Greg Jagiello

Not too random thoughts.
 

I like 2011 so far! TripIt joins Concur in $120m deal.

This year is starting off great, and I'm very excited about the news that TripIt has signed a deal to be acquired by Concur in a $120mil deal.

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I'm very happy for the whole team, especially Scott, Gregg, and Andy. Not only are they a great team with a great product, but they have a tremendous integrity that personally inspires me.

I recall my first few working sessions with them, in their large shared office with a half-dozen start-ups. 6 people, working on modest desks made of doors laid across wooden sawhorses. Seems like just yesterday.

Pretty cool to see all the hard work on everyone's part pay off, so congratulations to all involved.

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Posted January 14, 2011 by Greg Jagiello 
 

Citizen Groove gets recognized

I'm on the board of advisors for Citizen Groove -- a startup NOT located in the Bay Area -- and things are going well. Here's a nice article that came out recently:

http://www.inside-business.com/Main/Archive/Musical_Chairs_11812.aspx

Great team and a solid product with a paying customer...exactly the type of startup I want to be involved with. It's just a nice bonus that there is a music angle, and even more so that John is a heck of a piano player, even if he has been busy with CG recently.

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And thanks to Weston Stander for introducing me to the CG team, good call that.

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Posted December 24, 2010 by Greg Jagiello 
 

Another round for TripIt

Very cool that TripIt received another round of funding -- $7mm more in this 3rd round -- to help them really attack opportunities in the travel space.

http://gigaom.com/2010/03/04/tripit-raises-7m-for-travel-logistics/

I worked with them as a contractor a few years back...love the team, love the product. I need to travel more so I can actually, you know, USE the product...the annual Vegas trip is always run through the Itinerator, but that's about the extent of my globetrotting.

Nice job, guys, keep up the good work.

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Posted March 5, 2010 by Greg Jagiello