While the majority of our clients have B2B oriented businesses, quite a few are engaged in B2C markets as well. In many B2C markets the topic of how to sustain engagement with customers long term, thus creating “loyalty”, is essential. This is especially true with the effect that the Internet has on the ability of […]
Transforming Your Technology Company Culture Through Happy Employees
I’ve written about corporate culture a number of times in previous articles. While not as well-covered as the “harder” sciences of business management, it is still a topic of great interest to many tech businesses. In this article I’ll discuss 5 categories to consider if you have an interest in improving employee relationships, leading to […]
When Does a Software Industry Roll Up Make Sense?
In the software business, probably the second most popular topic (after VC funding) is mergers and acquisitions, or M&A. That’s likely because they both have to do with MONEY and folks tend to light up when dollar signs are involved. There are many types of tech M&A transactions, and specifically software and SaaS M&A transactions. […]
Venture Capital for Software Companies: Does It Fit Your Startup?
Getting funded by a Venture Capital firm is one of the most discussed topics for startup CEOs in SaaS, mobile software and hardware companies. Venture Capital for software companies is the “Holy Grail” of the early stage set. To many, it implicitly means to people that you’ve “got something”. It’s considered an endorsement of future […]
8 Obvious (and Not So Obvious) Keys to Tech Startup Success
A lot of tech startup success advice tends to be recycled over and over. I do find that much, but not all, of that conventional wisdom tends to ring true in a high percentage of circumstances. But I also think that it’s important to be open to strategies and tactics that go against the grain […]
