Something interesting came through in last year’s CPO research from Products That Count. When asked whether M&A would be a major part of their growth strategy over the next one to three years, over 75% of CPOs said yes. Not “maybe.” Not “we’re exploring it.” A definitive yes. That number tells you where the market […]
Read MoreProducts That Count recently featured Parul Jain (Walmart Principal Product Manager) on what it really takes to shift from shipping features to driving measurable outcomes at global scale. Here’s what it means for founders: Most seed-stage founders build products. The ones who raise from the best VCs for product-led growth companies build systems that produce […]
Read MoreReflecting on Products That Count’s 2025 Q4 Product Guide: The End of “AI as a Feature”, and what it means for founders: If you are raising a seed or Series A round for your AI startup in the US right now, you need to know something: investors have stopped being impressed by the letters “AI” […]
Read MoreYesterday, OpenAI announced it would acquire Promptfoo, an AI security startup founded in 2024 that helps enterprises red-team and evaluate LLM applications before shipping them. The deal terms were undisclosed. Promptfoo had raised $22.7 million across two rounds, carried a post-money valuation of roughly $85.5 million, and employed 11 people. The technology will fold into […]
Read MoreProducts That Count recently featured Rakshana Balakrishnan (Oracle Database at AWS) on why so many promising AI initiatives stall: teams ship pilots without a defensible way to measure ROI, validate unit economics at scale, or decide what to stop. Here’s what it means for founders, and what VCs look for from seed to Series A. […]
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