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Thursday, February 14, 2013 Fred Destin - Partner, Atlas Venture
There a bold piece by Marc Andreessen in PandoDaily announcing the "death of retail". As an extension to the theme of "software will eat the world" it's smart...
Expert Advice
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 David Skok - General Partner, Matrix Partners
“If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it” – Lord Kelvin.  This article is a comprehensive and detailed look at the key metrics that are needed to understand and optimize...
Best Practices, Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice
Friday, January 18, 2013 Matt Fates - Partner, Ascent Venture Partners
Gartner made headlines recently when it predicted big data would create 4.4 million jobs by 2015. The analyst firm opined that there’s not enough hired talent to...
Entrepreneurship
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 Pawan Deshpande - Founder & CEO, Curata
2012 was a huge year for the content marketing space, and 2013 is likely to follow suit. A growing marketing tactic in both popularity and success, content marketing is being...
Technology Trends
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 Ambar Bhattacharyya - Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners
In our healthcare practice, we look to identify and invest in the biggest trends in the marketplace.  So what is the largest healthcare trend today?  If you ask healthcare...
Technology Trends
Friday, January 4, 2013 Libby Kober - Communications Officer, IDEA: Northeastern's Venture Accelerator
Last month, IDEA: Northeastern’s Venture Accelerator hosted Investor Insights, a biannual event featuring a panel of venture capitalists and angel investors. The forum provides...
Lessons Learned
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Dan Katcher - CEO & Founder, Rocket Farm Studios
I did a NEDMA talk recently on how companies can focus marketing efforts through their mobile plans.  The thesis of the talk was that in a world where everyone is accessing...
Technology Trends
Thursday, December 6, 2012 Dustin Dolginow - Principal, Atlas Venture
I’m seeing a trend in the early stage market where most teams end up raising about $2M before going to market for their Series A.  If it sounds high to you, you’re not alone...
Funding
Thursday, November 29, 2012 Matt Fates - Partner, Ascent Venture Partners
We are very pleased that our second B2B Enterprise IT Forum was so well received.  Thank you for all of the positive feedback.  We had a strong turnout, smart...
Expert Advice
Thursday, November 15, 2012 Jesse Waites - Plate Techtonics: When Unstoppable forces Meet Immovable Objects
Lets suppose that you and I are at a restaurant together in the North End. The waiter comes over to us with a menu, and it is up to us to decide what we each want to eat...
Innovation