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The Executioner's Song - Lars Dalgaard's new breed of software

Posted by admin in Applications on Fri, 11/09/2009 - 10:32
  • Cloud companies need to learn from the mistakes of traditional software firms
  • Re-invention and extension are the key concepts
  • SuccessFactors wants to be a Business Execution Software provider
  • Chief executioner Lars Dalgaard sees Business Execution as a major new software category

One of the many mistakes that was made by CRM firm Siebel Systems was its inability – or possibly its unwillingness - to re-invent itself. Look back to the formative years of the CRM market as we know it today and Siebel is a force to reckoned with, the fastest growing software firm in the industry and on track to be a major powerhouse for decades to come. Or so it seemed.

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