Can you build a billion-dollar enterprise software company without a sales force? Today, not only is that possible, it’s preferable – at least for some types of software companies. Take the software development tools company Atlassian. Without a single salesperson, Atlassian has acquired over 25, … Read More »
Software Entrepreneur’s Playbook: Why Every Enterprise Startup Needs a Killer UX Team
Who’s the hottest hire in Silicon Valley today? No, it’s not the data scientist, mobile app engineer, or digital marketer; it’s a user experience designer. Today, if your enterprise app isn’t beautiful, simple, elegant, and easy-to-use from day one, your company has little hope of becoming a billion … Read More »
Software Entrepreneur’s Playbook: The End of Dumb Software
For all the technological advances of our time, business software is still profoundly dumb. Most enterprise software simply serves as a tool to get a particular job done faster or more efficiently, but few applications are really “smart”. True smart enterprise apps leverage ‘Big Data’ and predictive … Read More »
The Software Entrepreneur’s Playbook–How to Build a Breakout Software Company
A version of this post first appeared in Forbes. Organizations will spend $1.3 trillion worldwide on enterprise software and services this year. If you’re an entrepreneur building a next-generation software company, you’re no doubt wondering: How do I get my piece of the pie? It’s not easy. In … Read More »