sales At Just $1m ARR. What Should I Do First?
- Joining a start-up at the $1m ARR seed stage as Head of Sales is challenging with no set playbook provided.
- Key initial steps include mastering the product, understanding the Ideal Customer Profile (ICP), and building a strong pipeline with a focus on outbound leads.
- At this stage, being hands-on in sales is crucial, aiming to close a significant portion of the next $1M in revenue to refine the sales process.
- Hiring should be strategic and gradual, prioritizing adaptable team members. Collaboration with marketing and product teams, setting realistic goals, and continuous iteration are essential for success.
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The Partnership — LPs and VCs-2
- The VC-LP relationship is crucial in the world of venture capital, with VCs aiming for long-term commitments from investors and founders.
- Raising a venture fund is a challenging journey that demands salesmanship, tenacity, and a unique competitive edge.
- Selecting the right LPs is vital, requiring an understanding of their preferences, investment size, and expectations.
- The fundraising process involves roadshows, well-prepared data rooms, and potentially utilizing placement agents for connecting with investors.
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The Partnership — LPs and VCs-1
- Limited Partners (LPs) represent a diverse group of investors with unique mandates, ranging from pension funds to sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds, and more.
- Family Offices (FOs) manage investments for affluent families and can be significant sources of venture capital funding.
- Fund of Funds (FoF) provide LPs diversification, access to top-tier VC funds, efficiency in due diligence, and expertise in vetting venture firms.
- LPs play a crucial role for Venture Capitalists (VCs) by providing capital, expecting returns, and undergoing rigorous due diligence processes before committing.
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Who’s Actually Making Money in Web3 Infrastructure?
- Protocols in the web3 space are burning over $2.7 billion in token emissions, subsidizing fake usage.
- Chainlink aims to become the Bloomberg terminal of crypto, charging builders who use its services.
- Hivemapper and Helium are examples of web3 projects successfully converting token speculation into infrastructure yield.
- The focus in the web3 space is shifting towards sustainable business models based on generating actual revenue, such as through infrastructure yield.
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Prostate Cancer in Younger Men: Precision Changing Patterns and Early Detection
- Prostate cancer is increasingly affecting younger men, with rising diagnostic rates globally.
- Advanced technologies and AI are transforming detection and treatment approaches for early prostate cancer.
- New tools like liquid biopsies, AI-enhanced imaging, and robotic surgeries are revolutionizing prostate cancer care.
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Joyce Shen’s picks: musings and readings in AI/ML, June 30, 2025
- Mayo Clinic has developed an AI tool capable of identifying 9 dementia types, including Alzheimer's, with a single scan.
- OpenAI is utilizing Google's AI chips to power its products, as per inside sources.
- China's humanoid robots are generating more soccer excitement compared to their human counterparts.
- Various AI companies have secured significant financing rounds for their AI-powered platforms and services.
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Salesforce, Microsoft, Google and Atlassian All Raise Prices Again in 2025. Hooray.
- Salesforce, Microsoft, Google, and Atlassian announced significant price increases for 2025.
- Salesforce hiked prices by 6% for AI capabilities, Microsoft raised prices across various products.
- Google Workspace saw a 17-22% increase, Atlassian targeted Data Center customers with steep hikes.
- Industry-wide, SaaS inflation is 4x general inflation, costing businesses more annually.
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How VCs Can Truly Add Value to Portfolio Companies: A Founder’s Perspective
- Value creation by VCs involves more than just providing capital; it includes accelerating growth, derisking the business, and positioning it for long-term success.
- VCs assess market opportunity, team composition, unit economics, and readiness for change before investing in a company.
- Working closely with the management team, VCs help in identifying key levers for value creation, focusing on composition, readiness for change, and execution.
- VCs assist in short-term cash generation, prioritizing opportunities, setting targets, maximizing value creation levers, preparing for exit, and building a roadmap for success.
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Cato Networks raises $359M in funding for its SASE platform
- Cato Networks has secured $359 million in late-stage investment led by Vitruvian Partners and ION Crossover Partners, with participation from existing investors, valuing the company at $4.8 billion.
- The company provides a SASE platform for over 3,500 organizations offering cloud-based network infrastructure to connect remote locations and secure data traffic between them.
- Cato's platform includes features to block unnecessary connections within a company's infrastructure to prevent malware spread and uses AI models to scan for threats.
- The funding will be used to expand networking capabilities, enhance cybersecurity tools, grow customer-facing teams, and partnerships, as the CEO plans further evolution of network security.
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