When I worked as a security researcher in the Israeli military, I focused on studying cybersecurity attacks–so I feel I have a unique perspectiv…
Business Software
Thoughts and advice for software-as-a-service entrepreneurs on their journey to ‘triple, triple, double, double, double’ their revenue and build billion-dollar companies.
When Your Entire Business Is On a Screen: Talking Design, Remote Work and Shabbat with Clark Valberg, CEO of InVision
The Powered by Battery podcast features guests from inside and outside the Battery ecosystem discussing major tech issues of the day. Guests from the …
T2D3 Software Update: Embracing the Founder to CEO (F2C) Journey
It’s been four years since TechCrunch published my blog post The SaaS Adventure, which introduced the concept of a “T2D3” roadmap to help SaaS compani…
Building a Whopper of a Customer-Engagement Platform: Bill Magnuson of Braze
The Powered by Battery podcast features guests from inside and outside the Battery ecosystem discussing major tech issues of the day. Guests from the …
The Doctor Is In: WebPT’s Nancy Ham Talks Healthcare-IT, Opioids and Diversity
The Powered by Battery podcast features guests from inside and outside the Battery ecosystem discussing major tech issues of the day. Guests from the …
IPOs, M&A, and Forces of Growth — Here’s Software 2019
Each year, we write a report about the major trends affecting software. This year, the public markets weighed in, too. One of the biggest takeaways of…
How Atlassian Built A $20 Billion Business
There are plenty of tried-and-true strategies for software companies seeking to scale their businesses. But what if a company wants to grow in a more …
The Secret Sauce: Top Takeaways for CFOs at Fast-Growing SaaS Companies
At fast-growing SaaS companies, CFOs and finance leaders are increasingly viewed as the business-model architects—not just number crunchers–who …
Software Saturation: VC Investment Tepid For Now, but Mega Trends—and Softbank!—to Fuel More Business-Software M&A and Innovation
Have we reached “peak software”? Just like the idea of “peak oil” — the hypothetical point at which global oil production could max out — you could sa…
Diapers, Bagels and Golf — How Avalara Figured Out Sales Tax, and Why We Noticed
Way back in 2010, I started hearing from several of our Battery portfolio companies that they were using a specific type of software to track the coll…