Dave Kellogg, serial CEO, investor, and advisor, is a prolific blogger over at Kellblog.com. His annual predictions are a must-read for anyone in tech. This year’s insights were no exception. Dave recently joined Balderton Capital as an executive in residence. His illustrious career has spanned exec stints at iconic companies like Host Analytics, Salesforce, MarkLogic, and Business Objects before it was acquired by SAP. Among other accolades, Dave’s SaaStr talks routinely rank in the top few most watched.
Dave owns two dubious distinctions: in over 100 episodes, he’s one of only three repeat guests on the podcast. He’s also the biggest Grateful Dead fan we know. The two are only loosely correlated.
The single SaaS metric that matters most in 2022Dave’s advice to innovators: “don’t pave cow paths”What’s different about the venture ecosystems in Silicon Valley and EuropeWhat’s ahead for Web3 and blockchain in the enterpriseWhy the future of decentralized services requires centralized platformsIf 2021 was a Grateful Dead song…References in this episode:
Dave’s 2022 predictionsDave’s favorite marketing book: They Ask You AnswerMoxie Marlinspike on Web3Anshu Sharma and the privacy vaultCausal inference wins the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics
