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GoInstant is Gone But the Story Continues

October 22, 2014 by Ben Yoskovitz

Some time ago, GoInstant finally turned off their website and said “goodbye”. I know this was a bittersweet moment for many, because I worked so hard, side-by-side, with the team for 3 years. I’m no longer at GoInstant (which was acquired by Salesforce), but it was sad for me too. In the end, GoInstant was […]

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The New GoInstant – Come Check it Out!

July 17, 2013 by Ben Yoskovitz

Working at GoInstant has been an incredible experience. I joined in the fall of 2011. About a year later we announced the acquisition by Salesforce. Everyone asks me, “What’s it look to work at Salesforce?” My response is usually something like, “Pretty damn good.” We’re well taken care of. We’ve grown the team, have lots […]

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GoInstant To Be Acquired by Salesforce

July 10, 2012 by Ben Yoskovitz

So here’s some big, big news … GoInstant has agreed to be acquired by Salesforce. You can read our blog post about the news here: http://www.goinstant.com/goinstant-to-be-acquired-by-salesforce-com/. This is an incredible day for GoInstant, the team and for me personally. I joined the company back in October. I knew I was in for a ride; I […]

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Moving to Halifax for GoInstant

June 1, 2012 by Ben Yoskovitz

In October 2011 I announced that I was joining GoInstant, which provides co-browsing technology to the enterprise. GoInstant is an awesome company. I’ve loved my experience there so far. We’ve made a ton of progress, learned a ton, and we’re putting our foot on the gas pedal. It has been, and will continue to be, […]

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GoInstant is Hiring Web Developers and a Senior QA Engineer

December 21, 2011 by Ben Yoskovitz

I joined GoInstant a couple months ago. It’s been a great experience so far. We’ve been signing up beta customers (big and small) primarily in the B2B SaaS space (for sales and support) and e-commerce (for assisted sales), and launching new features. 2012 is going to be an amazing, action-packed year for GoInstant. And to […]

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The Future of the Web is Shared

October 31, 2011 by Ben Yoskovitz

GoInstant makes it possible to share the web. That means two or more people can browse the web together, in real-time. I like to think of it like a “3rd web browser” that sits between the people who are sharing it. Jevon MacDonald (co-founder & CEO) published a guest post on Joyent’s blog about the […]

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Ben Yoskovitz

Founding Partner at Highline Beta, a hybrid venture studio and VC firm that works with large, ambitious companies to identify new areas of opportunity through internal and external innovation.

Previously I was VP Product at VarageSale and GoInstant (acq. $CRM), and Founding Partner at Year One Labs.

Angel investments include: Breather, Spoiler Alert, SendWithUs and others.

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