Dell Technologies Capital: How To Build A Deep-Tech Startup For A Market That Isn’t Ready Yet And Why AI Won’t Kill SaaS

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• Dell Technologies Capital did not time the market for its 2025 exits; it stays focused on backing technically strong founders and lets the market catch up over time.

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• First-mover advantage matters in category disruption but not necessarily in category creation, where later entrants can piggyback on the first mover's market education efforts.

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• SaaS companies unable to transform organically will need to undergo inorganic transformation via acquisitions over the next 6-24 months to gain AI capability and distribution.

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• Invest in what you know.

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• Founders should ask every investor on their cap table for help, regardless of investor type, because 'you don't get what you don't ask for.'

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• The biggest question when evaluating a Series A or B AI investment today is whether the startup's revenue is durable, given a shift from recurring, multiyear-contract revenue to project-based 're-occuring' revenue.

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• Play nice but win.

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• Not all SaaS companies will die from AI disruption; those with smart, effective management that adopt and embrace AI will survive and remain category winners.

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• The winners among AI startups will almost certainly be the ones who figure out distribution first, best, or fastest.

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• AI is disruptive to the SaaS world; it will change how software is built, consumed, and priced, with per-seat pricing likely being replaced by consumption- or outcome-based pricing.

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