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Would you like access to our advanced agency training for FREE? https://www.agencymastery360.com/training How are you protecting yourself from the real risk of owner burnout? Agency owners often burn out because they built a business that depends entirely on them. Today's featured guest is a former agency owner turned AI SaaS founder. He'll unpack what really caused his agency collapse, what he learned from it, and how he rebuilt from a completely different role. Austin Armstrong is the owner of Syllaby, a tool for social media marketing that helps users create their very own realistic digital clone to personalize their marketing efforts, allowing them to forge a deeper connection with their audience. Austin spent over a decade in the agency world, working his way up from intern to running an agency before launching his own. For a while, it worked, until the cracks appeared. His agency was built around organic marketing and heavily centered on his personal brand. High months meant hiring fast. Low months meant wondering if payroll would clear. When a few large clients (that accounted for about 60% of monthly revenue) churned, the instability became unbearable. So Austin made his tech pivot and moved to starting Syllaby, which also came with a role pivot. More recently, he just released his first book Virality and is the co-founder of the upcoming AI marketing World conference. In this episode, we'll discuss: From agency failure to early AI adopter Why the founder bottleneck is emotional The founder evolution model AI exposes weaknesses Subscribe Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Sponsors and Resources This episode is brought to you by Wix Studio: If you're leveling up your team and your client experience, your site builder should keep up too. That's why successful agencies use Wix Studio — built to adapt the way your agency does: AI-powered site mapping, responsive design, flexible workflows, and scalable CMS tools so you spend less on plugins and more on growth. Ready to design faster and smarter? Go to wix.com/studio to get started. Making the Decision to Be an Early Adopter When he started Syllaby, Austin could already see the writing on the wall with AI. He was already not happy navigating the agency world, so the question was, "Do I want to place a bet as an early adopter of this technology? Potentially cannibalizing my own agency?" He spoke with several clients and business owners and came to the conclusion that most people hire an agency because they know they need to create content to be relevant, but didn't know how to pick the right topics, and in many cases didn't want to be on camera. They needed help staying consistent and accountable. Some of them don't even have the money to hire an agency, but still have a message and an expertise to share. So Austin started to look for ways to automate those processes using AI. The Founder Bottleneck Is Emotional Before It's Operational The emotional weight of the unraveling of Austin's agency was real. Nightmares about client complaints. Constant vigilance. Inability to disconnect. Eventually, he decided to make a bet on AI and launched Syllaby, an AI-powered content platform designed to automate much of what agencies manually execute, from topic discovery to scripting to publishing. Now, looking back, he sees his agency's failure came from several mistakes. It wasn't bad marketing or lack of demand. It was structural dependency. The agency relied on: His personal brand His client relationships His decision-making His emotional capacity When large clients churned, revenue collapsed because concentration risk hadn't been designed out of the model. When delivery required nuance, he couldn't step away because "he stirred the pot." This is the Operator trap. The Founder Evolution Model Most founders believe they own an agency. In reality, the agency owns them. What is supposed to happen as your agency evolves is that your role in it evolves as follows: Operator → Manager → Architect → CEO → Owner At the Operator level: Sales depends on you. Delivery depends on you. Escalations go to you. Pricing goes through you. And when you focus on one area, another suffers. Systems Create Freedom But They Also Create Identity Shifts As the owner, being needed feels good and letting go feels disorienting. Austin acknowledged this tension. In his agency, clients wanted him. Even with SOPs, some work required nuance. Some of it was ego. Some of it was positioning. Some of it was hiring the wrong people in the wrong seats. Having learned his lesson, things look very different in his SaaS company, where he can rely on strong partners, defined ownership, AI-supported workflows, and clear decision rights. Now he can disappear for two weeks, go skiing with family, speak at events, and the business doesn't break. AI Exposes Weakness All over the industry owners agree that AI isn't replacing strong agencies. It's exposing weak ones. At Syllaby, Austin has integrated AI so much is hard to think where he DOESN'T use it. He automates what many agencies sell manually: SEO-based topic discovery Script generation Video creation Scheduling and publishing For smaller businesses, this lowers the barrier to entry. For agencies, it creates leverage. Which tool are owners using? This varies from time to time. What you should be doing is testing them all out to see which ones work better for you, as well as creating a brief with all the information you'll need in case you decide to migrate to a different tool. Jason calls this his "AI Operating Brief", a master document loaded with: Company positioning Customer data Success stories CRM insights Transcripts Strategic principles Once embedded into AI tools, it eliminates repetitive context-setting and removes founder bottlenecks. Austin does something similar with what he calls his "Austin Codex", years of content, frameworks, and intellectual property housed inside AI models. The result is institutional memory without constant founder involvement. Time Audits Reveal the Hidden Ceiling Austin is a big fan of the full-time audit exercise: For one to two weeks, document: Every task Start and end times Whether it's mandatory or optional Your enjoyment level The dollar value of your time The outcome is uncomfortable. Once you're done, you'll see which $10 tasks eating $1,000/hour time, the emotional drain disguised as "important work", and the distractions masquerading as urgency. He outsourced email management, calendar coordination, travel booking — all consolidated into a daily executive summary delivered where he actually spends time. Not because he can't do it, but because he shouldn't. The bigger lesson: you don't scale an agency… you outgrow your role. Do You Want to Transform Your Agency from a Liability to an Asset? Looking to dig deeper into your agency's potential? Check out our Agency Blueprint. Designed for agency owners like you, our Agency Blueprint helps you uncover growth opportunities, tackle obstacles, and craft a customized blueprint for your agency's success.

Send a textJoe Fairless built Ashcroft Capital into one of the most recognized multifamily syndicators in the country — $2B+ in assets, properties across the Sunbelt, and a vertically integrated management company. But he started with $30K, student loans, and an apartment in New York where one paycheck covered rent and the other covered everything else.In this episode, Joe gets candid about the deals that didn't work, the market conditions that are keeping multifamily investors in a holding pattern, and the one acquisition strategy most operators are completely ignoring right now: going direct to the lender.Here's what we cover:Why Fort Worth and Orlando are Ashcroft's two highest-conviction markets heading into late 2026How Joe acquired a property for less than the outstanding debt — and what it took to get thereThe lender relationship play that gives you first look at off-market distressed deals (even if you don't have your own management company)Where the supply/demand shift is — and why Q3 2026 is the number operators keep landing onJoe's personal 3.5% math: out of 140 LP deals across 50+ operators, what's actually gone to zeroThe fixed vs. floating rate lesson that still stingsHow Joe defines success — and it has nothing to do with deal countJoe also shares his three bucket list goals for the year. One involves a fifth grader with a 2040 chess rating. That's all we're saying.This week's book: The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott PeckElevista - Speed as a Service™Elevista Connect is the first AI-powered lead conversion system built for real estate investors. Heads up: If you find this week's book intriguing and you buy using our link, we receive a small commission that helps support the show. Thank you!

