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.

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 …

Beyond Snapchat: The Less Glamorous, B2B Side of LA Tech

When many people think of the tech scene in LA—centered on “Silicon Beach”—they probably think of consumer-tech stalwarts: Snapchat, Hulu or even Doll…

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…