This Week in SaaS: October 6 - 12, 2026

Top exits, deals, news, and blog posts of the week

October 12, 2026

How to Raise Venture Capital Without Getting Burned

I break down when to raise venture capital, how much to take, from whom, and on what terms, plus how to protect your control and spend the money wisely once it lands.

October 8, 2026

SaasRise Mastermind Recap - October 13, 2026

The SaasRise Mastermind meeting on October 13, 2026 featured discussions among SaaS CEOs and founders on these topics.

October 13, 2026

SaasRise CEO Mastermind Recaps for the Week of October 6 - 8, 2026

This week's SaasRise discussions covered how SaaS leaders are adopting AI without sacrificing security, predictability, or customer trust. The conversations focused on agents and automation, enterprise data governance, new acquisition channels, and whether to build or buy the tools that run the business.

October 8, 2026

Do You Need an AI-Native CRM?

A new generation of CRMs reads your email, listens to your calls, and updates itself. Here is what one founder learned after switching, what it costs, and why another founder barely opens his CRM anymore.

October 7, 2026

Three Ways to Keep Your SaaS Relevant in the AI Era

SaaS is not dying, but the way software gets built, sold, and priced is changing fast. Here are the three moves that keep an established software company ahead, and the margin trap that catches AI-only businesses.

October 7, 2026

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Build or Buy? Why Founders Are Coding Their Own Software.

AI coding tools have collapsed the cost of building software, which reopens the old build-versus-buy question. Here is a practical way to decide, plus the maintenance trap that catches founders who build too much.

October 7, 2026

Your Dev Team Just Adopted AI Coding. Here's How to Keep It Secure.

AI coding tools can compress a six-month project into three weeks, and they also multiply the number of places a security hole can hide. Here is what founders in our mastermind do to keep shipping fast without getting burned.

October 7, 2026

Cold Email at Volume Is Dead. Here's What Works Now.

Sending more cold email used to be the answer to every pipeline problem. Here is how enterprise SaaS founders are winning with small, researched lists, short messages, and real engagement instead.

October 7, 2026

SaasRise Mastermind Recap - October 7, 2026

The SaasRise Mastermind meetings on October 7, 2026 featured discussions among SaaS CEOs and founders on these topics.

October 7, 2026

SaasRise Mastermind Recap - October 6, 2026

The SaasRise Mastermind meeting on October 6, 2026 featured discussions among SaaS CEOs and founders on these topics.

October 6, 2026

This Week in SaaS September 29 - October 5, 2026

Top exits, deals, news, and blog posts of the week

October 5, 2026
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