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

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Before I joined the venture capital industry many years ago, I was a software developer, and I worked for a startup around the 2000 time period. Retail was mentioned twice, that’s it, and AWS was mentioned 78 times, so it’s probably not surprising that they’re doing this. How long can this last?

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Top 15 VC Podcasts 2023

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The Venture Capital sector has seen substantial expansion in recent times and some VCs have started to podcast and share valuable resources for entrepreneurs, other investors, and those interested in learning more about the industry. The podcast is perfect for anyone interested in startups, venture capital, and technology.

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The Case Against Budgets, Forecasts, and Performance Targets

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Let’s start with probably the most familiar scenario - I was working at a tech company, with top tier venture capital investors. Sure, in established businesses benchmarking and historical performance can set some precedence. We don’t have any agreed upon budgets, or any sales reps with quotas.

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State of the Cloud 2019 from Bessemer Venture Partners (Video + Transcript)

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78 times in the AWS … ADABAS was referenced in the Amazon press release and earnings announcement. Carbon Black, DocuSign, SurveyMonkey, Tenable, Smartsheet, Dropbox; fantastic names that in aggregate, when you put together the three ways to buy stocks, public, IPOs, private venture capital dollars and then outright acquisitions.

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