May 15Do You Have GTM Specialness? Linear Versus Exponential GTM Scaling in B2B SoftwareSelling software can be a slog. Whether you are whale hunting or trying to ramp a large inside sales organization to sell at “high velocity,” the resources, effort, orchestration, playbooks, and leadership is a non-trivial Rubiks cube that will make even the strongest tech entrepreneur’s head spin. That is, unless…7 min read7 min read
May 8Calling All Procurement Leaders: Did You Know You Needed a Strategic Spend Terminal?At PeakSpan, we have been developing our thesis on procurement technology over the last six years. We have analyzed SMB vs. Mid-Market vs. Enterprise, direct vs. indirect, verticalized vs. horizontal suites and my favorite of the bunch — category-specific solutions. We’ve also evaluated tons and tons of “best in breed”…4 min read4 min read
Apr 14When the Trade Deadline and Draft Day Collide:Diligence Your Next Investor Selecting your next investment partner is a big deal, arguably the biggest deal you will ever sign as a SaaS business. You are bringing a new institution, and person into your home and into your business “family”. For high performing companies, it may feel like draft…5 min read5 min read
Apr 12How digital solutions will aid in optimizing the healthcare supply chainThe COVID-19 pandemic caused health systems to rapidly adapt, yet they ran out of critical supplies like gloves, PPE, and N95 masks. …Heathcare3 min readHeathcare3 min read
Apr 11PeakSpan’s Top 10 Themes in Customer Experience ManagementWith decades of experience in Customer Experience Management software investing (8 partnerships and 6 successful exits), the team at PeakSpan has witnessed CXM blossom into one of the most exciting and strategic segments in the world of software today. While the voice of the customer has always been top of…9 min read9 min read
Apr 6ICYMI: Higher Ed TrendsWe’re back with some more EdTech content — this time focusing on the trends circulating the Higher Ed landscape! For this round, we collaborated with one of our decorated PeakSpan Expert Community (or “PEC”) members and a well-known EdTech influencer in the Higher Ed space, Dustin Ramsdell, for a moderated…Edtech9 min readEdtech9 min read
Mar 24Optimizing the Customer Journey: PeakSpan’s Next-Gen eCommerce ThesisThe opportunity for eCommerce software in 2023 has never been more exciting, more global, or more relevant. The industry has witnessed…Ecommerce8 min readEcommerce8 min read
Mar 22PeakSpan Capital’s Bet on Patient Financial Management in Behavioral HealthThe payment is one of the most opaque, pernicious and costliest pain points in healthcare today. …4 min read4 min read
Mar 20How We Work: PeakSpan’s Thesis for HR TechAs a Human Capital Management team, we’ve had a ringside seat to more than a few tectonic shifts in the land of HR Tech. From recruitment…Hr Tech World10 min readHr Tech World10 min read
Feb 8B2B SaaS and Its Offensive Line in 2023Understanding The Game in the Trenches Software isn’t always the first topic discussed at the family dinner table, although sports, especially football, oftentimes are. Whether it’s the New England Patriots or the Green Bay Packers, professional football teams surprisingly share a lot of similarities with B2B SaaS companies. These football…SaaS6 min readSaaS6 min read
