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SciQuest Stock: A falling knife or, a temporary point of resistance before a new high? by Jon Hansen
July 27, 2015
“Those who try to catch a falling knife only get hurt.” – old Wall Street adage In a recent Nasdaq website article titled The 5 Biggest Stock Market Myths, reference was made to a study which concluded that “Most market prognosticators are notoriously inaccurate.” The article also went on to say that with the advent of […]
Posted in: Commentary, News & Updates
The absence of a “free press”: Is this why procurement industry coverage is so poor? by Jon Hansen
July 25, 2015
The other day I received an e-mail from Fast Market Research under the heading “New Market Research Report: SciQuest, Inc. (SQI) – Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review.” When I clicked on the link – which I have included for you above, I was taken to a press release. You already know how I feel […]
Posted in: Commentary
A confident disclaimer from ThomasNet VP regarding Walmart deal? by Jon Hansen
July 22, 2015
“We are not here to pass judgement – the suppliers can speak for themselves . . . it is up to them to decide” – Tom Greco, VP of Publishing Operations at ThomasNet.Com It is rare that one receives the answer to a question in such a direct and concise manner, so as to remove any […]
Posted in: Commentary, News & Updates
VISA Panel Discussion: Building for the way the world should work and the Indian P2P economy by Nilesh Gopali
July 13, 2015
Originally posted on In The Cloud:
Last week I had the great honour of being part of a panel discussion at a VISA AP event in Mumbai, which was focused on the topic of Digital Transformation Driving Business Profitability for Corporates in India. In every such discussion, there are always what I would call highlight…
Posted in: Guest Posting
The Daniel Warn Factor: What can Bravo learn from the Blue Cross Blue Shield implementation? by Jon Hansen?
July 12, 2015
“As CPO, led complete procurement transformation in less than 18 months including the design and adoption of a new purchasing policy, strategic sourcing process, vendor management program, implementation of P2P and eSourcing solutions, and creation of a procurement dashboard to monitor key performance metrics and target areas for continuous improvement. This resulted in an increase […]
Posted in: Commentary, Public Sector Procurement
While Bravo asks me to wait, the data coming in paints an interesting picture by Jon Hansen
July 11, 2015
“We saw your article on BravoSolution’s alleged tactics in Ontario and are quite concerned. There are several factual inaccuracies both implied and stated in the article. I understand the reporting is based on what you heard from an anonymous source. BravoSolution would like the opportunity to respond and set the record straight before you post […]
No Ovation For BravoSolution’s In Ontario? by Jon Hansen
July 10, 2015
” . . . since the award Bravo has been running up and down Ontario broader public sector claiming that MGS has “mandated” that all public sector orgs switch over to it… even going so far to darkly hint that provincial funding could get taken away if people don’t transition to their platform. We’ve heard […]
Posted in: Commentary
Walmart “Tapping” ThomasNet Gives One An Uneasy Feeling by Jon Hansen
July 9, 2015
“Responding to feedback from its vendors that finding U.S. sources of supply was a challenge, Walmart found the solution in ThomasNet.com, industry’s leading platform for product sourcing and supplier discovery.” – Bloomberg Newswire, July 8th, 2015 One of the most frequently used taglines in the movies is “I’ve got a bad feeling about this.” It […]
Posted in: Commentary, News & Updates
Investment banking firm naming IBM as a possible SciQuest suitor makes one wonder? by Jon Hansen
July 8, 2015
“If operations continue to improve, we view potential buyers to be IBM, Oracle, salesforce, NetSuite, and Workday.” – Northland Capital Markets article Let’s put aside for a moment the fact that boutique investment banking firm Northland Capital Markets “initiated coverage on SciQuest (NASDAQ: SQI) with an Outperform rating and a price target of $20.00.” Beyond […]
Posted in: Commentary
Procurement Insights 
What do Ariba and SciQuest have in common? by Jon Hansen
July 28, 2015
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I have received numerous comments regarding my last couple of posts, particularly as it relates to a free press and the prevalence of native advertising or content. You should check out the John Oliver commentary on native advertising through the following link; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_F5GxCwizc In the meantime, the reference in yesterday’s post to the falling knife analogy got […]