Here are some interesting points spurred by the briefing. Spigit recognized in hype cycle for social software 2009 prweb. Paul pluschkell ceo and padmanabh dabke cto presenting. One of the more interesting twists to come out of a recent conversation i had with paul pluschkell, the ceo of spigit, was a novel way theyre working with.
Paul pluschkell knew he had the right product at the right time when he finally figured out how to convince customers of that fact, spigit inc. Civsource spoke with spigit ceo paul pluschkell about the project. Jan 24, 2011 the community will run on spigits crowdsourcing software and represents the largest city project of its type. Mindjet and spigit merge to advance repeatable business. Joe hackman interviews paul pluschkell ceo of spigit podcast. Spigit s ceo and founder, paul pluschkell says that the company will use the funds towards product development, and sales and marketing efforts. Paul pluschkell, ceo of spigit, said the merger will redefine for the industry innovation process from idea creation to project completion. After that, paul pluschkell walks to the baseball diamond to coach his babe ruth world. Paul pluschkell, founder and ceo, kandy vb profiles. Develops a platform that uses game mechanics to enable companies with large, geographically dispersed workforces to engage their employees and leverage their collective intelligence, via a. We look forward to utilizing both the funding and the valuable expertise of warburg pincus to grow our market share and meet increasing customer demand. Here is a bit of his secret sauce to successfully tap the wisdom of your crowd. Spigit adds app to manage ideagenerating competitions pcworld.
We are growing at approximately 300% year over year. Magazine listed spigit as the fastest growing private. Hes passionate about building great organizations and teams that disrupt markets and create transformational change. Mindjet absorbs spigit in merger san francisco business times. Paul pluschkell is a purpose driven global technology leader. We by spigit is a small and midsize business version of the companys enterpriselevel innovation software. Spigit adds impressive list of new innovation services. There is a renaissance underway in the social innovation software market, said paul pluschkell, founder and ceo of spigit.
After that, paul pluschkell walks to the baseball diamond to. Paul pluschkell, ceo, spigit about mindjet mindjet software makes team collaboration on projects simple and smart by getting whats important out front. Spigit cloud software enables organizations to engage with their employees, customers, and partners to build a culture of innovation. Pluschkell proposed the elimination of most patents.
Spigit announces spigitfusiontm as part of its highly. Sep 17, 20 mindjetspigit merger a harbinger in growing social software market. Spigit, an enterprise collaboration software vendor. Paul pluschkell, chief innovation officer at mindjet corp.
Joe hackman interviews paul pluschkell ceo of spigit podcast april 7, 2010 by joe hackman 1 comment i enjoy speaking with and learning from leaders of innovative companies. Mindjet and spigit merge repeatable business innovation. Spigit rivals include s ideas application, as well as other. Aug 06, 2007 the founders of spigit, a professional networking and emerging technology website, talk about their product and give a demo. Jun 28, 2010 sdg is a recognized leader in strategy, innovation, and risk management, paul pluschkell, ceo and cofounder of spigit. Spigit announces new software development kit to seamlessly. Spigits objective rankings differentiate it from other companies that do similar things, said paul pluschkell, chief executive and founder. Spigit adds app to manage ideagenerating competitions. New york city launches collaboration community simplicity. Mindjet spigit merger a harbinger in growing social software market. Spigit introduces idea management for smbs informationweek. Paul pluschkell is the founder of pleasanton, california. How influencers will change the way we innovate video.
I was struck by one specific moment during my interview with spigit ceo, paul pluschkell. Spigit raises capital for workplace social network bits blog. The founders of spigit, a professional networking and emerging technology website, talk about their product and give a demo. Spigit chief executive, paul pluschkell, will become mindjets chief innovation officer.
Paul pluschkell is the founder of pleasanton, californiabased spigit, a social software company. Sep 16, 20 paul pluschkell, ceo of spigit, said the merger will redefine for the industry innovation process from idea creation to project completion. Jun 18, 2010 one of the more interesting twists to come out of a recent conversation i had with paul pluschkell, the ceo of spigit, was a novel way theyre working with cisco to change employee web surfing habits. View paul pluschkell s professional profile on relationship science, the database of decision makers. Mindjet software makes team collaboration on projects simple and smart by getting whats important out front. Mindjet absorbs spigit in merger san francisco business.
