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Alex Taussig Interview to Venture: CampusLIVEMay 25, 2011 | Posted by Alison Howard
Alex Taussig, author of the blog infinite to venture, takes a break from the written word to videotape his interview of Boris Revsin, the CEO and co-founder of CampusLIVE, one of Highland’s newest portfolio companies.
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Paul Maeder The Innovation Economy - Where Does VC Fit In?April 21, 2011 | Posted by ahoward
The last session of the NVCA Annual Meeting 2011: Pushing Innovation Forward, provides great insight regarding the future of the venture capital industry, different investing strategies, the limited partner community, future industry returns and the sectors that GP's and LPs are most excited about.
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Michael Gaiss 9 Common Startup Mistakes + Things to Know About Venture Capital for First-Time EntrepreneurFebruary 2, 2011 | Posted by ahoward
From a recent Startup Weekend presentation and the content is primarily for first-time entrepreneurs.
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PM Session Startup Marketing Bootcamp - PM SessionNovember 8, 2010 | Posted by ahoward
Morning Session Startup Marketing Bootcamp - AM SessionOctober 8, 2010 | Posted by Highland Capital Partners
As part of the FutureM Week, Highland Capital Partners and Flybridge Capital Partners teamed up for an intense start-up marketing boot camp to help consumer facing and online B2B start-up companies navigate the new world of marketing. read more...  Lessons Learned from Technical FoundersDecember 9, 2009 | Posted by ahoward
The founders and CTOs of Quattro Wireless and Imprivata presented at Highland on August 4th as part of the 2009 Summer@Highland program.
read more...  Validating Your Value Proposition & Establish the Right Organizational CultureNovember 5, 2009 | Posted by ahoward
The CEOs of Hangout Industries and Virtual Computer presented at Highland on August 4th as part of the 2009 Summer@Highland program.
read more...  Navigating the New Leadership Landscape: RetailOctober 13, 2009 | Posted by ahoward
Tom Stemberg of the Highland Consumer Fund participated in an extensive 30-minute special CNBC broadcast report discussing the future of the retail sector. The segment is part of a broader network series on leadership in different industry sectors.
read more...  Dharmesh Shah (@dharmesh) Inbound Marketing for Early-Stage StartupsSeptember 16, 2009 | Posted by ahoward
Founder, CTO and 'Hackepreneur' of internet marketing software company HubSpot, Dharmesh Shah offers his insight into bootstrap marketing.
read more...  Lessons Learned from a LegendJuly 7, 2009 | Posted by Highland Capital Partners
Bill Warner, founder and former CEO of Avid Technology, shares his lessons learned and advice in building successful organizations.
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Tom Stemberg Lessons Learned with Tom StembergNovember 2, 2007 | Posted by Highland Capital Partners
Retail innovator and consumer investor Tom Stemberg offers advice and perspective on entrepreneurship and building great
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Ash Dahod Lessons Learned with Ash DahodSeptember 13, 2007 | Posted by Highland Capital Partners
Serial entrepreneur Ash Dahod shares advice and lessons learned on the critical success factors for building strong organizations and successful companies.
read more...  Building the Early TeamAugust 9, 2007 | Posted by Highland Capital Partners
Hosted by Highland's Recruiting Partner, this session focuses on strategies and approaches for expanding the core team beyond the initial founders.
read more...  Validating Your Business ModelJuly 31, 2007 | Posted by Highland Capital Partners
A cross-sector group of early stage founders discuss strategies and tactics for further validating and honing a business model - what approaches they took for doing so, what worked and what didn't.
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Mike Grandinetti Early Go-to-Market StrategiesJuly 19, 2007 | Posted by Highland Capital Partners
Marketing is essential for startups in identifying, launching and establishing new market and product categories. Positioning, differentiation, messaging and a compelling value proposition are crucial for an effective go-to-market strategy.
read more...  Financing Basics & Legal Issues Hiring Your TeamJuly 10, 2007 | Posted by Highland Capital Partners
Understanding terms and structure is critical for effectively raising a round of capital. Just as important is to be fully cognizant of the all-important legal issues in hiring your team.
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Stan Lapidus Lessons Learned with Stan LapidusJuly 3, 2007 | Posted by Highland Capital Partners
Serial life sciences entrepreneur Stan Lapidus shares his lessons learned and advice in building successful organizations for entrepreneurs thinking through how to best build their enterprise.
read more...  Starting Your Own CompanyMay 25, 2007 | Posted by Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
It takes hard work and creativity to develop a new idea into a commercial reality. This primer highlights basic issues you should consider when starting your company.
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Paul Maeder Impact of GlobalizationMay 4, 2007 | Posted by Highland Capital Partners
Perspective on how government and globalization are changing the venture capital industry and the corresponding impact on the entrepreneurial environment.
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Tom Stemberg Advice to EntrepreneursMarch 15, 2007 | Posted by Highland Capital Partners
Founder and former CEO of Staples shares thoughts and lessons learned on how to live the reality and dream the dream of building your entrepreneurial business.
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Bob Higgins Leadership in Healthcare MarketsDecember 5, 2006 | Posted by Highland Capital Partners
Perspective and insight on where innovation is occurring in the healthcare industry and why.
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