Procurement has always been fertile ground for tech entrepreneurs. We have pulled together some of the most compelling – and potentially disruptive – procurement solutions for a Special Startup Series. We will ask each entrepreneur questions about what gap in the market their solution addresses, how they differentiate their technology and what their tools look like in action.

In this podcast, we interview Sam Jenks, Chief Marketing Officer at Kodiak Hub, a supplier relationship management platform founded in 2015. Discussion highlights include:

• Why supplier insight has to be based on both robust scorecards and data analytics.
• That (believe it or not) Excel continues to be Kodiak’s biggest competitor.
• How this is the time – even according to well-known consulting firms and CTOs – to be an early adopter and partner with a startup