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Welcome to the FVG software company library.  On this page you will find links to articles our professionals have published, our 3 minute briefings, and other helpful information.  Our 3 minute briefings are designed to be read in 3 minutes or less and provide helpful tips for software company executives.  Scroll down the page to see all three groups of documents.

Published Articles

What Makes Software Companies Unique? - discusses the factors that make software companies unique from other industries. Great place for starting the analysis of a software company.
 
What's My Software Company Worth? -  discusses the methods that are commonly used to value software companies and which methods are most appropriate.
 
 

3 Minute Briefings

Channels of Distribution - highlights the various channels of distribution that can be used to expand the sales of a software company.
 
Key Financial Metrics for Software Companies - discusses the primary performance measures that should be monitored by all software companies.
 
Marketing Oriented Software Companies - discusses the characteristics of a marketing orientated software company.
 
Software Company Value Enhancers- discusses the twenty plus company characteristics that add value to a software company. Managing to emphasize them will create additional value in the company.
 
Technology Adoption Lifecycle - discusses the characteristics of the various adoption groups of technology. Understanding each of these groups is crucial to developing an effective marketing strategy and for reasonably forecasting the growth rate of future sales.
 
 

Other Documents

Software Companies Due Diligence List - lists the key items that should be considered when investigating a potential acquisition or when preparing your company to be acquired. List was prepared by Mills Consulting.
 
Software Industry Pricing, A Public Company Analysis, August 2000 - our latest study of the 600 plus public software companies and the relationship of their financial performance to their stock price multiples.
 
Power Point Presentation - High Tech Industry Conference for Financial Professionals - presented at the California Society of Certified Public Accountants’ 2001 High Tech Industry Conference in San Jose, California.  Presentation highlighted the results of the 2000 Software Pricing Study.

 

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