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Medallia Acquires Hospitality Software Startup Zingle for $42M

Xconomy

Zingle, a startup whose software is used by hospitality, travel, and retail industries to more easily and quickly connect with their customers via messaging, has been acquired for about $42 million in cash by Medallia, a publicly traded software company in San Francisco. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Car Door Slam Or Spare Tire? Should Startups Build For Buyers Or Users?

InfoChachkie

However, they clearly have a long term impact on the customer’s overall satisfaction and thus their propensity to purchase additional products in the future. In the early 2000’s, SaaS was a nascent concept and most companies were reticent to rent software. You can also check out his startup advice blog HERE. Share and Enjoy.

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5 Tips to Becoming a More Customer Centric Organization

Both Sides of the Table

Tim encouraged us to set up a blog and start talking openly about what we were doing as a company and inviting comments. But I had been reading Munjal Shah’s blog about his experiences at Riya (later renamed Like.com) and this openess had an appeal to me. What changed for us was Tim Barker arrived.

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Nervana’s $400M+ Buyout Reflects Key Tech Trend in Machine Learning

Xconomy

On the day after Intel announced its acquisition of San Diego machine learning startup Nervana Systems, investor Steve Jurvetson told me he was feeling a sense of satisfaction about a call he made three years ago, and how it has been playing out.

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Boost Office Productivity with these 5 Techniques

Southern California Edison Blog

Studies show that natural light has a positive effect on mental health, productivity, and job satisfaction. These sessions are an opportunity to introduce employees to new software that will help streamline their project management or cover how to do a standard task more efficiently. .

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Are You Involved With Business, Or Fully Committed?

Startup Professionals Musings

Billionaire Mark Cuban writes on his blog that it took an incredible amount of commitment and work to benefit from his luck. When starting his first company, he routinely stayed up until two in the morning reading about new software, and went seven years without a vacation. Gets satisfaction from solving business challenges.

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Echo Labs Wins “Quick Pitch” Contest with Digital Hybrid Microscope

Xconomy

Founder Jill Bigelow (who is not related to me) said the brace includes a removable heat or ice pack feature that provides increased mobility, mood, and birth satisfaction. CourseKey’s software automatically tracks student attendance, shares key information, and sends pop quizzes to students’ devices.