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The new ProAdvisor Program brings together the previous ProAdvisor and Cloud ProAdvisor programs, and it’s FREE to join. If your main focus is serving desktop clients, you’ll still be able to purchase a membership with all the desktop benefits you’re used to – including valuable QuickBooks desktop software, desktop certifications and U.S.-based desktop support – now with two options to choose from: Premium at $549 /year, which is the same as ProAdvisor Program with no changes, and also Deluxe at $349 /year, which is a lighter version of ProAdvisor designed to narrow support for desktop software.
EasilyDo’s simply named “Email” application is one of the most popular productivity apps on iOS, because it closely resembles the look-and-feel of Apple’s default Mail app, but comes with more powerful features. Essentially, it feels like you’ve given the Mail app an upgrade. Now EasilyDo’s Email has made its way over to Android, bringing the same core functionality to a new platform, including its one-click unsubscribe to newsletters, undo send option, package tracking, automatic organization of your expenses, shopping, travel information, and more.
As Jawbone continues to work towards a pivot, the Up device maker also continues to talent that may not be core to its future. In the latest departure, Kelvin Kwong, who had been the Jawbone’s director of product management, has joined Big Health, maker of the Sleepio sleep improvement program, as VP of product management. Alongside that, Dr Jenna Carl is now the startup’s medical director.
San Francisco, CA – January 17, 2017 – San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP), a private equity firm exclusively focused on expansion-stage companies in the consumer industry, announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in organic spices and seasonings company Red Monkey Foods. SFEP will partner with Founder and CEO Jeff Brinkhoff and his team to capitalize on the strong momentum in the business.
Slack announced today that it has invested in nearly a dozen new bot startups to bolster its Slack App Directory. The team collaboration chat app has invested in 25 startups thus far with money from the Slack Fund, an $80 million investment fund backed by venture capital firms like Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz. The group … Continue reading Slack invests in 11 bot startups to seed its platform
Pelion Venture Partners, Nautilus Venture Partners and Foxconn’s Ingrasys Invest in DriveScale; Company Founders Include Elite Server and Storage Veterans Responsible for Multibillion-Dollar Data Center Product Lines for Sun and Cisco
Saqib is a core Microsoft developer living in London, who lost the use of his eyes at age 7. He found inspiration in computing and is helping build Seeing AI, a research project that helps people who are visually impaired or blind to better understand who and what is around them. The project is built using intelligence APIs from Microsoft Cognitive Services (www.microsoft.com/cognitive).
GCG is proud to announce that we have been ranked #36 of top accounting firms by SF Business Times. We thank all our clients for putting their trust in our hands and look forward to continued support of their financial well being.
While CES’ 2.2 million square feet of exhibit space is dominated by giant corporations making incremental advancements, the real magic of the convention happens off the main stage in private innovation gatherings and at Eureka Park where the upstart entrepreneurs can shine.