Send a textIn this episode, Ed welcomes Michael Pouliot of Carbon Real Estate Investments, a vertically integrated private equity firm operating workforce housing apartments across the Southeast. Pouliot explains Carbon's buy box: 100–300 unit, older vintage (1970s–1990s) properties in strong school districts and stable submarkets, targeting families and raising rents about 20% through substantial CapEx that prioritizes deferred maintenance alongside unit upgrades. They talk about navigating Sunbelt challenges like insurance and taxes by avoiding high-risk areas, staying conservative in underwriting, and emphasizing strong entry pricing. Pouliot shares a bullish view that the next 12–18 months are a strong buying window as the market works through distress, debt maturities, and oversupply absorption, with more constructive sentiment and capital expected around 2027–2028. He outlines Carbon's strategy for 2026: keep buying with fixed-rate, low-leverage debt, hold long-term, and offer investor liquidity via recapitalizations rather than selling assets. The conversation also covers regional scaling for operational efficiency, selective adoption of AI tools (voice/chat agents, SOP knowledge bases, automation) to augment staff, and Pouliot's perspective on purpose, mentorship, lifestyle trade-offs versus Wall Street, and how he defines success. Pouliot closes by directing viewers to investwithcarbon.com for Carbon's weekly newsletter and content.00:00 Cycle Outlook 2027-202800:11 Show Intro and Mission00:52 Welcome and Subscribe01:42 Meet Carbon Real Estate02:44 Insurance and Tax Headwinds05:07 Buy Box and Resident Avatar07:01 Why Stable Markets Win08:34 Distress Deals and Assumable Debt12:29 Oversupply and Absorption Math14:58 Strategy for 202618:41 Vertical Integration and CapEx20:32 Tech and AI in Property Ops14:23 AI Ops Automation23:28 Human Touch Investing24:31 Real Estate Tech Lag25:19 Deal Junkie Purpose26:23 Paranoia Prevents Errors28:26 Wall Street What Ifs33:38 Learning Diet Books35:56 Defining Success Seasons38:19 Life Outside Real Estate41:05 Where To Follow CarbonThis week's book: How Countries Go Broke by Ray DalioElevista - Speed as a Service™Elevista Connect is the first AI-powered lead conversion system built for real estate investors. Heads up: If you find this week's book intriguing and you buy using our link, we receive a small commission that helps support the show. Thank you!

Building software is supposed to take years of coding, endless stress, and a long grind to profitability. Omar wanted to test that belief. After a decade running WebinarNinja, he set out to answer one bold question: can you build a real SaaS product in just 7 days using nothing but AI? In this episode, Omar shares his experiment to create a fully functional, ready‑to‑sell app powered entirely by AI. This is a very special kind of episode. You'll get to follow along as the process unfolded day by day, something that's never been done before on the show. Omar walks through the planning, the tools he used, the testing, and the problems he ran into along the way. You'll hear what worked, what didn't, and why clarity and focus matter more than speed. It's an inside look at an experiment designed to give you both inspiration and practical takeaways. Hit play at the top of the page and experience Omar's 7‑day AI SaaS experiment. The lessons inside could reshape how you think about building your next software idea. MBA2749 Can You Build A Profitable SaaS In 7 Days With Just AI? My Experiment With Proof!See Nicky AI in action - watch the demo on YouTube now! Guest CollaboratorChris Ashby - Telescope.design Founder of Telescope, guiding AI‑driven startups with impactful design and strategy. Tools Mentioned Leap OpenAI Stripe GitHub Cursor Wispr Flow Mux ChatGPT Windsurf Lovable Watch the episodes on YouTube: https://lm.fm/GgRPPHiSUBSCRIBEYouTube | Apple Podcast | Spotify | Podcast Feed Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Send a textThis week, Ed welcomes Hawaii-based real estate developer and educator Fuzzy Jardine to Real Estate Underground. Fuzzy shares his background growing up in Hawaii, getting into trouble with drugs and alcohol, going to prison, and using that time to educate himself with books like Rich Dad Poor Dad. After struggling to find work as an ex-con, he took multiple jobs, then invested $26,000 in real estate education after hearing about Fortune Builders, and learned to find deals through strategies like bandit signs and Craigslist ads. He explains how taking action led him from deal-finding to partnering with a local developer and eventually building 100+ affordable homes for local families on a more rural island, typically priced around $300K–$425K. Fuzzy talks about “The Pono Way,” emphasizing respectful, ethical investing, illustrated by a deal where a distressed homeowner was helped with housing, a car, and additional funds while the investors still profited. He also describes co-founding the Hui Mastermind with Asha Smith, including webinars, bus tours showing the full build process, meetups, and master classes teaching how to get started in real estate and fund deals without traditional bank financing. In a lightning round, Fuzzy says family is his main purpose, shares advice about being on time and owning mistakes quickly, reflects on saying yes too often and taking responsibility for a project headed toward a loss, and names motivators he follows on YouTube and podcasts. Check out Fuzzy's book, “Out of Paradise: How to Build Wealth Investing in Real Estate the Pono Way,” and shares where to find him online: fuzzyjardine.com, huimastermind.com, Instagram @hifuzzy, and YouTube “Investing in Hawaii.”00:00 Take Action Mindset00:11 Show Intro and Opportunity00:52 Meet Fuzzy Jardine01:54 From Prison to Real Estate05:58 Why Building Homes08:33 Finding Deals and First Partner10:03 Working Three Jobs to Learn12:30 The Pono Way Ethics15:58 Hui Mastermind Origins19:15 Lightning Round Purpose20:28 Mentors and Hard Lessons23:21 Books and Writing His Own24:43 Defining Success and Fun26:40 Where to Find Fuzzy27:24 Final Thanks and Call to ActionThis week's book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert KiyosakiElevista - Speed as a Service™Elevista Connect is the first AI-powered lead conversion system built for real estate investors. Heads up: If you find this week's book intriguing and you buy using our link, we receive a small commission that helps support the show. Thank you!

