David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. He was named among the World’s Top 100 Young Innovators by MIT Technology Review and received the TR100 award in 2002.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

Gust

MAY 24, 2012

This is nothing new; long favored by family-controlled media empires such as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation , among Internet firms alone, Google took a dual-class approach when going public in 2004.

IPO 159

IPO Equity Common Stock Stock 159

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. Products like awe.sm (I’m an investor) will help you manage the efficacy of your social media marketing campaigns. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks?

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2012

Two years later we made it a full merger, and I joined the Tieto management team. By 2002, I was down to 54. It’s not social media. I was used to managing 200 Finnish nerds, with whom my straight-ahead approach (my nickname is “Bulldozer”) got great results. It was a true leadership nightmare.

Leadership 168

Leadership China Russia Wiki 168

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice). How to investment banks help with the M&A (mergers & acquisitions) process? This is often in the 5-7% range.

IPO 242

IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. Even with the turmoil in the capital markets in the second half of 2007, it was another record year for merger and acquisition activity.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2012

Some of these businesses are still with us, including Google and the social media behemoth Facebook. Others, like Def Jam, have been transformed through mergers and acquisitions. Each of the nine businesses listed below began in college, and in some cases, with no initial profit motive in mind. project.

Intellectual Property 127

Intellectual Property New York City Pennsylvania Cofounder 127