Smartphones are taking over the world–the tech world, at least. The computing buzz these days is decidedly mobile. The question is “where does it end”? Do Smartphones continue their growth until they are the dominant or sole computing platform, or does this trend stop somewhere short of that? Let’s look as some of the factors […]
Starting a Software Company in a Difficult Fundraising Environment
Some would say that it’s never an easy time to raise funds for a startup software company. In general, I’d agree. Except for a few brief moments, such as the pre-Internet Bubble in the late 90’s where money was being thrown around like air, fundraising is HARD. There are a few lucky folks that don’t […]
Growing from a Startup to a Mid-Market Software or Hardware Company
Every stage of a company’s growth holds unique challenges. In my opinion, the startup phase until about $2M in revenue for a software company is the hardest. The “hardest” analogy for hardware companies would be around startup to $10M. That’s because hardware company revenue is usually higher at the same “stage”. But growing a business […]
Will SaaS Lead to the Death of Software Product Management?
There is a lot of talk in the software business these days about changing business models, particularly the trend toward SaaS (Software as a Service). Will SaaS business models completely dominate the software business? Many consultants, pundits and other industry figures are proclaiming that SaaS will very soon take over the world; saying if you’re […]
Integrating the Marketing and Engineering Functions at Technology Companies
In most tech companies, Product Marketing and Product Development/Software Development/Engineering are managed separately. There is usually one VP over the Product Development function and another VP over the overall marketing function. This usually (but not always) includes both current product management/marketing and future product planning. This is certainly an appropriate way to organize a software […]
