Tom Tunguz

MAY 13, 2015

In particular, Ariba sold software to run RFPs, manage contracts with suppliers, analyze corporate spending and ensure financial compliance. At the time of its IPO, the company was only investing about 75% of its revenue and sales and marketing. Another unique characteristic about the story of Ariba: the founding team was seven people.

Outsourced Development 108

Outsourced Development Software Review Technical Review compliance 108

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Email autoresponders can save you a ton of time and deliver huge returns on campaign investment. Mailchimp is a powerful product that hasn’t lost its simple feel, though it has grown considerably since it first hit the market in 2001. But how do you keep a strong handle on your campaign as it plays out over weeks and months?

Scale 143

Scale Mobile Pricing AI Search 143

SaaStr

MAY 17, 2019

What did it teach him about capital efficiency and investing ahead of time? The worst was right after we started BigMachines in 2000, we had a massive bust in 2001. And in that case, obviously, there’s also A, that it’s not you, right, it’s me, because we over invested, the market isn’t there.

Scale 144

Scale Sales Hiring Software Review Leadership 144

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 13, 2020

And then the last one is, increasing compliance and control. It was like an experiment investment. Jay McGrath: There’s a Fortune Magazine article about Joe Torre from 2000 or 2001. And so what we do is use our software to connect older tech stacks to newer tech stacks, to get the work done without human intervention.

VP of Engineering 54

VP of Engineering Scale Communication Banking 54