Tag Archives: vc

June 28, 2010 Posted in Business 7 Comments

Do Tech Startups Need to Be In the US For Funding?

By Ben Kepes

I’ve been talking this weekend to an awesome little startup out of Sydney, Australia. They’re based in the enterprise software tools/middleware/cloud area and have a great solution with huge potential. They’ve done all the right things – mentions by the big analyst companies, partnered with the right vendors and hired

Tagged investing, vc |

June 9, 2010 Posted in duane jackson, Small business, sridhar vembu, Strategy, tony hsieh, zappos 3 Comments

On Bootstrapping. And Big Bucks. And Organic Growth

By Ben Kepes

Recently there have been a few posts about growth through funding and growth through organic means. Tony Hsieh from Zappos told his tale of woe about the expectations of VC’s in terms of good exits. On the other hand, Sridhar Vembu, Founder of Zoho (disclosure – Zoho is exclusive sponsor of CloudAve) wrote an excellent [...]

Tagged kashflow, vc, Xero, Zoho |

May 6, 2008 Posted in Design, IT, My businesses, Strategy 1 Comment

Omnidrive just the beginning…

By Ben Kepes

I’ve talked before about Omnidrive – the dead, then reincarnated, then dead again and now in some sort of limbo – online backup application. RWW has the latest on the Omnidrive saga itself – seems there are some disgruntled ex-staff and angel investors calling for blood. I’d like to look

Tagged angel investor, omnidrive, recession, vc |

Ben Kepes is a technology evangelist, an investor, a commentator and a business adviser. Ben covers the convergence of technology, mobile, ubiquity and agility, all enabled by the Cloud. His areas of interest extend to enterprise software, software integration, financial/accounting software, platforms and infrastructure as well as articulating technology simply for everyday users.