春節轉眼過去了，當大家拿了壓歲錢和紅包，肯定心裡最關心的就是金融市場的可能變化？我們今天來關注兩則金融市場的新話題，首先，一月份開始的軟體股票下殺，象徵的是什麼？還有，最近的華爾街熱門話題 預測市場 又該怎麼解讀？其實說白了，一個和人工智慧有關聯，一個和政經情勢發展緊密相連，我們一一來幫大家解讀。 一， 進入二月份，美國股市開始呈現兩極化震盪走勢，S&P 500 多數成份股上漲，但受到大型科技股和軟體股慘遭血洗的拖累，三大指數集體回落。投資人日益擔憂人工智慧（AI）非常可能威脅傳統軟體業者的核心業務，引發軟體股創下自去年 4 月以來最大單日跌幅。 事實上，自從Anthropic 於 一月12 日發布全新的 AI 工具後，市場對軟體業恐遭顛覆的恐懼就一發不可收拾，整體而言，摩根士丹利追蹤的一籃子SaaS股票，今年以來已下跌 15%。 但2月7日，但在情緒最恐慌的時刻，黃仁勳 卻公開反駁：「AI 取代軟體，是世界上最不合邏輯的事情。」AI 沒有殺死軟體，只是逼軟體「進化」，這也讓市場重新思考這波下殺，究竟是「產業被顛覆」，還是「估值與商業模式被迫重估」？對投資人而言，恐慌背後，是否反而隱藏著結構性機會？ 二， 很難想像，今年一月中，《大賣空》原型之一摩西（Danny Moses）認為，投資人需要密切關注預測市場，因為這可能會帶來一些投資上的洞悉和機會。根據《Business Insider》報導，現今的賭注已經不限於運動或天氣，連虛擬貨幣價格甚至 Labubu 的價值都能下注。 現在，ETF 發行商正在將這些概念金融化，轉變為易於取得且受監管的產品。Roundhill 率先啟動了這一趨勢，申請了與總統、參議院和眾議院選舉結果掛鉤的 ETF，利用互換協議（swaps）或直接持有「事件合約」來獲得曝險。Bloomberg指出這是更廣泛的「萬物 ETF 化」（ETF-ization of everything）趨勢的一部分，強調此類產品如何將預測市場資產證券化並開闢新的投資渠道。 不過，繼一月份，麻州法官宣布將對預測市場平台 Kalshi 發出初步禁令，要求其停止在該州提供體育相關事件合約。 2 月 17 日，內華達州博彩控制委員會與州檢察長正式起訴 Kalshi，指控其平台上的體育事件合約實質上是無照體育博彩，違反州法規。我們應該怎麼看待這波預測市場風潮？ Powered by Firstory Hosting

In this Dialogue episode of The Synopsis, we discuss the recent sell off of software names, Constellation Software, and introduce the idea of "Point of Monetization" to analyze why Dating Apps are such a bad business.  Five Minute Money Newsletter Free Sign Up Watch the ServiceNow Video here, or the Constellation Software Video Here, the Adobe Video Here.  ~*~ You can also get a free trial to AlphaSense to read 200k+ expert calls through this link.  ~*~ For full access to all of our updates and in-depth research reports become a Speedwell Member here. Please reach out to info@speedwellresearch.com if you need help getting us to become an approved research vendor in order to expense it. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Show Notes (0:00)  — Intro (3:48)  — ServiceNow Business Overview (13:00)  — Risks to ServiceNow (21:32)  — AI Control Tower (24:14)  — Competitive Dynamics (32:10)  — Valuation (35:18)  — Mature Margin Diatribe (42:39)  — AI Risk Rebuttal (46:16)  — ServiceNow Blue Sky Scenario (47:38)  —  Intuit Disrupted? (50:46)  — Will Margins Collapse for SaaS? (52:54)  — Difference Between SMB vs Enterprise SaaS -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- For full access to all of our updates and in-depth research reports, become a Speedwell Member here. Please reach out to info@speedwellresearch.com if you need help getting us to become an approved research vendor in order to expense it. *-*-*- Follow Us: Twitter: @Speedwell_LLC Threads: @speedwell_research Email us at info@speedwellresearch.com for any questions, comments, or feedback. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Disclaimer Nothing in this podcast is investment advice nor should be construed as such. Contributors to the podcast may own securities discussed. Furthermore, accounts contributors advise on may also have positions in companies discussed. This may change without notice. Please see our full disclaimers here:  https://speedwellresearch.com/disclaimer/

週一天下零時差關注以下財經大事： 一、美國最高法院宣判對等關稅違法，川普援引其他法條繼續徵收關稅，接下來會發生什麼事？ 二、AI代理會不會取代軟體服務（SaaS）？這禮拜Salesforce的最新財報可見端倪。 三、Google、亞馬遜資本支出飆高、股價跌，對輝達會有什麼影響？ 文：郭家宏 、辜樹仁 製作團隊：李洛梅、張雅媛 ＊閱讀零時差，點這看全文

Send a text◆ How AI threat to software biz threatens stockmarket listings... ◆ ... and collaterlised loan obligation market ◆ AT1 market hits new record tight but buyers turn awayInvestors are wary that recent AI upgrades — notably Anthropic's latest Claude Cowork agent — are a threat to the software as a service (Saas) sector. This is causing headaches for Saas businesses looking to do an IPO this year as well as the private equity companies that often sponsor them. We examine the threat and what it means for equity capital markets.Loans made to software companies are also a big part of the collateral for CLOs and here too underlying asset prices are suffering as the same AI peril prompts a cheapening in their value. But that's not the CLO market's only problem. The value of loans made to chemical companies is also on the slide. We discuss the impact on CLOs as an asset class.Finally, after an incredible run in the additional tier one (AT1) market, a bank has issued one with a reset spread tighter than the psychological barrier of mid-swaps plus 300bp. But there are signs that the market is becoming too rich for some investors. We take a look at this week's landmark deal and look at where next for AT1 issuance, the most subordinated layer of banks' capital structures.

בפרק השני בסדרה שבה אנחנו מדברים על איך AI משנה ומעצב מחדש את מאנדיי, דריה ורטהיים מארחת את רועי מן וערן זינמן, המייסדים והמנכ"לים של החברה, לשיחה על נקודת המפנה הדרמטית ביותר בעולם התוכנה מאז המצאת המחשב האישי. אם ב-20 השנים האחרונות תוכנות שימשו בעיקר ככלי לתיעוד עבודה שנעשתה בחוץ, היום ה-AI מאפשר לתוכנה לעבור לקדמת הבמה ולבצע את העבודה בעצמה. ״From managing the work to doing the work". בפרק נדבר על מה המשמעות של להטמיע באמת AI בחברה שלנו, לפי שלושה עקרונות מפתח - החלפת בני אדם, העצמת עובדים ליכולות של 10X, והנגשה של משימות ומומחיות שעד כה עובדים לא היו יכולים לעשות בעצמם - כך שכל אדם יכול ליצור קוד, לעצב, או ליצור מוזיקה ללא ידע מוקדם. נדבר גם על מה הוא לא AI, ולמה לפזר AI Dust מעל המוצר שלנו מבלי לשנות את ליבת הערך שלו זה פשוט לא מספיק. רועי וערן מסבירים את ההבנה שהציפייה של הלקוחות היא שונה לחלוטין כיום, עד כדי כך שכל דבר שהוא פחות מחסכון של תהליך מחשבה וביצוע הוא פשוט לא מספיק. כתבו לנו בתגובות מה חשבתם על הפרק. עקבו אחרינו בלינקדאין: https://www.linkedin.com/company/26500813/admin/page-posts/published/ עקבו אחרינו באינסטגרם: https://www.instagram.com/startupforstartup/ רוצים להתחבר למשקיעים ויזמים? הירשמו לפלטפורמת החיבורים באתר שלנו - https://www.startupforstartup.com/networks/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send a textMelissa Nash spent $10K on a fully renovated $190K property with a tenant already in place.Cash flows $200/month.Sounds boring until you realize: $10K all-in. Someone else is buying her a house. And she never left California.This week on Real Estate Underground: How a self-described "lazy investor" built a portfolio across five markets while coaching 2,000+ investors to do the same. No flying out to properties. No managing contractors. No second job disguised as passive income.What you'll learn:The questions that separate good property managers from disasters (hint: it's not about their fees)Why Melissa went from flips and BRRRs back to turnkey investing—and why she's never looking backHow to vet teams 2,000 miles away when you can't be on-siteThe $99K property that changed everything (and why fear almost killed the deal)Property managers as your best acquisition source—if you ask the right questionWhy this conversation matters:Melissa made every mistake you're worried about making. Trusted the wrong contractors. Lost money on flips. Froze on deals for years. Then figured out a system that works.If you're analyzing deals but not pulling the trigger—she's been there. If you're wondering how to invest out of state without getting burned—she learned it the hard way so you don't have to.We talk systems, spreadsheets, and the "snowball payoff" strategy she swears she'll start using someday (she won't—because she loves buying deals too much).For operators who:Want to invest out of state but don't know who to trustAre tired of real estate being a second jobNeed a framework for vetting property managersWant to hear from someone who's helped 2,000 people actually do thisNo hype. No theory. Just 11 years of buying properties she's never seen—and making it work.Hit subscribe. Leave a comment. Tell us what you're working on.Real Estate Underground. Where operators talk to operators about what actually works.Check out Melissa's free community at: hellomelissanash.comThis week's book: The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve by G. Edward Griffin Elevista - Speed as a Service™Elevista Connect is the first AI-powered lead conversion system built for real estate investors. Heads up: If you find this week's book intriguing and you buy using our link, we receive a small commission that helps support the show. Thank you!

