Product Managers: Build/Buy/Partner. Do You Really Have a Choice?
There is a ton of information from thought leaders about product managers build/buy/decision making. Do product managers really have a choice?
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Why Product Managers Should Become Best Friends with Finance Team
Product managers should have basic financial literacy, but the implications of new accounting policies like ASC 606 and ASC 606-340 exceed most product manager’s finance capabilities. Instead product managers should become best friends with the Finance organization who can help them navigate this new, complex world. And they might save their products and jobs in the process.
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How Does a M&A Exec Look at Your Product Management Organization?
The pace of mergers and acquisitions is accelerating due to the record valuations in today’s market. The chance that your organization could be acquired is greater than ever. Prudent product management leaders should understand how M&A execs analyze and assess product management organizations. This could not only help maximize the valuation of their company, but help them preserve their own role in a merged enterprise.
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Why are Private SaaS Companies Valued Less Than Public Peers?
I talk with SaaS companies that are looking to buy other SaaS companies or sell their own each month. For the past year their comments have been the same. The buyers lament the high valuations sellers expect, and sellers, especially private companies, bemoan the low valuations they are offered. They want to know why private SaaS companies are valued less than their public company peers?
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Run a Business, not a Backlog Webinar
Join Jon Gatrell and me for a webinar entitled “Run a Business, not a Backlog” on Wednesday February 10th, 2021 at 11AM PST, 2PM EST, 7PM GMT hosted by Product Management Today and sponsored by Logi Analytics.
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Software Equity Group Q3 2020 SaaS Valuation Update
SEG’s Q3 2020 SaaS Index report shows record valuations in spite of Covid-19 crisis
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Will 2020 Be Sequoia’s RIP Good Times Redux?
Will the impending recession in 2020 prompt another version of the infamous Sequoia 2008 RIP Good Times presentation?
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Private Equity Dividend Recaps are Rising Again
Private Equity Dividend Recaps are Rising Again. What product managers should know
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What Can Product Managers Learn from Startup Pitch Decks?
Product Managers can learn a lot from startup pitch decks. A pitch deck essentially tells a story of why a company should be funded. Product managers face similar challenges every day. We’ll explore the anatomy of a pitch of a pitch deck and review a few legendary pitch decks.
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Software Equity Group Q2 2019 SaaS M&A Update
The Software Equity Group has published their second quarter 2019 SaaS M&A update. It includes information about transaction volume, valuation multiples, and a host of other topics