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4 Reasons A Diverse Sales Team Will Boost Revenue

YoungUpstarts

by Eliot Burdett, co-founder and CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting , and author of “ Sales Recruiting 2.0: In February, 1869, a letter to the editor of the New York Times questioned why female government employees were not paid the same as male counterparts. He co-authored “ Sales Recruiting 2.0:

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3 Secrets For Hiring On Wall Street Versus Silicon Valley

YoungUpstarts

by Eliot Burdett, co-founder and CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting. While New York is influenced by Wall Street’s high-powered deal-making, business in San Francisco tends to have a more relaxed feel with an emphasis on relationships. Here are 3 secrets when sales recruiting in New York vs. San Francisco: 1.

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Out of the Crisis #19: Revolution Foods co-founders on feeding kids and families, being parent-entrepreneurs, and scaling food security innovations

Startup Lessons Learned

In 2006, Kristin Groos Richmond and Kirsten Saenz Tobey founded Revolution Foods to help ensure quality food access for all children across the nation. Together, they founded Revolution Foods in 2006. Here's my conversation with the founders of Revolution Foods. I'm the co founder and Chief Impact Officer at Revolution Foods.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Time will tell.

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The R/GA Connected Devices Accelerator, Powered by Techstars

Feld Thoughts

The newest accelerator, based in New York City, is called the R/GA Connected Devices Accelerator. s Superman to 2006?s If you’re a founder or startup focused on an innovative idea for a product and/or service in the connected devices space, please consider applying. s Nike+ platform to 2010?s

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

This is another joint event between HBS Angels of NY and the HBS Club of New York. Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information. He joined Goldman Sachs & Co. which was acquired by Microsoft Corporation in May 2006.

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How I Knew That I Could Bootstrap My Company

YoungUpstarts

by Aytekin Tank, founder & CEO of JotForm. In the realm of software and internet companies, 2006 was a whole different landscape, and it was the year that I founded JotForm. I was working as a software developer in New York City and came upon a recurring problem, having to spend tedious hours coding online forms.