Jun 20, 2011
RingCentral CEO Named 2011 E&Y Entrepreneur Of The Year
It’s one thing to proclaim that you are an innovative virtual PBX company. But when Ernst & Young calls you out by name, it speaks louder than any marketing message alone.
RingCentral, a cloud-based business phone systems company, now has bragging rights that any entrepreneurial company would envy. Vlad Shmunis, CEO of RingCentral, was named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 Northern California Award finalist.
“I am honored to be nominated as an Ernst & Young award finalist along with such an influential group of entrepreneurs,” says Shmunis. “I launched RingCentral to provide an easier way for businesses to communicate and with our great team have grown the company into a successful and thriving business.”
What does this mean, practically speaking? Getting named a Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year means the global account firm has recognized you as an entrepreneur who demonstrates “excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.” It’s no easy honor to win, either. In fact, Shmunis was selected as a finalist from more than 160 nominations by a panel of independent judges.
RingCentral lets companies of any size access features typically only available via traditional enterprise class PBXes—and at a fraction of the cost. RingCentral solutions don’t require hardware or even setup costs. These are some of the reasons why RingCentral has grown to more than 200,000 business customers. RingCentral also inked a partnership with AT&T.
Impressively, RingCentral is backed by big names in the technology and venture capital industries, including Cisco, Sequoia Capital and Khosla Ventures.
A Better Virtual congratulates Shmunis and RingCentral. Keep up the good work.
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