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ProfitLine Names Sales VP

socalTECH

San Diego-based ProfitLine , which provides outsourced telecom expense management services, said today that it has bolstered its sales execs, hiring Kip Quackenbush as Executive Vice President of Global Sales. Profitline's services are used by enterprises to manage their telecom spend, mobile devices, and carrier relationships.

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One of the Biggest Mistakes Enterprise Startups Make

Both Sides of the Table

And of course the most successful technology companies: Google, Facebook, Salesforce.com [duh], Oracle, Microsoft all have loads of sales people. Why would you have your most important success factor (successful implementations) outsourced to a third-party where you don’t control quality and who is strictly mercenary (i.e.

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How A Pivot Turned Vantage Media Into A $100M Plus Business

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I had worked before at BEA Systems, the middleware company which was acquired by Oracle in 2004 or 2005, and we used to joke that the company had been built entirely by acquisitions. It was a question of build versus buy. We had great technology to build from, and started to build our product. Why is LA key to that?

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Elements of Sustainable Companies

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Cisco, Oracle, Apple, Electronic Arts and Atari. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU. ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3. Virtual Location, Location, Location ► January (2) 2. I think this list is spot on.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Be Best at Something

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► August (1) Stay Positive ► July (2) Go Fast, but Don’t Hurry The DNA of an A++ Team ► June (1) Setting up Shop - Picking an Office Space ► May (3) Startup 6.0 - the Rubicon Project: Internet Advert. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary!

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