Marketo was founded in 2006. Eloqua was founded in 1999. They're now only $10 million in revenue apart. If you were asked to it wouldn't be too hard to put toge

Marketo was founded in 2006. Eloqua was founded in 1999. They're now only $10 million in revenue apart. If you were asked to it wouldn't be too hard to put together an argument supporting that Eloqua was too conservative and allowed Marketo to overtake them by being overly aggressive. Your job, if you're running these companies, is to make your shareholders happy and create a large return. i) Did this happen for the VC's involved? ii) Is this now happening in the public markets? Those are the (only) questions that matter.