by Robert Solomon | Dec 3, 2018 | B2B Software, Supply Chain Automation
There are a surprising number of public, micro-cap companies in the supply chain software market. By virtue of their forced transparency, these companies are useful indicators of industry economics and valuations. Micro-Cap Stocks are Getting Crushed During the...
by Robert Solomon | Nov 29, 2018 | B2B Software, Supply Chain Automation
Everywhere I go lately people say “Bob, we really miss your blogging.” (Actually, this has never happened, but there’s a parallel world in which it could.) The recent merger activity in B2B Networks has, however, forced me out of my complacency....
by Robert Solomon | Oct 4, 2018 | B2B Software, Logistics, Matchmaking
I spend a lot of time in Ubers and Lyfts (but not nearly as much time as the drivers)! As I talk to the drivers about platform software (naturally), I learn how the drivers decide which platform to drive for at any given point in time. Most drivers, like most riders,...
by Robert Solomon | Sep 13, 2018 | B2B Software, Matchmaking
In my prior post, I promised to share lessons learned from Elance’s founding to Upwork’s S-1 twenty years later. Here the lessons that resonated with me: Lesson 1: If your time horizon is 3-5 years, do not invest in a B2B marketplace. B2B marketplaces...
by Robert Solomon | Sep 11, 2018 | B2B Software, Key Success Factors, Matchmaking |
Upwork filed to go public. For B2B marketplaces nerds, this is a big one. Why? Because even though the Upwork name is new, it’s predecessor companies, Elance and Odesk, were pioneers in true B2B marketplaces. Elance started in 1998 and Odesk in 2003. These...
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