Accenture to Buy Procurian
Just a quick note that Accenture has announced that it will buy the Procurian unit of ICG Group (ICGE). Procurian was formerly known as ICG Commerce.
Veeva: A Model Industry in the Cloud Provider (IC Solution)
Veeva’s IPO shows the model of how an enterprise software platform can build a business quickly these days.
Fannie Mae. Visa. MasterCard. Premier?
Everyone once in a while, the average investor gets the chance to invest in a company that has a special relationship with the government. Premier is one.
Covisint to go Public–seriously.
Covisint, one of the original industry consortia of the bubble era is going public. Have they expanded beyond the auto vertical?
Partying like it’s 1999?
Enterprise software valuations are going through the roof. It is starting to feel a bit like 1999 again.
Tungsten/OB10 Deal
It is sad to see OB10 go, but it will be interesting to see Tungsten do battle with Tradeshift and others in European e-invoicing.
Back in Business
After a stint as President of ServiceChannel, a facilities management SaaS platform, I’m back to consulting–and blogging.
Behavioral Economics and Enterprise Software Sales: Who is teaching Whom?
I’m not sure who is teaching whom. Are behavioral economists teaching enterprise sales folks techniques or vice versa.
Who knew that the Surplus Goods Industry in the Cloud Providers were so hot?!
I'm not exactly sure what to call the companies that match buyers and sellers of surplus/used goods--especially of the capital variety. They really are marketplaces, but having lived through the original "marketplace" era, I find it hard to choke out the "M" word...
