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▶ 7:43 · SaaS Business Models · AI-native disruption triggers SaaS consolidation wave at depressed multiples
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The Information

Why SpaceX-Tesla Merger Makes Sense, Airtable’s $1.3B Sale, Claude Code Alternatives

2026-08-05 · 3 company · 4 thematic
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chase packard

Founding partner of Marathon Management Partners, an investment firm analyzing public and private market opportunities in software and technology.

laura bratton

Writes the Applied AI newsletter for The Information, reporting on enterprise AI adoption, coding agents, and frontier model competition.

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