Tag Archives: Ifbyphone
EmergComm Entrepreneurs fire up $45M+ in Q4.

EmergComm Entrepreneurs fire up $45M+ in Q4.

by Larry Lisser on 03. Jan, 2011 in IP Communications, Larry Lisser, Skype, Telephony, VoIP

Image by Kevin H. via Flickr What a difference a year can make. Scratch that…comparing 2009 to 2010 is b-o-r-i-n-g. But the closing quarter of 2010 was anything but boring for a growing crop of entrepreneurs in the emerging communications sector. In 2008 I wrote often about the surge of new blood entering the communications [...]

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RingRevenue Ring$ in the Holidays.

RingRevenue Ring$ in the Holidays.

by Larry Lisser on 30. Nov, 2010 in Business, IP Communications, Larry Lisser, Telephony, Uncategorized

Image via CrunchBase Just in time for the holidays, RingRevenue has completed its next round of financing. A trailblazer in enabling advertisers to profitably integrate phone calls into their processes, today’s news suggests strongly the company has indeed proved out their model. This morning’s announcement reads: Marketing company RingRevenue has rased $4 million in venture capital financing, bringing [...]

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Analysis : Twilio announces OpenVBX

Analysis : Twilio announces OpenVBX

by Thomas on 15. Jun, 2010 in Thomas

Image via CrunchBase Disclosure: I am not financially connected to Twilio, but have conversations often with their principals, have written a book with their CTO and had more than one deep conversation with their CEO.   I’m a fan of what they are doing, and wish them the best of luck. This post is as [...]

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In Voice, The Battle for Cool continues.

In Voice, The Battle for Cool continues.

by Larry Lisser on 06. May, 2010 in IP Communications, Larry Lisser, Telephony, VoIP

As the face of today’s entrepreneur trends more towards those twenty-somethings starting companies (instead of mailing out resumes), the battle for this potential-rich demographic is changing the way some voice companies go-to-market. Features, functions and pricing remain important competitive differentiators, but recent branding efforts and the increased hip-factor of some have pushed others to follow [...]

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