SaaS Scaled - Interviews about SaaS Startups, Analytics, & Operations

Today, we’re joined by Evan Powell, Founding CEO of DeepTempo, a pioneer in behavioral threat detection powered by deep learning. We talk about:
The cybersecurity problems – and solutions– resulting from AI
Possible continued existence of huge software companies generating high revenues
The source of SaaS value: The AI model or the software/code?
How to price SaaS apps when most users are AI agents
The proliferation of custom, homegrown software in enterprises

Today, we’re joined by Pete Hunt, CEO at Dagster Labs, building out Dagster, the data orchestration platform built for productivity. We talk about:
Challenges of determining software pricing with AI workers using apps
How barriers to AI adoption are similar to what we've known in SaaS for a million years
AI-driven shifts in the workplace [Many disciplines will look a lot more like engineering]
How outside sales is among the most durable job functions in the AI era
Advice for new college grads

Today, we’re joined by Tim Schumacher, Co-Founder of saas.group, a conglomerate of independent SaaS businesses founded by experienced industry veterans with proven entrepreneurial, investing, and product backgrounds. We talk about:
The new exit options saas.group brings to startups
Growing small SaaS companies while preserving what’s good & made them strong
Characteristics of successful startups, including lean companies with a very clear focus
Advice for SaaS founders – to sell or not to sell?
The SaaS market in Europe

Today, we’re joined by Jared Shepard, Chief Executive Officer at Hypori, a mobile access platform enabling secure virtual access to enterprise apps and data from any mobile device with total personal privacy. We talk about:
Jared’s journey from homeless high school dropout to tech founder
Solving hard problems, like edge compute in the military
The value of hybrid compute solutions, incorporating cloud and edge devices
Applying the elasticity of the cloud to mobile device use

Today, we’re joined by Anders Jones, CEO and Co-founder of Facet, provider of impartial and valuable financial advice and services at an affordable membership fee. We talk about:

The future role of AI in financial advice
Decreasing headcount & SaaS spend due to building AI automation tools
The changing value proposition of software
The processes required for an AI agent to function effectively
Why building an AI wrapper on top of a platform is not a sustainable business model