2018 IPO Prospects: Qualtrics Acquires to Add to Customer Experience Offering

According to a recent MarketsandMarkets report, the global customer experience management market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 23% from an estimated $5.98 billion in 2017 to 16.91 billion by the year 2022. Provo, Utah-based Billion Dollar Unicorn Qualtrics realizes the importance of this market as it pushes its efforts within the sector.

Oracle Needs to Make a Bold Move

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) recently reported its fourth quarter results that surpassed market expectations. But the Street was not very thrilled as the analysts remained worried about the continued slowdown in the cloud segment.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: SurveyMonkey Finally Files to Go Public

According to a recent IBIS World research report, the US market research industry is estimated to have grown 3.2% annually over the last five years to be worth $22 billion. Billion Dollar Unicorn SurveyMonkey is a leading player in the industry. After several years of delaying its IPO plans, earlier this week, it finally filed to go

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Cornerstone OnDemand Faces Intense Competition

According to a Market Research Future report published earlier this year, the global talent management software market is estimated to grow 16% annually over the next few years to become a $16 billion industry by 2023. Billion Dollar Unicorn  Cornerstone OnDemand (Nasdaq: CSOD) is among the leading players in the sector. I had met with its

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Everbridge Continues to Soar

The increasing number of terrorist and gun violence attacks have increased the need for an able alert system. Billion Dollar Unicorn player Everbridge (Nasdaq: EVBG) has been leveraging the cloud technology to deliver a communication system that enables customers to automate and accelerate the process of keeping people safe and businesses running during critical events.

What Lies in BigBasket’s Future?

The recent acquisition of Flipkart by Walmart has drawn significant attention to the Indian e-commerce market. Forrester estimates that the online retail market in India will grow at 29.2% annually over the next few years to cross $73 billion in 2022. Another report by researcher Crisil estimates that online grocery shopping will be among the

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Smartsheet Goes Public but Profits Appear Distant

After a hiatus last year, several Billion Dollar Unicorn players finally appear to be listing on the public markets. Recently, enterprise collaboration software player Smartsheet (Nasdaq: SMAR) went public. The company appears to be growing at a steady clip, but profits remain distant.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: How Will Dropbox Position in Collaboration?

Earlier this year, Billion Dollar Unicorn Dropbox (Nasdaq: DBX) finally went public. The company was expected to list last year, but the disappointing IPO performance for the technology industry resulted in a delay. It is still early days, but the company appears to have had a turbulent start.