Showing the Love

I need to take a moment and give a little golf clap to our awesome clients. These guys have no idea we’re coming out of a recession, they couldn’t care less that they’re competing in crowded spaces, going up against bigger companies with bigger wallets. They are like a frat of super heroes doing incredible things with no fear of the challenges. And they best part is they are winning. I’d like to give some snaps to a few of our clients. Consider this part 1 of a “snaps” series.

FireHost — Chris Drake, arguably one of the most passionate and hyper-focused entrepreneurs we’ve met has taken this idea of secure web hosting and catapulted it like a rocket. He can’t get on the phone with a blogger, analyst, business owner, hell, grandmother, and NOT convince them that security on the web is the foremost issue of our day. In the last four months FireHost closed a Series A round, launched a new, virtualized manged hosting service, and has already hit their Q2 goals. They are becoming the go-to web host that secures the security companies and high-target sites like Kevin Mitnick. And today Chris launched his own blog. Check out the love they’re getting from the industry.

GreenNurture — If your company could root out a needle in a haystack, knowing that needle could mean millions saved in cost, energy, waste and other consumption, would you buy a metal detector? GreenNurture IS that metal detector. Derrick Mains, GreenNurture’s CEO is a booming, captivating voice in the sustainability community. It’s impossible to be in a room with him and not walk out wanting to pick up trash and give up meat. Today he’s at the NASDAQ discussing green initiatives with the Global Reporting Initiative at a round table of the brightest minds in corporate sustainability. This week Park & Co’s CEO Park Howell starting using GreeNurture and is blogging about how they’re using it to be more sustainable. The company also has a powerhouse board of advisors, including well known blogger Jay Baer. Expect to see some huge announcements from this company in the coming months. Oh, and Derrick can belt karaoke like nothing we’ve ever seen.

Arkayne — It’s all about the content these days, right? But what is it going to take to make that content go to work for you? Arkayne has the answer, actually a few answers. The brainchild of Paul Kenjora, an up and coming software entrepreneur, Arkayne started quiet but is ready to make some noise. It doesn’t hurt that the company’s CEO is Sillicon Valley vet Nicholas Aretakis.  Last night at Vator Splash in San Francisco, Arkayne wowed the crowed, and investors, with their platform and took Top 10 in the competition. And word is they also had a really good time. Julia may be paying for it today. They’re also seeing some early buzz in the interactive marketing world.

You all make me tired just watching you do your thing.

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