2006 Metrics Software Review 
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
There were startups and a software industry but barely. And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. There was no money train.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 13, 2022
Maxwell Wessel, in a classic article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. Energy is still the domain of Houston and Dubai.
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Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 7, 2013
Maxwell Wessel, in a recent article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. Energy is still the domain of Houston and Dubai.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 9, 2019
Maxwell Wessel, in a classic article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. Energy is still the domain of Houston and Dubai.
Cracking the Code
JANUARY 16, 2012
Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. It is interesting to note that this model has been invented in Europe (Blablacar started in 2006) and while there have been some similar and more recent initiatives in the US (e.g.,
Cracking the Code
FEBRUARY 23, 2011
Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. and (2) their leadership position in multi-billion dollar markets will likely make them dominant players in the software landscape, even though they are still small today (SuccessFactors $2.5B
Cracking the Code
JANUARY 22, 2009
Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. For SaaS companies, we found that MRR is the best metric on which to base sales commissions. link] Nirvaha Sales Compensation Software. Cracking The Code on Facebook.
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