In Alternative Views, Private Equity Wire® goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on private markets. In this episode we discuss remote work and SaaS with Tim Schumacher, co-Founder of saas.group, a conglomerate of independent SaaS businesses.
Our conversation with Schumacher comes at a time when the viability of SaaS is increasingly in doubt. Concerns over the impact of AI on enterprise software following Anthropic’s release of its new Claude Opus 4.6 model have prompted a selloff, and with software long being a reliable source of growth for private markets, this has extended to firms such as Ares, Blue Owl, and KKR.
In the interview, Schumacher discusses saas.group’s approach to remote work (1:07); The suitability of remote work for SaaS businesses (1:54); how saas.group finds talent (2:55); the impact of AI on the SaaS business model (7:38); and how SaaS businesses can adapt their model in response (12:42).
