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Getting Around “Moore’s Wall”: Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi Strives to…
A Q&A with Databricks Co-Founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi about how the company got started, its recent $140 million financing…
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Intacct, accounting and financial management software
Intacct provides cloud-based financial-management and accounting software to clients ranging from startups and SMB organizations…
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The Lion and the Mouse: How Big and Small Companies…
Across the Battery Ventures portfolio, it is common to see mega corporations reach business agreements with very small, seed-stage companies.
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Why ‘Boring’ Can Be Beautiful In Tech Investing
My investment sweet spot is a mature software company, that’s at best plodding along with single-digit revenue growth, or perhaps…
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Coupa, business-spend management software
A cloud platform for business spending, Coupa offers a fully unified suite of financial applications…
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The Seeds of Success: Considering a Company’s Stage When Partnering…
A companies’ capabilities and processes follow a common path to maturity through each stage. Large-company IT buyers can use this…
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A VC’s Tips: Communicating with Your Board During Tough Times
These days, amid industry wide belt-tightening, “down rounds” and a still-moribund (though hopefully improving) IPO market, many CEOs are baring…
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Think. Decide. Act: Leading Through Tough Times
Building a business is challenging, and mistakes are inevitable. Sometimes those mistakes are catastrophic. What's the key to leading through…
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Brightree, software and services for post-acute care
Brightree's cloud-based software helps customers improve clinical and business performance in the post-acute care industries…
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Choose More Diverse Boards
A few weeks ago, we were approached by a prominent Silicon Valley executive we both…
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Helping Entrepreneurs “Triple, Triple, Double, Double, Double” to a Billion-Dollar…
"What does it take to build a billion-dollar, SaaS company?” I hear this question a lot in my work as…
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Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for…
Background: Steve Conine and Niraj Shah co-founded Wayfair in 2002 on a shoestring budget, out…