Float and Breakage Are Your Friends
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2010/03/warren_buffett_explains_the_ge.htmlFloat and breakage can add a very high margin revenue stream to SaaS, payments, and other businesses. Just ask Warren Buffett.
The Forrester Wave™: Supplier Risk And Performance Management Platforms, Q3 2020
The Forrester Wave: Supplier Risk and Performance Management is out. The timing is great, but the market is still hard to define.
Vertex Vs. Avalara: Old School Vs. New School
Vertex, the old-school leader in indirect tax software filed to go public and join its “disruptor” competitor Avalara in the public markets.
50 Future Unicorns 2020 Edition
The 50 Future Unicorns 2020 List from CBInsights is chock-full of enterprise tech and fintech, as well as contenders in some age-old categories.
Vroom: Used Car “Marketplace” Files for IPO
Vroom’s IPO provides insights into a used car “marketplace”. Vroom is just one flavor of many marketplace models in the used car world.
ZoomInfo Files to go Public
ZoomInfo, not Zoom Video, a provider of B2B data, has the kind of eye-popping growth and profitability required to go public during a pandemic.
SelectQuote Insurance “Marketplace” IPO Fetches $4 Billion Valuation
SelectQuote is a tech-enabled insurance agent. Some would call it a marketplace. Everyone would call it a big financial success.
Magic Quadrant for Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Business Networks
Gartner’s new Magic Quadrant for Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Business Networks is out. It’s really about vertical B2B platforms.
Bodhala and Persuit: Back to the Future in Legal Spend Management
Bodhala and Persuit are upstarts in the established legal spend management market, but they have a unique focus and the advantage of some aging competitors.
