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Veeva: The Biggest Vertical SaaS Success Story of All Time (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

I was a software developer, a product person. Peter : I just, “Hey we have what…” When you’re making software, they would always say, “Hey, change the scope or the investment or the schedule, but don’t change them all at once.” I specifically didn’t want to be a CEO.

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Mental Models to Help You Grow

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

The lesson here is to view your products in terms of S Curves and ensure you’re investing in your next greatest hit. Horizons Framework Another innovation model is the Horizons Framework developed by McKinsey. Jobs to be Done Theory The Jobs to be Done Theory was developed by Clay Christiensen of Harvard Business School.

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“I Was Seduced By a Build Scenario”: 11 Ways to Avoid This Exec’s Greatest Tech Failure

BetterCloud

When it comes to enterprise software, the build vs. buy conundrum is a common one that many companies grapple with. Invest some time and resources upfront, and you can create a homegrown, bespoke solution. Additionally, research shows that in 2015, only 29% of in-house software development projects succeeded.

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Tabular: Turning Your Data Swamp into a Data Lakehouse with Apache Iceberg

Clouded Judgement

You can find the original post here Today we’re very excited to announce our partnership and Series B investment in Tabular , the company behind Apache Iceberg. If you don’t want to manage all of the infrastructure around Iceberg (plus allocating headcount to do this!) Past performance is no guarantee of future performance.

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After Selling For $580M, Here’s What I Learned About SaaS During My Time At Buildium

Outseta

They were clearly property management and software development, and as someone that was hired to accelerate Buildium’s growth I immediately saw countless opportunities to grow the company by moving into new markets. At this point Buildium raised $2M from K1 Capital , investing the money primarily in marketing and hiring.

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Shape Up Your Agile

Crafty CTO

Bigger – it speaks to every aspect of the software development process. Where agile began I was managing software development projects at Viant in February 2001 when the Manifesto for Agile Software Development was published. “The meeting is short, the options well-shaped, and the headcount low.