Cloud Stocks: Dropbox Adds Security Capabilities

Dropbox (Nasdaq: DBX) recently announced its second quarter results that continued to outpace market expectations. But the company recently announced the exit of its CFO Ajay Vashee who has been with the company for more than eight years. The market was not impressed by the departure and the stock fell 7% in the after-hours trading

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Bootstrapping to $10 Million: Coalition Technologies Co-Founder Jordan Brannon (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: What revenue level did you close 2012 at? Jordan Brannon: We finished 2012 at $1.5 million at about $125,000 per month.  Sramana Mitra: What happens in 2013? Jordan Brannon: 2013 was another growth year for us. We finished the calendar year just under $2 million. We had about 30% growth that calendar year.

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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: John McEleney, Head of Strategy, PTC (Part 1)

We discuss the Mechanical Design industry’s transition to the cloud. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to your background as well as PTC’s work in cloud computing. John McEleney: I have been in the design and technology software space for the better part of almost 40 years. It started when I had an

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Bootstrapping to $10 Million: Coalition Technologies Co-Founder Jordan Brannon (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Was there dominance in the platform?  Jordan Brannon: Magento was the dominant platform at that time simply because of market demand. Shopify and BigCommerce were small players in e-commerce in the small to mid-sized space. They weren’t as well-developed.

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Palantir Remains Focused on Government Sector

After more than fifteen years of remaining private, Palo Alto-based Palantir finally listed last week on the NYSE. Founded in 2004, Palantir has delayed its IPO several times. But even amid the current turbulent times, the company decided to list.

Bootstrapping to $10 Million: Coalition Technologies Co-Founder Jordan Brannon (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: What kind of customers were you able to attract, and how did you attract those customers? Jordan Brannon: We primarily attracted businesses that were manufacturing products and selling through traditional retail channels. A company making garments and selling through a larger retail chain like Nordstrom was our early-stage target customer.