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Is 2015 the Year of the Digital Wallet?

Is 2015 the Year of the Digital Wallet?

By Michael Fauscette on December 29, 2014

2014 will go down as the year of the major corporate hack. It happened in retail, in banking, in entertainment, in government and probably in many other places that never went public. Personally I have had new debit cards issued three times this past year, all because of a retail hack. Everytime it happens I […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Apple Pay, commerce, Customer, CX, digital wallet, experience, google, MCX, online, pay, PayPal, store, Wallet

The rise of Gigwalk: Imagine if your business had a half million mystery shoppers

The rise of Gigwalk: Imagine if your business had a half million mystery shoppers

By Brian Sommer on September 5, 2014

Businesses rarely know what others do to promote or merchandise their products. Gigwalk, not your ERP vendor, has a slick mobile/cloud solution — powered by a half million ‘Gigwalkers’ — that addresses some costly business problems.

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Gigwalk, Gigwalker, PayPal, Smartphone

Why I’d Go Big.  And Why You Should Ignore Me, and Most of the Others That Tell You That.

Why I’d Go Big. And Why You Should Ignore Me, and Most of the Others That Tell You That.

By Jason M. Lemkin on May 16, 2014

Everything on the web, and in SaaS, these days is about going big.  Larry Page at Google I/O wants Google to start doing brave new things that build billion dollar markets.  Peter Thiel wants the best of us to skip college and go straight to building the next Pallantir and PayPal, just bigger.  Elon Musk […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Elon Musk, Entrepreneurship, Go Big, google, Larry Page, PayPal, SaaS, SaaStr, startups, Tesla

PayPal President’s Ream-the-Team Email:  Good or Bad Leadership?

PayPal President’s Ream-the-Team Email: Good or Bad Leadership?

By Dave Kellogg on February 13, 2014

As you may have heard, PayPal president David Marcus recently zipped off a zinger of an email to company employees which was leaked to Business Insider and featured in this story:  PayPal Chief Reams Employees — Use our App or Quit. Some highlights: PayPal It, our program enabling you to refer businesses that don’t accept […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged dogfood, Leadership, Management, PayPal | 1 Response

Big but Underreported Tech Stories of 2013

Big but Underreported Tech Stories of 2013

By Brian Sommer on December 4, 2013

Big but Underreported Stories of Importance in 2013 In my youth, I used to track all manner of critters on the family ranch. Later on, I tracked poachers. I’m pretty good at it as I make it a point to spot the odd clue, the worn surfaces, the out of place silhouette, etc.  Tracking things […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged erp, netsuite, PayPal, rootstock, workday, Xero | 1 Response

Marketing: 'Context will eat the software industry'

Marketing: ‘Context will eat the software industry’

By Michael Krigsman on September 23, 2013

For years, marketers have used the phrase “content is king” to signify the importance of substance and depth in selling to both enterprise and consumer buyers. Meaningful content is a foundation of marketing strategies, influencer programs, and other efforts to attract eyeballs in the digital world. Of course, content as a driver of engagement and […]

Posted in Business | Tagged #cxotalk, context, HubSpot, PayPal, Waze | 2 Responses

Square: It’s All About the Momentum, Baby!

Square: It’s All About the Momentum, Baby!

By Bob Warfield on June 29, 2011

Reading about Square’s latest $100 million in capital raised at a $1 billion valuation, it’s tempting to write another Bubble Story.   While it’s undeniable that it would be hard to do that financing in the wake of the recent Sequoia RIP Good Times era, there’s something more interesting to think about here. First, let […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Bubble, mobile payments, paradigm shift, PayPal, small business, square, venture | 2 Responses

Quality is Part of the UX Too

Quality is Part of the UX Too

By Bob Warfield on June 20, 2011

Just had a back and forth with @dahowlett on Twitter about Dropbox’s recent breach of security.  For about 4 hours passwords didn’t matter to Dropbox–you could type in whatever you wanted and access anyone’s data.  Dennis went on a pretty good rampage about it, and I have a hard time blaming him.  Yes, accidents happen, […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged dropbox, linkedin, PayPal, quality, strategy, User Experience, ux, venture

Connectivity Disrupting Traditional Models: Online Peer to Peer Commerce

Connectivity Disrupting Traditional Models: Online Peer to Peer Commerce

By Michael Fauscette on February 21, 2011

As the world became more connected through the Internet in the 1990’s, many disruptive uses of this connectivity were tried and in some cases have grown into wildly successful businesses. One aspect of connectivity is the way it opens up…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Business Models, commerce, disruption, p2p, PayPal, Peer to Peer, rental, supply chain

Facebook Aiming to be the Central Hub for Social Shopping?

Facebook Aiming to be the Central Hub for Social Shopping?

By Michael Fauscette on January 28, 2011

I read that Facebook just started testing a new feature called “Buy With Friends”. It seems that the feature, which only works today with virtual goods inside games, let’s users get discounts on items that their friends buy. When a user makes an in-app purchase of a virtual product using Facebook Credits they are offer […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged commerce, Convergence, Facebook, Facebook Credits, Foursquare, Internet of Things, livingsocial, location based, mobile, PayPal, shopping, Social, Social network, social shopping, Virtual good | 3 Responses

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