Dagens ämnen: 0:00 Intro 4:11 Truecaller 9:45 Karnov och AI/SaaS 17:26 Small och Mid Cap 25:06 Ska man köpa dippen? 31:41 Index 35:45 EG7 och småbolag 39:28 Veckans Fill or Kill   www.instagram.com/fillorkillpodden Tack RoboMarkets! http://gorobo.pro/2aue @RoboMarketsSE

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＜ヘッドライン＞総選挙、自民党が316議席確保し単独で定数の3分の2を上回る歴史的勝利　高市総理大臣「国民から政策転換をなんとしてもやり抜いていけという力強い形で背中を押してもらった」「党一丸となって歯をくいしばって国民の皆さまとの約束を実現していく」／国の借金、昨年末時点で1342兆1720億円と1年間で24兆5355億円増え過去最大 予算の財源不足を埋める新規国債の発行で残高膨らむ／米1月雇用統計、非農業部門就業者数が前月比13万人増え「5万〜7万人増」との市場予想を大幅に上回る　「米雇用の失速不安はやや和らいだ」との見方増える　一部大企業によるレイオフ計画が今後の懸念材料／米NY連銀・四半期報告「昨年10〜12月期の米国の家計債務総額は18兆7800億ドルと1年前より4.1%増加し、7〜9月に続き過去最大更新」　住宅ローンと学生ローンで延滞の増加傾向目立つ／米AI開発新興アンソロピック「エヌビディアやマイクロソフト、投資ファンドから300億ドルの出資を受けた」「法人向けAIの提供が拡大し年換算の売上高が2兆円規模に急増した」　AIが業務ソフトの事業モデルを崩す「SaaSの死」の震源として株式市場で注目を集める　直近1年間の売上高・企業価値増加率、オープンAIを上回る／米WSJ「オープンAIが安全対策幹部の一人を性差別を理由に解雇したが本人は否定。幹部はオープンAIが対話型AI・ChatGPTで性的会話を解禁する計画について社内で反対していた」　オープンAI、ChatGPTで今年「エロティカ」と呼ぶコンテンツを解禁する方針／ビットコイン、価格下落続き昨年10月につけた最高値12万6000ドル台の半値近い水準で推移　機関投資家による関連ETFからの資金引き揚げ相次ぐ、暗号資産を保有する企業の株価にも打撃 ＜ポイント＞　（１） 高市自民一強の課題（２） 今週のマーケット（３） ｢SaaSの死｣は起こるか？ ＜ここ／これを見てきた＞東京上野・不忍の池の筏

Send a textMastering Short-Term Rentals with Data-Driven Real Estate Strategies - Featuring Kenny Bedwell from STR InsightsIn this insightful episode of the Real Estate Underground podcast, host Ed Mathews welcomes Kenny Bedwell from STR Insights to discuss the intricacies of short-term rental investments. Kenny shares his journey from a data analyst at Citibank to a successful real estate investor specializing in short-term rentals. He emphasizes the importance of choosing the right markets, investing in amenities, and focusing on the guest experience to succeed in the competitive short-term rental space. Kenny also highlights his strategies for managing properties remotely, leveraging local resources, and the value of balancing work and family life. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to optimize their investments in the short-term rental market.00:00 Introduction and Podcast Overview01:19 Guest Introduction: Kenny Bedwell from STR Insights01:45 Kenny's Background and Real Estate Journey02:19 The Shift to Short-Term Rentals02:45 Navigating Regulations and Diversifying Investments04:00 Understanding the Short-Term Rental Market09:17 Creating Unique Guest Experiences15:50 Managing Short-Term Rentals Across Multiple States20:07 Managing Property Operations20:57 Human Capital and Property Management23:35 Personal Drive and Motivation25:09 Valuable Advice and Lessons Learned32:41 Defining Success and Personal Growth34:46 Hobbies and Family Life37:25 Connecting with Kenny BedwellThis Week's Book: The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field (Entrepreneurship Simplified) - By Mike MichalowiczElevista - Speed as a Service™Elevista Connect is the first AI-powered lead conversion system built for real estate investors. Heads up: If you find this week's book intriguing and you buy using our link, we receive a small commission that helps support the show. Thank you!

You have a "God-level" product. Your pricing is perfect. Your UI is beautiful. So why aren't customers buying? In this video, Ashish breaks down the brutal reality of why great SaaS products fail—and it has nothing to do with your features.Most founders make the mistake of trying to change a company's behavior. In SaaS, if your customer doesn't already have an existing workflow for the problem you're solving, you aren't just selling a tool—you're trying to change a culture. That is a losing battle for early-stage startups.What You'll Learn- Why "God-level" products still get rejected by the mid-market.- The massive difference between Consumer growth loops and Enterprise reality.

Send a textWhat if you could turn a 10-hour due diligence process into 20 minutes of review?Alberto Rizzoli, CEO of V7 Labs, reveals how AI workflow automation is eliminating the "purgatory" of real estate paperwork, and why operators who master it now will 10x their competition within a year.In this episode, you'll discover:⚡ The "napkin test" for identifying which processes to automate first (hint: weekly tasks taking 1+ hours)⚡ Why AI fails at big, open-ended requests, and the simple fix that makes it reliable⚡ How to abstract 1,000 leases without adding headcount as you scale⚡ A free lease abstraction tool you can test today at scanmylease.comAbout Alberto Rizzoli: Computer visionary turned founder, Alberto built V7 Labs into a platform processing hundreds of billions in transactions. His mission? Make work actually matter by eliminating everything that doesn't.This Week's Book: Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way - by Steven PressfieldElevista - Speed as a Service™Elevista Connect is the first AI-powered lead conversion system built for real estate investors. Heads up: If you find this week's book intriguing and you buy using our link, we receive a small commission that helps support the show. Thank you!

