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First Index Shuts Down: History and Context

First Index Shuts Down: History and Context

By Jason Busch on March 11, 2010

Yesterday, we reported that First Index, a sourcing marketplace for industrial parts and former consulting firm, had closed its doors earlier this week. My tip on the situation came from AJ Sweatt, a colleague and friend who serves as community and b…

Posted in Business | Tagged Interviews, Jason Busch, Spend Management | 4 Responses

First Index: A Consultancy and Marketplace Closes Its Doors

First Index: A Consultancy and Marketplace Closes Its Doors

By Jason Busch on March 10, 2010

On Tuesday, March 9th, First Index, a supplier-pays marketplace and former direct materials sourcing and supply chain consultancy, closed its doors. First Index had received significant funding from LMS Capital, a UK-based firm, and Bessemer ventures…

Posted in Business | Tagged First Index, Interviews, LMS Capital, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Spend Management, supply chain | 1 Response

Cortera -- A New D&B Competitor in the Supply Risk Content Market(Part 2)

Cortera — A New D&B Competitor in the Supply Risk Content Market(Part 2)

By Jason Busch on December 1, 2009

In my first column tackling Cortera, a new upstart that provides supply risk content that competes against D&B, Equifax and others, I examined their potentially disruptive business model. Today, I’ll continue this analysis digging into how Cortera ha…

Posted in Business | Tagged analytics, cortera, innovation, Interviews, Learning / Research, Risk management, Spend Management, supply chain, supply risk

Cortera -- A New D&B Competitor in the Supply Risk Content Market (Part 1)

Cortera — A New D&B Competitor in the Supply Risk Content Market (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on November 30, 2009

Every week, I try to give myself an hour or two to surf the web and do research on companies and news that I might not otherwise come across in the regular contingent of sites and publications I peruse (don’t ask — it’s probably upwards of 150 now)….

Posted in Business | Tagged analytics, cortera, innovation, Interviews, Learning / Research, Risk management, Spend Management, supply chain, supply risk

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