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Why I mentor My first true venture in the energy sector 20 years ago was a near disaster. We had little knowledge of high-growth strategies/tactics, underestimated funding, and mistaken knowledge … More
Had a wonderful conversation on the CRM Playaz with Brend Leary and Paul Greenberg inspired by a post (see below) on some findings on evaluating and selecting CMOs. https://youtu.be/fnorTDWGctI?t=1574 I … More
B2B has had challenges breaking into the Web 3.0 has been a challenging. A few of us delivered on some comments, thoughts and some insights. B2B Marketing Playbook for Web … More
I join Calibermind‘s VP of Marketing and host, Camela Thompson, in an episode of the Revenue Marketing Report. She and I discuss four methods to understanding startup investing, the importance of … More
Over the last 2 quarters, I’ve reviewed or engaged in 19 budget & business planning streams. Four (4) interesting tidbits about their final budgets/plans… Growth companies and performance execs start … More
Elon Musk always keeps things interesting. Ron Miller, one of the top enterprise reporters in the space, reflects on Salesforce’s past interest with Twitter as well as current discussions around … More
Some commentary on the following article: https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/18/zendesks-latest-problem-is-an-activist-investor/ The cornerstone of this special vote questions Zendesk’s board decision on the proposed Momentive acquisition. While I also believe Zendesk’s selection of the … More
With the deal coming to a conclusion, Ron Miller Alex Wilhelm provided great overall coverage. Was able to provide some comments. https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/28/after-2-rejected-deals-zendesk-considers-its-next-steps/ Bright future ahead for Zendesk with one win and … More
Starting 6-8 months ago, I began sharing that PE and M&A were to take center stage this year and over the next couple of years. Lately, I have been regularly … More
Shared thoughts on Zendesk rebuffing the offer. Worth deferring given good quarterly results. While CX platform building is the right aspiration & Zendesk is a solid CS player, making an … More