Published in Wildcat - A POV·Mar 13, 2020Busting at the Seams & Screaming for an Outlet: Data Liquidity in the Healthcare IndustryBy Phyllis Whiteley, Partner, Wildcat Venture Partners, in conversation with Bob Bausmith, Founder, Accelerate Innovation The last few years have seen great strides in the FinTech market fueled by digital transformation and the embrace of new technology. FinTech’s wins — most recently Plaid’s acquisition by Visa for $5.3 billion earlier…Pov8 min readPov8 min read
Published in Wildcat - A POV·Dec 16, 2019Digital Oil and Trapped Value in Practice (Part 2 of 2)Bryan Stolle | Founding Partner, Wildcat Venture Partners The signals and signs of trapped value are everywhere. Analysts estimate the spend for digital transformation (DX) will account for ≥10% of revenues for almost 1/3rd of the Global 2000 by 2020, and reach $2T by 2022. “Technology is disrupting almost every…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Published in Wildcat - A POV·Oct 21, 2019Win or Learn: Four Questions That Help You Keep Your Job@Geoffrey Moore| Venture Partner, Wildcat Venture Partners Living in an Age of Disruption can be exhilarating, but it is also unpredictable. Forecasting during the early stages of a technology adoption life cycle is equal parts intuition, pattern recognition, and hope. Even well-established plans can go off the rails when a…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Published in Wildcat - A POV·Jul 17, 2019Building The Enduring Startup: On Digital Oil and Trapped Value (Part 1 of 2)Bryan Stolle | Founding Partner, Wildcat Venture Partners Digital Oil and Trapped Value are two key concepts we embrace at Wildcat Venture Partners, anchoring our mindset as we seek and evaluate investment opportunities. …Artificial Intelligence5 min readArtificial Intelligence5 min read
Published in Wildcat - A POV·Jul 10, 2019Truth, Lies, and Personalization: What Keeps CMOs Up at NightBryan Stolle | Founding Partner, Wildcat Venture Partners There has been a significant uptick in marketers’ efforts to prepare and deliver more personalized messages and experiences to targeted audiences across all channels. Forrester reports that 91% of marketers have included personalization on their 2019 roadmap. …Marketing5 min readMarketing5 min read
Published in Wildcat - A POV·Jun 21, 2019“Early Stage” Venture Has Been Redefined, But Do We All Agree On Its New Definition?Over the last decade, there has been a fundamental shift in the way venture capital is being deployed. “Early stage” funding has dramatically changed with initial rounds measuring in the $Ms and correspondingly high valuations. Today’s “Seed” rounds have essentially become yesterday’s “Series A” rounds. And today’s “Series A” rounds…Venture Capital6 min readVenture Capital6 min read
Published in Wildcat - A POV·May 22, 2019Bizo’s Journey to Minimum Viable Traction (MVT)Wildcat’s CEO Interview Blog Series features in-depth interviews with CEOs who have successfully traversed The Traction Gap®. In each blog, we focus on the CEOs’ experience during one phase of the Traction Gap journey. We sat down with Russell Glass, founder and former CEO of Bizo, and now CEO of…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Published in Wildcat - A POV·May 1, 2019vArmour’s Journey to Minimum Viable Repeatability (MVR)Wildcat’s CEO Interview Blog Series features in-depth interviews with CEOs who have successfully traversed The Traction Gap®. In each blog, we focus on the CEOs’ experience during one phase of the Traction Gap journey. We interviewed Tim Eades, CEO of vArmour, about his experiences getting to Minimum Viable Repeatability (MVR). …Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published in Wildcat - A POV·Apr 24, 2019Digital TransformationGeoffrey Moore | Venture Partner, Wildcat Venture Partners Finding Your Path “There is more than one way to skin a cat.” It’s a family expression that I used to love until I actually thought about what the words meant. …Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Apr 12, 2019Why We Invested In Vlocityby Bruce Cleveland | Founding Partner, Wildcat Venture Partners Some decisions are easier than others. Unlike other investments we have made, we knew from the very beginning Vlocity would be a winner. Why? We use the four Traction Gap Framework pillars (Product, Revenue, Team and Systems) as an evaluation model…Salesforce5 min readSalesforce5 min read
