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Enterprise Software CEOs From The Cloud 100 Predict A Massive Upswing In 2021

As reported in Forbes. The Covid-19 pandemic has upended almost every facet of our lives; enterprise software companies, from startups to multibillion-dollar public companies, have not been immune to 2020’s headwinds. Yet this sector also benefited from the mass shiftRead More…

Founder Real Talk Episode #45 With Karthik Rau, Founder & CEO of SignalFx

I had a great time chatting with Karthik Rau, the Founder and CEO of SignalFx. Karthik started SignalFx in ’13 and grew the company as CEO all the way through to its successful acquisition by Splunk just over six yearsRead More…

Founder Real Talk Episode #44 With Barr Moses, Co-Founder & CEO of Monte Carlo Data

I’m really excited to bring you episode #44 of Founder Real Talk with Barr Moses, the Co-founder & CEO of Monte Carlo Data. Previously, Barr was VP at Gainsight where she helped scale the company 10x in revenue and workedRead More…

Founder Real Talk Episode #43 With Streamlit Co-Founders

I’m super excited to bring you Episode #43 of Founder Real Talk with Adrien Treuille, Amanda Kelly and Thiago Teixeira, the Co-founders of Streamlit. This is the second episode in our early stage series, a group of episodes that highlights youngerRead More…

Founder Real Talk Episode #41 With Kris Beevers, Co-Founder & CEO of NS1

Episode #41 of Founder Real Talk was recorded remotely with Kris Beevers, Co-Founder & CEO of NS1, while Kris was on his new boat! Having worked with Kris on his board since 2017 when GGV led NS1’s series B1, I’veRead More…

Code & Community: Two Keys to Building an Open Source Winner

As seen on forbes.com The next trillion-dollar enterprise software sector will be driven by companies creating platforms that win over developers. As I’ve previously discussed, developers are prone to adopt API-based services to save time. But, what type of software do developers loveRead More…

Founder Real Talk Episode #40 With Mitchell Hashimoto, Co-Founder & CTO of Hashicorp

Episode #40 of Founder Real Talk was recorded recently over a Zoom webinar conversation I had with Mitchell Hashimoto, Co-Founder and CTO of Hashicorp. Specifically, we discuss growing a company with a remote workforce. Obviously, given the pandemic, this isRead More…

Founder Real Talk Episode #39 With Armon Dadgar, Co-founder & CTO of Hashicorp

Episode #39 of Founder Real Talk was recorded live in early March, just before sheltering in place began, at the GGV Evolving Enterprise event with our keynote speaker, Armon Dadgar. As Co-Founder and CTO of Hashicorp, Armon has a uniqueRead More…

Founder Real Talk Episode #38 With Nati Davidi & Uri Alter, co-Founders of VDOO

This is the fourth episode in our Israeli Entrepreneur Series, a group of episodes dedicated to getting to know Israeli founders and their companies. During a (pre-pandemic) trip to Israel, my colleague Oren Yunger and I got to interview NetanelRead More…

The Next $1 Trillion – Three Ways To Win Developers’ Hearts And Minds

As seen on Forbes.com The enterprise software industry is in the midst of a revolution, moving from a world where many of the biggest blockbuster products are created for developers and other technical workers rather than end-users. I recently wroteRead More…