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Google Just Took the Alien onto Their Ship

16 Aug 2011 /in

Yesterday’s news about Google buying Motorola Mobility has set the twittersphere on fire – and generated humor at the same time. Case in point this morning’s tweet from nikcub “If you are a motorola employee and do not want to lose your job, I suggest you show up to work dressed as a patent” This [...]

The “Aha Moment”

15 Aug 2011 /in

You know the feeling. That moment when it all makes sense, it all clicks, you finally get it. That moment while watching the Usual Suspects when you see the plot twist, when your bio-chemist friend explains some complex project and it finally makes sense to you, when you finally understand what the debt ceiling means [...]

FreePint’s VIP Review: FirstRain is a Product Business People Will Actually USE!

12 Aug 2011 /in

We’re all very excited here at FirstRain, as we’ve just seen the product review of FirstRain published this month by VIP Reports and (in a slightly more condensed form) in the August 2011 edition of VIP Magazine. VIP Reports aim to provide product and vendor reviews of premium content products. We were delighted to have [...]

Are you an energy source or energy sink for your coworkers?

10 Aug 2011 /in

Everyone interacts differently in the office, based on their role and personality, but most people sort into one of two types with respect to their impact on other people: energy sources and energy sinks. The CEO has to be open to all, and to motivate and energize all, and so I become very aware of [...]

The Battle of Social Media Platforms

09 Aug 2011 /in

Over the past few weeks the blogosphere has been buzzing with predictions on the impact of Google+ in the business world, adding to the growing focus on the benefits of social media for business. Currently, most businesses use LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter as tools to promote their brands and many are now asking whether Google+ [...]

Splash and a Dash of Teamwork

05 Aug 2011 /in

The FirstRain office has had a full house this week with members from our East Coast sales team in town for our quarterly sales kick-off. And last night, in the spirit of fun, culture and generally getting over ourselves, the entire sales team and most of the company, headed down south to Cupertino for the [...]

FirstRain raises $6.4MM in new funding

02 Aug 2011 /in

It’s another great day at FirstRain today – I’m delighted to announce that FirstRain has raised 6.4MM in new funding led by Oak Investment Partners. This new round is just the latest in a series of exciting developments for us – you may have seen our latest release which is getting rave responses from our [...]

Another marketing organization rip up and retry

01 Aug 2011 /in

How to organize marketing of B2B high tech products is always challenging. The best products rarely come from marketing people and the deeper the technology the more the R&D team is in the inventive role and driving marketing. As a result, where to have marketing report is an ongoing political battle in many companies – [...]

Today’s tech bubble: Sell or IPO your company?

27 Jul 2011 /in ,

If you had the chance to sell your tech company for a great price would you – or would you play the long game? This is a decision successful entrepreneurs end up facing and is a question for some tech entrepreneurs right now as we go through what is arguably another bubble – and there [...]

Another Big Step Forward for Both FirstRain and our Customers

11 Jul 2011 /in , ,

I am extremely delighted to announce the release of the third generation of the FirstRain Web Application and our new FirstRain mobile apps for iPhone and Android (now available in the iTunes App Store and the Android Marketplace) today.

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