Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. Total raised: $22.0mm.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

The Next Web

OCTOBER 13, 2012

Virtually every major online venture that has done well has been replicated elsewhere in the world to cater to local markets, with copycats raking in revenues and leaving innovators fuming. If possible, look into developing a USP that differentiates you and makes your brand more desirable to consumers. The clones.

Intellectual Property 136

Intellectual Property Differentiation Reputation Germany 136

Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

billion in revenues (growing 39% year-on-year) and $25B of market cap. Compared to Salesforce, the industry leader, the stats were not too dissimilar over the same period: its market cap grew by $19B and its revenue increased by $3.3B. From a revenue standpoint, 58 companies have already crossed the $5M per year mark and 29 are $15M+.

Europe 83

Europe Cloud API 83

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The new generation of public SaaS companies is also growing faster, reaching a $100 million revenue run rate in five to seven years today versus 10 to 15 years a decade ago. Companies above that revenue threshold and with high growth rate have made our ‘Champions League’ (see full presentation). 2009, CapitalQ, Yahoo!

Europe 48

Europe IPO API 48