B2B SaaS companies

3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Oct 1, 2022 by Tarek Mansour · across every show →

Everything said about B2B SaaS companies, oldest first

Oct 1, 2022 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Mansour: Non-essential B2B SaaS companies face severe financial pain
“I think there's going to be a lot of pain for B to B SaaS companies that are not solving a real need, that are solving something that is good to have. And I think that's the first thing that a lot of companies are going to cut.”
Tarek Mansour Oct 1, 2022 ▶ 28:48 Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour: How to Build Moats Against Incumbents; How to Hire Engineers | 20VC #931 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 13, 2024 positive
Insight
Blomfield: AI B2B SaaS startups should target mid-market, not other startups
“Big companies are now more willing to spend money on this stuff than they ever were. So the previous advice of, like, go and sell to other startups, I think is actually not good for very, and maybe a dev tool startup, go and sell to other startups, but in gene…”
Tom Blomfield May 13, 2024 ▶ 51:40 Tom Blomfield: Do the Best All Raise Pre-Demo Day & YC's Fundraising Advice to Startups | E 1152 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jan 29, 2026 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Lemkin: High inference costs will ruin mature mid-tier SaaS companies
“I worry this is the next final act is that you checked out, you did all the right things, right? You're not growing zero percent. Your customers don't hate you. You built an agent and the final nail in the coffin is we just can't afford the inference. We just …”
Jason Lemkin Jan 29, 2026 ▶ 28:31 Anthropic Inference Costs Skyrocket |TikTok Deal Closes |The IPO Market:Wealthfront & EquipmentShare · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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