The start of the year has been an absolutely brutal one for software companies. There’s a big fear that the rise of AI and advanced coding models will pull the rug out from this industry. But even before these AI fears, software companies were seeing their growth slow. So how does the business actually work? And more importantly, what types of companies will actually survive the SaasPocalypse (or maybe the CaSaaStrophe)? On this episode, we speak with Jared Sleeper, a longtime software investor who is now a partner at Avenir. We talk about the history of software, the evolution of business models, and where the threat is most acute. He also talks about why investors are so nervous, and their fears that in the long term, many of these companies will be worth zero, while in the short term, they’re not even making much money on a GAAP basis. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Jared Sleeper on Which Software Companies Will Survive the SaaSpocalypse | Odd Lots
