SalesCrunch's Tender Offer to Acquire Webex
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Backed by Top Tier Venture Capital, SalesCrunch Makes Public Plea to Cisco Shareholders
![What people are saying…
• “What investors would like is to see them (Cisco) more focused on their core
market, like routers, switches and data centers." -Morningstar analyst Grady
Burkett, March ’11
• “[CEO John] Chambers had to eat crow and issue a memo, admitting Cisco "lost focus"
thanks to its plan to move into 30 areas that had little-to-nothing to do with its core
business, network gear.” -Business Insider, April ’11
• Cisco shuts down Flip 2 years after paying $590M, lays off 550 employees, April ’11
• “WebEx is the most likely to be sold as it is less integrated with Cisco, not part of the
core router business, and more likely to attract a buyer.” – Information Week, May ’11
• Cisco shuts down Umi Telepresence, January ’12
• “It‟s expensive and bulky. WebEx is exactly the kind of a company that is being disrupted
by new web startups, who are creating cheaper and better alternatives to older web
applications.” -Michael Arrington, founder & former co-editor, TechCrunch, after Cisco
acquired WebEx](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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- 2. What people are saying… • “What investors would like is to see them (Cisco) more focused on their core market, like routers, switches and data centers." -Morningstar analyst Grady Burkett, March ’11 • “[CEO John] Chambers had to eat crow and issue a memo, admitting Cisco "lost focus" thanks to its plan to move into 30 areas that had little-to-nothing to do with its core business, network gear.” -Business Insider, April ’11 • Cisco shuts down Flip 2 years after paying $590M, lays off 550 employees, April ’11 • “WebEx is the most likely to be sold as it is less integrated with Cisco, not part of the core router business, and more likely to attract a buyer.” – Information Week, May ’11 • Cisco shuts down Umi Telepresence, January ’12 • “It‟s expensive and bulky. WebEx is exactly the kind of a company that is being disrupted by new web startups, who are creating cheaper and better alternatives to older web applications.” -Michael Arrington, founder & former co-editor, TechCrunch, after Cisco acquired WebEx
- 3. Why SalesCrunch? The next-generation of online meetings, backed by top tier venture capital: • Social: integrated w/ LinkedIn, world’s largest professional network • Syncs: integrated w/ Salesforce to eliminate data entry • Smart: measurement and analytics never before possible • Collaborative: share presentations/collateral across an organization • Software-free: no frustrating downloads for presenter or attendee • Affordable: scalable across entire organizations
- 5. March 2011 "What investors would like is to see them (Cisco) more focused on their core market, like routers, switches and data centers," said Morningstar analyst Grady Burkett. http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/should-cisco-sell
- 6. April 2011 “Chambers had to eat crow and issue a memo, admitting Cisco „lost focus‟ thanks to its plan to move into 30 areas that had little-to-nothing to do with its core business, network gear.” -Business Insider http://www.businessinsider.com/john-chambers-absolutely-awful-year-2011-12
- 7. April 12, 2011 Cisco Shuts Down Flip 2 Years after Paying $590M Lays off 550 employees http://gigaom.com/2011/04/12/stick-a-fork-in-flip-smartphones-killed-the-video-star/
- 9. I knew we were in trouble when Cisco got into the camera business. July 2011 Cisco Layoffs: 6,500 Jobs Cuts, $1B Expenses Trimmed http://www.informationweek.com/news/infrastructure/switches/231002056
- 10. dfkjdfjd January 4, 2012 Cisco Kills Umi Telepresence http://gigaom.com/2012/01/04/cisco-pulls-another-flip-stops-selling-umi-telepresence-units/
- 12. Has WebEx failed to attract a buyer in 7+ months? http://www.informationweek.com/news/infrastructure/routers/229625568 http://candychang.com/before-i-die-in-nola/
- 13. … does not have to go the way of Flip.
- 14. WebEx has failed to innovate in 7+ years.
- 15. “It‟s expensive and bulky. WebEx is exactly the kind of a company that is being disrupted by new web startups, who are creating cheaper and better alternatives to older web applications.” Michael Arrington, TechCrunch http://techcrunch.com/2007/03/15/cisco-buys-webex-for-32-billion/
- 16. Customers are looking for a better solution…
- 18. … and it’s not too late to give it to them.
- 19. Backed by Top Tier Venture Capital, SalesCrunch Makes Unsolicited Bid of $1 plus 15% Equity for WebEx
- 20. Why SalesCrunch? For starters, it’s the next-generation…
- 21. Start meetings without software Make online meets smart & social Track who reads my follow-up Stop entering data in Salesforce http://candychang.com/before-i-die-in-nola/
- 22. No software: SalesCrunch is browser-based. No software = pain-free meetings & presentations
- 23. Meetings are Social: SalesCrunch enables you to make a personal connection and grow your professional LinkedIn network.
- 24. Meeting rooms are more elegant and user-friendly for presenters and attendees, alike.
- 25. SalesCrunch “applies science to the art of selling” by alerting you when customers open your follow-up proposals… and tells you how long they spend reading it.
- 26. SalesCrunch is Focused!
- 27. SalesCrunch integrates with Salesforce.com. All meetings and follow-up decks are automatically logged eliminating monotonous data entry.
- 28. Want to prevent more senseless layoffs?
- 29. SalesCrunch will refocus WebEx’s engineering and sales teams on its next-generation platform, saving hundreds of jobs. http://candychang.com/before-i-die-in-nola/
- 30. SalesCrunch is committed to helping WebEx customers migrate to its next-generation platform within 12 months. http://candychang.com/before-i-die-in-nola/
- 32. For more information: pr@salescrunch.com