MongoDB Eyes GenAI Growth

Plus: Lyft Shifts Gears, and Regulators Circle Temu and Shein SaaS & Infra | AI | Consumer | Venture SaaS & Infra MongoDB COO bullish on long-term GenAI potential despite macro headwinds While acknowledging the impact of macroeconomic conditions on consumption growth, MongoDB COO Michael Gordon expressed strong optimism regarding the long-term potential

OpenAI's Chip Play

Plus: Salesforce makes an AI Move, and Nvidia faces antitrust probes SaaS & Infra | AI | Consumer | Venture SaaS & Infra Salesforce snags Tenyx to bolster AI voice agent offerings Salesforce is on a mission to solidify its position in the red-hot AI market. The enterprise software giant announced its acquisition

Canva's Price Shock, Nvidia's AI Power Play, and ByteDance's Big Borrow

SaaS & Infra | AI | Consumer | Venture SaaS & Infra Canva Price Hike Sparks Backlash Australian design platform Canva is facing criticism for a significant price increase to its Canva Teams product. Some users have seen their annual bills more than triple, prompting complaints about affordability and the value proposition of

Docusign Buyout Heats Up, Adobe Abandons Web-Design Product, and Tech Stocks Recover

Good morning. Below is a weekly dose of what happened in the tech space last week:  DocuSign's $13B Buyout: DocuSign's stock has surged by as much as 65% since November, driven by M&A speculations and interest from private equity buyers. According to an industry

Uber's Drizly Decision, Canva's Share Sale, and the AI Race Heats Up

Good morning, here’s your weekly dose of what happened in the software and e-commerce space last week:  Uber axes Drizly: The alcohol delivery service that fueled countless home happy hours during the pandemic, is calling it quits. Uber, which acquired Drizly in 2021 for $1.1 billion, decided that
Uber's Drizly Decision, Canva's Share Sale, and the AI Race Heats Up

Coursera: Deep Dive Interview with Former Executive

Below is an edited transcript for an interview with a former executive at Coursera. Key issues discussed in this interview include: Why the reach of Coursera matters * How Coursera acquires content and audience * The differing motivations of university partners and industry partners * How Coursera faces multiple competitors on multiple fronts
Coursera: Deep Dive Interview with Former Executive

Dropbox and Box: A Tale of Two Boxes

The business models of Dropbox and Box, their challenges facing Microsoft, product evolution and more.
Dropbox and Box: A Tale of Two Boxes

Wix: Deep Dive Interview with Former Executive

Below is an edited transcript for an interview with a former executive at Wix. The interview touches upon Wix's valuation proposition, customer segmentation, risks & challenges, and more. ARPU: How would you describe the company's products? Former Executive: Yeah, so, I would split it into two.
Wix: Deep Dive Interview with Former Executive

Gitlab: Deep Dive Interview with Former Executive

Key issues discussed in this interview: (1) The product-market-fit of Gitlab (2) Gitlab’s sweet spot and sales motion (3) Competition against Atlassian and Microsoft (4) Industry headwinds and tailwinds
Gitlab: Deep Dive Interview with Former Executive

Why Alibaba is actually an advertising company

Alibaba has been under a lot of regulatory scrutiny since 2020, and just earlier this year, the rumor of a "Ma" detention has triggered another round of investor sell-off in this tech giant. However, that hasn't deterred Bridgewater from increasing its stake in this Chinese tech
Why Alibaba is actually an advertising company