Voxox Drops Free, Focuses on Paying Business
Voxox has gotten out of the "free" business. To me this is a logical move. It allows them to focus 100 percent on their customers.
Vonage Buys Nexmo for $230 Million – What Does this Mean For UBER?
Nexmo, has been bought by Vonage for 2.5x revenue to get their 350 enterprise customers today, with one of the largest being UBER. If I was UBER's CTO I'd be concerned. The reason, integration of staff and technology. When you look at it, Vonage bought revenue, a team and relationships. All those need to be integrated … Read more
The Comunicano Communique for Monday April 25th, 2016
The Comunicano Communique This past week and weekend I was up in Seattle as part of my "see what's what where." While it's obvious that Seattle is growing and attracting more technology companies, and with each trip to the region I find that the city is vibrant with a younger … Read more
Why Is It That….
Hotels install additional power outlets, once, and then as time goes on and many guests shove in oversized plugs or the outlets just get worn out your newer, slightly weightier iPhone/iPad charger no longer stay in the outlet? Some Uber drivers cancel a ride more often after dropping off another passenger, after accepting your ride, … Read more
InterRhone to Ink Deal with Hospice du Rhone
As reported six days ago as rumor now seems to be playing out. InterRhone, the most important wine organization in the RhoneValley will sign and shortly a partnership agreement with Paso Robles based Hospice du Rhone according to sources close to the deal.
The Comunicano Communique for Wednesday April 13th, 2016
The Comunicano Communique This week is best viewed as Facebook's Week. With their F8 conference they are setting things up for their next few years of growth. This basically means now that they have attracted enough of us to be regular "users" and we're "hooked" it's really time to make money. … Read more
Today on Business Rockstars-April 12, 2016
Today on Business Rockstars with Ken Rutkowski, we talked about the cool apps, sites and tools to make you a better entrepreneur. The three you can watch from today were: FastLane – gets you an Uber from your Mac. Teleport – Uber for Groups. You book. They ride. You pay. WeLive – WeWork For Living … Read more
The Comunicano Communique for Monday April 11th, 2016
The Comunicano Communique Today is a sad day in Philadelphia and all across the world of sports and philanthropy with the passing of an icon, Ed Snider. As someone who grew up in so many ways thanks to Mr. Snider, today is one sad day for just as it is … Read more
A Man Walks into a (Wine) Bar and…
Friday was one of those days where you just had to be there. It started out normal. The work day ended and I headed over to Culver City's really cool wine shop/tasting room/wine bar, "Bar and Garden" for their Five for Five on Friday. For a fiver you get to taste five wines. For ten, … Read more
Looking Forward To Hospice du Rhone and The Homecoming
It's been a few years since Paso Robles had a Hospice du Rhone, the wine event that helped really define the region as a Rhone grape mecca in the USA. But "Hopsice" is more than just an event. It really is the result of pioneering efforts by the Haas family, and their long relationship with … Read more