Tag: Dropbox
Software companies give back ground after an impressive rebound
Software as a service companies, modern software firms often referred to by the acronym ‘SaaS,’ had a tough day in the public markets. The basket of companies, as tracked by Bessemer’s cloud index, dropped 4.49% during regular trading hours. The losses gave back some of the software industry’s recent gains,…
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Pioneer’s Rekordbox DJ software now syncs with Dropbox
During these stay-at-home times, it seems many companies are launching software updates and free modes for users who have more time to dig in but less cash to spare. Pioneer’s Rekordbox, one of three main options in the DJ software realm alongside Se… Source
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SaaS earnings bump Dropbox, Box and Sprout Social
A quick hit as we have a podcast to record, but a few public companies in the broader SaaS market reported earnings in the past week. Their results are worth unpacking as they paint a good picture of what the markets are hunting for in modern software companies. Of course,…
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Why Dropbox shares are soaring after it reported earnings
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. This morning we’re digging into Dropbox’s earnings report (Q4 2019), and why its recent financial performance and plans for 2020 are making the storage and productivity-focused SaaS player shares soar.…
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The six strategic stages of seed fundraising in 2020
With so many new investors, the old seed fundraise playbook needs a rewrite Danny Crichton 8 hours Seed fundraising is rarely easy, but it certainly used to be a lot less complicated than it is today. In a simpler world, a seed investor (or maybe two) would lead a round,…
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Better know a CSO: Dropbox head of security Justin Berman
Justin Berman has one of the most important jobs at Dropbox. As head of security, he oversees the company’s cybersecurity strategy, its defenses and works daily to keep its more than 600 million users’ data private and secure. No pressure, then. Berman joined the file storage and workspace giant a…
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