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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

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. 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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Where are the Deals? How VCs Identify the Next Generation of Startups

David Teten

But in practice, these phenomena create a tremendous volume of startups, which investors then have to filter. Most investors rely on their network of colleagues and service providers to source investments. We drew on our work with leading institutional investors and in-depth interviews with over 150 funds.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . We’re using … TinyLetter for our “Content Newsletter” … and Buffer to schedule social media posts. Point Nine Capital uses Mention for media monitoring.

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What investors look for in a startup

The Equity Kicker

He was on the money when he said that for early stage investments having a great team is most important but for later stage investments the market matters more. Early stage investors like Forward Partners look for a minimum of a great entrepreneur and a great idea. Venture Capital'

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Finalist Women and Minority Entrepreneurs Named in VCAP Program

David Teten

If you’re from a major media outlet, please contact me to attend as a guest the pitch night in midtown Manhattan on June 27. VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. domestic market.

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Finalist Women and Minority Entrepreneurs Named in VCAP Program

David Teten

If you’re from a major media outlet, please contact me to attend as a guest the pitch night in midtown Manhattan on June 27. VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. domestic market.

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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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