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 | Apr 28, 2020 | B2B Software, Indirect Spend, Industry Cloud, Vertical Cloud
Content wars are raging in Hollywood. Netflix, Apple+, Amazon, Disney+, Hulu, etc are battling for our eyeballs, especially now that we stuck at home. (Netflix added 15 million new subscribers last quarter!) In 2019, the industry spent $120 billion producing...
by Robert Solomon | Jun 25, 2019 | B2B Software, Healthcare, Industry Cloud, Payments, Vertical Cloud
Change Healthcare is going public (again). The IPO provides another opportunity to examine a massive B2B inter-enterprise network, Change Healthcare’s Intelligent Healthcare Network. I previously wrote about this network when it was called Emdeon (see here). ...
by Robert Solomon | Nov 22, 2016 | B2B Software, Payments, Vertical Cloud
Last week, Deloitte released its 2016 Technology Fast 500 Rankings. The list covers technology companies well beyond software, but 58% of the companies are software-related. Perusing the list gives you the sense of what software segments are hot from a revenue growth...
by Robert Solomon | Jun 16, 2016 | B2B Software, Matchmaking, Travel, Vertical Cloud
It’s fun to see two different business models go head to head in the same market. It’s also fun to watch a gigantic marketplace change its business model. Both of these phenomena are happening in the C2C lodging space. Airbnb and HomeAway have different...
by Robert Solomon | Jun 7, 2016 | Automobile, Industry Cloud, Industry Concentration, Supply Chain Automation, Vertical Cloud
Those of you over the age of 40 remember the crazy B2B consortia days of the late 1990s. (For those you under 40, just imagine the sub-prime mortgage lunacy transferred to software!) During that time, the Big Three American auto companies formed two auto consortia:...
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