When Kimberly Schultz first joined IDS in 2000, she found a business with a balance she valued: professional structure and a warm, people-first culture. Over more than two decades, Kimberly has built a career spanning customer support, implementation, and leadership. She has also helped guide the business through change, including its acquisition by Perseus Group […]
There’s a version of MVP (Minimum Viable Product) development that hasn’t changed much in a decade: find a real customer problem, confirm there’s willingness to pay, and build the smallest solution that addresses it. Then, get it into customers’ hands quickly and see whether it delivers. Now, with AI compressing development timelines, teams can build […]
Pratheep Chidambaram began working with the OptiVision product in 1993 and went on to spend 23 years at Honeywell, progressing through roles spanning project delivery, operations, and engineering. After more than two decades with Honeywell, Pratheep stepped away to pursue independent consulting. Shortly thereafter, news broke that OptiVision would be carved out of Honeywell and […]
Sean Raynor didn’t plan on a career in dealership software, he more or less stumbled into it. Shortly after college, his roommate started selling boats at a dealership that had recently purchased a new ERP system. Their team wasn’t entirely sure how to use it, so Sean spent three months helping them figure it out. […]
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At a recent Perseus AI Roundtable, Sadia Aslam shared how her QA team has transformed their approach to software testing with Cursor. Over the past year, they’ve produced a framework that helps QA engineers build, maintain, execute, and troubleshoot automated tests more efficiently. In this article, Sadia shares how the team approached adoption, the lessons […]
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A Conversation with Raginee Mamgain, Director of Marketing, Constellation Dealer Group. Artificial intelligence has become a fixture in marketing conversations, but for most teams, its use remains limited to drafting emails or brainstorming ideas. Raginee Mamgain has taken a different approach. When her content manager resigned several months ago, she saw an opportunity to rethink […]
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Employee-owned companies are built to protect their people and preserve the culture they’ve created, while ensuring the value they generate is shared with those who built it. When it comes time to consider a sale, employee-owned businesses face a unique set of considerations. While valuation is important, they place additional importance on the future of […]
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April 27th, 2026 FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Perseus Operating Group (“Perseus”) of Constellation Software Inc. (“Constellation”) announced today that it has completed the purchase of Starkwood Media Group (“Starkwood”), a leading provider of website design and digital solutions for car, van, motorbike and leisure vehicle dealers across the United Kingdom. The acquisition adds complementary digital capabilities […]
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Toronto, Canada, March 30, 2026- Perseus Operating Group (“Perseus”) of Constellation Software Inc. (“Constellation”) today announced that it has completed the purchase of IronHQ, a quoting, inventory management, and CRM solution serving the agriculture and construction equipment dealership market. The acquisition expands Perseus’ presence in the North American equipment dealership software market and represents its […]
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