From not getting a deal on Shark Tank as Doorbot to rebranding as Ring and getting the premium name Ring.com to being acquired for more than $1billion. Jamie Siminoff the founder of the company was interviewed by James Iles of Namepros awhile back. Venture Beat covered the acquisition: Amazon has acquired Ring, maker of smart home doorbells, cameras, and security systems, according to GeekWire. … [Read more...]
Amazon cuts deal with California
The LA Times reports of a deal between California and Amazon Amazon.com cut a tentative deal with legislative leaders Wednesday night that would allow it to postpone collecting sales taxes from Californians for another year. The company in turn would drop its battle to overturn the state's new law that required it and many other out-of-state online retailers to collect the taxes. Under the deal, … [Read more...]
