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.

Salesforce.com Resolutely Marches Towards $20 Billion Milestone

Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) is a horse that just keeps giving. It recently released its first quarter results, and unsurprisingly, the results shot past market expectations. The market was pleased and it sent the stock to record-high levels.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Box Continues to Grow, But Profits Still Absent

According to a report published earlier this year, the global cloud storage market is estimated to grow from $30.70 billion in 2017 to $88.91 billion by 2022, translating to an annual growth rate of 23.7% over the five year period. The robust industry growth is translating into stellar performance by Billion Dollar Unicorn players like Box

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Credit Karma Delays Its IPO Plans

In the US credit rating industry that is dominated by Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, Billion Dollar Unicorn Credit Karma was expected to list this year. However, recent funding arrangements suggest otherwise.