In this episode, Alex Theuma and Mark Walker, CEO of Nue, discuss how AI is accelerating the pace of change in SaaS and the knock-on effect this is having on pricing and monetisation. Mark explains how Nue has become a critical part of the infrastructure powering many of the world's fastest-growing AI-native and scaled SaaS companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Jasper. Drawing on learnings from these companies, he unpacks how usage-based models, committed spend contracts, and rapid product experimentation are replacing traditional SaaS playbooks. Alex and Mark also reflect on life as an entrepreneur, scaling teams, managing stress, and the need to embrace constant change. - Why AI has disrupted product development cycles and changed how SaaS companies create value. - How faster product iteration is forcing new pricing and monetisation models. - The rise of committed spend, consumption-based contracts and experimentation at scale. - Why you should build revenue systems for the company you want to become, not the one you are today. - How AI-native startups and scaled SaaS companies are converging on the same challenges. - Why speed across product, systems and execution is now the ultimate competitive advantage.       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward: 

saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love, brought to you by https://saas.group/, a serial acquirer of B2B SaaS companies. In episode #4 of season 6, Anna nadeina talks with Edward Barrow, Co-Founder & CEO @ Cloud Capital, a Cloud Cost Management platform helping finance (CFOs) and engineering teams control, forecast, and optimize cloud spending, especially on AWS, by bridging financial and technical visibility.----------- Episode's Chapters -----------1:37 — Ed's Journey: From Bootstrap to VC-Backed SaaS6:48 — Post-Acquisition Life: M&A and Private Equity9:16 — Cloud Spend Benchmarks: 10-20% of Revenue12:10 — The Commitment Trap: Saving Money vs Taking Risk15:39 — AI's Impact on Cloud Economics20:11 — How Cloud Capital Works: Financial Risk Transfer29:28 — Building AI-Native: Wisdom Plus Automation34:01 — Partnership Strategy: Bottom-Up vs Top-Down41:49 — 20 Years of Lessons: Running at Brick Walls43:55 — Founder Hack: Walking MeetingsEd - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebarrow/ Cloud Capital - https://www.cloudcapital.co/ Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-groupStay up to date:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaaS_groupLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796

The SaaS Revolution Show with Alex Theuma and Kady Srinivasan, CMO at Freshworks and former CMO at You.com. Kady shares how she rebuilt the You.com GTM strategy from the ground up after multiple pivots. Rather than trying to fix broken SaaS playbooks, she replaced them with a multithreaded marketing model that 10x'd MQLs and grew ACV by 86% in just two quarters. Alex and Kady discuss: - Why traditional GTM playbooks break down in the AI era - What multithreaded marketing actually looks like in practice - How to structure marketing teams for ownership and speed - The role of prompt marketers and AI-native workflows - Using AI as an execution accelerator, not a strategy shortcut - The differences between selling to AI natives and AI laggards - The reality of operating with a complex, multi-tool GTM stack       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward: 

Every year I do a video on predictions for the year. Last year I predicted that Alibaba would have a record year, and it did. I predicted that we'd see a resurgence in luxury ecommerce brands and that AI Saas companies would become a thing, and both did. This year? I'm predicting that the Democrats win back the male vote, that we'll see a big pullback in stocks due to the AI bubble crash, and I talk about my three top stock picks for the year. If you want to start your road to $1m, head to https://capitalism.com/playbook-yt What are your predictions? Drop them in the comments. Timestamps: 0:00 - My predictions for 2026 1:00 - Reflecting on last years predictions 7:51 - We'll see a 20-25% pullback in the economy 10:32 - Agentic commerce becomes a thing 12:29 - We enter an ecommerce "springtime" 13:36 - Community becomes the new email list 15:18 - Pinterest becomes a big player 17:02 - Politics and the Democrats 19:00 - My top stock picks for the year 23:22 - Summary

SaaStr 836: The Step-By-Step Playbook for Building AI-Powered GTM Teams with Personio's CRO Philip Lacor, CRO of Personio, shares his company's journey to building an AI-powered go-to-market motion, including 5 critical lessons learned and 4 real-world use cases delivering measurable results. In this podcast, Philip breaks down: ✅ The 5 lessons for AI transformation: top-down + bottom-up motion, cross-functional teams, prioritization frameworks, building AI culture, and combining great stack with context  ✅ How to build AI-powered workflows that actually work (not just more tools to test)  ✅ Real use cases: Win/loss analysis, expansion SDR assistants, intent scoring, and AI chat ✅ Why their expansion SDRs went from 2 hours of research per day to 15 minutes while doubling pipeline per rep ✅ The truth about AI ROI: where it shows up and how long it takes  ✅ How to get your team excited about AI (not scared of it) Philip doesn't hold back on what's working, what's failed, and what questions they still haven't answered. If you're a CRO, founder, or GTM leader trying to figure out how to actually implement AI beyond the hype, this is the playbook.  --------------------- This episode is Sponsored in part by HappyFox: Imagine having AI agents for every support task — one that triages tickets, another that catches duplicates, one that spots churn risks. That'd be pretty amazing, right? HappyFox just made it real with Autopilot. These pre-built AI agents deploy in about 60 seconds and run for as low as 2 cents per successful action. All of it sits inside the HappyFox omnichannel, AI-first support stack — Chatbot, Copilot, and Autopilot working as one. Check them out at happyfox.com/saastr   ---------------------   Hey everybody, the biggest B2B + AI event of the year will be back - SaaStr AI in the SF Bay Area, aka the SaaStr Annual, will be back in May 2026.    With 68% VP-level and above, 36% CEOs and founders and a growing 25% AI-first professional, this is the very best of the best S-tier attendees and decision makers that come to SaaStr each year.     But here's the reality, folks: the longer you wait, the higher ticket prices can get. Early bird tickets are available now, but once they're gone, you'll pay hundreds more so don't wait.    Lock in your spot today by going to podcast.saastrannual.com to get my exclusive discount SaaStr AI SF 2026. We'll see you there. --------------------- More from SaaStr: https://www.saastr.com

This is a conversation about augmenting, not automating, creativity.Leslie Walsh is the Head of Strategy at RYA, the AI SaaS provider that's creating innovative campaigns for name brands. Leslie's experience as an advertising veteran includes leading brand and digital strategy for some of the world's biggest brands like MINI Cooper, Nestle, Oscar Mayer and AT&T. Leslie is a graduate of the University of Georgia.

