ICYMI: My Seven Most Popular Posts of 2016
In case you missed them the first time around, here are my seven most popular posts of 2016. Procure to Pay, Marketplace Take Rates, and humor dominated.
Vote for The Worst Supply Chain of 2016. Hint: It Is Not an Easy Choice.
Supply chain news in late 2016 included duopolies, explosions, counterfeits, bid-rigging, out-of-stocks, child labor, and an entirely fake supply chain.
Donald Trump is the Stereotypical Bad Enterprise Software Sales Guy
Donald Trump has all of the bad traits of every bad enterprise software sales person I have ever met. That does not bode well for the next four years.
B2B SaaS Platforms in Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500 Rankings
Buried among the security and sales automation companies in Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500 Rankings are a few B2B SaaS Platforms of interest.
SaaS Proliferation and SaaS M&A
SaaS M&A and consolidation is increasing, but it will still have to wait for some SaaS company boards to lose their loss aversion (think about that one).
Tales of a B2B Road Warrior: The Joys of Business Travel Continue
The joys of business travel continue with a new boarding procedure never used before and unlikely to be used again–I hope!
A Momentous Week for Platforms: Google, Symphony, Coupa, etc.
Amazon versus Google. Coupa versus Ariba. Symphony versus Bloomberg. Microsoft versus Linkedin. The battle of the mega-platforms is only intensifying!
New CEOs at Procure to Pay Suite Vendors Basware and Sciquest
Basware and Sciquest changed CEOs this week and the Coupa roadshow begins soon. All of this excitement in the staid world of procure-to-pay suites!
Taulia Discloses A Few SaaS Metrics Relevant to Networks
Taulia took a step up and released some meaningful metrics about their network last week. Could it be the Coupa S-1 effect?
