Frank Addante

JUNE 19, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. because they are so focused on being better than their competition. Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. What if there was another competitive cash register on the market? Zondigo, Inc.

Google 40

Google Advertising Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 27, 2007

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Web 2.0 40

Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Zondigo, Inc.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Develop Development Product 40

Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Advertising 40

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Now, there is so much competition that it is very, very difficult to keep people.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 13, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Outsource Development Product Advertising 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Off to the Races StrongMail is a digital messaging infrastructure software company.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I remember going to an Under the Radar conference in 2006 in the heat of the Web 2.0 There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 Unfortunately this was reinforced by the many conferences that rushed to espouse the benefits of Web 2.0 Cisco and others went out to fill out their Web 2.0

Web 2.0 334

Web 2.0 Venture Capital Web Technical Review 334

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Last week I was having coffee with an ex engineering student of mine now on his second startup (and for a change it wasn’t a Web 2.0 they released a new 2.0 You could just outspend.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

One, the Executive Office of the President (EOP) has an office called the Office of Science and Technology Policy, or OSTP, which heads up the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) ( [link] ). One very encouraging note these organizations are trying to use "Web 2.0" An interesting anecdote about use of Web 2.0

Education 45

Education Technical Review Research Web 2.0 45

Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Blogging Venture Capital Outsource Development 40

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Zondigo, Inc.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40