Eric Anderson, Author at Scale Venture Partners

Announcing our investment in Permit.io

We are excited to announce that Scale has led the $8M Series A round at Permit.io, creator of the full-stack authorization-as-a-service platform. Where Auth0 is famous for authentication (who is this user?), Permit enables access control (what can this user…

The most important announcement from re:Invent: S3 Express

Read any AWS reInvent recap from a major outlet and you’ll hear all about the AI news: new chips, new models, and their very own assistant. This was the theme of the event but was mostly variations on the same…

Peeking under the hood with ChatGPT plugins

April 6, 2023
Eric Anderson
AI Apps

The way these plugins are designed is as open as I can possibly imagine, which means we can peek under the hood at how they are made. That is, if you know where to look. It also offers us a glimpse into potential business ramifications, which we’ll take a look at at the end of this post.

The Secret to Selling Software Is Not Selling Software

Scale partner Eric Anderson observes that for software startups, distribution is often more important than unique technology.

Web3 Weekend

January 12, 2022
Eric Anderson
Trends

With the spotlight on web3 and questions of decentralization vs. centralization, Scale's Eric Anderson discusses the role users will play in picking winners and losers.

Creator-User-Buyer Is a Mouthful. It’s Also a Major Trend in Enterprise Software.

December 10, 2020
Eric Anderson
Productivity, Trends

If you want to see the future of software, watch what product teams are buying or building.

Is AWS Coming for Your Startup? Notes from re:Invent 2019

December 9, 2019
Eric Anderson
Trends

In a closed-door VC briefing, AWS provided a surprisingly direct description of how it decides whether to enter a new market.

Will Open Source Get More Open in 2020?

December 3, 2019
Eric Anderson
Trends

Recent moves from Cloudera, Yugabyte, and Chef show their interest in getting more open. Though it’s too soon to say it signals a broad trend that others will follow.