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Cody Cross reposted thisCody Cross reposted thisSome moments don’t feel real until you’re standing in them. Last week at the 2025 Mölnlycke Health Care US National Sales Meeting, I walked across the stage at 35 weeks pregnant, accepting America’s Club and Rookie of the Year. But this didn’t start there. After attending two NSMs as a Sales Associate, I remember sitting in the audience thinking how badly I wanted to be on that stage. So when I was promoted to Territory Sales Manager, I set a goal that felt a little out of reach: earn a spot in America’s Club my first eligible year. This year pushed me in ways I didn’t expect. Balancing a new role, showing up for my customers and team, and navigating pregnancy at the same time was not always easy. There were long days, moments of doubt, and times I had to dig deeper than I thought I could. But I kept showing up. And I didn’t just reach the goal, I exceeded it. Being able to experience that moment in San Diego at 35 weeks pregnant is something I will never forget. Grateful for the support from my team, leadership, and customers who made this possible. Proof that the goals that feel just out of reach are usually the ones worth chasing.
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Cody Cross reposted thisCody Cross reposted thisPretty much every Amazon project starts with a code name. Echo was “Doppler,” our first Kindle was “Fiona,” and our EC2 network device project was “Blackfoot,” after the penguins our AWS team saw while doing the work in Cape Town. For our satellite network, it was “Project Kuiper,” and today, we’re introducing the permanent name: Amazon Leo—for the low Earth orbit (or LEO) constellation that powers the whole thing. Team’s made lots of progress (150+ satellites up, >1 Gbps speeds, customers signing on) and am excited for the difference Leo will make for the ~500 million households, and millions of enterprises, orgs, and governments who need it. https://lnkd.in/g6QgJwFQ
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Cody Cross reposted thisCody Cross reposted this👀 Find out why these families believe in the Power of Gentle! 👀 We’re kicking off the 2025 American Burn Association Annual Meeting today and we’d like to invite you to stop by Mölnlycke® Booth #421 to see for yourself how our Mepilex® Ag and Mepitel® Ag products can truly impact the patient experience for your burn patients. Not only can you try these products for yourself at our booth, but you can watch the full video featuring the Underwood and Kopp families and hear about their children’s healing journey with Mölnlycke products. As one of the parents put it after their son Seton’s burn doctors switched his dressings to Mepilex® Ag: “he was like a brand new kid. There was no pain. That was the turning point for us in this entire process.” Powerful stuff, and we’re proud to play a part in their story. Our dressings are designed to gently yet powerfully aid burn care, prevent infection, and support undisturbed healing with long wear times. And with Safetac® technology—the original wound contact layer with silicone adhesion—delicate skin is protected. Easy removal makes dressing changes gentle on the patient — and on you! So stop by Booth #421 to hear about the impact Mölnlycke products made on the healing experience for these two families in their own words. You will believe in the Power of Gentle. #ThePowerofGentle #BurnCare #ameriburn
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Cody Cross reposted thisCody Cross reposted thisVery cool breakthrough by our physical AI and robotics teams-- Vulcan is the first robot that combines sight and touch, and can feel its way through cluttered spaces the way humans do. Vulcan is helping make work safer by handling ergonomically challenging tasks, while creating opportunities for our teammates to grow their skills in robotics maintenance. https://lnkd.in/gAQk-Bbz
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Cody Cross reposted thisHappy to have been a part of making this partnership be successful! Here’s to more deals and partnerships like this in 2025 #getbnpCody Cross reposted thisIts been a crazy few months but its really nice to be able to share this amazing partnership with Blismo! What is blismo? Blismo is an AI-powered platform designed to streamline your operations, giving you the freedom to focus on your craft. Whether it’s rescheduling bookings, reviving inactive clients, generating sales campaigns, or providing actionable daily reports, we handle the administrative tasks so you don’t have to. #ai #connect #wow
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Cody Cross reposted thisCody Cross reposted thisDisrupting the Payment Processing Playbook We were brainstorming in the office the other day and thought, why stick to the old rules? We’re introducing month-to-month contracts for select merchant types—offering competitive rates with a meet-it-or-beat-it mentality. But here’s the kicker: lock into a longer-term contract, and you’ll unlock even more appealing rates. Flexibility and great savings or flexibility and even greater savings? The choice is yours. This is how we’re redefining the game—putting merchants first and delivering value on your terms. Curious to learn more? Let’s connect! #PaymentProcessing #MerchantServices #MeetOrBeat #Innovation #FlexibilityMatters
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Cody Cross reposted thisCody Cross reposted thisExciting Partnership Announcement: BNP and SoftPoint Unite to Revolutionize Payments with Biometric Technology! We're thrilled to announce an innovative partnership between BNP, a leader in payment solutions, and SoftPoint, a pioneer in payment technology and POS systems. This collaboration combines BNP’s robust payment infrastructure with SoftPoint’s cutting-edge technology to deliver faster, more secure, and seamless payment experiences. By integrating biometric authentication, we’re enhancing security, simplifying processes, and driving the future of contactless commerce. Stay tuned as we redefine convenience and trust in the payments landscape. The future of payments is here—secure, innovative, and collaborative! #Innovation #BiometricPayments #PaymentTechnology #BNP #SoftPoint #FutureOfPayments
