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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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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. It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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22 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Companies They Admire Most For Innovation

Hearpreneur

COVID-19 was also a key driver to innovation as many people are working from home and need reliable tech equipment. The reason for its success is due to not holding ‘compromises’ as an option. Their focus on technology is also a key role in their innovation. Thanks to Aiden Cole, HIDE ! #2- Photo Credit: Christina Giaquinto.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community (Fall 2013 Edition)

Rob Go

Summer is always the time when large numbers of new participants in the tech ecosystem arrive and start to get their bearings. It’s also surprisingly difficult for students to get plugged-in to everything that is happening in the local tech ecosystem. Greenhorn Connect: Excellent collection of BOS tech events and resources.

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I Just Invested in @Burstly, a Mobile Ad Management Company

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I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). Optimization technology is not new. Enter Burstly. I like that. What does it do?

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community, Sept 2011

Rob Go

It’s also surprisingly difficult for students to get plugged-in to everything that is happening in the local tech ecosystem. Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. PopSignal - My favorite regular tech gathering. Invite only.

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Daddy, What Does a Chief Technology Officer Do?

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From time to time, Ill address information technology, and how it impacts business and daily life. Daddy, What Does a Chief Technology Officer Do? should rest with a COO; the CTO is a research and ad tech discipline in the strategic planning domain. Other firms may shy away from the uncontrolled side of these technologies.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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He or she might call himself a “consulting CTO,&# “freelance CTO,&# “on-demand CTO,&# “CTO on call,&# “CTO for hire,&# or just a “technology strategy advisor.&# Most likely, this is a person who is a serial entrepreneur and was the chief technology officer for two or more web startups.