It seems not too long ago, business arrangements between application providers were called partnerships….now they carry distended labels like platforms or ecosystems. Platforms come in various guises. Some, like eBay or AirBnB, don’t create products for direct consumption, but instead provide the connective tissue for various constituents of the platform to connect, taking a cut […]
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A tour through HR and payroll processing software: part 1
May 27, 2025
(this is part 1 of a 3-part post on HCM and payroll processing software and [...]
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Cadence, Synopsys, and the Future of Chip Design
April 28, 2025
Related posts: [CDNS – Cadence; SNPS – Synopsys] The evolution of the EDA industry (2/28/20) [...]
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[CRL] Charles River
April 7, 2025
A few announcements: 1) I’ll be in Omaha this year, hanging out on the 2nd [...]
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Shift4’s M&A Alchemy
March 17, 2025
It’s been just over two years since I first wrote up Shift4. With founder/CEO Jared [...]
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[TECH] Bio-Techne: part 2
February 25, 2025
Hi everyone, some things: 1) Episode 3 of the Never Sell podcast (a monthly investment [...]
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