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Cody Cross reposted thisCody Cross reposted thisWe’re #hiring a new Senior Sales Representative in Scottsdale, Arizona. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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Cody Cross liked thisCody Cross liked thisWe've crossed $1B ARR in less than two years after landing our first customer. Every type of company is becoming a software company. Our customers have realized there's no better time than now to build software. Devin is a trusted partner on the most ambitious software projects and we can't wait for what's to come. What a journey thus far and thank you to our incredible customers. https://lnkd.in/g4q9RtgyCognition Crosses $1B in Annualized Revenue Run RateCognition Crosses $1B in Annualized Revenue Run Rate
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Cody Cross liked thisWhen we first started the Delivery Service Partner program, we had two goals: grow the delivery network to meet customer demand, and help aspiring entrepreneurs build their own businesses along the way. We couldn't have foreseen how much the program would grow, or the impact these business owners and their teams would have in their communities. Our first Ignite Live, back in 2019, brought together around 300 DSP owners. Last week, thousands gathered from across the U.S. and Canada. They are small business owners who show up every day, run their operations with discipline, and have built companies from the ground up in the communities where they live and operate. Beyond delivery, these owners are using the networks they built to give back. Donating school supplies, partnering with Amazon Local Good to distribute millions of essential items and meals, and stepping up during disaster relief. They took infrastructure built for packages and turned it into something bigger. Amazon is investing $1.9 billion in the program this year, from technology that helps owners run stronger operations to support that helps them grow their teams and lead on safety. I'm proud to work alongside this community and enjoyed returning to the Ignite stage for a Q&A shaped by their questions, alongside Emily Barber, Carmen Palo, and Noorulamin Patel. The future of the program is bright. See how we're investing in it: https://lnkd.in/gPcAK7Tu
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Cody Cross liked thisCody Cross liked thisThat’s a wrap on my 5th Barrett-Jackson auction! As I approach my one-year mark, I’m grateful for the opportunities, growth, and incredible people who have made this job so much fun. Here’s to everything ahead!
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Cody Cross reacted on thisCody Cross reacted on thisThank you to James Huber and the team at Global Legal Law Firm for taking the time with me to let me share my story and my journey. Iron sharpens Iron, and I thank them for being with me through both sides of the fire.Beyond Normal: Adam Spencer’s Wild Journey Through Banking & Payments | PEP124Beyond Normal: Adam Spencer’s Wild Journey Through Banking & Payments | PEP124
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Cody Cross liked thisCody Cross liked thisOne thing that stood out for me from Amazon's earnings wasn't just the numbers - it was how they were presented. This Sankey-style visualization (h/t App Economy Insights) of Amazon's Q2 results tells a story a traditional income statement doesn't immediately reveal. You can watch value move through the business: where revenue originates, how much survives cost of sales, where operating expenses absorb it, and what's left at the end. It also makes an argument about Amazon's model that's hard to see in a standard P&L. AWS is about 21% of revenue and roughly 60% of operating profit. Advertising grew 26% Y/Y on $19.8B. Retail, meanwhile, supplies the scale and the customer ecosystem that make those higher-margin businesses possible. Revenue isn't the story. Composition is. One detail worth sitting with: net profit came in at $62.6B, but operating profit was $27.5B. A significant portion of the difference reflects a $53.4B pre-tax non-operating gain, primarily from Amazon's investment in Anthropic. It reflects an unrealized revaluation rather than operating performance. The chart shows you that in about two seconds. A press release headline wouldn't. The broader lesson applies well beyond Amazon: understanding where value is created matters far more than measuring where revenue comes from. Worth noting how much of that clarity comes from the format: good communication isn't about simplifying a business. It's about making complexity intuitive. #BusinessStrategy #FinancialAnalysis #DataVisualization #Amazon
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Cody Cross reacted on thisGrateful for the trust, humbled by the opportunity. OPTRIC is just getting started... Let's go make it undeniable! Jesse D. Scott Mitchell Steven LaMadrid Greg M. Darren Autin Michael McAteerCody Cross reacted on thisCongratulations to Daman Wood on his promotion to President and Chief Operating Officer of OPTRIC. Since joining as COO, Daman has built the operational rigor that lets us manage connectivity, IT, expense management, cloud, and cybersecurity as one integrated platform. This expanded role reflects the impact he's already made, and the next chapter we're building together. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eVNq6K9J #OPTRIC #Leadership #businessinsider #technews #totaltechnologyoptimization
