🎬Noteworthy Bits

The Defining Decade of Vertical SaaS from The Conscious Consumer

There has never been a better time to be a consumer of SaaS applications that are purpose built for your industry. This post from two investors at the venture capital firm, Redpoint Ventures, describes the “Cambrian explosion of vertically focused companies [that] have emerged aiming to transform the last bastions of pen and paper, fax machines, and error-prone manual tasks that can not only be done better but also faster and cheaper through technology.”

AI Platforms, Markets, & Open Source by Elad Gil

Elad is a prominent entrepreneur and now investor in Silicon Valley and he writes a wonderful overview on the recent developments in artificial intelligence and how it applies to different use cases, industries, and business models. What does the future market structure look like for AI foundation and API companies? How does OSS [Open Source Software] play a role in a world of ever scaling models?

RevOps teams need a Process Architecture! Here it is. by Eliya Elon

We previously wrote about Revenue Operations (RevOps) in our Q&A with RevOps Co-op founder, Matthew Volm. In this post, Eliya discusses building your Process Architecture or Blueprint for your business — “a map that covers the sub-processes required to achieve a company's revenue goals. This Blueprint should cover all activities that a company's resources, primarily its people, must undertake to achieve revenue goals. This includes lead generation, qualification, nurturing, sales forecasting, Customer retention, and expansion.”