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Seismic Scores $170M, Now Worth $3 Billion

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San Diego-based sales and marketing software developer Seismic has raised $170M in a Series G funding round, the company said this morning, and is now valued at $3 billion. Along with the funding, the company said it has acquired Lessonly, a developer of sales training, coaching, and enablement software which is based in Indianapolis.

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ServiceTitan Acquires Pointman

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Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , which develops a cloud-based software platform used by residential and commercial service contractors to manage their businesses, has acquired Pointman , a New York-based company that develops software for contractors. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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Kajabi Collects Massive $550M Round

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Irvine-based e-commerce software developer Kajabi said this morning that it has raised a massive, $550M funding round, which values the company at over $2 billion. Kajabi says it is profitable, and will use the funding to scale its team and build out its products, expand internationally, and explore strategic mergers and acquisitions.

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10 Keys To Real Innovation In Your Next New Business

Startup Professionals Musings

A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy. Business risks are not just development risks. Training and coaching. Value creation. Idea management. Net result and reward.

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10 Steps To A New Venture That Can Change The World

Startup Professionals Musings

A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy. Business risks are not just development risks. Training and coaching. Value creation. Idea management. Net result and reward.

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10 Keys To Raising Your New Venture Funding Potential

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The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. Leadership brand development. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.”

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Brickfish Snags Sales Exec From Google

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San Diego-based Brickfish , a developer of social media and networking software being used by brands, reported today that it has hired on a Paul Botto, most recently Head of Analytics for the North American Sales Organization at Google, as its Vice President of Sales. Brickfish is venture backed by DCM, Draper Richards L.P., READ MORE>>.

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