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TaskUs Takes $250M From Blackstone

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Santa Monica-based business outsourcing service provider TaskUs , founded by Bryce Maddock and Jaspar Weir, said this morning that it has raised $250M in an investment round. The investment came from private equity investor Blackstone Group. According to TaskUs, the funding round values the company at $500M. READ MORE>>.

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9 Success Principles To Propel Your Next New Venture

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This reduces the cost of customer acquisition, allows easy upgrades for service and new features, and improves customer loyalty in the face of new competitors in the market. Every new business has unexpected pivots and adjustments, and outsourcing is easier to manage. Prioritize mergers and acquisitions early.

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How OneStop Internet Is Powering Ecommerce For Brands

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If you''re a brand or retailer, needing to get online, there are a lot of things to deal with to run your e-commerce business smoothly--everything from your e-commerce site itself, to taking photos of your products, packing and shipping, to digital marketing. John Tomich: OneStop Internet is an e-commerce services company.

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Entrepreneur Hack: This Remote Team Of 12 Generated $100M

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He then joined Picasa and was instrumental in its acquisition by Google. He then started several successful companies, including FastSpring, a company that provides outsourced e-commerce services to over 3,000 software companies.

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Welcome To The New Wave Of Opportunities And Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: The Kool-Aid Test: “Why do I need anything? Why do I need yours? Why do I need it now?"

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Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. I need to send marketing, e-commerce or e-statements emails to my customers to drive revenue or reduce costs. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU. Zondigo, Inc.

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New Entrepreneurs Are Rebuilding Our Business Engine

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Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation.