When IBM acquired The Weather Company in 2015, it was reported that close to 900 employees of the Atlanta-based weather operation would transition into the global enterprise. The strategic acquisition was made to power IBM Watson’s Internet of Things unit and build out more offerings in the cloud and IoT space. At the time, Cameron Clayton was […]
San Francisco-based IoT logistics startup Samsara has opened its first east coast headquarters in midtown Atlanta. The office already has 30 people with plans to grow to over 100 this year and 400-plus in the next three years. “Direct feedback from our customers is a cornerstone of our development philosophy,” says CEO and co-founder Sanjit Biswas. “Being in […]
“You’re only as good as the team you build.” When asked for advice, leaders often attribute the success of their companies to the team around them and prioritizing hiring top talent that aligns with their goals. But once a growing company starts creating hierarchy, it can become harder for HR to hire the right kind […]
Entrepreneurs Piyush Saggi and Nitesh Chhajwani set out to bridge the connection between sales and marketing teams with SalesTing, a tool that provided insight into how and where each individual sales or marketing team member contributed to acquiring specific leads. But then, Saggi and Chhajwani realized their customers were using their product for a wholly different […]
“If you think of a chatbot as just another marketing tool, you are definitely missing a big opportunity to engage and help consumers through the power of conversation,” Chad Mallory tells Hypepotamus. It’s true — chatbots not only drive faster customer engagement, they’re also forecast to help businesses save at least $8 billion by 2022. In 2015, […]