Value Proposition #1: Supply Chain Automation
Supply chain automation is a primary value proposition an enterprise software platform provider can to its participants.
Nine B2B Industry Platform Value Propositions
Enterprise software platforms can be segmented by nine basic platform value propositions.
Follow the Amber Road?
Global Trade Management (GTM) provider, Amber Road recently filed to go public, adding to the list of enterprise SaaS providers going public while the going is good. You may not recognize Amber Road, in part because for many years it went by the incredibly bland...
Tim Armstrong/AOL meet Castlight Health
Castlight Health has filed for an IPO. They are going after an enormous market: helping corporations save on their spend on employee health benefits.
Two More Enterprise SaaS Plays to go Public
Two more enterprise SaaS plays are going public: Paylocity and The Rubicon Project.
Another Industry Consortium “Down” (GHX), A Few More to Go
GHX, one of the original industry consortia of the bubble era was bought by Thoma Bravo. Only a few consortia remain.
Facilities Maintenance Software Meet Private Equity
Private equity firms are showing a lot of love to facilities maintenance software and services vendors.
Lessons from 50+ years of SABRE
Sabre, one of the enterprise software industry’s pioneer platforms provides many lessons for today’s enterprise software platform entrepreneurs.
Sabre Rattling
As one of the original enterprise software platforms, the Sabre IPO offers a fascinating lesson in how such platforms are built and endure.