by Robert Solomon | Jun 16, 2016 | B2B Software, Matchmaking, Travel, Vertical Cloud
It’s fun to see two different business models go head to head in the same market. It’s also fun to watch a gigantic marketplace change its business model. Both of these phenomena are happening in the C2C lodging space. Airbnb and HomeAway have different...
by Robert Solomon | Jun 11, 2016 | B2B Software, Travel
Occasionally we all need a break from thinking about enterprise software, right? So I’ve decided to begin a periodic series of (hopefully) amusing posts about my travel experiences. Why business travel? It is something I know well (1.5 million miles on United for...
by Robert Solomon | Jun 6, 2016 | B2B Software, E-invoicing, Electronic Payments, Healthcare, Insurance
A couple of weeks ago, Cotiviti Holdings went public breaking a long enterprise software and services IPO drought. Never heard of Cotiviti? Me neither, until the IPO. But once I looked into Cotiviti I realized the company is involved in businesses many of you...
by Robert Solomon | May 31, 2016 | B2B Software, Procure to Pay, Public Sector, Valuation
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sciquest (SQI) has agreed to be taken private by Accel-KKR for $17.75 per share or about $509 million. This represents a 34% premium to the stock’s closing price on Friday. According to the WSJ, “SciQuest’s board...
by Robert Solomon | May 26, 2016 | B2B Software, Procure to Pay, Valuation
About a year ago, I posted a piece focused on the Gartner Procure to Pay Magic Quadrant with added valuation information (see here). Since that time: stock prices have gyrated Coupa and Tradeshift raised rounds, and several acquisitions were made by public companies...
by Robert Solomon | May 17, 2016 | B2B Software, Matchmaking |
Figuring out pricing for SaaS software is always hard. Figuring out pricing for a two-sided SaaS marketplace is doubly hard as I have blogged about previously with respect to Angie’s List and marketplaces generally. A recent price change announcement I...
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