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Well, we’ve worked hard and have pulled off another one. Today we announced that DataSync has finished our first round of investing with $1.2 million in venture capital. Not bad for a company from ’silicon grassland’. To top off our big day, we also announced that we have entered into a strategic partnership with SugarCRM to offer fully supported solutions to small businesses for an attractive price.

Personally, this journey has grown my faith, my drive, and my belief in hard work. Without a solid grounding in my faith I would have bailed out. Building a company like this is tough, and this journey has cemented my belief that God brings us through challenges to grow our faith and make us more effective people.

I would first like to thank the employees, investors, and customers who made this whole thing possible. It’s been challenging to make it this far. We have encountered roadblocks we didn’t even know existed, let alone how to overcome them. But we have. No one has built a business model like ours before. Delivering cloud based, integrated, small business solutions is new. Plain and simple. Furthermore, we’re out here in the midwest, far away from the built-in connections many comparison companies have in Silicon Valley. It’s taken a long time for anyone to give us the time of day outside of the area. So we’ve had to discover our own path. Fortunately, that isolation has broken. People in the valley know who we are. I’ve had the privileged of holding meetings with some of finest executives and journalists in the industry. We have worked very hard to earn that respect – something I count a blessing. We didn’t raise $10 million in startup capital, start with an experienced executive team, or try a slam-dunk business plan. But we’re innovating, and we are conquering obstacles. It’s a really cool feeling.

This blog has been quiet for the past couple of months, and the reason is above. Sometimes it’s a bit maddening running a privately held company because I can’t talk about all the cool stuff we have cooking. But it’s really awesome to be able to come out and talk about things. We’re very excited about the future of this company and the customers we can help. It is very fulfilling to work on a project that is helping people. We are finishing some compelling case studies about real organizations that have been enabled through using DataSync. We are solving real problems and helping customers win with what we’ve worked to hard to create.