Sam Baker, Author at Scale Venture Partners

Humility and Optimism: Reflections From Slush 2023

December 7, 2023
Sam Baker
Go-to-market
0 Comments

This year certainly seems to be the one that the rest of the world figured out Slush’s *not-so* hidden secrets. Conference highlights made headlines throughout the tech ecosystem, notching top placements in Axios and TechCrunch, and notable bylines in many…

Some reflections on PROMAT 2023: Automation reaching new corners of the warehouse

March 30, 2023
Sam Baker
Verticals

Autonomy is making its way into more corners of the warehouse - from forklift operations, to depalletizing, to picking, packing, and trailer unloading. Several years ago, there was still a palpable skepticism around whether automation was here to stay. That mindset has now shifted: the same skepticism has been replaced by not just acceptance, but a series of questions around which automation solutions will be the right ones to choose.

The Great Exit Database: What Might a Supersized 2021 Mean For 2022?

January 20, 2022
Sam Baker
Trends

2021 was a big year for venture-back technology IPOs and M&A. Here's a look at what it all means for today's early-stage founders.

The Next Frontier of Customer Success Software

November 11, 2021
Sam Baker
Trends

Customer Success software is moving towards new technologies, new user interactions, and new machine intelligence-derived insights and workflows. Scale's Sam Baker on the next frontier of enterprise CS.

The Third Wave of Restaurant Technology

July 14, 2021
Sam Baker and Noah Gross
Trends, Verticals

The restaurant industry is becoming more digitized and automated. A look at the emerging “third wave” restaurant tech stack.

From Lab to Value: Observations on Robotics Startups

March 25, 2021
Sam Baker
Trends

There is no single path from the robotics lab to adding value in real-world environments. Scale's Sam Baker looks at some of the common ground among robotics startups that achieve product-market fit.