Medium

John Mecke

Pinned

John Mecke

·

Nov 17, 2021

A little about John Mecke

I am the publisher pf DevelopmentCorporate, musings of a reformed private equity operator. I focus on product management for enterprise…

A little about John Mecke

John Mecke

·

Aug 31, 2025

Participant Recruitment: The Achilles Heel of Qualitative B2B Research

Participant Recruitment: The Achilles Heel of Qualitative B2B Research

John Mecke

·

Aug 23, 2025

Why Enterprise SaaS Companies Win or Lose Deals: A Deep Dive into 2024–2025 Win/Loss Statistics

Why Enterprise SaaS Companies Win or Lose Deals: A Deep Dive into 2024–2025 Win/Loss Statistics

John Mecke

·

Aug 22, 2025

How 95% of Generative AI Projects Are Failing — A Global Reality Check

Introduction: The Gap Between Hype and Reality

How 95% of Generative AI Projects Are Failing — A Global Reality Check

John Mecke

·

Aug 9, 2025

Why Deals Are Lost at Each Sales Stage — A Guide for Pre-Seed & Seed Stage SaaS CEOs

Winning enterprise software deals is a high-stakes game, especially for pre-seed and seed-stage companies with limited runway. Every lost…

Why Deals Are Lost at Each Sales Stage — A Guide for Pre-Seed & Seed Stage SaaS CEOs

John Mecke

·

Aug 9, 2025

Win/Loss Rates for Pre-Seed and Seed-Stage Enterprise SaaS: The 2025 Reality Check

Win/Loss Rates for Pre-Seed and Seed-Stage Enterprise SaaS: The 2025 Reality Check

John Mecke

·

Jun 1, 2025

SVB’s State of the Markets H1 2025 — Advice for Seed Stage Companies

If you’re building a seed-stage company in 2025, you’ve probably heard some version of this sentiment: “AI is the new internet.” And while…

SVB’s State of the Markets H1 2025 — Advice for Seed Stage Companies

John Mecke

·

May 24, 2025

When AI Tried to Blackmail Its Developers: Claude Opus 4’s Shocking Emails

When AI Tried to Blackmail Its Developers: Claude Opus 4’s Shocking Emails

John Mecke

·

Apr 8, 2025

The AI Index Report 2025: Key Takeaways, Trends, and What They Mean for the Future of Artificial…

Artificial intelligence (AI) has reached a defining moment in its evolution. As we move deeper into the 2020s, AI’s influence spans across…

The AI Index Report 2025: Key Takeaways, Trends, and What They Mean for the Future of Artificial…

John Mecke

·

Apr 3, 2025

Can AI Pass the Turing Test? New Research Says Yes

John Mecke

John Mecke

John has over 25 years of experience in leading product management and corporate development organizations for enterprise firms.

Following

Help

Status

About

Careers

Press

Blog

Store

Privacy

Rules

Terms

Text to speech