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How to Get World Class Experts to Support Your Company

David Teten

As the former CEO of a professional expert network , I’m a firm believer in the value of speedy access to relevant experts. I was excited to see that GLG (formerly Gerson Lehrman Group), the industry leader, is now offering a professional network service geared to the needs of the startup community: GLG Share.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising. In either case, corporations have to set up their investment vehicles so that the venture capital community sees them as serious players. For entrepreneurs, tapping into the corporations’ networks can help on many levels.

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What the AngelList Debate Means for the Future of Startup Investing

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Since the angel network was created, transparent angel investing has exploded and entrepreneurs from any background can get funded. Reilly Tech Ventures, was so concerned about the network that he deleted his AngelList account. Chris McCann is the co-founder of StartupDigest , the members-only guide to the tech startup world.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

17, on “How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology”. Panel 1 – How Social Investing is Disrupting Traditional Investing in Public Securities. Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information.

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

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Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. we weren’t the natural leader of a market or technology trend that everyone was paying attention to, we didn’t have substantial organic growth, and. Investors see a lot of pitches. Is it a technology advantage? we had no revenue.