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Joy Chen Joins H2O Plus
San Francisco-based Yes To Inc., the company that introduced the Yes To natural beauty product line, is losing the leader who helped transform it from unprofitable startup to successful brand. CEO Joy Chen is leaving Yes To next week, after five years at the company. Yes To doesn't have a…
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Charlene Li
Charlene Li, Founder of the Altimeter Group and the author of the New York Times bestseller, Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead will join us for this Regional Alliance meeting. Li, an independent thought leader on social and emerging technologies, is also the coauthor of…
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Member Jen Munkner Speaks: Combing Through Exit Interviews? You’re Already Too Late.
The Challenge: The case at hand was brought by a principal in a professional services business. He was lamenting his company’s inability to retain key talent in a competitive labor market and compete on compensation. Despite pouring over reams of exit interviews, he was unable to create a winning recruitment…
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Member Keith Matasci Speaks: Focus on Bench Strength
The Challenge: The case at hand was brought by a member, whose company was developing a very promising product. However, only very few employees understood it enough to bring it from development to production. A strategic partner, moreover, not only prepared to invest in the company, but perhaps eventually acquire…
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Patty McCord
Patty McCord, Principal of Patty McCord Consulting joined us for this Regional Alliance meeting. McCord is an executive coach for CEOs and their teams to help in defining leadership and company culture. In the early days of Netflix, McCord decided to “write down the things we expect in people.” This…
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Jim Harrison Named One of the Most Powerful People in Residential Real Estate
Alliance member Jim Harrison was named to the Swanepoel POWER 200 (SP200) which includes the 200 most powerful people in residential real estate for 2014-2015. This list includes the leaders of the residential real estate industry. They are the drivers! They are the ones making the biggest difference! What makes…
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WildPackets Appoints Larry Zulch as President
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – WildPackets, Inc., a leading provider of network performance management solutions, today announced the appointment of Larry Zulch as president. Zulch will be responsible for worldwide sales and marketing and will work closely with CEO Tim McCreery on overall company strategy. Zulch brings over 20 years of…
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Kirsten Bay
Kirsten Bay brings over 25 years of experience in risk intelligence, information management, and policy expertise across a variety of sectors. In the last 6 years, Kirsten has been the CEO of big data and cyber security companies, leading the strategy and development of next-generation analytics and attack detection technologies.…
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Winter 2015
Inside the Winter 2015 Issue: Doubling Down in 2015 Alliance Members share some of their major investments planned for 2015 - how they chose them, and how they eliminated other options. Read the strategies shared by Alliance members Douglas Murray, Jorge Titinger, Mihran Berejikian, Erin Mendez, Andy Barrons, Manuel Gonzalez…
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Datapipe Acquires Big Data Multi-Cloud Pioneer GoGrid
Jersey City, NJ — Datapipe, a global leader in managed hybrid IT solutions for the enterprise, announced that it has acquired GoGrid, an industry leader in multi-cloud solutions for Big Data deployments. GoGrid’s proprietary orchestration and automation technologies are unique in the market, providing 1-Button deployment for Big Data solutions…
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From Market Crash to Boom: Q&A with Christopher Burnley of CoreFact
Christopher Burnley, CEO and founder, CoreFact What it does: A marketing company focusing on agency-based sales organization such as real estate, mortgage and insurance HQ: Hayward 2013 revenue:$5.1 million Employees: 38 Founded: 2005 Source of startup capital: Self-funded Background: Previously a software engineer manager Age: 41 Residence: Belmont Web site:…
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Kevin Kujawski
Mr. Kujawski’s primary duties are to oversee finance, treasury, and accounting functions of Menlo Equities and its partner affiliates. He arranges and directs affiliated Menlo Equities debt financings, including acquisition, construction, bridge, mezzanine, and permanent financings. He is responsible for the overall management of financial reporting, financial analysis, risk management…
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EORM Joins UK-based Global Business Standards Company BSI
EORM announced that it has been acquired by BSI, a UK-based global business standards company founded in 1901 with over 72,000 clients in 150 countries. The deal will see EORM become an operating subsidiary of BSI's Professional Services business in the US, significantly boosting EORM's ability to offer a wider…
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Member Kevin Chance Speaks: Breakneck Growth Demands Strong Processes
The Challenge: The case at hand was brought by a CEO, whose company was experiencing dramatic growth, which in turn was causing breakdowns in certain parts of the business. The CEO was looking for advice on how to grow fast, yet build strength in the organization. If you were in…
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Sonescence Names Michael Weickert as CEO and President
SANTA ROSA, Calif.,—Sonescence Inc., a drug delivery company focused on curing serious skin and soft tissue infections and chronic wounds, announced the appointment of Michael J. Weickert, Ph.D. as CEO and President. Dr. Weickert has also joined Sonescence's board of directors. “We have been seeking a proven executive to lead…
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Second Genome Uncovers a Possible Drug for Bowel Disease
