Firas Raouf
The Chief Executive Officer
Sales
The Evolution of the SaaS Sales Model as a Company Grows
So I'm on the LinkedIn SaaS Group forum last week, and I see that Steve Forth, CEO of LeveragePoint teed...
by Firas Raouf
Startup Strategy
Yes We Are Process Geeks
Here is the latest example of the sales and marketing support that OpenView Labs provides to the portfolio. The Lead...
by Firas Raouf
Startup Strategy
Zillow's Content Marketing Rocks
Laura Rippy of Zmags pointed me to Spencer Rascoff's blog... So I checked out Zillow and was very impressed with how...
by Firas Raouf
Finance & Operations
The VC Dilemma: Capital Efficiency or Big Big Exits?
A couple of news items sparked a little debate in my mind about expansion capital investor's biggest dilemmas: Is it...
by Firas Raouf
Marketing
To Zmag or not to Zmag
So I have a ton of respect and admiration for the guys over at Junta42... So I thought I'd go over to...
by Firas Raouf
Product
What are the "unique" values of SaaS?
A high priority for us as venture capital investors is to invest in capital-efficient companies. And capital efficiency requires profitable distribution...
by Firas Raouf
Finance & Operations
Roaring out of Recession
If you're reading this, you need to promise me that you will post a comment on what you or your...
by Firas Raouf
At OpenView
OpenView Labs - Finance Capability Maturity Model
We at OpenView have made a huge bet on making our ability to deliver operational value-add our number one differentiator...
by Firas Raouf
Startup News
Telephony Market - Unified Communication 2.0
I have been tracking the telephony application market since 2005, when we missed the opportunity to invest in one of my...
by Firas Raouf