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Why, as CEO, I Love Driver-Based Planning
While driver-based planning is a bit of an old buzzword (the first two Google hits date to 2009 and 2011 respectively), I am nevertheless a huge fan of driver-based planning not because the concept was...
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Summary of the 4Q14 Fenwick & West VC Survey
Because I was reading it and had a minute, I thought I’d do a quick post summarizing the 4Q14 Fenwick & West Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey (PDF). As the name indicates, this is an ongoing...
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Micro Finance
Today’s show is about Micro Finance, defined in Wikipedia as… Microcredit is the extension of very small loans (microloans) to those in poverty designed to spur entrepreneurship. These individuals...
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CFO Supply Risk Ignorance is Not Bliss — Looking Forward While Gauging the...
With a hat-tip to Bob Ferrari, I came across a December study conducted by CFO Research Services and American Express. The study surveyed finance executives on their views on economic recovery, and on...
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When Buying and Selling in “Local Currency” Takes on a New Meaning
When we usually think of buying in local currencies, most procurement and finance minds think about denominating contracts in local currencies (e.g., RMB) rather than in the dollar or Euro. But the...
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A Thriving Procurement Function for the Next Five Years — Part 2: Getting...
What will a thriving procurement function look like over the next five years or so? In this installment of the series, I join with Gregg Brandyberry, my partner at Wildfire Commerce, to explore a...
View ArticleFriday Rant: Should Finance Own P2P?
In this rant, I’ll purposely be contrarian. In 99% of organizations today, procurement owns the P2P technology platform, perhaps in collaboration with IT (or at least the first “P” in it). The second...
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Friday Rant: When Finance Takes Over Procurement
In my spring 2010 “predictions” conference presentation (which I’ve now given almost half a dozen times), one of the scenarios I posit for the future of procurement in the next five years is that...
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Friday Rant: Get Ready for a Double-Dip Recession and Its Impact on...
Image credit: The New York Times Last Friday, we introduced economic data that suggests the US could be headed for a double-dip recession sooner than many might realize (as early as Q2, when revised...
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Looking for Investment Management Tools
I have been looking for any personal finance software that can help keep track of my investments. So far, I have come up with zip. Maybe someone else has had a better experience. Here is what I am...
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Intacct’s CEO Robert Reid On Growing A Successful Cloud Business
Selling software to accountants, auditors and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) takes accuracy, precision and software quality to an entirely new dimension. Having worked at a start-up selling hosted...
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News Analysis: Zuora Raises $50M Series E Round, Rides #MatrixCommerce Wave
Zuora Rides The Wave In The Subscription Economy On September 5th, 2013, Foster City, CA based Zuora, announced $50 million in Series E capital. The announcement has significant ramifications not only...
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Accenture’s Key Considerations in SaaS Financial Applications
The first stop in the Host Analytics cloud EPM roadshow was held today before a packed house at the lovely Four Seasons Hotel in Palo Alto. The event featured a keynote address from Accenture Managing...
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The Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) Ratio: Another Subtle SaaS Metric
The software-as-a-service (SaaS) space is full of seemingly simple metrics that can quickly slip through your fingers when you try to grasp them. For example, see Measuring SaaS Renewals Rates: Way...
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From the greed files: ‘Mediocrity Pays’
Although not focused on IT failure, a slide presentation over at Slate points out that great financial reward sometimes comes to those who screw up. Big time. Financial journalist, Heidi N. Moore,...
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Apple iPad vs. Android Xoom: Judgment day arrives
Summary: A personal journey deep into the heart of the iPad and Xoom tablets. Which side won? I’ve been an iPad fan since Apple first released the ubiquitous tablets; with instant-on and long battery...
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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison Takes New Role – What Does it Really Mean?
Just prior to Oracle’s Q1 FY15 earnings announcement hitting the wire, the company made an announcement about changes in the Oracle executive suite. Something of a surprise to many, but perhaps not...
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