by Robert Solomon | Dec 26, 2022 | AP Automation, B2B Software, Procure to Pay
I did not post much in 2022. No need to thank me. Great blog posts–and the kind I do– require free time and non-confidential topics. Both were in short supply this year, especially when the IPO and SPAC markets tanked. Hopefully, the markets (and...
by Robert Solomon | Dec 19, 2022 | B2B Software, Logistics, Marketplaces, Payments, Supply Chain Automation
Just when you thought B2B software SPACs were so last year, along comes another one, Freightos, an international shipping platform. If you are interested in SPACs, the freight industry, or marketplaces, I highly recommend the company’s recent SEC Filing. The...
by Robert Solomon | Dec 11, 2022 | AP Automation, B2B Software, Payments, Pricing |
I love a story about how a company dominated its industry primarily by changing its business model. (See here and here.) Ticketmaster, which has been in the news lately, has such a story buried in its past. The Prior Business Model: Ticketron ...
by Robert Solomon | Sep 30, 2022 | AP Automation, B2B Software, E-invoicing, order to cash, Procure to Pay |
EQT Private Equity, part of a publicly listed investment firm (EQT AB Group) is taking Billtrust (BTRS) private. Billtrust went public (via SPAC) in early 2021. Wrap your head around those two sentences for a minute and marvel at modern capitalism. Billtrust...
by Robert Solomon | Aug 8, 2022 | B2B Software, Payments |
Plastiq, an SMB payments provider announced it is going public via SPAC. Because it’s a SPAC, not a traditional IPO, there is a lot to decipher. I’ll do my best. Plastiq began as a consumer business and pivoted to SMB B2B. The company’s...
by Robert Solomon | Jun 4, 2022 | B2B Software, Enterprise Software, Marketplaces
Unless you are an investor, you may not have heard of Tegus. You may never even have heard of the expert network market that Tegus is disrupting. But if you are building a marketplace, Tegus is worth knowing about. The company’s story demonstrates how to...
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