The State of SaaS Go-to-Market l Theory Ventures General Partner Tomasz Tunguz #saas #b2bsaas

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Join us in this insightful episode as seasoned venture capitalist Tomasz Tunguz, General Partner at Theory Ventures shares transformative insights on the current landscape of SaaS Go-To-Market.

Six months ago, security was the number one prohibition preventing businesses and software companies from buying AI. Today it's ROI.

In this episode, Tomasz shares nine observations from a Go-To-Market survey Theory Ventures did with hundreds of startups, 68% of them early-stage, well-funded, mostly mid-market ACV, and 25% remote. Here's what they found:

* We’ve noticed founders are more positive despite sales cycles being 12% longer
* The lengthening sales cycle increases the payback period to offset it
* Startup founders and CEOs have increased their sales team quotas linearly
* AI today has no impact on conversion rate
* AI does not impact ARR growth, even though people who buy AI perceive it as meaningfully contributing to overall efficiency gains
* If you’re considering changing your pricing model, consider creating a hybrid or matrix pricing model. You’ll have six percentage points more of net dollar retention.

00:00 Introduction and Background
00:15 Evolution of Software Sales
01:01 Impact of AI on Software Buying
01:43 Macroeconomic Influences on Software Sales
02:17 New Era of Software Companies
02:53 Sales Development and Market Changes
03:34 Go-to-Market Survey Insights
04:33 Pricing Models and Market Trends
05:39 Founders' Outlook and Sales Cycles
08:22 Challenges in Mid-Market Sales
10:05 Increasing Payback Periods and Sales Quotas
10:40 Founders' Optimism Amidst Market Challenges
11:13 Sales Cycle Lengthening and Buyer Scrutiny
12:05 AI in Sales: Expectations vs. Reality
13:56 The Complexity of AI Implementation
16:27 Pricing Strategies and Their Impact
19:18 Concluding Insights and Recommendations

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good presentation. Finally one person who has a grounded view of AI

vinodhariharan
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The high confidence among founders is survivorship bias. There are fewer surviving so those who survive are strong.

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What does this presentation have to do with "The State of SaaS Go-to-Market"?

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Title of the video and actual content delivered - complete mismatched

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