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CEOs Own Software Competency — And The Structure Of Innovation Delivery

Forrester IT

World-class innovation delivery requires weaving together three foundational realities: “Software is eating the world.” Marc Andreessen famously said this in a 2011 essay in The Wall Street Journal. It was true then, and it’s all the more true today.

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Sales software startup Highspot lays off 15% of staff, its second cut this year

GeekWire

The Seattle-based sales software company confirmed that it laid off 15% of its workforce. Wahbe founded the company in 2011 with former colleagues Oliver Sharp and David Wortendyke. Highspot CEO Robert Wahbe. Highspot Photo) Highspot is trimming headcount again. The company ranks No.

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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO Business Intelligence

It went on an acquisition spree in the early 2000s, driving up its revenue, before being swallowed itself by Hewlett-Packard in 2011, in a deal that valued it at over $10 billion. Rather than selling software to customers, HP said, Autonomy had been selling them hardware at a loss, then booking the sales as software licensing revenue.

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MegaTrend Update: Dramatic and broad shifts in models due to software ("software eats the world")

CTOvision

By Bob Gourley We have been tracking this since Marc Andreessen called the trend out in 2011 (see “ Why Software is Eating the World “) and are especially interested in how the trend will impact the world of the enterprise. Business Software. Who is next? Seems like education. Then healthcare. Here is a list: Domain.

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Sales software company Highspot cuts 10% of its workforce

GeekWire

Wahbe founded the company in 2011 with former colleagues Oliver Sharp and David Wortendyke. It sells enterprise software to help make salespeople more efficient, equipping them with technology to improve how they have conversations with prospective buyers, among other features. The startup has five offices outside the U.S.,

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Madrona backs WaFd Bank spinout developing consumer software for regional banks

GeekWire

A new banking software startup spun out of Washington Federal Bank (WaFd) wants to help digitize consumer-facing products used by regional banks across the U.S. The idea was to help develop and deploy new software at a faster rate. Many banks are hesitant to make a transition from their current software provider.

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Bill pay software startup Doxo lands $18.5M

GeekWire

The Series C round — the first outside capital infusion since 2011 — was led by Jackson Square Ventures. The company is profitable and annual revenue is more than $40 million. Doxo was co-founded 14 years ago by Steve Shivers , who remains CEO. Other backers include MDV, Sigma Partners, and Bezos Expeditions.

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