Tag: venture capitalist

Aug 17 2009

I HATE LOSING!

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Functionality, Marketing, Vendors
17 August 2009

UK construction collaboration technology vendors with long(ish) memories will recall the surge in interest by the major UK water utility companies in using web-based systems to support their Asset Management Programmes (AMPs) during the early 2000s. Former BuildOnline boss Mark Suster, now a venture capitalist in California, tells the story of a defeat clutched from …

AMPs, Asset Management Programmes, BuildOnline, Business Collaborator, California, construction collaboration technology, Mark Suster, UK, venture capitalist, water utilities

Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2009/08/i-hate-losing/

Mar 09 2008

Investing in a dot.com/SaaS business: a history

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, SaaS, Vendors
9 March 2008

In the late 1990s and into the first year or so of the 21st century, the dot.com boom say billions invested in new online ventures across great swathes of industry and commerce. The global architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industry was no different. Millions were pumped into new start-ups by venture capitalists, business angels and …