A Tale of Two Softwares: When ChatGPT’s Piggy Bank Ate Salesforce’s Lunch Money

It was the best of algorithms, it was the worst of quarterly reports for SaaS companies. In the grand bazaar of enterprise software, where dreams are sold by the seat and nightmares are delivered by the server rack, the year 2024 has produced a spectacle so magnificent in its absurdity that even the most seasoned … Read more

How Airtable Discovered That $400 Million ARR Isn’t Enough When Everyone Else Has AI Chatbots

A visually striking editorial illustration depicting the theme of competition in the tech industry, focusing on Airtable's realization about their $400 million ARR amidst the rise of AI chatbots.

In the peculiar realm of Silicon Valley, where logic often takes a backseat to whatever buzzword is trending on Product Hunt, a most curious phenomenon has emerged. Airtable, a company that has somehow convinced investors to part with $1.4 billion for what is essentially a very fancy spreadsheet, has decided that its nearly $400 million … Read more