Send us a textGuest: David Karandish, Founder & CEO of Capacity  --  Most SaaS companies don't fail because the technology is bad. They fail because they build point solutions, chase the wrong markets, and struggle to turn AI into real, scalable value.In this episode, David Karandish, Founder & CEO of Capacity, joins host Ken Lempit to share how his team scaled past 20,000 customers and toward $100M+ in revenue by evolving from an AI point solution into a full SaaS platform for support and contact centers.David breaks down the pivots behind that growth, why mid-market SaaS often stalls, and how the compound startup model is reshaping modern SaaS — not by doing more, but by integrating smarter.Key takeaways from this episode:Why many AI SaaS products fail before reaching enterprise scaleThe difference between “salad” vs. “brownie” AI projectsHow platform consolidation creates GTM and pricing leverageWhy GTM motion must align with deal sizeHow integration becomes the true SaaS moatIf you're a B2B SaaS founder, CRO, or CMO navigating AI adoption, platform strategy, or the leap from mid-market to enterprise, this episode offers a grounded playbook for building durable SaaS growth—without the hype.---Not Getting Enough Demos? Your messaging could be turning buyers away before you even get a chance to pitch.

Join Chris Corrado, CEO Americas and President at Squirro, in an in-depth conversation with Gary Fowler as they explore one of the most urgent challenges in AI today: trust. Discover how enterprises can deploy generative and agentic AI responsibly, securely, and at scale while maintaining transparency and protecting business integrity.

Chapters: Rafeh Qazi (Co-founder, Poppy.AI) joins us to share what he's learned during is journey from a struggling immigrant to building a $50M AI startup. After a car accident left his mother injured and his family with no money to pay for surgery, Rafeh channeled his frustration into a relentless drive to succeed. In this episode, Rafeh breaks down his rise to fame teaching millions to code, and his pivoted from service-based businesses to building Poppy.AI, the insights he gained from Alex Hormozi, and why he believes software is the ultimate asset for building wealth. Join us to discover the strategies behind scaling an AI business, why "product-founder fit" matters more than market fit, and how to turn massive failures into an 8-figure valuation. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro  02:50 - Motivation and The Car Accident That Changed Rafeh's Life  05:26 - Learning to Code to Survive 07:04 - Dropping Out of College to Teach  13:05 - Launching Courses that Made of $150K 22:49 - The Lawsuit, Losing Everything, and Meeting Alex Hormozi 31:28 - Why He Built Poppy.AI (SaaS vs. Services)  37:07 - Using Poppy.AI to Generate THOUSANDS for Our Clients 48:00 - AI Copywriting vs Humans 53:04 - Scaling with Affiliates and Hitting $500k Per Month 59:43 - Valuation and Raising Capital 1:05:35 - Talent Vs Money (Which Bottleneck is a Harder Problem?)

Kent Bye—host of the Voices of VR podcast and one of XR's most prolific journalists with over 1,680 published interviews—joins Charlie and Ted for a wide ranging conversation on the state of immersive storytelling, the ethics of AI, and why XR's future might be less about consumer headsets and more about embodied presence and human connection. Kent's decade-long commitment to documenting artists, creators, and developers at the ground level offers a counterpoint to hype-driven tech coverage, revealing the messy, vital ecosystem sustaining VR through festival circuits, location-based entertainment, and government-funded experimental projects that rarely make headlines.The conversation opens with Jeff Bezos's new AI robotics company Prometheus, Amazon's one-to-one human-robot workforce parity, and the implications of industrial AI automation. Ted shares his recent appearance on cinematographer Roger Deakins's podcast, where they discussed AI as a creative tool rather than a threat—a perspective Kent echoes when discussing artists who use AI to critique AI's "colonizing force." Kent explains his philosophy of "boots on the ground" journalism inspired by Knight Ridder's Iraq War reporting, focusing on developers and creators closest to the work rather than corporate press releases.Kent reveals why he's been lukewarm on smart glasses despite industry excitement—monocular displays give him headaches, his prescription is too strong for current hardware, and most importantly, there's no compelling narrative content yet. He contrasts this with VR's rich immersive storytelling at festivals like Venice Immersive, Sundance New Frontier, IDFA DocLab, and Tribeca, where government-funded European projects push the medium's boundaries in ways U.S. startups can't afford to explore. The discussion touches on Meta's Ray-Ban AI glasses, the impracticality of Meta's neural band input, and why Snap's developer platform remains the most interesting AR ecosystem despite limited consumer traction.Guest HighlightsPublished 1,682 VR interviews with 1,000+ unpublished; focused on artists, creators, and developers over corporate narratives.Covers 30+ hours of immersive content per festival at Venice, Sundance, IDFA DocLab—documenting ephemeral art that may never distribute widely.Started in 2014 after buying Oculus DK1; began by capturing oral history at Silicon Valley VR Conference's first gathering.Background as F-22 Raptor radar systems engineer turned documentary filmmaker—blends hardcore technical knowledge with artistic sensibility.Advocates for XR as antidote to smartphone addiction—technologies that foster embodied presence rather than infinite distraction.News HighlightsJeff Bezos launches Prometheus AI robotics company—focusing on industrial applications where enterprise adoption will drive innovation faster than consumer markets.Amazon hits one-to-one human-robot workforce parity—roughly 1 million humans, 1 million robots, with plans to shed 100K+ workers over five years.Warner Brothers settles with AI music company Udio—following Axel Springer, AP, and Fox licensing deals as New York Times litigation drags on.Enterprise AI startups raise massive rounds—Stut (collections automation, $29.5M from Andreessen), Albatross (real-time personalization, $12.5M), signaling vertical-specific AI SaaS wave.HaptX acquired by Ohio manufacturer—haptic glove company pivots to industrial training applications after years targeting consumer VR.Thanks to our sponsors Zappar and VitureNew episodes every Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a special episode from the Centre Stage at SaaStock Europe 2025. Áine Mulloy, Account Manager for Startups at AWS, sits down with Thomas Kinsella, Co-founder and CCO of Tines, to discuss what it really takes to build AI-enabled products. From navigating trade-offs to rethinking workflows, and the tactics that truly work when scaling in the AI era. In this episode: - How Tines approaches AI product development and automation - The biggest trade-offs when embedding AI into existing workflows - Why user experience and trust still matter more than hype - Lessons on scaling AI responsibly and iteratively - What's next for AI-enabled SaaS tools Guest links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kinsella Website - https://www.tines.com/       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward: 

saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love, brought to you by https://saas.group/, a serial acquirer of B2B SaaS companies. In episode #45 of season 5, Anna Nadeina talks with Todd, founder of Prerender, one of the first brands we acquired at saas.group and now also a founder of LandingSite.ai, AI-Generated Websites For Every Industry.--------------Episode's Chapters----------------0:00 — Welcome to Sauce and Bound Podcast0:46 — Todd's Background and Early Career2:52 — The Birth of Pre-Render5:24 — Growing Pre-Render as a Solo Founder7:33 — The SaaS Group Acquisition9:56 — Transitioning to Landing Site.ai21:35 — Working with AI and Code Generation41:24 — Landing Site's Growth and Success44:45 — Bootstrapping an AI Company49:20 — Startup Psychology and Growth HacksTodd - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tohooper/ Langing Site - https://www.landingsite.ai/ Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-groupStay up to date:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaaS_groupLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796

