David Badler

Accelerating tech venture growth. Views are my own.

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@SpaceX @Commercial_Crew @JAXA_en Good luck this Saturday - we are all cheering for you!

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@mvolpe great article on @OpenViewVenture re pricing. Any preferred partner to help with packaging and pricing strategy?

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@dr_prashant1 your underestimating your passion circle..

[Susquehanna Growth Equity @SusqGrowth]

@dr_prashant1 dishing a bit of @goevive 's secret sauce on crushing it.
@sfeldman47
#lookatthecustomer #growthequity
https://t.co/L2OKTEjdlu

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The adventure continues... @amir_goldman

[Susquehanna Growth Equity @SusqGrowth]

12 years, 48 companies, 1 billion dollars invested. Thank you to the people and companies that have joined us on this journey!
@amir_goldman
https://t.co/Kc4Vn1mGwJ
#growthcapital #milestones #sgeteam

[Susquehanna Growth Equity @SusqGrowth]

2 of the top 10 deals of the year in Chicago with @perkspot and @goevive – not too shabby! https://t.co/kMQkbipuGe

[Ingrid @ingridlunden]

WhiteSource was an early mover in software composition analysis (the method to detect these vulnerabilities). Its valuation (around $200m) is double that of its competitor, Snyk, which raised $20m a few weeks ago. Relatively modest numbers for a growing problem.

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@Lowes Lowes - you are (perhaps) the least functional business on earth. 15 calls trying to order a fridge from you, 2 cancelled orders, I’ll take my money elsewhere. Get an IT system that gives you accurate inventory counts.

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Bullsh*t sucks. https://t.co/L3fdJSGMrO

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“The louder he talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Economist | Mission implausible https://t.co/5KIdSq8zNN

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Super interesting analysis on twitter trolls sponsored by Russia https://t.co/vQIYcB8yuI

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@OTGexp would it be so hard to put off buttons on your iPads?

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MIT fed an AI data from Reddit, and now it thinks of nothing but murder https://t.co/ukhe6zVUBl via @Verge

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Not sure this is a optimal use of 20 years of life.. “U.S. adults spent 5.9 hours per day on digital media in 2017”. https://t.co/fcyBoEkB8r

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@maxwellelliot Alliances and ecosystem/platform are also fundamentally different tools.

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At 10 year MBA reunion, great to be back - quite a change in grad employers from 2008 @KelloggSchool

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“Graveyards are full of indispensable men” Charles de Gaulle

[David Badler @BadlerDavid]

An old Chinese proverb: If you want one year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want ten years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people.

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Should customer value engineering be part of customer success or sales?

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Is your sales rep expected ARR obtainment 5-6x target comp? Great podcast hosted by @HarryStebbings https://t.co/QngqcEZjPI

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“If you can’t measure something, you can not improve it” Lord Kelvin