by Robert Solomon | Sep 16, 2016 | B2B Software, Ecosystem, Enterprise Software, Key Success Factors, Payments |
One of the first great books about platform business models was The Keystone Advantage by Marco Iansiti and Roy Leven. The book was published in 2004, so it pre-dated the success of SaaS platforms such as Uber, Google, AirBnB, Facebook, and many others. As a...
by Robert Solomon | Sep 8, 2016 | B2B Software, Construction, E-invoicing, Financial services, Procure to Pay, Public Sector, Supply Chain Finance
If you are interested in B2B SaaS companies, you will be interested in a recent list published by Battery Ventures. Battery partnered with its portfolio company, Glassdoor, to publish a list entitled, “50 Highest Rated Private Cloud Companies to Work...
by Robert Solomon | Sep 6, 2016 | B2B Software, Logistics, Managed Services, Matchmaking, Pricing
Sunday’s Business Insider had a great article on, Cargomatic, a company promising (as do many others) to be the “Uber for Truckers”. By that, Cargomatic means it will match shippers with goods to ship with truckers with excess capacity. On paper it...
by Robert Solomon | Aug 11, 2016 | Airlines, B2B Software, Road Warrior
Today’s Wall Street Journal has an article about how alike the three major airlines have become in many ways. (See here.) But every Road warrior knows each airline has a distinct system for boarding passengers. And every airline boarding system has a...
by Robert Solomon | Aug 5, 2016 | B2B Software
If you are interested in what it costs to move money between parties (in this case between countries) today’s Wall Street Journal is for you. Prompted by the revelation that the US government sent $400 million in cash to Iran because we did not have a wire or checking...
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