Goodbye Expert Networks, Hello Private Equity: Coverage from Integrity Research

Integrity Research wrote a nice blog post about the new startup I’m working on: "As more research providers emerge to analyze the public markets (there are now over 3,500 research providers in our database), one gap in the market are research providers for the private markets. David Teten, founder of the expert network Evalueserve Circle...

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Our new Harvard Business Review article: Time for Investors to Get Social

I’m excited to report that we’ve started to release the results from our first-ever study on best practices in private equity and venture capital deal origination. My coauthor Chris Farmer (formerly Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners) and I published a summary in the current issue of Harvard Business Review. Evalueserve, a global research firm and...

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Integrity Research Names Evalueserve Circle of Experts 2008 Top Pick as Asia/ Emerging Market Specialist Expert Network

I’m happy to report that Integrity Research, the leading research firm that analyzes the investment research industry, has named Evalueserve Circle of Experts the 2008 Top Pick as Asia/ Emerging Market Specialist Expert Network.  We’ve only been part of Evalueserve for one year, so we’re very happy to quickly see public recognition for the value...

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Wall Street Journal Today: Big Investors Turn to Network of Informants

Nitron Advisors is featured on the front page of today’s Wall Street Journal: Big Investors Turn to Network of Informants “For professional investors, something akin to what Match.com has done for the nation’s singles…hooking up middle managers from hundreds of companies with professional investors desperate for an investing edge.” More (requires subscription or two-week trial)...

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Multisided Markets–HBS Professor Andrei Hagiu

HBS Professor Andrei Hagiu is an expert on multi-sided markets, and recently interviewed me on that topic: Market Platform Dynamics–Catalyst Conversation: Conversation with David Teten. His site requires that you submit an email address to read the article (but I should note that he doesn’t actually test if the email address is functional.)...

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Update on the Virtual Handshake Book

I’m glad to report that popular reaction to Scott Allen’s and my new book, The Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Online, has been very positive. We have received rave reviews in BusinessWeek, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge, Kirkus Reviews , and many other leading publications. We have also been excerpted in CNN.com and...

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