A B2B SaaS founder's Meta ad spend doubled his CAC the moment he scaled past small budgets. Here's the math, the ad types, and the fixes our mastermind worked through to get it back under control.
A small SaaS team asked our mastermind whether a LinkedIn newsletter is worth the effort. Here's the real subscriber math from a founder who's run one for a year and a half, and who it does and doesn't make sense for.
This week's SaasRise discussions covered how SaaS leaders are adapting to an AI era that is reshaping moats, pricing, and go-to-market execution. Founders traded hard-won lessons on deploying AI agents, defending retention, running smarter paid experiments, and handling everything from privacy trolls to acquisition due diligence. The through-line: use AI to drive real business outcomes, not complexity for its own sake.
July 23, 2026
We went around our founder mastermind and asked everyone the same question: which one or two channels are actually generating qualified leads for you right now. Here's what a room of B2B SaaS CEOs said is working in mid-2026.
A breakdown of how our mastermind is actually using three Slack-based AI agents, GetViktor, Patricia.app, and AskRocco, across content, dashboards, software development, bookkeeping, meeting prep, and ad management.
The SaasRise Mastermind meetings on July 22, 2026, featured discussions among SaaS CEOs and founders on these topics.
Scale your SaaS with the right tech stack. This lesson recommends software tools for bookkeeping, CRM, ad tracking, metrics, payroll, and more.
Learn "Land and Expand" for SaaS growth, how to build/comp your customer success team, and the crucial impact of Net Revenue Retention (NRR) on annual growth
Move beyond founder-led sales. Build a professional SaaS sales team with the right metrics, performance, and comp structures for different market segments.
Dive into Venture Capital (VC) & growth funding. Learn the intricate process of securing investments for high-growth technology companies
Raise angel capital effectively. Learn how to structure rounds using Convertible Notes and SAFEs based on shared experiences
Discover Revenue-Based Financing (RBF) and other non-dilutive capital options for SaaS growth. Fund your business without equity dilution
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