by Robert Solomon | Oct 3, 2025 | Collaborative Project Management, Industry Big Data, Industry Catalog, Managed Services, Matchmaking, Payments, Supplier Credentialling, Supply Chain Automation, Travel | 
  A few years ago, when I published my e-book on the Nine Value Propositions of B2B SaaS Platforms, I was pretty sure that I’d never update it again. Properly updating it is quite a task, and I wasn’t feeling motivated. However, I recently re-read it, and it felt...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Robert Solomon | Mar 14, 2022 | B2B Software, Collaborative Project Management, Industry Big Data, Industry Catalog, Managed Services, Matchmaking, Supplier Credentialling, Supply Chain Automation, Vertical Cloud | 
In 2014, I tried to summarize the recurring patterns I had seen in working with B2B SaaS platforms by publishing the first edition of my highly-acclaimed e-book:  The Nine Value Propositions of B2B SaaS Platforms.  (When I say highly acclaimed, I mean by several...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Robert Solomon | Oct 6, 2020 | B2B Software, Collaborative Project Management, Key Success Factors, Marketplaces, Matchmaking, Payments, Supplier Credentialling
D’Arcy Coolican and Jeff Jordan from famed VC Andreesen Horowitz recently published a must-read article entitled ‘Deep’ Job Platforms and How to Build Them.  The article was focused on job platforms, those matching employers with individuals, so it’s more...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Robert Solomon | Dec 17, 2019 | B2B Software, Collaborative Project Management, Industry Big Data, Managed Services, Matchmaking, Supplier Credentialling, Supply Chain Automation, Supply Chain Finance | 
Please forgive this shameless bit of self-promotion. I’ve just updated my e-book on the Nine Value Propositions of B2B SaaS Platforms.  Based on feedback I received about the old version,  I think many of you will find it of interest. The Nine Value Propositions of...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Robert Solomon | Dec 17, 2017 | B2B Software, Collaborative Project Management, Construction, Oracle, Valuation
Oracle announced it is buying another construction software company, Aconex, for about $1.2 billion or AUS$1.5 billion.  It’s safe to say Oracle loves construction software as it has previously purchased Primavera, Skire, and Textura. A Stock That Followed...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Robert Solomon | Mar 20, 2017 | B2B Software, Collaborative Project Management, Construction, Payments, Regtech
Recently, I wrote a post about the opportunities created for enterprise SaaS companies from new regulations, a.k.a. Regtech (see here).  The CBInsights Regtech market map in that post includes a company called zlien. (H/T to Ben Bianchino from EML.) Zlien is listed as...				
					
			 
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