🇺🇸 Noteworthy Bits

Vertical SaaS 50 List from Bain Capital Ventures

Bain Capital Ventures published their inaugural list of the top emerging vertical SaaS companies. BCV worked to identify companies with a combination of strong markets with durable tailwinds, founders with deep domain expertise and compelling signs of early traction.

Decoder Podcast with Microsoft CTO, Kevin Scott from The Verge

Windows and Microsoft Office power users should be on the lookout for the company’s new AI assistant tools called Copilots. Microsoft’s big thesis is that a primary means for users to interact with computers will be through natural language prompting.

Insights from American Workers: A Comprehensive Survey on AI in the Workplace from Checkr

“Checkr surveyed American workers from four generations to uncover their feelings about adoption of generative AI tools at work; whether workers believe AI might one day replace them; their usage of AI tools at work; how AI might impact jobs and compensation in 2023; AI’s impact on work/life balance; which generation of workers is most fearful of AI’s workplace role, and much more.”