As CEO and Chairman of Betterworks, Doug Dennerline brings deep experience leading high-growth Enterprise Software companies and businesses. He was previously CEO of Alfresco Software. For three years was President of SuccessFactors until he led the company acquisition to SAP for $3.4 Billion. Doug spent eleven years in senior roles at Cisco, where he ran the U.S. $9.8 billion dollar enterprise business.. Doug also served as CEO of Webex following Cisco's acquisition of one of the first SaaS platforms on the Internet. He also held a senior role at Salesforce. Doug serves on the board of Benefitfocus, VBrick, AmplifiedAG, and Aktana.
On May 27 our lead investor John Doerr and I held a webinar to examine how OKRs and CFRs can empower companies to ride out a downturn and thrive in…
Doug Dennerline on Jun 5, 2020 3 min read
Pandemic “Work from Home Forever” journalism is taking us back to an era I thought we’d buried long ago: top-down, hierarchical management. For example, on April 18 The Wall Street…
Doug Dennerline on May 22, 2020 4 min read
The current outbreak of COVID-19 is having a profound effect on our society, and not only from a public health standpoint. From canceling public events and restricting travel to changing…
Doug Dennerline on Mar 18, 2020 5 min read
I’m thrilled to announce that Betterworks has acquired Hyphen, a leading continuous employee listening and engagement platform based in San Francisco. This acquisition expands the capabilities of our award-winning solutions…
Doug Dennerline on Feb 20, 2020 3 min read
Today’s workforce is more diverse, dynamic and fluid than ever before. Baby Boomers—the youngest of whom have been eligible for AARP membership for five years–occupy the majority of C-level positions,…
Doug Dennerline on Jan 8, 2020 4 min read
A company’s culture not only defines the environment in which your employees work; it is the personality of your organization. And just like any good personality, a company culture should…
Doug Dennerline on Jun 7, 2019 4 min read