In this episode of The SaaS Revolution Show, recorded live at SaaStock Europe, Jonathan Chemouny (GTM Europe, ElevenLabs) and Alex Theuma (Founder & CEO, SaaStock) take you behind the scenes of one of the world's fastest-growing AI startups. You'll hear how ElevenLabs builds go-to-market like a startup within a startup: - Why moving fast is their key differentiator - Their mindset and approach to experimentation and pipeline growth - How removing “distractions” like job titles fosters team alignment - Why assembling a high-performing team begins with the hiring process - What's working in their current GTM motion and how they use their own tech to drive it - Jonathan's personal AI stack and what's next for ElevenLabs' GTM engine

This week's podcast is the first in a series about AI infrastructure. Both capabilities and costs.You can listen to this podcast here, which has the slides and graphics mentioned. Also available at iTunes and Google Podcasts.Here is the link to the TechMoat Consulting.Here is the link to our Tech Tours.Here is the article on the Agentic AI Operating Basics, which I wrote up last week.The GenAI / Agentic Operating Basics (Tech Strategy)Here is the Huawei whitepapers related to AI Data CentersAI-Ready Data Infrastructure Reference Architecture White Paperhttps://e.huawei.com/en/forms/2024/solutions/data-storage/ai-ready-data-infrastructure-white-paperAI Data Center Facility Reference Designhttps://digitalpower.huawei.com/upload-pro/index/index/Huawei-AI-Data-Center-Reference-Design.pdfHere are the slides from the mentioned Huawei whitepaper.-------I am a consultant and keynote speaker on how to accelerate growth with improving customer experiences (CX) and digital moats.I am a partner at TechMoat Consulting, a consulting firm specialized in how to increase growth with improved customer experiences (CX), personalization and other types of customer value. Get in touch here.I am also author of the Moats and Marathons book series, a framework for building and measuring competitive advantages in digital businesses.This content (articles, podcasts, website info) is not investment, legal or tax advice. The information and opinions from me and any guests may be incorrect. The numbers and information may be wrong. The views expressed may no longer be relevant or accurate. This is not investment advice. Investing is risky. Do your own research.Support the show

This episode was recorded live at SaaStock Europe 2025. Alex Theuma sits down with Mariam Hakobyan, CEO and Co-founder of Softr, to explore the evolution of app building in the AI era. Mariam explains why Softr is focusing on AI-powered no-code and why the companies that focus on solving real, hard problems will define the next generation of SaaS. Alex and Mariam discuss how Softr's journey to over 1 million non-technical builders, the debate around vibe-coded apps, how AI is transforming no-code, and what it really takes to build a product that lasts. - The difference between vibe code and no-code platforms - How AI and no-code together are changing how teams build software - Softr's organic growth story: 1M builders, zero sales team - Why solving fundamental problems still wins - The hardest challenge for SaaS founders today: distribution Guest links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariamhakobyan/ Website - https://www.softr.io/       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward: 

Cristian Ionescu is the creator of CatStats.ai, an AI-powered intelligence platform for affiliate networks. Before building his own SaaS, he deployed analytics systems for Samsung Europe and worked across automotive, telecommunications, and digital marketing. In this episode, we explore the harsh realities of AI's impact on experienced professionals, the "7-day startup" philosophy that gets products to market before competitors catch up, and how Netflix-style recommendation algorithms are being weaponized for affiliate marketing.

Ever felt like life knocked you flat just as things were going great? Dar Holdsworth knows that story well. From doing multi-million-dollar signage deals to building award-winning custom motorcycles for celebrities — then losing everything and starting over — Dar's entrepreneurial journey is anything but straight. In this episode, Tyler Jorgenson and Dar dig into what it really takes to reinvent yourself, spot new opportunities, and keep moving forward even when your first (or second… or third) business doesn't go as planned.Whether you're riding the highs of business growth or rebuilding after a major setback, Dar's story is a masterclass in grit, curiosity, and knowing when to pivot.What You'll LearnThe unexpected push that got Dar to launch his first businessHow losing his biggest client — and going through a divorce — forced a total resetLessons from building custom motorcycles and scaling product sales onlineThe key difference between being great at your craft and running a profitable companyHow discovering funnels (and a free + shipping offer) changed everythingWhy Dar now helps other entrepreneurs launch AI SaaS businesses that scaleChapters00:00 Introduction to Dar Holdsworth02:07 The Entrepreneurial Journey Begins05:09 Overcoming Early Obstacles09:03 Transitioning to Custom Motorcycles12:02 Lessons from the Motorcycle Business17:04 The Shift to SaaS and AI21:00 Navigating Challenges in the Chiropractic Niche24:54 Current Ventures and Future Aspirations

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Most AI companies launched after ChatGPT went viral in 2022. Fireflies.ai started in 2016 - years before the AI revolution began. This week, Co-founder and CEO Krish Ramineni shares how he built a unicorn AI company with 80% organic growth. Krish and Alex discuss: - How being "too early" to AI became their biggest competitive advantage. - Why they chose a PLG motion when sales-led was still the norm. - Building AI products before LLMs existed and the products they can return to now the technology has caught up. - Scaling to unicorn status with 80% organic growth and creating viral loops. - The future beyond note-taking: AI teammates that attend meetings for you. - How Krish manages his time while working seven days a week. - Advice for founders navigating the AI bubble. Guest links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishramineni/ Website - https://fireflies.ai/ References: SaaStock YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SaaStock       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward: 

My guest this week is Kevin Akeroyd, a veteran tech CEO with a career spanning Fortune 500 giants, private equity powerhouses, and venture-backed disruptors. He's currently leading Sovos, a PE-backed tax and compliance AI SaaS platform. Before that, Kevin was CEO of Magna Global, the world's largest contingent workforce technology provider. And prior to that, he took Cision public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2017 as its CEO. Early in his career, he held president-level roles at both Oracle and Salesforce, and before that, he drove four successful exits at VC-backed startups. Outside the boardroom, he's a father of five and a sports, music, wine, and travel enthusiast. Kevin also studied at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the University of Washington. Before I bring him on, I'll add that he's also a dear friend, a mentor, a fellow sports nut, and someone I had the pleasure of working with—and for—at Oracle. 

