Product Management and M&A. Musings of a reformed private equity operator
As 2022 begins, many leaders are looking back at 2021 and wondering how they can drive more leads and revenue. Content marketing is often suggested as a free way to…
Recurring revenue is a core metric for SaaS companies. It drives valuation, funding, and success. Revenue retention is a major concern for product managers. They need to understand what is…
The Software Equity Group (SEG) regularly publishes quantitative research on the software and SaaS market M&A activity. The SEG SaaS Index contains dozens of publicly traded SaaS companies. The SEG…
I belong to a Facebook Group called Product Management Memes. The group has over 4,000 members. It is simply a meme stash for product managers, marketers, and corporate life. Here…
A reprint of a story I wrote in 2009 to celebrate one of my favorite traditions - The Santa Hat Believer’s Club.
OpenView Partners is a Boston-based expansion stage venture capital firm. They have a portfolio of SaaS investments that consists of over 60 companies. 24 have been acquired (Exact Target, Lessonly)…
AI writing tools are here to stay. Market leader Grammarly just raised $290 million at a $13 billion valuation. Microsoft invested $1 billion in OpenAI and its GPT 3 technology.…
.Demand generation is a challenge every product manager faces. Being highly ranked on Google is critical to drive potential buyers to yur solutions. While many enterprises use pay-per-click advertising, it…
Understanding how your firm performs in relation to your competitors and industry is important. Finding benchmarks about revenue, expenses, and valuation for private firms with less than $25 million in…