“The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.” – Peter Drucker With the stroke of a pen, government policy and regulation can create immediate, new requirements for businesses. MissionOG believes that “given the risk and cost of getting it wrong, resources required to train, track, implement, and administer issues […]
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For years, small businesses have sought ways to streamline expenses and address the misuse of funds. When we were growing prepaid card company Ecount and later at Citi Prepaid, we consistently heard that the technology and functionality wasn’t there yet. Back then, smartphone use was in its infancy and API’s had just begun to […]
Congratulations to Greg Rable, Chris Amato and the entire FactorTrust team on the company’s acquisition by TransUnion. This is a fantastic outcome for all parties, and it has been rewarding to assist this amazing team. […]
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With the rise of on-demand computing, the pace of potential innovation in an enterprise has increased dramatically. Employees are no longer subject to long lag times to order a new server or limited by the constraints of existing compute power. The age of cloud computing for the enterprise has arrived, and with it the promise […]
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“There’s a whole ocean of oil under our feet! No one can get at it except for me!” – Daniel Plainview, There Will Be Blood With troves of voice data from call and customer care centers, enterprises sit on an ocean of data about their customers, but they lack a means to structure and draw […]
Petrobras – A massive corruption scandal widens Rolls-Royce – A recent $828 million bribery settlement Teva Pharmaceuticals – A $519 million settlement for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Ill-formed and poorly executed policies, combined with a lack of control, education and accountability, weaken companies. The headlines that result from these errors can […]
“I think there are those individuals who are intimidated by really smart, talented people. But for me, surrounding yourself with great talent is the key to success.” — Monika Chiang, fashion designer Much like our portfolio companies, venture investing is a people business. The more talented and experienced the team, the higher the value for […]
Although much of the attention regarding the penetration of cloud infrastructure in the enterprise has focused on the competing IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) platforms, big opportunities are being created for tools and applications that support its movement and management. While attending Amazon Web Services annual re:Invent conference in mid-November with 15,000 other attendees, the […]
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I recently spoke at two meet-ups geared towards early-stage entrepreneurs hosted by Philly Startup Leaders and Walnut St. Labs. Compared to today, the journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur was much different in 1998 when I co-founded ITtoolbox. Although the internet Bubble was inflating, becoming an entrepreneur was still an unconventional path with fairly limited […]