Around 3,500 representatives from the largest enterprises in the world braved the unseasonal heatwave in San Francisco to attend the Apttus Accelerate conference over in Pier 48 last week. As the doors opened for the show, word spread quickly about the quote-to-cash solution provider being recognized as a visionary in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for the second year in a row.

It’s easy to see how Apttus have been continuously growing at a phenomenal rate since its humble beginnings in a laundry room. After bootstrapping its way to unicorn status, it can now only be a matter of time that they hit the IPO button.

I invited Apttus CEO Kirk Krappe onto the show to learn about their entire journey and introducing the world's first intelligent agent at Accelerate.