From time to time StepChange comes across insights that it believes are important to its dialog with founders and investors.
Artificial intelligence is changing how enterprise software creates value rather than eliminating the need for enterprise software itself.
An acquisition is a complex transaction that can have many components
supporting the “why”. However, at its core it is still a financial transaction that requires an understanding of the expected financial returns that the acquiror expects.
Arguably the greatest tension for founders in financing their company is a combination of understanding the tripartite dilemma arising from the expectation of ROI from capital providers, company valuation and ownership dilution.