SaaS Rise CEO Mastermind: B2B Deals Taking 25-30% Longer, Public Sector Budget Cuts, AI Security Blocking Enterprise Adoption

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SaaS Rise CEO Mastermind calls from March 30-April 2 reveal enterprise SaaS headwinds: B2B decision cycles lengthened 25-30%, increased AI-readiness scrutiny in evaluations, and public sector budget cuts impacting pipeline. CEOs report IT departments blocking AI tool installations over SOC 2/PII/GDPR concerns. AI cost management is a growing challenge — major variation in per-page processing costs forcing multi-provider architectures. Meanwhile, non-technical CEOs building prototypes with vibe coding are hitting walls transitioning to production.