B2B and Enterprise Product Ideas - January 2020

More and more niche functions of the enterprise will become multi-player, powered by a next generation of highly specialized, AI-bolstered, enterprise companies with consumerized product experiences. From procurement and security to financial planning and design, functions of a company that were once siloed to particular teams are being transformed... See more

We believe the future of B2B marketplaces starts with vertical SaaS solutions. These initially look like software-enabled workflows that streamline operational inefficiencies between supply and demand, making online transactions possible where previously they may not have been. 

I’m particularly bullish in the forecasting/planning and billing/invoicing subsectors as more companies in both the mid market and SMB will want easier ways to transact with their customers and plan for the future. Typically these functions have been reserved for the enterprise, but I believe that will change.