In the past year Plumtree also surveyed 100 customers online and met with 27 face-to-face to get feedback.
Teja's Mobshop has become the same size as Plumtree in one-third the time.
When the 2000 Nasdaq collapse killed its first effort to go public, Plumtree learned to do more with less.
The changes kept Plumtree on top of mishaps--and even led to product innovation.
The Plumtree roommates have made staying late something of a competition, in which they all try to outlast one another.
It's a prickly subject for Reidy, who didn't get an office when Plumtree moved to new quarters ten months ago.
Reidy once asked Kelman to read an e-mail he had written that was critical of how Plumtree management--including Kelman--handled a deal.
It's nothing compared with startup companies like Plumtree, which, given the tight job market, are typically staffed up by friends or acquaintances.
The U.S. Air Force is using a Plumtree portal to help plan military command and manage aircraft maintenance logistics around the world, including in Afghanistan.
One software company, he claims, told a potential client that it was about to acquire Plumtree, so it was pointless to buy from the smaller outfit.
John Kim, 29, was on day four at his job at Plumtree Software when the company cofounder Glenn Kelman asked him to fix the firm's demonstration Web site.
Three years later he started Plumtree--and began calling his friends.
Friends since fourth grade and roommates in college, they now share an apartment in San Francisco with another high school buddy, Conan Reidy, 28, who also works at Plumtree.
Going public is one way to wave the flag and dispel the impression that Plumtree may not be around for long--a possibility not-so-subtly hinted at by sales reps for its competitors.
The chief executive of Plumtree Software was huddled with his vice president of field operations, James Flatley , and the chief information officer at Alcoa, a customer they had recently signed up.
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