From Startup To 500 Million Dollars: VistaPrint CEO Robert Keane (Part 3)

SM: The catalogue business was at $3 million dollars. What level had it declined to when you sold it, and who did you sell it to?

RK: It had declined to $2 million and it was only in Europe. We sold it to the management team in February of 2001. We then put all of our eggs in the Internet basket. Today, our guidance to Wall Street is that we should do between $500 million and $510 million for the year. >>>

From Startup To 500 Million Dollars: VistaPrint CEO Robert Keane (Part 2)

SM: So you did not really take that model to market.

RK: When we finally launched I was able to convince Microsoft France to distribute our catalogues in every box of Microsoft Publisher. That gave us a mechanism to reach out to small businesses who were already buying desktop publishing and who we thought would also be interested in the types of products we sold. >>>

Business Owner’s Toolkit Radio Interview with Sramana

In case you missed it last weekend, you can find the recording of Sramana on the nationally syndicated Business Owner’s Toolkit Radio show here.

From Startup To 500 Million Dollars: VistaPrint CEO Robert Keane (Part 1)

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Robert Keane is the president and CEO of VistaPrint, which he founded in 1995 to provide small businesses print tools to market their business. Robert’s vision for VistaPrint emerged from his experience with the development of a retail kiosk design and printing system as well as from his knowledge of the small business desktop publishing software market. He earned his B.A. in Economics from Harvard College in Cambridge, Mass. and his M.B.A. from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.

SM: Take us back to where your story begins. Where are you from?

RK: I grew up outside of Buffalo, New York by the Canadian border. I went to school at Harvard and worked in Boston for a while before moving to France. >>>

Deal Radar 2009: AnyWare Group

As US lawmakers argue over the specifics of President Obama’s proposed healthcare overhaul and Americans’ call for affordable healthcare grows more strident, Deal Radar continues its coverage of companies that are using technology to make healthcare delivery cheaper and more flexible. AnyWare Group is a Canadian provider of remote access solutions for hospitals and healthcare organizations across North America. The company is focused on providing healthcare workers the information they need, when and where they need it. The team has expertise in healthcare networks, applications and user requirements and provides customers with a unique vendor experience on their e-Health projects. >>>

Helping Moms Juggle: Juggling Mother Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of Flexjobs (Part 7)

SM: Your business gives options back and allows really talented people to have their career and their family.

SS: Some of the biggest challenges in our society are parents not being there for their kids. They are not there for dinners, outdoor activities, or teaching kids how to be healthy. >>>

Informatica Expands Its Reach

Informatica (NASDAQ:INFA), the leading data integration enterprise, reported a very positive Q1 recently. Revenues of $109.1 million grew 5% over the year with EPS of $0.18 compared to $0.16 earned a year ago. >>>

Deal Radar 2009: KidZui

KidZui, today’s Deal Radar company, was founded by Cliff Boro, Vidar Vignisson, and Tom Broadhead with the aim of keeping kids safe on the Internet, empowering them to benefit from the best aspects of the Internet, and allowing parents to use KidZui as a means of engaging with their kids and their interests. >>>