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Failed Exit. Death Watch Begins For DevOps VC Funded Testing Company
Just who would believe, in a million years, that the “software museum” Computer Associates would get bought by Broadcom — for almost $19 billion? Well,
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Crazy Company Nonsense
SNYK – Is This Israeli for SNOOKER?
I was on LinkedIn one evening and see an unpronounceable company called SNYK get a $150 million funding round. Very cool! As many do, I Googled
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Sales Monkeys — The Way VC Backed Companies Operate
VC Backed Companies Need Sales Monkeys VC backed companies, particularly those dead men walking in DevOps and browser testing, use the Sales Monkey Model.
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Software Testing Firm Misses Exit – Ouch!
Software Testing Firm Misses Liquidity Event Just who would believe, in a million years, that the “software museum” Computer Associates would get bought by Broadcom
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Entrepreneurs Getting Screwed By VC Bug
The thirst for venture capital is a knee jerk reaction because it lingers as the model to those who have never seen a different way
Crazy Company Nonsense
DevOps Software Firms—Land of the Walking Dead
Many DevOps software companies are the classic example of the early VC funding miscalculation that is going to leave employees with stock close to worthless
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Why You Should Buy Those Stock Options From That Crappy Company!
You have stock options, but, well, it is kind of a crappy company and now you are gone and you have to decide whether to
Lone Wolf Sales
Quarterly Revenue Madness And The Stupid People Who Do It
A rational argument can be made that the highest unnecessary cost for an enterprise software company is the hidden burden of unnecessary discounts required to
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Your CEO Announces “We Got Funded”–TRANSLATION Provided
It’s that day. It is the company meeting where the CEO and management team stand up before you, the valuable employees, and announce they have
Lone Wolf Sales
5 Sales VPs Later, Do You Understand Inherent Contradiction?
At the SXSW conference, we had dinner with the management team for a 7-year-old cloud company that believes it has now found its way.
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