Biz Lessons from Compellent

Yesterday, Compellent Technologies (NYSE: CML) had a supercharged IPO, with the stock price rising 43.90% to $24.19. 
The company develops sophisticated storage technologies primarily for the small to medium size business (SMB) segment.  In fact, revenues have more than doubled over the past year.
So how does Compellent standout from its rivals, like IBM (NYSE: IBM), EMC (NYSE: [...]

Working with beta customers

This week, the Rubicon Project snagged $6 million (the lead investor is Clearstone).  In fact, after several months of intense development, the company is about to release the first version of its product.
Along the way, the Rubicon Project worked with a variety of beta customers. 
What was the process like?
“Actually, I think having a process is [...]