There are only 6 ways to actually use AI as a feature in your SaaS.

After talking with hundreds of TinySeed companies, that's the number I kept landing on.

In this talk from MicroConf US in Portland, I break down all 6, with real examples from companies you know and some you've never heard of.

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Private equity firms have quietly raised the bar on what metrics they need to see in a SaaS before they’ll conisder putting in an offer.

I sat down with Einar Vollset from Discretion Capital to break down the 6 moats buyers now require before they'll even consider a deal — and why it matters even if you never plan to sell.

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Episode 836 | The 5 A.I. Moats Acquirers Value Most

The "SaaSpocalypse" wiped $2 trillion from public SaaS markets — but the people panicking aren't building the kind of business you are. I break down why the math-terrifying enterprise SaaS giants don't apply to bootstrapped founders, and why the advantages that have always made small teams dangerous are getting stronger in an AI-driven market.

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