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How do you ideate?

Put another way: How do you generate and refine a business idea to the point where it’s worth executing?

It’s a serious question. The biggest problem with a business idea isn’t someone stealing it, as you might suspect–it’s acting on it, says GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving.

GoDaddy is known for its web-hosting services. (And, in a former life, its scandalous ads.) But since Irving took over, the company has been laser-focused on serving small businesses. Flare, which launched on iOS and Android in May and April, respectively, is meant to shore up that community’s attention by serving its needs to find business ideas with legs.

Or as Irving told Fortune digital editor Aaron Task at Fortune’s annual Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen:

“It’s about trialing it,…

Web hosting giant GoDaddy has reported a data breach, and warns that data on 1.2 million customers may have been accessed.

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, GoDaddy’s chief information security officer Demetrius Comes said the company detected unauthorized access to its systems where it hosts and manages its customers’ WordPress servers. WordPress is a web-based content management system used by millions to set up blogs or websites. GoDaddy lets customers host their own WordPress installs on their servers.

GoDaddy said the unauthorized person used a compromised password to get access to GoDaddy’s systems around September 6. GoDaddy said it discovered the breach last week on November 17. It’s not clear if the compromised password was protected with two-factor…

Artisan Partners, an investment management company, released its “Artisan Mid Cap Fund” first quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. In the first quarter, the fund’s Investor Class fund ARTMX returned 10.41%, Advisor Class fund APDMX posted a return of 10.40%, and Institutional Class fund APHMX returned 10.44%, compared to a 9.50% return for the Russell Midcap Growth Index. Balanced security selection across health care, industrials, consumer staples, consumer discretionary, and communication services led the portfolio to outperform the index in the quarter. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2024.

Artisan Mid Cap Fund featured stocks like GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) in the first quarter 2024 investor…

Diamond Hill Capital, an investment management company, released its “Mid Cap Strategy” fourth-quarter 2023 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. During Q4, the markets experienced a sharp rebound, resulting in positive returns in most regions and countries. The portfolio had a better performance than the Russell Midcap Index during the Q4 period, but it underperformed for the entire calendar year. The strategy experienced relative strength in Q4, which was mainly due to the real estate holdings and exposure. These benefited from the declining interest rates environment. Holdings in industrials, financials, and consumer discretionary also added to the performance, as well as the below-benchmark exposure to energy. However, the below-benchmark exposure to…

Dublin, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Virtual Private Server Market by Type, Operating System, Organization Size, and Industry Vertical, Regional Outlook – Global Forecast up to 2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

The virtual private server market was valued at $2.6 billion in 2018 and is expected to increase at a CAGR of 16.2% from 2019 to 2026, reaching $8.3 billion by 2026.

The term virtual private server (VPS) refers to a hybrid of dedicated and shared hosting services. It consists of a real computer offered by a hosting firm that allows customers to install or detach hardware components depending on their needs and business size.

Furthermore, customers may install many VPS on a single physical server with different operating systems…