Cutting through the gut's jungle of bacteria, Second Genome Inc. is undertaking its first study to see if its “microbiome” drug puts the brakes on a specific bacteria that drives debilitating inflammatory bowel disease. The South San Francisco company disclosed the study Monday but was short on details, such as…
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Paul Witkay in Smart Business: “Find the ‘Idea Spaces’ that Drive Fundamental Economic Expansion”
Most business failures result from leadership blindness. The inability to understand and adapt to the current reality, or to imagine the future, seals the leader’s fate. This is true in a world in which shorter product cycles, increasing regulations, globalization of costs and rapid technological advancement affect every industry. As…
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Member John Spottiswood Speaks: Use the Cloud to Improve — Not Repeat — Your Core Business
The Challenge: The case at hand was brought by a VP at an established software multinational, whose valuation was stagnant and management team was considering migrating their services to the cloud. If you were in this situation, what would you do? If I were captaining your ship, I’d not only…
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Member Stuart Latta Speaks: Forget the Org Chart. Own Processes For Which You’re Accountable
The Challenge: The case at hand was brought by the CFO of a large, multinational corporation. He was in a classic bind presented by his company’s organizational matrix model: he was fully accountable for the financials of the company, but the regional CFOs reported to a market head who reported…
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San Francisco Beauty Empire Yes To Inc. Says ‘Yes’ to Expansion
Joy Chen wants to sell you positivity in a bottle. Five years to the month after becoming the Yes To CEO, Chen turned the unprofitable natural beauty products line into a mainstream brand sold on the shelves of retailers such as Target, Whole Foods and Walgreens. The company is positioned…
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Member Joe Budelli Speaks: For Strong Partnerships, Engage Your Tactical Players!
The Challenge: The case at hand was brought by a CEO looking to establish a channel partner with a bigger player, nominally in the same space. The pitch was a cross-sell deal where each sells part of the other’s solution. If you were in this situation, what would you do?…
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HGST Acquires Skyera
IRVINE, Calif. — Western Digital® Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) and HGST announced that HGST has completed an all-cash acquisition of Skyera, a developer of solid-state storage systems for scale-out cloud and enterprise data centers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Skyera will be fully integrated into HGST, a wholly owned…
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Member Peter Bailey Speaks: Be the White Knight, Not a Kamikaze
The Challenge: The case at hand was brought by a CEO of a technology company that was disrupting a traditional market by replacing hardware with a much cheaper software solution. The company was in a strong growth phase and investors were starting to clamor for direct public criticism of the…
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Rich Karlgaard
Rich Karlgaard is an angel investor, board director and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Life 2.0. He released his second book, The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success in April 2014. He is also the longtime publisher of Forbes magazine and writer of the Forbes column, “Innovation…
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ThreatStream Lands $22 Million in Series B Funding Led by General Catalyst Partners
REDWOOD CITY, CA – ThreatStream™, the provider of a threat intelligence platform that identifies cyber threats and facilitates trusted threat sharing, today announced that it has raised $22 million in series B funding led by General Catalyst Partners, with significant investment by new investors Institutional Venture Partners and previous investors…
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Audentes Therapeutics Raises $42.5 Million in Series B Financing
Audentes Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company committed to the development and commercialization of gene therapy products for patients with serious, rare diseases, today announced the closing of a $42.5 million Series B financing. Deerfield Management led the financing with participation from Sofinnova Ventures and Venrock. The company’s current investors, OrbiMed,…
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Tregaron’s Investment In UST Wins Deal of the Year
Tregaron Capital is pleased to announce that the M&A Advisor has selected Tregaron's investment in UST the winner of the 13th Annual M&A Deal of the Year award for transactions between $10 million and $25 million in value. UST is a leading contract manufacturer of vitamins, dietary supplements and homeopathic…
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Jorge Titinger in Smart Business: “Five benefits of Supercomputing That May Surprise You”
Running a global company with a strong foothold in the high performance computing market, I often talk to customers and scientists who experience the benefits from deploying high performance technology. Since supercomputing, however, is often used for research-intensive, scientific tasks such as analyzing large amounts of data to solve medical,…
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Tinkering is Fine in R&D, but Not in the Boardroom
By Robert Sher In theory, an entrepreneurial CEO is a dream. What executive wouldn’t want a boss who gets excited about good new ideas and is willing to back them? But in reality, an entrepreneurial CEO can be a nightmare, especially at midsized companies. They simply lack the resources that…
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Ron Meskis
Ron joined Simplex in 2018 as Chief Operating Officer and was named Co-CEO & President in 2020. He has more than 20 years of domestic and international experience in sales and manufacturing. His ability to build teams, develop customer-facing cultures and drive results has made him one of the most…
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