Posts Tagged ‘Doba’

The Robin Cam

May 19 2009
The Robin Cam

*** UPDATE: The baby Robins have left the nest and ventured into the big bad world. Best of luck little Robins. Way to take the leap of faith, it was fun watching you grow up so quickly! I’ll try to post a photo album sometime soon.***

These Robins built a nest on the ledge right outside my 3rd story office window at Doba.

They’re a pretty common bird (320 Million population). State bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Wikipedia has all things American Robin covered. But there’s something pretty remarkable about this common bird that I’ve probably seen literally thousands of in my life.

They’ve been there for a bit. The eggs hatch after 14

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Summary of the Doba Whirlwind

Mar 31 2009
Summary of the Doba Whirlwind

I was recently interviewed by SoftwareCEO. SoftwareCEO is the software industry’s “Page One,” with tips and tactics from best-practices software firms, plus discussion forums, news, links, and online seminars. Site Members also have access to file downloads, proprietary research, and thousands of dollars in exclusive Buyers’ Club discounts.

The focus of the interview was about how Doba had some growing pains in 2007 and 2008. It’s a long article, but I think it really captures what we’ve gone through the last couple years, and especially how/why we’re now positioned to grow and invest in the midst of these economic headwinds:

How fast-growing Doba took a pause to rebuild

Hope you like the article.

Update on my Day Job

Jan 29 2009
Update on my Day Job

Wanted to update everyone about Doba and me and whatnot.

I’ve spent the last year working on Doba SMB, an up-market version of Doba with different marketplace dynamics, different features, and an entirely different model. During that time, Blaine Nielsen and our exec team have focused on the core Doba business and things have gone very well. We just put up a release about it: Product Sourcing Leader Doba Bucks the Trend. 2009 looks like it will be a great year for Doba. The team is doing a fabulous job to bring new features to market, and in growing and solidifying our business.

2009 is shaping up to be an exciting

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