Veeva: The Biggest Vertical SaaS Success Story of All Time (Video + Transcript) / Jason M. Lemkin (Enterprise Irregulars)



Weekend Highlights: FCC's broken comment system?: Nasdaq sues Princeton-based rival options exchange

FCC’S BROKEN COMMENTS SYSTEM COULD HELP DOOM NET NEUTRALITY (Wired)

Comcast is suing Vermont to get out of building 550 miles of new cable lines (TechSpot)




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Rocket Fiber to offer TV service as Comcast feels competition (Crain's Detroit)



Nasdaq Sues Rival Exchange, Alleging Stolen Tech Secrets (Bloomberg)
West Windsor-based firm competes against Nasdaq's Nasdaq PHLX options exchange. Here is a background piece on MIAX' early days from 2012.

SAP point-of-sale systems were totally hackable with $25 kit (The Register)

Why it may be time for Amazon to seriously consider spinning off Amazon Web Services
(Geekwire)



Game Boss interview: Why the Philadelphia 76ers dove into esports with Team Dignitas (VentureBeat)

Want more sales? Don't promote. Connect emotionally, this Drexel Stellar StartUp says (Philly.com)






9/1: Dow Chemical and DuPont are now one; Juicero is shutting down




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GE shifts strategy, financial targets for digital business after missteps (Reuters)

Dow Chemical and DuPont close mega-merger (Axios)

Juicero, maker of the doomed $400 internet-connected juicer, is shutting down (The Verge)
Campbell Soup invested in Juicero and provided its current CEO.

Vanguard Speaks Softly but Carries a Big Stick (NY Times: DealBook)


Streaming Television Upstart Roku Files for $100 Million IPO
(Fortune)


AT&T customers with Arris modems at risk, claim infosec bods
(The Register)

More than four million Time Warner Cable records exposed in leak (Reuters)






8/31: BroadSoft Said to be Exploring a Sale; Universal Display Stock Soars On Bullish Analyst Report




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BroadSoft Said to be Exploring a Sale (Telecom Ramblings)
Comcast is a major BroadSoft customer.

DCK Investor Edge: Few Moves Left on the N. Virginia Chessboard (Data Center Knowledge)
Running out of land?

Business continuity is the ultimate killer application for cloud (ZDNet)


AWS could pay a price for Amazon’s broader ambitions (TechCrunch)


Universal Display Stock Soars On Bullish Analyst Report (IBD)

Campbell expects sales drop as people shun packaged (USA Today)

Lourdes Health System to join Cooper University Health Care (Philly.com)

Uber’s market share has taken a big hit (Recode)

Workday rides subscription revenue growth to Q2 earnings beat (ZDNet)

Why Wells Fargo Might Not Survive Its Fake Accounts Scandal (Fortune)
Written by Wharton prof who will teach a course on subject this Fall.







Veeva Systems CEO details cloud giant's push into quality... (CNBC VIDEO)

Veeva Systems CEO details cloud giant's push into quality assurance from CNBC.




Weekend Highlights: Speculation mounts as Uber nears CEO decision; The Envelope please




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Veeva Gets Positive Reviews On Earnings, But Stock Tumbles (IBD)
Off 14% Friday, probably on some excessive expectations.

Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will be offered the job as Uber’s new CEO (GeekWire)


Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy to lead Uber? Nope, not going to happen (GeekWire)

Jeff Immelt Pulls Out of Running for Uber CEO (Bloomberg)


SAP touts 150 new Delco jobs, but also what it adds to community (Delco Times)

IBM, SAP reveal first joint cloud based cognitive solution (Computer Business Review)

PIGS FLY — AT&T brings 500Mbps home Internet to cities outside its territory (Ars Technica)
To include some buildings in Philly.

When it comes to digital health M&A, who is the biggest acquirer of them all? (Med City News)








8/23: NBC Sports Rebrands Comcast RSNs; Billtrust Expanding, Creating 200 New Jobs In New Jersey




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NBC Sports Rebrands Comcast RSNs (Multichannel News)

Billtrust Expanding, Creating 200 New Jobs In New Jersey (Business Facilities)


Roku is the top streaming device in the U.S and still growing, report finds (TechCrunch)

Oracle’s Larry Ellison Takes Another Jab At Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff (Fortune)

Uber is still a growing business despite its leadership strife (The Verge)

Penske Logistics to build DC in Romulus, Mich. (DC Velocity)
Penske Logistics is based in Reading.





8/22: USA Technologies' progress; Cerner's John Glaser on how to finally fix EHR usability




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USA Technologies Logs Record Revenue In Latest Quarterly Results (Pymts.com)
After years of struggling, Malvern-based USAT is on to something.

Cerner's John Glaser: How to finally fix the EHR usability problem (HealthCare IT News)
Glaser was CEO of Malvern-based Siemens Health Services prior to its acquisition by Cerner. He is now Cerner's senior VP of population health and global strategy,

Blue Apron Fires Recruiting Staff and Implements Hiring Freeze (Fortune)


Salesforce slides past its $10B annual run rate target (TechCrunch)

Salesforce's partnership with Amazon is helping solve one of its biggest problems (CNBC)

Why AT&T May Dump Home Security Biz (Light Reading)

IBM teams with Nestle, Wal-Mart on blockchain solutions (DCVelocity)