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Is Enterprise Hyper-Growth the New Normal?
Alison WagonfeldOperating Partner, Emergence Capital
October 13, 2015
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About Emergence Capital MISSION: To invest in visionaries who are
building the most important enterprise technology companies
OVERVIEW:– Firm was founded in 2003 with the thesis
that enterprise software would move to the cloud
– 2015: Nearly $1 billion under management 4 Institutional funds raised in 2004, 2007, 2012, and 2015 LP base – Leading Endowments, Foundations and Fund of Funds
~40 active portfolio investments ~$50 billion of market capitalization
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Track Record:5 Emergence “Unicorns” in 10 Years
2004 2009 2014
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Strong and Growing Portfolio
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What do these companies have in common?
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They all sell to businesses and they are satisfied with nothing less than…
“HYPER-GROWTH”Growing at >100%/year
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So we asked ourselves…
Is Enterprise Hyper-Growth
the New Normal?
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Why?
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Three Factors Impacting Growth1. Rapid increase of connected professionals2. Unprecedented access to growth capital– Allows companies to stay private and invest
aggressively without worrying about quarterly financials
3. New sales technology, process, and talent– Cloud based applications enable teams to
operate differently Email marketing, video conferencing, remote
presentations, e-signatures, sales tracking, analytics
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BUSINESS MODEL
Product Driven Sales
New business models: End-users can search, try and buy:– Freemium– Free-trial
Result: Buyers have interacted with product before “sales” comes in, enabling shorter sales cycles
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TECHNOLOGY
Machine Learning & Predictive Analytics
New technology improves productivity– Online training & simulations– Productivity analytics– Real-time decision making
Not-too-distant future– Voice analysis– Natural language processing
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PLATFORM
Mobile First Mentality
New cloud platforms host applications that optimize mobile sales experience– Messaging– Mobile CRM– Tablet Presentations– Digital signatures
Not-too-distant future– Geo-targeting– Wearables
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ORGANIZATION
Deep Specialization
Organization includes specialized Sales Roles– Sales Development Reps (SDR)– Inside Sales– Sales Ops– Customer Success
New “Sales Acceleration” tools for each role– Sales prospecting– Configure, price, quote– Upsells/Customer Success
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Rise of the “Super-Rep”
Super-Reps equipped with Hardware + New Sales
Applications
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Impact: Hyper-growth “S” Curve is Increasingly Attainable
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Success Requires Unprecedented Levels of Sales Execution
Winning teams have company wide focus on:– Hiring, process, training, tools, process,
reporting, analytics, process Did I mention “process”?
Don’t have time to “learn on the job”– Need experienced team, and/or bring in sales
consultants to accelerate learning The good news is that any company can
design for hyper-growth
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About Emergence Capital@emergencecapEmergence Capital, based in San Mateo CA, is the leading venture capital firm focused on early and growth-stage enterprise cloud companies. Its mission is to invest in the cloud visionaries who are building the most important business applications. The firm's investments include Salesforce.com (CRM), SuccessFactors (SFSF, acquired by SAP), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Yammer (acquired by Microsoft), and Box (BOX). Emergence Capital has over $910 million under management. More information on Emergence Capital can be found at www.emcap.com.
Alison Wagonfeld, Operating Partner, Emergence Capital, @awagonfeld
Presentation references article published by Jason Green, Co-founder & General Partner, Emergence Capital, @jasonegreenhttp://techcrunch.com/2015/09/08/is-enterprise-hyper-growth-the-new-normal/