On April 24th, we made the big announcement that Ideascale had acquired Ideavibes as part of their global expansion. It has been quite a ride since late 2010 when I brought a few friends and family together to start something new. I am looking forward to working with a team that is equally focused on the voice of citizens to help make our communities better and empowering consumers to push organizations to build better products and services.
If I was told that doing a start-up was as emotional an experience as it was – I’m not sure I would have believed you. I’m a guy – we don’t talk a lot about emotion. But the ups and downs of each step along the way – from financing to customers – from product development to media coverage – are both exhilarating and punishing at the same time. I have absolutely no complaints and appreciate the opportunity I had to build something that in the end, customers (maybe not enough customers, but customer none the less) and a few investors, were willing to support.
I look forward to my role with Ideascale in helping build a presence in Canada – but I am especially excited about the opportunity of working with a team – all rowing in the same direction – to help clients do a better job at engaging their crowd.
Thank you,
Paul
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