Tom Tunguz

MARCH 25, 2020

In 2015, we partnered with two young founders to build Dremio. At Redpoint, we’re passionate about innovations in data. Tomer Shiran and Jacques Nadeau had just left MapR, and they came to work from our offices in Menlo Park. We shared a vision for a new way of working with data. O’Reilly calls this Next Architecture.

Engineering 228

Engineering Data Azure Data Analysis 228

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Founded in 2015, Klue addresses a part of the corporate world that has seen little innovation. Craft Ventures led the round and there was participation from HWVP, OMERS Ventures, Rhino Ventures, and BDC Ventures. The round also saw investments from angels like Frederic Kerrest, who is the co-founder of Okta. .

AI 263

AI Consulting Interviewing Innovation 263

SaaStr

JULY 8, 2022

How To Innovate Faster with Community: Insights From GitLab CEO Sid Sijbrandij. A real classic from the first SaaStr Annual in 2015! #24. How Leveraging Partnerships Can 2x Your Growth with Gorgias CEO Romain Lapeyre. A niche session, but a strong one. Half of Gorgias’ almost 10,000 SMB customers come from partners.

VP of Engineering 226

VP of Engineering Scale Outbound Sales Team SMB 226

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 20, 2021

She may even be our first guest who has been honored with their own day, with the Borough of Manhattan celebrating “Kathryn Finney Appreciation Day” back in 2015. Intercom on Product: The siren call of innovation. Over the course of a 30-year career her work has won her acclaim from across the business world and beyond.

Machine Learning 211

Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Innovation Interviewing 211

SaaStock

JANUARY 25, 2019

Since its launch in 2015, it has attracted more than 4,500 retailers who use it as their central marketplace. Founded : 2015. Founded : 2015. Founded : 2015. Founded : 2015. Founded : 2015. Funding to Date : $26.2M from Redpoint eventures, TPG Growth, DGF Investimentos and others. CEO : Tiago Dalvi.

SaaS Payments 257

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 257

ReSci

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Shop.org Digital Summit is one of the best places for digital and multichannel retailers to discover innovative ideas, trends, and insights on best practices in the industry. The post Our Top Picks for Shop.org Digital Summit 2015 appeared first on ReSci.

Mobile 40

Mobile Innovation Churn Trends 40

ReSci

AUGUST 4, 2015

Multi-channel retail and innovation in eCommerce are major themes, and there's a lot of emphasis on what's new in mobile as well. The post Sessions You Won’t Want to Miss at Etail East 2015 appeared first on ReSci. Etail East is kicking off in less than a week. To kick-off the start of….

Mobile 40

Mobile Innovation 40

SaaStock

MARCH 8, 2019

Jessie moved to Hong Kong in 2015, where she joined Credit Suisse as Vice President. in 2015, she made a move to the other side and left banking. In 2016, she moved to Hong Kong to head Innovation at HSBC. It’s SAP’s innovation university and community, united around the company’s commitment to sustainable development.

VP of Engineering 264

VP of Engineering CTO Coach Venture Capital SaaS 264

Trint

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The company will use this new investment to drive product innovation and accelerate hiring in its London and Toronto offices. Trint will focus its 2021 strategy on rapid product innovation as it continues to build out a new market category it calls StoryTech. The company also landed a top 10 spot in Startups.co.uk

Investment 130

Investment Artificial Intelligence Banking Entertainment 130

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Whatever you care about in your business, whether high achieving, innovation, values, or making money, make sure your team feels the same way. ARR around 2015. At Gainsight, you’re expected to do a lot, and it’s hard. But you have to hold yourself to the highest standards because your team relies on it.

Scale 227

Scale Sales Hiring SaaS Scaling 227

User Pilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

According to Jamie Levy, the main tenets of a UX strategy are business strategy, value innovation, validated user research , and frictionless UX. According to Jaime Levy, the author of the 2015 bestseller UX Strategy: How to Devise Innovative Digital Products That People Want , a robust UX strategy should be based on 4 main principles.

Strategy 96

Strategy Underperforming Technical Team User Experience SaaS 96

Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 23, 2024

I could not sleep and found their approach to solving the climate crisis as innovative, commercial, and most importantly, inevitable. The broader tech media landscape that started to cover global technology and Asian startups closely starting in 2015. Kobold Metals – My first deal as a general partner. Whatnot – This eBay 2.0

Venture Capital 95

Venture Capital Travel Startup Leadership 95

Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

Jan: California Forever is an attempt to make sure that the Bay Area remains the center of innovation and prosperity that it’s been for the last 50 years. And so, we think that Solano County can become the foundry of American defense innovation for the next 50 years. What exactly is California Forever in your words?