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Cody Cross liked thisCody Cross liked thisToday we introduced OPTRIC to the world. I've spent my career watching companies get sold a dozen point solutions and told to make them work together themselves. That's not a technology problem. It's an accountability problem. OPTRIC is our answer: one partner, one platform, one team that owns the outcome — not a piece of it. What I'm most proud of isn't the new name. It's the discipline behind it... the same people, the same relationships, the same commitments our clients have always counted on, now operating as one connected system instead of several good ones working in parallel. Today is the beginning of something built to compound — better six months from now than it is today, and better again six months after that. If you're a client, partner, or just watching the technology space: welcome to OPTRIC. I'd love to talk. Visit OPTRIC.com to learn more. Micah Cooksey Dustin Frank, CPA, MBA Jesse D. Atiyeh Abdo Aaron Nowaczyk Steven LaMadrid Greg M. Shawn Veitz Matt McIntyre Todd Givens Scott Mitchell Michael McAteer
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Cody Cross reacted on thisAs I had my coffee this morning, I found myself thinking about time. How you don’t realize how fast it moves until you want to freeze it. How it’s not just how much you have, but what you’re actually doing with it. Presence. Intention. Seven weeks ago, when my son was born, something became very clear… My son is my why. Everything else is just how. To all the parents reading this thinking, “Congrats, Gregg. You’ve learned the obvious.” You’re right, and thanks for letting me into your club. Looking forward to many more lessons ahead on this adventure.
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Yin Wu
Pulley is winding down operations today. We are working with Carta to transition Pulley customers to their platform. Carta has graciously offered to honor Pulley’s contract terms and is working closely with us on a seamless transition for customers. When we founded Pulley, our mission was to make it easier for anyone to start a company. Since then, thousands of founders have chosen Pulley. From early-stage founders figuring out equity for the first time to late-stage teams navigating the complexity that came with scale. Thank you for trusting us with the most sensitive parts of your business. One of the best parts of building Pulley was working with some of the best founders in the world, and we are grateful to have had the opportunity to serve you all. In terms of next steps, customers can login to Pulley to view more details on how the transition affects them, and will receive additional communication from us over the next few days. The Carta team has shown over the last few months that they want what’s best for Pulley’s customers and the ecosystem as a whole. Carta has committed to honoring existing contract terms with Pulley customers. Their team has approached this transition with care, working with us to create a smooth onboarding experience. Thank you to our team and to our backers. While this is obviously not the outcome we hoped for, I’m grateful for the work you put into Pulley. Though this is the closing of one chapter I, along with many of our strongest team members, have no intention of riding off quietly into the night. There has never been a better time to solve big problems. For the immediate future, we are focused on working with Carta’s team to take care of our customers. On the other side of that, there are many lessons to share and a lot more to build ahead. Thank you again to everyone who supported us over the years.
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Aditya Aggarwal
JUSPAY just crossed $1.2B valuation with a $50M round from WestBridge. The headline itself isn't remarkable. What's interesting is how few people outside fintech knew they were building toward this. Infrastructure companies don't scale through brand campaigns. They compound through reliability. Juspay's moat isn't consumer-facing, it's built on payment success rates above 95%, sub-200ms latency benchmarks, and transaction volumes that generate proprietary datasets on edge-case failures most payment gateways never see. The switching costs are structural. When you're integrated deep into checkout flows, handling retries, tokenization, and reconciliation across acquiring banks, migrating isn't a product decision, it's an engineering project with compliance overhead. Revenue here doesn't correlate with virality. It scales with GMV processed, merchant count, and uptime guarantees that prevent revenue leakage for platforms processing billions monthly. This is what infrastructure maturity looks like: businesses that grow quietly, serve other businesses, and create asymmetric value through operational precision rather than narrative momentum. India's fintech stack is moving from experimentation to consolidation and the winners will be those who made themselves impossible to replace. #fintech #payments #infrastructure #productstrategy #indianstartups
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Riley Loftus
New partnership alert!! Excited to announce that Black Flag is partnering with xAI to give founders free credits and direct access to Grok - xAI’s family of powerful, multi-modal, real-time models. Across essentially any end product you're applying to Black Flag with, Grok will deliver: - Deep reasoning across text, code, and context - Faster inference and improved function calling - CUI: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth just announced that Grok is being adopted for handling Controlled Unclassified Information If you're building in critical technology areas important to the West - space, energy, autonomy, cyber - the next generation of secure software will be built with Grok and you can now get a head start through Black Flag. Only 18 days left to apply to Black Flag’s January batch - apply at the link in the comments!
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