What Happens When AI Kills Your SaaS Growth? Live Q&A with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

27 Aug 2025 · 47 min
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Jason Lemkin discusses how AI is reshaping SaaS growth and go-to-market strategy. He warns that after $100M revenue, growth below 30% is a yellow flag and below 20% suggests lost product-market fit. Key moves: adopt AI across sales, customer success, and marketing to deliver personalized experiences faster, transition to multiproduct early, and watch that brand remains critical even as channels shift from search to AI.

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Dec 2–3 (dates announced by Speaker A).

About 30–40% of inside sales roles will use AI.

After $100M in revenue, growth under ~30% is a yellow flag; growth under ~20% indicates loss of product‑market fit.

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