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Doing 'Different' Right: Ten Big-Time Difference Makers and How.

Strategy Driven

Cofounders Nick Beste and Kevin Carlow saw the success stories from female-centric companies like Tupperware, Silpada, and Partylite and thought, why not ? She invented a personal utility pouch (PUP) – a multi-zippered mini-pack designed to carry all the technical tools, keys, contracts, and more that a real estate agent needs.

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Call center automation software vendor Replicant raises $78M

TechCrunch

“[With the new capital,] we plan to ramp up investment in our customer success team to onboard new customers,” cofounder and CEO Gadi Shamia told TechCrunch via email. “We also plan to double our R&D team this year to make our conversations even more efficient and launch new automated channels.