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About 70% of SaaS Unicorns Are New Versions of Existing Categories of Software

30 pointsby giladalmost 6 years ago

3 comments

petercooperalmost 6 years ago
Just intrigued.. how would Square be considered to be in a new category? They've had some interesting innovations (e.g. the iPhone-based card reader) but business-wise they're a payment processing and PoS company which is a long established field.
Nyandalizedalmost 6 years ago
Well that isn't a surprise, because the only difference in meaning is the way the software is delivered.
chrisco255almost 6 years ago
Makes you wonder how much first mover advantage really matters.