SaaS industry
11 statements across 11 episodes · 4 bullish · 5 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jul 1, 2015 by Jason Lemkin · across every show →
Everything said about SaaS industry, oldest first
Jul 1, 2015 bullish
Jan 10, 2024 bullish
Jul 15, 2024 bullish
Jan 24, 2025 bullish
Jun 12, 2025 neutral
Dec 4, 2025 bearish
Dec 18, 2025 negative
Rory O'Driscoll: AI budget prioritization by CIOs drives public SaaS slowdown
“The way you see it is, you're, you see those CIO surveys where they rank their priorities. And what happens is, you know, as AI has gone up the zeitgeist, it's gone up the priority list, and just something that was number three goes to number six, and then it …”
Feb 12, 2026 neutral
O'Driscoll: Median public SaaS growth held at 30% via IPO replacement
“It was 30% for about a decade and a half, but when you went into it, that's because anyone who goes, to your point, Jason, when you go below 10, you get the red card, you're sent off, you're told, you know, you go off. P.E. Land, but they were dropping another…”
Feb 19, 2026 bearish
O'Driscoll: SaaS companies ignoring AI will see multiples fall to 4x-5x
“If you don't get on top of this soon, That 10 X revenues is going to go on a five and four and where the other seven percent growth was are. Fast forward five years, there's really only one or two stories. They get on top of this, they get a third market share…”
Apr 16, 2026 bearish