Artificial Intelligence 100

Artificial Intelligence Innovation Transportation Venture Capital 100

Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 22, 2018

I designed my first chatbot in 2015. It’s not the next big thing that I was dreaming of in 2015. Lots of small innovations compounded over decades have resulted in what we call a computer revolution. It’s definitely not how I thought the chatbot revolution would happen in 2015. In the past, chatbots were the future.

Blockchain 151

Blockchain AI Banking Innovation 151

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 15, 2021

Here are some tactics innovative companies are using to generate more leads and close bigger deals, faster with Intercom: 1. Optimize your Intercom Business Messenger to turn website visitors into quality leads.

Engagement 232

Engagement Communication Sales Innovation 232

Tom Tunguz

JULY 28, 2015

In response last week’s post on The Fastest Growing Areas of Startup Investment in 2015 , in which Bitcoin topped the list, I received many questions about the underlying dynamics of this startup segment. In 2014, total investment spiked to more than $3.5B, and through June 2015 Bitcoin startup have raised more than $4B.

Investment 100

Investment Blockchain Innovation Startup 100

User Pilot

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Hosted by an ensemble of AI-generated voices, the show delves deeply into a new topic each week, offering listeners an insightful and innovative experience. It features stories from those affected by AI and insights from its innovators, covering topics like AI in warfare and digital human creation. TL;DR Podcast.ai Podcast.ai

Artificial Intelligence 97

Artificial Intelligence Technical Review AI Technology 97

OpenView Labs

JANUARY 3, 2022

Back in 2015 I published this post “ Your 3 Pricing Strategy Choices: Grow, Skim, or Follow.” Is the advice from 2015 still relevant? Is the advice from 2015 still relevant? Skim: Initially setting a relatively high price to reinforce your value and capture the profit you need to invest in more innovation.

Pricing 67

Pricing Strategy Innovation B2B 67

OnStartups

JUNE 7, 2021

Momentum in terms of innovation of the platform itself. That was back in 2015. I don’t know, but it’s the best implementation I know of a blockchain powered, crypto-based social network. As evidence, one need only look at the momentum. Momentum in terms of the community on the platform.

Investment 122

Investment Blockchain Startup Innovation 122

Tom Tunguz

MARCH 5, 2017

With global IT spending flat to down in 2015 and 2016 , software businesses are fighting for share of wallet. A 2015 CEB study confirmed this: Over and over we found that customers, generally speaking, see significantly less difference between us and the competition than we do ourselves.

Marketing 100

Marketing Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Sales 100

Scytale

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Vincent Cook Introducing Vincent Cook, a leader in developing resilient cybersecurity frameworks for businesses and governments, countering emerging threats through innovative solutions. Chris emphasizes the positive impact of cybersecurity on businesses and offers innovative solutions to support growth.

Technical Advisors 52

Technical Advisors Cybersecurity CTO Scale 52

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 5, 2020

This 2015 post by former senior product manager Hugh Durkin highlights how early we were thinking about the practicalities of building a developer ecosystem , pointing out how the first developer APIs and first developer hub had already generated the first shoots of a budding ecosystem. Building a developer economy around Intercom.

Marketplace as a Service 171

Marketplace as a Service Transportation Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 171

Frontegg

MAY 27, 2021

This innovative software tool is a proven and tested customer engagement booster. With the unique self-service solutions on offer, your customers can get the best features in blazing fast times, with your devs focusing on innovation and quality. Drift was launched in 2015 just when SaaS applications started taking off in a big way.

Payment Solutions 98

Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payments Scale 98

The Angel VC

AUGUST 26, 2015

2) Billions of dollars of on-premise revenues are still up for grabs In spite of this tectonic shift of deployment preferences, IDC estimates that in 2015 the market share of on-premise deployments in the enterprise applications market is still almost 80%.

SaaS 173

SaaS Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Construction 173

FastSpring

AUGUST 13, 2019

Since 2015, they have built over 20,000 beautiful and functional intranet sites with more than 50 global partners. They are a true partner for ShortPoint and are designed to provide innovative technology and ecommerce expertise to help the business succeed and grow. ShortPoint is a leader in intranet design software.

