Why a $780M SaaS founder is scrapping his old playbook for AI‑native speed
Zain Jaffer, who turned Vungle into a $780M Blackstone exit, says the SaaS growth hacks that got him there now choke AI‑native startups. He’s flattening org charts, betting on proprietary data as the real moat, and swapping easy‑revenue agency models for a platform that can scale without price wars. The shift shows how old VC instincts must evolve for the next wave of AI businesses.