OpenView has developed deep in-house expertise in helping its portfolio companies accelerate their growth through the expansion stage.

Through its staff of seasoned operating executives, who collectively bring several decades of technology & management experience to the firm, OpenView is able to help portfolio companies with quickly ramping up sales, marketing and product development functions to best practice levels.

  • Fulfilling a Promise: Exploring the Value of OpenView’s Quarterly Workshops

    Mar 15, 2013

    In the startup phase, many founders and managers possess the necessary enthusiasm, skill, and domain expertise to drive early growth.…
  • Competitive Messaging

    Nov 29, 2012

    Sharpening the Spear: How One Company Leveraged Competitive Messaging Research to Formulate a Stronger Plan of Attack When the federal…
  • Strategic Partnerships and Acquisitions

    Aug 21, 2012

    Match Point: Identifying Strategic Partnerships and Acquisitions “Young technology companies often jump at the opportunity to partner with major players…
  • Customer Segmentation

    Jul 23, 2012

    Vertical Horizon: Using Customer Segmentation Research to Fuel Hyper-focused Growth Customer segmentation is essential for any company with a lot…
  • Recruiting

    Feb 29, 2012

    The Hunt for Top Talent Recruiting and hiring top talent can be a painstaking process for any company, and one…
  • Lead Generation and Qualification

    Dec 30, 2011

    Uncovering the Needle in the Haystack When the U.S. government passed a stimulus plan in 2009 that set aside more…
  • Inside Sales Collaboration

    Jun 6, 2011

    As young companies move toward expansion, the need to recruit and hire experienced senior leadership becomes inevitable. Such was the case…
  • Sales Execution Workshop

    Mar 31, 2011

    Sustainability, Scalability, and Capability Heading in to 2011, expansion stage technology companies uSamp, Kareo, and Central Desktop weren’t exactly struggling…
  • Rapid Strategic Planning Workshop

    Jan 16, 2011

    For a lot of expansion stage companies, the first few years tend to fly by at such breakneck speed that…
  • OpenView Engagement Model

    Dec 16, 2010

    Scott Johnson and Pete Gombert know plenty about how to run successful start-up and growth stage companies. Johnson, the CEO…
  • International Investments

    Nov 20, 2010

    Seizing Opportunities Overseas Three years ago, Denmark-based digital publishing software company Zmags had just begun to take hold of its…
  • Sales and Marketing Support

    Oct 18, 2010

    At the expansion stage, many sales and marketing teams are on the precipice. They must continue to grow with the…
  • Market Segmentation Workshop

    Sep 8, 2010

    Narrowing the Facts Kevin Donaldson knows that as Balihoo grows, its need to further define its customer base will too.…
  • Recruitment Support

    Aug 12, 2010

    The Invested Matchmaker When OpenView Venture Partners made an investment in Central Desktop in March of 2008, the up-and-coming software…
  • Scrum Methodology

    Jul 22, 2010

    A Powerful Framework for Better Teams Scrum is a framework designed to adapt to changing requirements during the development process…
  • Influence Marketing

    Jul 4, 2010

    In 2009 Exinda was an expansion stage company with a great product offering and very little brand awareness in the…
  • The Lead Qualification Model

    Jun 16, 2010

    Better Leads, Higher Sales Fast-growing growing technology company Intronis faced a challenge in 2009: It lacked an efficient process for…
  • Capability Maturity Model for Finance

    May 18, 2010

    Building a Roadmap for High-Performance Financial Leadership Capability Maturity Models (CMMs) were developed by a group of experts from industry,…
  • Extraordinary Execution Workshop

    Apr 2, 2010

    Turning Aspirations into Practical Plans for Success Dur­ing the early years of a company’s life, the founders and senior lead­ers…

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Our Companies

  • Social Media Management Software

  • Cloud Powered Archiving and Search Sonian, the pioneer in Cloud Powered Archiving and Search, offers it’s archiving solutions at a…

  • UnboundID is a leading platform provider for identity services, enabling companies to dynamically manage, protect, and share customer data in…

  • Providing Managed Private Cloud Computing, Virtual Hosting, and Virtual Disaster Recovery

  • The Worldwide Leader in SharePoint Based Compliance Solutions

  • Monetate is the leading provider of testing, targeting, and personalization solutions for websites The company’s cloud-based platform empowers marketers to…

  • API Management Mashery is the leading provider of API management services enabling companies to easily leverage web services as a…

  • Learning Management Software Instructure Inc. was founded in 2008 with the purpose of disrupting the Learning Management System (LMS) market…

  • Self-Service Cloud Automation Solutions Skytap enables users to run enterprise applications unchanged in the cloud, collaborate securely with global teams,…

  • Health Information Technology Prognosis Health Information Systems, Inc. was established in 2006 with a clearly defined mission: Delivering on the…

  • Kareo is web-based practice management and medical billing software.

  • uSamp™ is one of the fastest growing online panel and technology companies.

  • Local Marketing Automation Technology Balihoo is the premier provider of local marketing automation technology and services to franchises and national…

  • Zmags transforms content into interactive digital publications, enriched with vivid graphics, video and interactive flash.

  • Social Collaboration Solutions Central Desktop delivers a cloud-based social collaboration platform that revolutionizes how people connect and share information to…

  • Digital Media Technology and Services Reality Digital is a SaaS platform that enables businesses to enhance their Web presence through…

  • Cloud Backup and Recovery Solutions Intronis is a cloud provider of backup and disaster recovery services for the IT channel.…

  • Storage Management Solutions Open-E, Inc. is a pioneering leader and developer of IP-based storage management software with headquarters in the…

  • Agile Project Planning and Management Tools VersionOne is the leading provider of project planning and lifecycle management applications for Agile…

  • Project Management Software AtTask is a leading provider of on-demand project management software. Its flagship product, @task, puts business intelligence…

  • WAN Optimization Solutions Exinda provides users with the best application experience possible by maximizing the speed and efficiency of the…

  • Customer Loyalty Solutions Loyalty Lab, based in San Francisco, is the leader in on-demand relationship and retention marketing solutions for…

  • Email Marketing Solutions ExactTarget is the market leader in on-demand email software solutions for permission-based email marketing. More than 5,000…

  • Internet Security Appliances Astaro develops a complete line of network security products including the Astaro Security Gateway software and Astaro…

  • Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions Acronis is a leading provider of easy-to-use backup, recovery and security solutions for physical, virtual…

  • Vulnerability Management Solutions Since 1998, eEye Digital Security has made vulnerability management simpler, less expensive and more effective by providing…

  • Network Administration Solutions ScriptLogic Corporation is a worldwide leader in network administration software for Microsoft Windows-based networks. ScriptLogic’s award winning…

  • Virtualization and Workload Management PlateSpin addresses the increasing complexity of data center server management by allowing data center managers to…

  • Windows Management Solutions Aelita Software provides systems management solutions to organizations that rely on Microsoft Windows technologies. Aelita enables system…

  • SQL Server Solutions Imceda develops enterprise-class data backup software for SQL environments. Imceda’s flagship Litespeed product is used by database…