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Research
What we read to build Caccao, organized by shelf.
/01 · 8 readings
AI Native Services
Service that scales like software: Caccao's operating model, with the Forward Deployed Engineer at its core.
- articleServices: The New SoftwareSequoia (Julien Bek)
- articleThe AI-Native Services PlaybookEmergence Capital
- podcastIs Software Losing Its Head?a16z
- articleFrom System of Record to System of Intelligencea16z
- videoThe FDE Playbook for AI StartupsBob McGrew, Lightcone (YC)
- articleWhat are Forward Deployed EngineersPragmatic Engineer
- articleForward Deployed EngineersSVPG
- articleThe rise of Forward Deployed EngineersLucas Abreu
/02 · 17 readings
Go To Market
How B2B go-to-market is changing: motions, positioning, demand, metrics and pricing.
- reportThe State of Go-to-Market in 2025ICONIQ
- reportThe SaaS Go-To-Market ReportChartMogul
- reportThe 2025 State of B2B GTMGTM Strategist
- articleHow to Nail Your Go-to-Market MotionData Driven VC
- articleGoing to market when no market existsa16z
- articleA guide to advanced B2B positioningLenny's Newsletter
- articleMomentum is the only moata16z (Bryan Kim)
- articleWhoever Generates the Demand Captures the ValueErik Torenberg
- articleHow to build a modern ABM engineGrowth Unhinged
- articleHow to Build a GTM Dashboard That Doesn't FailGTM Strategist
- articleCombining PLG and Sales-Led Growth in B2BAmy Mitchell
- article2026 Is the Year of ReferralsBrynne Tillman
- articleThe Hidden Cost of the AI GTM StackGTM Strategist
Pricing & Monetization
articleThe ARR Challenge: does the golden metric fit the AI era?SaaSholic- postNew pricing models: usage, tokensRomero Rodrigues
- reportA new look at free-to-paid conversionKyle Poyar
- postWe killed our free planr/SaaS
/03 · 7 readings
AI applied to sales
Where AI is already changing prospecting, messaging and distribution in practice.
- articleHow to Build GTM Campaigns Your Prospects Would Pay to ReceiveGTM Strategist
- articleWhy Your Cold Outreach Gets 8% Replies (And How to Get 45%)The AI Corner
- postAI that qualifies LinkedIn leadsVictor Baggio
- article15 AI Distribution Plays That Build Real MoatsThe VC Corner
- videoThe Power of Personalization in the Age of AIMark Abraham, TED
- articleMy favorite GTM tools for 2026Garrett Wolfe
- postClaude just killed our startup@irabukht
/04 · 3 readings
Data
Databases, providers and how language models read data.
/05 · 3 readings
Graphs & Ontology
Model the business as entities and relationships so AI can work with it.
/06 · 8 readings
Cases
How Palantir, PostHog, Lovable and others built distribution.
- articleThe Palantir StoryOpen Source CEO
- podcastHow Palantir built the ultimate founder factoryNabeel Qureshi, Lenny's Podcast
- articleHow Lovable grew to $17M ARR in 3 monthsThe Growth Mind
- articleHow PostHog Grows: open-coreHow They Grow
- articleHow we built our onboarding email flowPostHog
- articleHow Attio builds in publicStrategy Breakdowns
- articleSubstack CEO Chris BestThe VC Corner
- articleWelcome to the HyperBundle Era in SaaSWilliam Cordeiro
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