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Shopify Just Bought the Deliverr Shipping Network for $2.1 Billion

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Now, it's dramatically expanding capacity in another area, fulfillment, with the acquisition of Deliverr. It's the biggest acquisition in Shopify's history. The two companies are a great match, according to Shopify's press release about the deal. Shopify is paying $2.1 Why Shopify Wants Deliverr. Sign up to the Tech.co

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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

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He is very hands-on and helpful – especially for any company looking into customer acquisition. o CPM model gave him control over the information in the acquisition cycle so he focused on that. - o Huge on PR, “Be Everywhere” is his motto – fly to NY, proactively everywhere he could get press.

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Verve Wireless Names New CEO

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Encinitas-based Verve Wireless , the developer of mobile publishing software used by newspapers and the Associated Press, said today that it has named a new CEO. MacIsaac headed up ExtendMedia until its acquisition by Cisco in September of 2010. MacIsaac also has served at Lightningcast, AOL, and Backwire.

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Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

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But for some strange reason they make you file your progress on fund raising, which is the widely picked up by the press. I like to speak about this topic with first-time wantrapreneurs because if you read the tech press every day you’d get the impression that it all glamor. But it’s hard to know that from the press.

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How This Startup Kicked Oracle’s A$$

InfoChachkie

How did a small, open source software company from Finland capture billions in market share from Oracle? The second major challenged faced by MySQL was the surprise acquisition of one of its key partners, InnoDB, by Oracle. On the following Monday, Marten was besieged by the tech press. Drinking The Ocean Through A Straw.

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New Cybersecurity Alliance Continues Trend of Industry Collaboration

Xconomy

There have been a series of tie-ups, as security-tech companies try to boost their businesses and amplify their products via acquisitions. Such credentials enable access to an organization’s software systems for tasks like implementing updates or managing devices on the network. Membership is by invitation only.

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Stained Glass Labs Patners With Exitround, Unveils App Directory for Google Glass

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According to SGL, developers can now submit their apps for review and have their press releases and updates distributed on the Stained Glass Labs website, which gives them the quick feedback from other developers and the ability to submit press releases, which are sent to members of the media interested in Google Glass and wearable technologies.

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