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Seth Sternberg – Meebo

Both Sides of the Table

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. We then spoke about startups. Again, Seth: “One of the things I noticed when I looked around at startups is that often the founding teams hired people just like themselves. Startups shouldn’t be like this. And there you have it.

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. But now, the defining movie of today’s twentysomethings is “The Social Network”. Everyone wants to work in tech startups. See Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Incubators Are Reaching Out To 1M/1M

ReadWriteStart

First up, Satya Choppadhandi from Bangalore, India, presented Evolutech Networks, a company that manufactures wireless energy monitoring devices for the smart home. In the Q&A, Bill Gordon introduced himself as one of the principals of the Stamford Innovation Center, an incubator being formed in Connecticut.

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Export Online Without Frontiers: A Global Map of B2B Marketplaces

The Startup Magazine

In fact, the Connecticut-based firm does not charge any fee for buyers willing to place orders. You will not find a massive volume of users, but maybe you will find better partners. One company may be looking for a distributor, another for a contract manufacturer, yet another for a partner in a joint venture.

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22 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2020

Hearpreneur

These 2 businesses are the opposite end of the startup journeys and I am so proud to achieve that in this trying environment. However, I focused my time and energy into leveraging my network and pulling together 22 great speakers from 10 different countries and making the event the best it could possibly be. 3- Pivoting.

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Feb. 28, Stamford, CT: HBS Event on Angel Investing 101 – Best Practices

David Teten

Karen Bantuveris, CEO of VolunteerSpot ( ff VC and angel-backed startup with 2.5m David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital ; Chairman, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York. How to build a portfolio of startup investments. What to do when your portfolio startup pivots. 8:30 Networking. How to source great deals.

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6 ways startups can improve sales lead generation (without selling their soul)

The Next Web

Gregg Schwartz is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Strategic Sales & Marketing , an industry-founding lead generation firm based in Connecticut. Another challenge for startup founders is to sell in a way that feels natural, comfortable and authentic to who they are. Sell to the right companies.