Alex Theuma speaks with Colin Nederkoorn, CEO & Co-Founder of Customer.io, about the 12 year journey to (almost) $100M ARR, running a fully distributed team across 30+ countries, and how AI is reshaping the future of SaaS. Colin shares: - How Customer.io scaled to 7,800+ customers worldwide. - Why AI is no longer optional for SaaS companies, and how Customer.io has adapted. - The challenges and opportunities of building SaaS in the AI era. - Why growth, resilience, and adaptability are key for long-term success. - His personal experience with AI tools and how they use AI internally at Customer.io Guest links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinnederkoorn/ Website - https://customer.io/       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward: 

Why you should listenAaron Edwards reveals how to create custom AI agents for customer support that achieve 60-70% resolution rates out of the box, dramatically reducing support team workload and costs.Learn how DocsBot provides a flexible, cost-effective alternative to expensive enterprise solutions like Salesforce's AgentForce.Discover innovative lead generation strategies using intent-based SEO and free AI tools that can capture high-quality leads in today's challenging SEO landscape.Are you tired of watching your support team drown in tickets while your knowledge gets scattered across different systems and people's heads? I keep hearing the same frustration - enterprise AI solutions promise everything but cost more than most SMBs can justify. In this episode, I talk with Aaron Edwards, founder of DocsBot, who shares exactly how to create powerful custom AI agents for both customer support and internal knowledge access at a fraction of the cost. We dive into real-world use cases, discuss why flexibility matters more than fancy features, and explore marketing strategies that actually work in today's crowded AI landscape. This conversation will show you how to make AI work for your business without the enterprise price tag.About Aaron EdwardsAaron Edwards is Building & growing DocsBot and Imajinn.ai to $1m ARR. He is also the Co-founder Infinite Uploads (acquired). Previously CTO of WPMU DEV. Sharing his soloprenuer journey building and marketing an AI SaaS.Resources and LinksDocsbot.aiUglyrobot.devAaron's LinkedIn profileAaron on X: @UglyRobotDevGet DocsBot FREE for 1 month hereReplicateN8nLovablePrevious episode: 630 - The Death of Hourly Consulting: From Time-Selling to Value-Selling in the AI Age with Isar MeitisCheck out more episodes of the Paul Higgins PodcastSubscribe to our YouTube channel: @PaulHigginsMentoringJoin our newsletterSuggested resource

Sift is focused on solving the hardware/software problem in aerospace. Their mission and vision argue that hardware has been left behind. Sift argues that the industry still lacks the runtime observability tools to debug systems in real-time. Sift is filling that gap by providing a full-stack AI SaaS solution to hardware observability. We speak to Sift's CEO Karthik Gollapudi. You can connect with Karthik Gollapudi on LinkedIn and learn more about Sift on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Summary: In this packed episode, Lacey Miller joins Erin and Ken to demystify what it means to be a "Go-to-Market Engineer" in today's AI-fueled marketing landscape. She breaks down how she uses agentic AI workflows to build repeatable, high-output growth systems without the team bloat. If you've ever wondered how AI changes content strategy, brand building, or TikTok for B2B... this is your playbook.

Agenda: 00:00 Windsurf was dead—then this deal changed everything 05:00 The Windsurf x Google x Cognition saga explained 09:00 The OpenAI deal collapsed—what really happened 15:00 FTC rules forced a brutal deal structure—who lost? 17:00 The investors' returns: who actually made money? 21:30 Will Google's corp dev team get fired over this? 23:00 Cognition's genius $220M acquisition of Windsurf: Most brilliant Deal of the Year 26:00 The biggest recruiting flex in Silicon Valley this year 35:00 “Roll your own SaaS” is complete nonsense 38:00 Lovable vs Cursor vs Replit: who wins the coding war? 41:00 Why Lovable could be the ChatGPT of builders 44:00 Will these vibe-coded apps become durable businesses? 48:00 The shocking churn rates hidden inside AI SaaS 55:00 Are these $2B valuations actually... cheap? 56:30 Grok just destroyed GPT-4 in benchmarks—WTF?! 01:01:00 Why Grok might overtake OpenAI in the next 12 months 01:11:00 Meta just invested $3.5B in Ray-Bans—WTF? 01:12:30 Should every S&P 500 company buy Bitcoin now? 01:15:00 Will Meta kill open source? What happens to Llama 5?  

991: In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Rajeev Dham, Partner at Sapphire Ventures, about how venture capital investment in enterprise technology is evolving in the age of AI. Rajeev discusses why he prioritizes first-principles, highly technical founders over playbook-driven approaches, and how enterprise buyers are distinguishing between authentic and superficial AI innovation. Rajeev shares his view on why SaaS remains a powerful model in the AI era, how agentic AI is starting to reshape enterprise use cases, and the profound implications AI has on software development, go-to- market strategies, and business models. He also explains how CIOs can identify the most promising emerging technologies and the cultural change required to adopt them effectively.

Software-as-a-service business acquisitions are in trouble. What is responsible for a downward trend in multiples and acquisition dollar amounts? It has a lot to do with AI, but it may not be what you think.I recently recorded an in-depth session for ​Rob Walling's SaaS Launchpad​. This module is called AI in SaaS, and I share over a dozen pitfalls, unobvious risks, and hard-earned insights from my own AI SaaS building journey. The course was already great, but... you know... ;) Use the code ARVID150 to get $150 off until June 8th.The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/ai-is-a-threat-to-saas-multiples/ The podcast episode:  https://tbf.fm/episodes/393-ai-is-a-threat-to-saas-multiplesCheck out Podscan, the Podcast database that transcribes every podcast episode out there minutes after it gets released: https://podscan.fmSend me a voicemail on Podline: https://podline.fm/arvidYou'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.comPodcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcastNewsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletterMy book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.comHere are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw

What if the influencer economy, artificial intelligence, and your personal brand were the keys to future financial freedom? In this jaw-dropping episode, Jeff Dudan sits down with Samy Samandju, visionary founder of Creative App and Next.ai, to unpack how the intersection of AI, influencer marketing, and social commerce is changing everything we know about work, branding, and business models. From his humble beginnings in Cameroon to building million-dollar companies in Europe, Samy shares his powerful journey of resilience, innovation, and rebuilding after failure. They dive deep into AI avatars, personal branding, the death of traditional careers, and the rise of sovereign creators in the new digital age.

What if the key to unlocking peak performance is not pushing harder but mastering the art of mental focus and well-being? I traveled to LA to be at Mastery Labs to unlock the secrets of high performance with Michael Gervais, a renowned expert in mindfulness and psychology. This is our annual Holiday episode of Ultimate Guide to Partnering and my gift to you, our amazing listeners, followers, and community. Michael shares how mental training can revolutionize personal and professional approaches to challenges, from his roots in elite sports to shaping corporate cultures. He explores the pivotal moments that sparked his passion, revealing how psychological skills like confidence and focus can be trained to thrive in any environment. This episode highlights actionable strategies for balancing well-being with ambition, applying insights from sports to business, and using mindfulness to direct focus effectively. With stories ranging from surfing competitions to Microsoft's cultural transformation under Satya Nadella, Michael offers a holistic perspective on performance psychology and sustainable success. Thank you for supporting Ultimate Partner and the Ultimate Guide to Partnering Podcast. Please tell your friends, subscribe, and leave us up to a 5-star Review, as it helps us get more amazing guests.