Management consulting for enterprise software vendors
Expert strategies to unlock value creation
About Keen7
Who We Are
We are former tech CEOs/CxOs using a battle-tested framework with seven axes to unlock operational value creation in enterprise software vendors - the "Keen7".
We help Private Equities, Venture Capitalists, Boards, and Executives gain insight and deliver alpha via:
- 360°/domain-specific audit,
- M&A/investment due diligence,
- Operating partner services,
- CEO/CxO sparring partner services.
The Keen7 Framework
Seven Essential Axes
Seven Essential Axes
Seven Essential Axes
Create value now and long-term
in startup, growth, expansion, or maturity stage
Customer Traction
Seven Essential Axes
Seven Essential Axes
Market leadership & penetration
Customer acquisition & retention
Sales machine
Market Fit
Seven Essential Axes
R&D Productivity
Target audience & use cases
Benchmarking & secret sauce
4P marketing mix & blue ocean
R&D Productivity
Seven Essential Axes
R&D Productivity
Innovation & maturation delivery
Backward design & agile dev
Lean management
Strategic Focus
Operational Excellence
Operational Excellence
Mission, vision, and strategy
Stakeholders' alignment
Change management
Operational Excellence
Operational Excellence
Operational Excellence
Benchmarking & Kaizen
Quality, compliance, and risk mgt
Governance systems
Organizational Health
Operational Excellence
Organizational Health
Leadership & business culture
Org design & talent pool
Career & compensation mgt
Corporate Transition
Operational Excellence
Organizational Health
M&A, international expansion
Private/public transition
Pivot, Turnaround, Exit
Our Combined Experience is Wide and Deep
Built and Sold Enterprise Software
Named 20+ times a leader/visionary by Gartner in
Software as a Service, PaaS
Data Integration & Analytics
Application Integration & Middleware
Blockchain, Cybersecurity, AI, and more
Tailored Vertical Solutions
Served SMBs to Fortune 500s in
Financial Services, Government,
Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals,
MFG, Automotive, Aerospace,
Logistics, Retail, and more
Expanded Globally
Grew direct and indirect presence in
North America,
Europe, Middle East, Africa,
Latin America,
and Asia-Pacific
Delivered Change
Completed highly accretive operations
including private/public acquisition,
turnaround, restructuration,
spin-off, Initial Public Offering
and more