Tag Archives: Touch Ahead

Getting to Know Touch Ahead: Nancy Keddy, CEO and Co-Founder

Eighteen years ago, if you had asked Nancy Keddy if she had plans to start her ownbusiness, chances are you couldn’t; you wouldn’t know where to find her, because she and her husband were on the road in their Subaru driving across the country. Though she was born and raised …

Getting to Know Touch Ahead: Soumya Chorappan, Senior Software Engineer

Soumya Chorappan began her interest in computer technology innocently enough, as a young girl in South India playing computer games while her older brothers were busy working. But what started out as just a hobby turned into a career. Today, Soumya is a Senior Software Engineer at Touch Ahead Software. …

Getting to Know Touch Ahead: Keith Mitchell, Software Architect

Keith Mitchell is a Software Architect. He’s worked at Touch Ahead Software for five years and has been living in Boston for over 20, where he has successfully raised a 21-year-old daughter. But Keith is much more than just another techie at a software company. Originally from Biloxi, Mississippi (down …

Deal Forecasting: Predicting Deal Sourcing Trends Using CRM

A few days ago, I was introduced to the idea of sales forecasting. It got me thinking about deals, and whether or not the same or similar concepts of sales forecasting would apply to deal sourcing and predicting future trends of deals – deal forecasting, so to speak. The article …

Deal Sourcing – Stay One Touch Ahead with CRMs

A recent report by the Private Equity Growth Capital Council stated that private equity firms in Massachusetts invested more than $6 billion in Mass-based companies in 2010, ranking number six in terms of deal value1. That money was invested in 57 companies – an average of $105+ million to each company. Now, I don’t …

Top things to look for when choosing a CRM

Private Equity and Venture Capital firms have a broad spectrum of needs and solutions when it comes to CRM’s. As mentioned in a previous post, a willing and prepared management team is a requirement. Additionally, it is important to examine cost, maintenance and functionality of the CRM before investing in …