In episode 2 of the Irregardless podcast, you'll meet Bob Solomon, founder and President of Software Platform Consulting Inc. and long-time advisor to Bryzos. We had the pleasure of sitting down with Bob to discuss everything from his time at Stanford business school, to his

New Episode Drop! 🎙️ Shep sits down with Bob Solomon, an expert in B2B marketplaces, e-commerce & procurement, with experience at Ariba Inc., ServiceChannel & more. They dive into: ✅ How B2B marketplaces have evolved ✅ B2B vs. B2C e-commerce—key differences ✅ Lessons from

Last week was brutal for two public B2B payments providers, Bill and WEX. Both businesses are growing more slowly and facing mix issues. Are these issues idiosyncratic or generalizable? #b2bpayments #interchange bit.ly/4htUy3P

Amazon Steers Third-Party Seller Share To All-Time High marketplacepulse.com/articles/amazo…

Salesforce or Veeva: How drugmakers can navigate the upcoming CRM split pharmavoice.com/news/veeva-sal… via PharmaVoice

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A couple of weeks ago, Bill.com and WEX, B2B payments providers disappointed with their guidance and their stocks took a hit. This past week was AvidXchange's turn. bit.ly/3DgVKsM

Figma - Benchmarking the S1 Data, by Jamin Ball open.substack.com/pub/cloudedjud…

Intuit's investor day was last week. Great insights into SMB, Mid-Market SaaS and AI's impact on the juggernaut. #QuickBooks #SMB bit.ly/3VoEF5F

Navan IPO: S1 Breakdown mostlymetrics.com/p/navan-ipo-s1…

Navan filed to go public last week. It's a travel management company, expense management software provider, and travel payments company. Those are three huge markets with lots of frenemies. #Brex #Ramp #SAPConcur bit.ly/46Z0Pkn

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Navan: Benchmarking the S-1 Data - by Jamin Ball cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/navan-benchm…

Buy it in ChatGPT: Instant Checkout and the Agentic Commerce Protocol | OpenAI openai.com/index/buy-it-i…

ChatGPT's Instant Checkout is an Instant Threat marketplacepulse.com/articles/chatg…

Where Are The Opportunities in Vertical SaaS? Picking Your Market in 2025 | Tidemark tidemarkcap.com/vskp-chapter/w…

Many of you have asked when I would update my e-book, "The Nine Value Propositions of B2B SaaS Platforms." Okay, none of you really did that, but I updated it anyway. softwareplatform.net/2025/10/03/the… #B2B #platforms

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Amazon is Now Just 40% Retail marketplacepulse.com/articles/amazo…

Bill Holdings, the business-payments firm under pressure from activist investor Starboard, is exploring options including a potential sale, sources said bloomberg.com/news/articles/…