The Domo S-1: Does the Emperor Have Clothes?
I preferred Silicon Valley [1] back in the day when companies raised modest amounts of capital (e.g., $30M) prior to an IPO that took 4-6 years from inception, where burn rates of $10M/year looked high, and where $100M raise was the IPO, not one or more rounds prior to it. When cap tables had 1x, […]
Dreamforce 2016 Post Two: The Recap
Dreamforce 2016 was as action packed as expected. To close this one out, I’ll recap the announcements and dig deeper into a few subjects that I mentioned in my 1st post. Salesforce Einstein was the big topic of course, but there were several other interesting announcements and even a few surprises. Before getting into the […]
Research Summary: Constellation’s AstroChart For Tech Trends
Avoiding The Hype In Trend Cycles Constellation’s AstroChartTM for Technology provides market leaders and fast followers a visual guide to technology trends and their adoption. The vertical access rates adoption from mainstream to early adopters to bleeding edge. The horizontal access estimates the impact on an organization’s business model. from incremental to disruptive to […]
Dreamforce 2016 – Post One
As I’m headed into another Dreamforce event I plan to keep you updated on the happenings this week. As usual Dreamforce promises to be a whirlwind of activity and a high energy event. I attend a lot of conferences and while it can be a grind sometimes, Dreamforce is usually a high point in the […]
Research Summary: Samsung Galaxy Note7 More Enterprise-Ready Than Ever
Why Customers Will Benefit From Samsung’s Investment in Enterprise-Grade Mobile Solutions In Constellation’s surveys, mobile enablement continues to be the top priority for CXOs. Unfortunately, concerns about enterprise-grade capabilities continue to hamper mobile adoption. Enterprise-class security, field-ready ruggedness, battery life, alternative user interfaces, payments and mobile wallets, dedicated enterprise sales and support, and industry-vertical focus […]
CXOs Seek Enterprise-Grade Mobile Solutions Despite Seven Barriers
Understand The Seven Barriers To Successful Enterprise Mobility Constellation’s annual survey of disruptive technologies among leading CXOs consistently places mobile enablement as a top three priority. In the 2016 survey, more than 58 percent of respondents revalidated that mobile enablement was their number one priority. Unfortunately, most CXOs and their organizations often find mobile solutions […]
Verizon Buys the “Door to the Internet”
Okay, it’s that old entrance that no one really uses anymore, but still, it’s news. I guess that’s not fair, apparently a billion people still go through that door every month including 600M on a mobile device. There was a time when…no, you don’t need another nostalgic post on Yahoo, it’s been done, and done, […]
Internet Of Things Will Replace Mobile Phones As Most Connected Device In 2018
Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and devices are expected to exceed mobile phones as the largest category of connected devices in 2018, growing at a 23% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2015 to 2021. By 2021 there will be 9B mobile subscriptions, 7.7B mobile broadband subscriptions, and 6.3B smartphone subscriptions. Worldwide smartphone subscriptions will […]
CRM and Brexit: teachable moment
The great thing about the software world that I spend so much time in is that it is very much a meritocracy, imperfect to be sure, but a place where merit is usually rewarded. That’s why the controversy over the Brits voting to leave the European Union seems so strange. In CRM terms, the decision […]
The Gang of Four and why “there is nothing equitable about equity in a digital age”
As a companion piece to my last post about the irresistible rise of mobile changing the face of the technology landscape, this piece looks at the big four companies that are succeeding there, but also the volatility and strange logic of the market, even for big social media brand names that are in the thick […]
