empow – Delivering on the Unmet Promises of Cybersecurity
I am thrilled to announce Ascent’s investment in our newest portfolio company, empow. While I am excited for all of our investments, this one feels special in that it exhibits several of the core...
View ArticleReimagining the Future of Work in the Enterprise
The world of work as we know it is in a state of flux – automation, robotics and other digital innovations are altering the fundamental nature of work. These developments bring the promise of higher...
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Ascent B2B IT Forum: Reimagining the Future of Work in the Enterprise
The proliferation of technology is impacting our everyday lives in a big way. From navigating our route to work to facilitating mundane everyday tasks, technology is proving as disruptive as anything...
View ArticleVC Due Diligence is a two way street
Borrowing an enterprise sales term, the “funnel” for startup opportunities at a venture firm starts very wide and ends up extremely narrow, and there are numerous stages along the way. From initial...
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Who Will Buy your Emerging Software Company?
As entrepreneurs who have been through the fund raising process know, this question is one they should be prepared for when speaking with potential venture investors. Giving some real thought and...
View ArticleHow the Splash Customer Team Transformed the Company
Customer account management, which includes customer success, customer support and implementation is the key to a growing a SaaS business. This department, which typically develops after sales and...
View ArticleTalent Acquisition Tech: It’s About Automation, Not AI. Yet.
At HR Tech 2018 “Artificial Intelligence” was the phrase of the week, slapped onto as many tag lines as possible. But after demo-ing many technologies at the Expo, I’m not convinced we’re there yet....
View ArticleBoard Meetings are not to be feared, but leveraged
The general role of a board is to provide oversight, guidance, feedback, governance and accountability. With board meetings, as with many things in life, you will get out what you put in – planning...
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AWS Re:Invent Recap – Hybrid Cloud is Real. Even Amazon Says So.
The highlight of AWS Re:Invent is always the much anticipated keynote from CEO Andy Jassy. This year, over a three hour span, Jassy took us slide after slide through the dozens of new features AWS is...
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2018 Ascent Recap
Welcome to Ascent’s 2018 recap blog post. We couldn’t be more thankful for the opportunity to work with the smartest, most passionate and kind entrepreneurs and investors on a daily basis. 2018 was...
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