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The Four Phases of Agentic and SaaS Market Sentiment

Closelooknet - Daily Pulse 2 April

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Thomas Look
Apr 02, 2026
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Phase 1 — Pre-AI

Standard Valuation
→ November 2022
SaaS valued on RARR with 10–15 year DCF visibility. Rule-of-40 companies at 10–20x sales. NRR, churn, cohort economics — the model is well understood.


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Phase 2 — Euphoria

AI Lifts All Boats
2023 – 2025
Every company wi…

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