Payment Methods 61

Payment Methods Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments 61

SaaStr

MAY 31, 2021

After all, we had 1,000+ for the first SaaStr Annual in SF in 2015, and had to cap attendance. The innovative products we build today may well not be around once we’re 100. We had 1,500+ register for the first SaaStr Europa the other day, and over 1,250 on site. I told the team we’d have about 1,200. But I knew.

Sales Recruiting 311

Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale Branding 311

Tom Tunguz

JUNE 30, 2016

In the 13 years that followed, many startups have followed their path to build innovative software that has transformed their respective industries and sectors. The IPO market in the second half of 2015 was more challenging but still seven companies went public. It’s not an understatement to say everything has changed.

Marketing 102

Marketing SaaS Software Delivery Scale 102

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

At a time when SaaS companies represent the vanguard of disruptive innovation, it’s not surprising that an armada of non-software companies are following suit by attempting to replicate the business model in a bid to attract investment. Apple finally relented and joined the streaming game in 2015.

Payment Solutions 259

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Software SaaS Payments 259

Buffer Resources

DECEMBER 20, 2023

  The groundbreaking movie, celebrated for its innovative storytelling and captivating performances, swept the major awards, creating a buzz across social media platforms. The film took home Oscars in three of the four major acting categories, along with Best Director and Best Picture.    Is this what the future looks like?

Social Media 110

Social Media ChatGPT Trends AI 110

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

This interview was part of Splash’s Boom , a video series about the innovation explosion in events and the tech stack. They hosted their first conference in 2015, and now they claim the world’s largest community of SaaS executives, founders, and entrepreneurs. I’ve been doing SaaStr Annual since 2015.

Technical Review 141

Technical Review Software Review compliance Cloud 141

SaaSHolic

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

It All Comes Down to Timing Bill Gross of Idealab gave a TED Talk in 2015 in which he delineates timing as one of the top five factors that determine the success of a startup. Successful SaaS innovators have mastered the art of solving today’s problems with tomorrow’s technology.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review SaaS Business Market Research 52

SaaStock

JANUARY 30, 2019

Unfortunately, not many bets paid off as the economy crashed in 2015 and stayed in turmoil for another 2 years. Monashees Capital is the largest Brazilian VC that makes investments in innovative solutions worldwide, but with a strong focus on Latin America. To date, it has supported 1,544 innovative companies in 57 countries.

Venture Capital 155

Venture Capital SaaS Healthcare Finance 155

OnStartups

JUNE 7, 2021

Momentum in terms of innovation of the platform itself. That was back in 2015. I don’t know, but it’s the best implementation I know of a blockchain powered, crypto-based social network. As evidence, one need only look at the momentum. Momentum in terms of the community on the platform.

Investment 52

Investment Blockchain Startup Innovation 52

FastSpring

DECEMBER 24, 2019

In 2015 I was looking for something new outside of working in telecommunication that would be a new challenge for me, and I found out that ecommerce is one of the domains that would help me improve my current skills. There’s so much competition and new innovation it’s a challenge to stay ahead. How did you find FastSpring?

Telecommunications 86

Telecommunications Engineering Software Travel 86

Buffer Resources

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

When Sherrell Dorsey started the digital news and insights platform The Plug , she knew she wanted it to be seen as the leading voice in the Black innovation economy—and she wanted her voice to be in the mix as well. This is especially true when your individual thought leadership aligns closely with the mission of your company.

Sales Recruiting 82

Sales Recruiting Social Media Business Marketplace as a Service 82

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Hike Labs was founded in 2014, and by 2015, Pinterest had swooped in and acquired the San Francisco-based mobile publishing startup. These acquisitions, which focus more on scope than scale, accounted for 90% of tech deals in 2019 , which is a 40% increase from 2015. Your exit strategy timeline is A LOT shorter.

Technical Review 144

Technical Review Payment Methods Acquisition Development Team Review 144

The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

DECEMBER 5, 2019

You may not have heard of the high-tech company, Quirky, which filed for bankruptcy and then starting selling off its assets in 2015. Quirky was an early innovator and high flier in the home automation business, but it couldn’t survive on its own. You may, however, have heard of Wink , a home automation hub.

Metrics 52

Metrics Advertising Growth Hacking Social Media 52