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The decade software ate the world

Intercom, Inc.

It was in August 2011 that Marc Andreessen coined the famous phrase “ Software is eating the world ” in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. Apple survived the death of Steve Jobs in October 2011 under the thoughtful stewardship of Tim Cook, and continued to essentially be the iPhone company, while branching into wearables and services.

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ChurnZero Shortlisted for 2021 SaaS Awards

ChurnZero

Now in its sixth year of celebrating software innovation, the Software-as-a-Service Awards program accepts entries worldwide, including the US, Canada, Australasia, EMEA and UK. They represent truly innovative thinkers in the SaaS industry, whether they’re freshly-funded disruptors or established names. “Our About the SaaS Awards.

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2022 on Inside Intercom

Intercom, Inc.

For one, Eoghan McCabe , our Co-founder and Chairman, returned to the role of CEO , the position he had held from our founding in 2011 until 2020 – and he is bringing a renewed focus on the customer service space, so you can expect to see even more innovation from us in that area. How do we feel about being called ‘women in tech’?

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18 investors fueling Latin America’s SaaS superstars

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Another was 2011/2012 where not only were another 5 VC firms started but it’s also when international ones set their eyes on this vast market. Founded: 2011. Monashees Capital is the largest Brazilian VC that makes investments in innovative solutions worldwide, but with a strong focus on Latin America. Founded: 2011.

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Finding the Next Wave of Growth: S-Curves and Product Sequencing

Casey Accidental

This year, topics ranged broadly from incorporating AI to deliver world-class consumer experiences to defining and measuring different forms of community-powered growth. Network effect products rely less on new product innovation unless it’s the only way to monetize. billion exit, Grubhub made a lot of mistakes.

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The 18 Awesome Women of SaaS in Asia

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In 2011, she co-founded Grab (previously known as MyTeksi) together with fellow Malaysian and Harvard graduate Anthony Tan. With more than 15 years of solid experience, today she is the Chief Operations Officer at the Ping An Health Cloud, known as the most advanced AI healthcare technology.

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State of the Cloud 2019: Europa Edition with Alex Ferrara, Bessemer Venture Partners (Video + Transcript)

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They had fallen behind this latest wave of cloud innovation, and they had to acquire Red Hat in order to execute against their hybrid cloud vision, a similar story with SAP buying Qualtrics, Microsoft buying GitHub. IBM was in a situation where they were really jammed. and, now, Salesforce buying Tableau, so that trend has continued.

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