The Ideal Path to Expansion Stage Growth
Just got back from having lunch with a CEO of a Provo-based software company. It was a fascinating discussion. We…
2009 Expansion Stage Technology Company’s CEO Compensation Statistics
An interesting article in TechCrunch discussed the compensations of the head executives in expansion stage technology companies. According to a…
Sales Compensation for Expansion Stage Companies
When offering sales and marketing support to our portfolio companies and potential investments at Openview Partners, the topic of compensation comes…
How Can an Expansion Stage CFO Add Value?
Last week, I mentioned that many expansion stage CEOs are concerned that the company isn’t quite ready for a CFO,…
Isn’t a CFO Too Expensive for an Expansion Stage Company?
We hear this question often from CEOs, as their companies begin to mature from start-up to expansion stage. Initially, the CEO’s concern…
I.T. challenges for Expansion Stage companies
In the I.T. world, there are two camps when it comes to the maturity of the I.T. Environment. Those camps…
What Is Expansion Stage?
I frequently get asked the question “What is expansion stage?” From a high level perspective, if early stage is when…
OpenView’s Next Chapter: Announcing Fund VII Dedicated To Expansion-Stage Growth
Amid the foreboding clouds casting shadows over the economy, there are a few silver linings. The fact is, incredible companies…
Expansion-Stage Growth Hack: Building an Advisor Network
Leading a company to the point of expansion is an exciting and rewarding accomplishment, but for early and expansion stage…
Peer Review: Exploring Some of the SaaS Metrics that Matter Most to Expansion-Stage Companies
At the expansion stage, software as a service (SaaS) companies are generally working toward one of two common goals: fast growth or profitability at a sustainable growth rate. The problem, however, is that they often wind up investing more than they generate in revenue, making them unprofitable.