What's Hot in Enterprise IT/VC - Issue #28
busy week - if you’re interested in what’s going on in SaaS market, check out my post from HackerNoon on the “blurring lines in enterprise Saas;” other must reads include datadog’s report on exploding docker adoption and Influitive’s post on what developer relations is
boldstart
Blurring lines in enterprise SaaS; the race to own customer data
my blog post from Hackernoon about the SaaS race to be the platform for all customer data
Viptela Acquisition Further Reflects Cisco’s Move to Software
my comments on viptela acquisition - as software eating the world, cisco making big moves to adapt to selling software…
How Blockchain Startups Will Solve The Identity Crisis For The Internet Of Things
solid thoughts on biometrics and blockchain from hypr cofounder George Avetisov - The future will be powered by a set of objects connected through a network known as the Internet of Things (“IOT”). However, just as data security protects humans from identity theft, the same will be required within IOT.
Scaling Startups
4 Things That Set Successful CEOs Apart
on leadership, 4 traits on successful CEOs and also some interesting findings :“For example, our analysis revealed that while boards often gravitate toward charismatic extroverts, introverts are slightly more likely to surpass the expectations of their boards and investors.”
Enterprise Tech
Fuel of the future: Data is giving rise to a new economy | The Economist
data as new oil, interesting chart on AI mentioned in earnings calls
CIO Stats: What Keeps CIOs Up at Night - CIO Journal. - WSJ
recurring themes - cybersecurity, and getting alignment from business and IT - some call that digital transformation…
8 surprising facts about real Docker adoption
larger companies leading adoption of docker and usage overall up 40% year over year - see more from Datadog report
An Intro to Developer Relations: What It Is & Why You Need It
great post on developer relations and what it is and how to build the community around your product - “Trying to reach developers, programmers and engineers? Throw out your marketing playbook and replace it with a developer relations strategy instead.”
Markets
Investor VCs and Operator VCs – AVC
great post from Fred Wilson about investor VCs vs Operator VCs, and importance of thinking strategically
Twilio shares crushed as major customer Uber pulls business - MarketWatch
customer concentration risk when you are a public company
Cloudera’s IPO – Accel Insights – Medium
great insights from first investment to IPO from Accel’s Ping Li
What the current US venture industry looks like in 24 charts | PitchBook News
quick look at the VC industry from Pitchbook - investment dollars falling, etc
By Ed Sim
Ed Sim's weekly readings and notes on VC, software, and scaling startups - #enterprise #seed #DeveloperFirst #IntelligentAutomation #DataInfra #CloudNative #Cybersecurity
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