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Ruminations on ROI Versus TTV

Ruminations on ROI Versus TTV

By Esteban Kolsky on February 12, 2013

Last few weeks I have had some very interesting meetings and discussions. If you follow my writings, presentations, etc. you know that I don’t believe in the need for ROI (Return on Investment) calculations for — well, most of the stuff we buy for Enterprise Software.  In my view, ROI is something that is either: Asked by […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged enterprise software, Rate of return, ROI, TTV | 2 Responses

Time to Ask the Adult Questions for Social Business

Time to Ask the Adult Questions for Social Business

By Esteban Kolsky on February 7, 2011

You all know uber-smart Sameer Patel.  If you don’t, you must. He tweeted something yesterday that stuck with me through my excellent meetings and phone conversations (if I talked to you yesterday, please consider yourself thanked for restoring my faith in technology and business – it was a most awesome day as Bill & Ted […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Business, Business Model, Customer Experience, mlm, Rate of return, Sameer Patel, social business

Business Software is in need of some leaps and bounds!

Business Software is in need of some leaps and bounds!

By Sig Rinde on August 11, 2010

Most business software is created to help you do what you do today, in the same manner, but hopefully better, faster, and with less effort. Efficiency is the siren call. But alas, the usefulness and ROI of upgrading have a…

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged enterprise software, erp, Rate of return, ROI, Software Vendors, Thingamy, Word processor | 1 Response

The VC Shakeout

The VC Shakeout

By Jeff Nolan on June 30, 2010

This piece in HBR is must read, it details why there will be a lot fewer VC funds in the future. The sky is falling on the venture capital rainmakers. Over the past 10 years their quarterly internal rate of return (IRR)—the primary measure of VC success—was dismal, hovering in the single percentage points and […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Business, Harvard Business Review, investment, Market liquidity, Rate of return, vc, vc funding, vc funds, Venture Capital

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