LiveLOOK was recently named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing privately held companies in the U.S., ranked 889th. This is the first year LiveLOOK has been on the list.
Matawan, NJ-based LiveLOOK, Inc. develops visual sharing solutions typically used for collaboration, customer service and presentations. Co-Browse is a collaboration tool that is very easy to use and works well in customer support situations. The company providing support would simply add a launch button to its website, which starts a collaborative session when pressed. When the customer clicks the button, they get a session number and provide that to the support tech. When the tech enters the number they can see the customer’s screen content from their screen and then guide the customer through the steps they needed help with.
LiveLOOK has a feature rich version of the same solution called Co-Browse PremiuM, as well as live chat, presenter and remote support solutions.
Founded in 1979, New York City-based Inc. magazine promotes fast-growing private companies based in the United States. Both it and Fast Company are owned by Mansueto Ventures. The Inc. 5000 list originally started as the Inc. 500 in 1982 to honor the 500 fastest growing companies in the U.S. and later expanded to include 5000 companies.
What does Inc. Magazine consider a fast growing company? It’s based on the percentage of revenue growth for the preceding three completed calendar years.
To apply for inclusion in the 2013 list, a candidate company provides Inc. with its revenue from 2009 and 2012. The growth rate is calculated based on the difference in revenue from those two years. The top 5000 growth rates get added to the list.
Candidates pay a $125 fee to apply for the list and had to submit their applications by April 30. Those that make the list are honored each year at the Inc. 500|5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony.
Awards often seem like a frivolous pursuit, which is why they are often called ‘dog and pony shows’. The Inc. 5000 list does not fall into that category. Candidates get onto the list based on their production, not because of favoritism. It’s the way awards and honors should be given, but often aren’t.
Edited by Blaise McNamee