by Robert Solomon | Aug 30, 2023 | B2B Software, Ecosystem, Marketplaces, Retail |
Well, at least two B2B SaaS IPOs are back: Klaviyo and Instacart. Klaviyo A couple of years ago, I would have done an S-1 teardown of Klaviyo, but these days, great S-1 teardowns are often readily available. You can read the details about Klaviyo, a Martech company,...
by Robert Solomon | Sep 24, 2020 | B2B Software, Ecosystem, Marketplaces, Matchmaking
This week, two platform providers for marketplace builders, Mirakl and AppDirect, raised nearly $500 million in capital. Mirakl focuses on software for B2C and B2B physical goods marketplaces. Mirakl raised $300 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. AppDirect...
by Robert Solomon | Mar 15, 2017 | B2B Software, Ecosystem, Enterprise Software
The enterprise software IPO is back with a vengeance. Mulesoft, Okta, and Yext have all filed to go public. 3 Enterprise Software IPO Candidates These enterprise software IPO candidates describe themselves as follows: Mulesoft Our mission is to help organizations...
by Robert Solomon | Sep 20, 2016 | B2B Software, E-invoicing, Ecosystem, Key Success Factors, Payments, Procure to Pay
As mentioned in the last post, the notion of an ecosystem from the world of biology is a useful analogy for the ecosystem digital platforms must foster. It turns out, another biological concept, the “bow tie”, is also a great analogy for how B2B SaaS platforms must...
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 | Mar 22, 2016 | B2B Software, Ecosystem, Electronic Payments, Indirect Spend, Supply Chain Automation |
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the inaugural Global Procurement Technology Summit sponsored by ISM and Spend Matters in Baltimore. Andrew Karpie from Spend Matters and I spoke, in part, on the difference between networks and platforms in supply chain...
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