Zuora announces SAAS billing platform
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I got an email a few days ago from a colleague Jeff Yoshimora, letting me know he had left a senior position with the Salesforce.com incubator to join a SAAS billing start up in Palo Alto named “Zuora“. I was curious to say the least, so after snooping around on the site [...]
Read More“The Future is Web Services, Not Web Sites”
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I recently read an interesting article about web services, and how “The Future is Web Services, Not Web Sites”, and I must admit, it put a big smile on my face. As most of you know, several start-ups I have been involved with in last few years have pretty much “bet the house” on web [...]
Read MoreWho says the music industry is dead!
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As I prepare my presentation for the Urban Network Annual Summit, I cant help but to ponder about all the critics and analyst who keep saying the music industry is dead, this that and the other. But yet there are clear indications (no not Apple) that money can, and will be made. Look at Harry [...]
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SplashCast Corp Closes $4 million Series A
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SplashCast Corp. has raised a $4 million Series A round of funding, the company plans to blend advertising with the viral effects of social media. The company openly boasts on its site that it has served some 260 million videos already. “Brands have to do that if they want to stay relevant to that younger [...]
Read MoreClearleap closes $9M To Bring IP Distributed Video To TV’s
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With a fresh $9 million in Series A round of funding, Clearleap Inc.’s concept is in its name – clear online video content leaping from the computer to the television. The start up company develops technologies that will expand viewer options for “what’s on TV,” creating a new model that brings the breadth and diversity [...]
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