Paul pluschkell is an accomplished serial entrepreneur who has a passion for applying new technologies to solve large scale business problems. Spigits secrets for leveraging the wisdom of your crowd. Spigit proprietary automation, patented algorithms, and highly configurable, secure and multilingual platform make it the only solution that will scale seamlessly across the enterprise. Joab jackson covers enterprise software and general. Increasing innovation with enterprise innovation platform. The platform enables various methods of teamwork and collaboration to. Were very pleased to partner with them to provide the muchneeded solution to engage a broad cross section of employees and other stakeholders in the process of ideation and innovation management in their client. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover paul s. Spigit turns data flood into useful, steady stream san. Spigits momentum continues, achieving record growth in q2. Oct 15, 2009 spigit s ceo and founder, paul pluschkell says that the company will use the funds towards product development, and sales and marketing efforts.
Paul pluschkell is ceo and founder of kandy as well as evp of strategy and cloud services for genband. Spigit communities are hosted on spigit s servers and delivered via the web as a saas software as a service solution. Spigit is a great example of the evolution of the social software market from best of breed tools best wiki, best blog, etc. Jul 15, 2011 spigit is a leading enterprise social innovation platform. Spigit named finalist for the 2011 hot companies and best. Spigit, based in pleasanton, california, provides the platform for ideamarket as a hosted service. Sdg, spigit announce partnership to introduce innovation and. In addition we are on a path to breakeven by late this year, says paul pluschkell, founder and ceo, spigit. Users get different reputation rankings, based on their areas of expertise, past ideas and participation on the network. Spigit is a marketplace for ideas, reminiscent of a prediction market. Paul pluschkell is chief innovation officer at mindjet corp. Mindjetspigit merger a harbinger in growing social software. Mar 29, 2011 spigit currently powers innovation projects at numerous fortune 2000 companies and has been named one of jmp securities 2011 hot 100 software companies, best of software interop 2008 and is.
Harvesting breakthrough ideas is a challenge for any organization, but one company thinks a bit of play may be just the answer. Apr 12, 2011 spigit announces new software development kit to seamlessly integrate spigit s social innovation solutions with any external application. Mar 15, 2011 spigit continues to lead the way for social business in innovation and idea management, said paul pluschkell, ceo and founder, spigit. Spigit s momentum continues, achieving record growth in q2 2011. The mayor announced the project as part of his state of the city address. We are constantly adding toptier clients to our customer roster, earning recognition for our products and are excited about the industry we are helping to create. Mar 09, 2010 spigit, an enterprise collaboration software vendor. Mindjet and spigit merge to advance business innovation. Jan 19, 2010 spigit communities are hosted on spigit s servers and delivered via the web as a saas software as a service solution. Paul pluschkell als cure project board of directors. Our years of success and position as marketleader have come from developing an unrivalled community of innovation leaders, that, alongside spigit, support our customers in driving success throughout their innovation journey.
Paul pluschkell is ceo and founder of spigit, an enterprise social software provider best described as a creator, a strategist and an athlete both in sports and in business, paul s drive and creative spirit have resulted in his track record of establishing and transforming private and publicsector companies. Paul pluschkell, ceo and cofounder of the company, talked to me about the product and spigit s perspective on innovation management, which supports the edge to the core philosophy that is top of mind in many highimpact organizational settings. Spigit currently powers innovation projects at numerous fortune 2000 companies and has been named one of jmp securities 2011 hot 100 software companies, best of software. Using reputation to change web surfing habits zdnet. We specialize as much with software algorithms to help you find the best ideas as with behavioral science methods to help increase participation, said paul pluschkell, spigit s ceo and. For over 18 years, pluschkell has founded and led successful and profitable hightech strategic organizations. Dec 16, 2010 spigit adds impressive list of new innovation services capabilities. View paul pluschkell s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Paul started his career in technology at thomson reuters, working his way up in the organization to become cto and evp of sales. Dec 02, 2008 i just had a good vendor briefing with paul pluschkell the ceo of spigit.
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