Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

and so I think its a very, very big bet“ - Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Indeed, the opportunity is large: with 11m+ SMBs in the US only spending more than $300B in IT.but so far nobody managed to "crack the code" and current sales model are facing diminishing returns: (1) HT companies have little insights in their SMB customers (e.g.,

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The viral nature of social media no doubt aided this growth, as did improvements in the online shopping experience. Spotify came to the the US from Europe this year, and TaskRabbit and Outbrain just raised money to grow beyond the US. In the West, we have been living in relative prosperity for decades.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 9, 2006

The phone rings - it was the staffing manager: "Philippe, come in my office, your life is gonna change!". Yes, for a couple of years, after which the new plant manager decided to outsourced the whole thing. Europe Consumer. (1). Venture Capital. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Happy ending?

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

Great summary, I've found the complexity of managing all the exceptions and crediting rules that creative sales managers always seem to come up with to be something that often undermines simplicity Phillippe advocates. Europe Consumer. (1). Venture Capital. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Bessemer was also heavily represented with David Cowan , managing partner and co-founder of VeriSign ( see his post about the event ), Rob Stavis , BVP’s New York-based managing partner who led our investment in Skype, Byron Deeter , partner and founder of Trigo and our COO/managing partner Ed Colloton. Europe Consumer. (1).

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The VCs basically have liquidity in management fees along the way, in the sense they get paid decently along the way. But more spend = more viral opps = more revenue down the road. >50% of our revenue in now viral. But the day after you’ll wake up and see yourself more as a manager than an owner.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Requires more capital because: - It is harder to develop for many new factors like tenant data isolation, user management, subscription services, etc. Europe Consumer. (1). Venture Capital. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. anecdotes. (13).

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

For those in SaaS, this event is a must attend in Europe, and as Algolia’s founder Nicolas told me during our board meeting the week before, I better “ get my game up because the level of the presentations at the Meetup is high, and I’d better be well prepared! Gates made his talk unforgettable and it went viral.

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Cracking the Code

MAY 25, 2010

A few highlights from the different keynotes and speakers On top of Jason, we also had the chance of having many great speakers at the event and here are a few quotes and notes that I have taken during the different keynotes and panels: Joe Payne, CEO of Eloqua moderated the panel on Revenue Performance Management. Europe Consumer. (1).

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Managing employees and tasks remotely can be a recipe for disaster when you’re building a nascent operation. For example, angel funding is more prevalent in the United States than in Europe. In other words, angel investors and early stage venture capital (VC) firms will have different expectations than late stage VC firms.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

To learn more about the CAC ratio and CLTV, you can read Philippe Botteri’s white paper “CAC Ratio - One Number to Manage your SaaS S&M Spend” also available at www.bvp.com/saas. Together, CMRR, Cashflow, Churn, CAC, and CLTV make up the “5 C’s of SaaS Finance. Philippe Botteri.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Whats the right strategy for Europe? As soon as you’ve climbed the Sales Learning Curve, begin ramping your sales force by hiring renewal-oriented account managers. Terms of the deal were not announced, but Massive did note that the agreement is applicable to users in the US, Canada, Europe, South Korea, and Australia.

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Cracking the Code

JULY 6, 2007

David Cowan , the Bessemer Managing Partner who pioneered early stage investments in automated subscription services ( Verisign , Postini , Netli.), It also facilitates cash management since expenses varies by month. Europe Consumer. (1). Venture Capital. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars.

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Cracking the Code

APRIL 13, 2007

Through sites like Gizmodo , the NY Times Online or thousands of technology and software blogs, IT managers can gather all the technical information they need, as well as in-depth customer and user feedback. The next question is "what do these companies need to change in their internal management processes to be successful"?

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

And.NET’s languages (C#, IronPython, managed C++, etc.) The VAST majority of what you’re dealing with (HTTP, MIME, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, relational databases, page template, authentication, session management, caching, etc.) Do you manage to hire any programmers in the first place. are also reasonable and flexible.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 28, 2020

37:00) The failure to invest in public health resources that would have helped manage SARS CoV-2 (39:40) The two most important lessons of the pandemic (40:59) What the U.S.'s At the time, virology was not thought to be very interesting because we didn't have good ways to diagnose specific viral infections except antibody responses.

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