Following is a guest post from ff Venture Capital winter intern Max Segan , a Colgate senior majoring in computer science, who is starting at Facebook this summer as a software engineer. It’s hard to find good engineering talent right now, and if you’ve found somebody who knows what they’re doing they probably know others. MORE >>

We have to do Search Engine Optimization. Smart Marketers work hard to ensure that their digital marketing and advertising efforts are focused on the most impactful portfolio of channels. The company truly has a portfolio strategy when it comes to marketing. how do you prioritize your efforts? We have to do Email Marketing. MORE >>

Yesterday, I saw an informal survey of our portfolio companies. Regular readers know that I do blog a fair bit about our portfolio companies but I also try to keep it balanced. Too much pimping of the portfolio doesn't make for a good VC blog. All that said, this is a blog post about some happenings in our portfolio. MORE >>

And while I’m super excited about the strength of our investment team, and the value we can add personally -- we’ve worked very hard to transform our portfolio of entrepreneurs from an unconnected group of companies working independently into a community of entrepreneurs who help each other.  We want First Round to be a founders First Call. MORE >>

Comparison shopping engines offer convenient price comparison for goods across online retailers, helping consumers easily discover who has the lowest prices online.  Portfolio CompaniesThe Net has unleashed unprecedented price transparency across both online and offline worlds.  People are “show-rooming” (i.e., MORE >>