SaaS

6 statements across 5 episodes · 4 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jun 17, 2025 by Jay Hoag · across every show →

Everything said about SaaS, oldest first

Jun 17, 2025 bullish
Opinion
Jay Hoag: VCs neglecting consumer internet creates a massive contrarian opportunity
“Think about technology investors, huge focus on SAS, huge focus on all things AI. And huge de-emphasis of consumer based internet businesses. And so I think that's actually a pretty interesting opportunity where one can be contrarian and we continue to see int…”
Jay Hoag Jun 17, 2025 ▶ 2:28 Why This Veteran Venture Capitalist Avoids AI Hype | Jay Hoag Interview · Invest Like The Best
Jun 17, 2025 positive
Insight
Jay Hoag: Paying up for top-tier tech companies produces long-term wins
“So I have a firm believer in the best quality technology companies. One may at different points in time have to be aggressive on valuation and pay more. But it will be a long-term win. So that's where the aggressiveness comes in. As opposed to thinking, well, …”
Jay Hoag Jun 17, 2025 ▶ 36:04 Why This Veteran Venture Capitalist Avoids AI Hype | Jay Hoag Interview · Invest Like The Best
Oct 21, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Atiyeh: Adding a paid SaaS model accelerated Ramp's overall growth
“There was a lot of fear when we did, I'd say internally, because you have this like beautiful business model that's working really well. And everyone's a little freaked out that it's like, well, are people going to be willing to pay for it? Is it going to hurt…”
Karim Atiyeh Oct 21, 2025 ▶ 1:01:04 The Anatomy of Ramp's Hyper-Growth | Karim Atiyeh Interview · Invest Like The Best
Dec 2, 2025 bullish
Opinion
George: AI Technological Advancements Will Completely Dwarf SaaS And Cloud
“The advancements of SAS and cloud are Tiny compared to the advancements of what AI is going to do”
David George Dec 2, 2025 ▶ 6:55 How a16z Growth Invests · Invest Like The Best
May 20, 2026 bearish
Opinion
Baker: Private credit SaaS loans need further markdowns
“Well, just, you know, private credit they're in pain from these SaaS loans. And however much they're marked down, they probably need to be marked down more.”
Gavin Baker May 20, 2026 ▶ 49:00 Watts, Wafers, and the Future of AI Infra | Gavin Baker · Invest Like The Best
Jul 7, 2026 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Giffon: The era of high gross margins in software is ending
“This era of high gross margins being the norm is just going to go away. And what's going to make up for it, I think is lower gross margins, much thinner net margins and just much more scale.”
Jeremy Giffon Jul 7, 2026 ▶ 1:00:26 Everything in Capital Markets is Downstream of Algorithms · Invest Like The Best
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