RELEVANT NEWS
SkuRun Goes to the Kentucky Derby
PR Web – May 10, 2012
Mobile business to business application startup SkuRun, founded by Ralph Acosta and backed by Luke Weil, wins Startup America’s ‘Send My Founder to the Kentucky Derby Contest.’
These Startups Are Getting Ready For The Pitch Of Their Lives, At The Kentucky Derby
Eric Adelson – Business Insider – May 4, 2012
Startup America, the sprawling start-up initiative headed by Priceline.com CTO and co-founder Scott Case, had an idea on Monday morning: Let’s take some start-ups to the Kentucky Derby.
Will Investors Bet on These Entrepreneurs at the Kentucky Derby?
Erik Markowitz – Inc.com – May 4, 2012
Startup America’s Scott Case has a plan to introduce young entrepreneurs to the politicians and investors on Derby Day. Here’s how he’s doing it.
Access all sales and marketing content through one simple app, SkuRun.
Startup America – May 3, 2012
Today’s Featured Member, SkuRun, mobilizes sales and marketing content.
Two Startup Founders Selected To Attend The Kentucky Derby With Scott Case
Kyle – Nibletz – May 3, 2012
The Startup America partnership recently held a video pitch challenge contest where member company founders could pitch for their chance to win a trip to the world famous Kentucky Derby.
It’s Derby Weekend for Two Lucky Winners!
Startup America – May 3, 2012
What do Kentucky Derby horses and Startup America startups have in common? Both are young and have limited time to show the world what they’ve got!
Startup America offers Derby experience to two startups
Andrew Robinson – Business Journals – May 3, 2012
The Startup America Partnership, which recently launched Startup Kentucky, an innovation entrepreneurship networking organization, is taking the founders of two startup companies to the Kentucky Derby.
Luke Weil and SkuRun Close Successful Seed Round of Funding
PRWeb – April 11, 2012
SkuRun closes seed round of funding led by Luke Weil to organize, index, and distribute sales and marketing content to mobile professionals in real-time.
Execs to IT: Take these cloud services and manage them
Ted Samson – InfoWorld – March 21, 2012
More and more, employees are taking IT decisions into their own hands by using their own cloud services for business functions. This presents a challenge for IT as they look for ways to bring these outside services under their umbrellas.
3 Predictions on the Future of Enterprise Software
Uzi Shmilovici – TechCrunch – March 10, 2012
Three trends are influencing the consumerization of the enterprise – workers using mobile devices to work, collaborating through productivity tools, and how apps have changed the way people interact with software. This will lead to a new class of software, ways people are exposed to the software, and new companies replacing old vendors who do not adopt the new technology.
SiriusDecisions Survey Indicates Brand Misalignment Is Losing Deals for B-to-B Organizations
Geoff Hilton – SiriusDecisions – March 5, 2012
A recent survey states that 60% of participating professionals said brand issues are hampering their ability to win deals. While 80% of stated their was a close alignment between executive vision and brand, that number falls to under 35% when asked if that branding was in line with sales behaviors.
Cut Those Costs! (But Not Tech.)
Ben Worthen – The Wall Street Journal – February 27, 2012
Businesses are streamlining their costs but are expanding their expenditures on technology, including mobile access for their professionals. The trends have shown that these expenditures are yielding positive returns and the data they provide are aiding in the strategic planning for their companies.
Here’s What “Post-PC” Looks Like: Over Half of Info Workers Use 3 Or More Devices
Sarah Perez – TechCrunch – February 23, 2012
Employees are beginning to work on multiple devices and the trend does not seem to be slowing down. IT will have to adapt to users bringing their own devices and working from them along with their company issued devices and computers.
Why It’s Good News HealthIT Is So Bad
Dave Chase – TechCrunch – February 2, 2012
The health care industry has been slow to adopt new technologies. Recently though, there have been a number of innovators have made the adoption process quick for new technology leading to better penetration of the health care industry.
Enterprise the Hottest Category at the Crunchies? Who Would Have Thought
Sarah Lacy – Pandodaily – February 1, 2012
Enterprise solutions are finally becoming a hot space in the technology industry. They are pushing the consumerization of business processes and have been helped along by wide adoption of iPads and other tablet devices.
Android May Have Consumer Market Share, But iOS Is Tops In Enterprise
Sarah Perez – TechCrunch – January 25, 2012
Once the enterprise settles on the mobile device operating system of choice, enterprises will be adopting software applications to leverage them together.
Could the iPad Finally Make “Consumerization of Enterprise” a Reality?
Sarah Lacy – Pandodaily – January 16, 2012
91% of business and IT professionals who have iPads use them for work. This widespread technology create lower barriers to entry for great cloud based software solutions.
The Future Of Better-Designed Enterprise Software Starts Now
Marcia Conner – Fast Company – January 4, 2012
Enterprise software is beginning to catch up to the user friendliness of consumer applications which cuts down on cost, adoption time, and increases function.
