Published May 7, 2024

Balancing Buy vs Build for Enterprise B2B SaaS: Live from Brisbane's Product Marketing Alliance Meetup

Why buy vs build is shifting in enterprise SaaS and how modular integration drives 120% ACV growth.

From AI Features to AI Transformation
Andrew Hatfield

Andrew Hatfield

May 7, 2024

Andrew Hatfield
Andrew Hatfield

CEO & Founder, Deepstar Strategic

Season1
Episode7
Duration17:01
PublishedMay 7, 2024

Key Takeaways

  • Your Buyer's buying committee is driven far more by internal politics than you realise
  • It's unlikely your product will solve your Buyer's entire problem, you are only one part
  • We're entering a new phase in enterprise IT where Buy and Build are reaching a more even balance
  • Focus on packing solutions to solve a bounded problem with strong 3rd party integration
  • Case study: How Shippit has achieved a 120% ACV increase following this approach
Andrew Hatfield

Andrew Hatfield

CEO & Founder, Deepstar Strategic

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