When Arnold Schwarzenegger first came to America and started becoming the world’s most successful bodybuilder, he and fellow bodybuilder Franco Columbu worked during the day as bricklayers. Effectively, their work was their workout. Plus, of course, they hit the gym hard and heavy. Unfortunately, most people are not that lucky — we work hunched over...
[Continue Reading]I’m joining ff Venture Capital
I am delighted to announce that I’m joining ff Venture Capital as a Partner. Official blog post and more details here. In addition, Michael Yavonditte, CEO of Hashable, is joining as a Venture Partner. Since 1999, ff has made over 100 investments in over 35 companies, and from the beginning has been highly focused on...
[Continue Reading]Expert Networks Rollup – Business Connect China merges with Evalueserve Circle of Experts and Tribeca Insights
Congratulations to Business Connect China, which is merging with my old company, Evalueserve Circle of Experts, and Tribeca Insights to form a new consolidated expert network, Advantus Global. Integrity Research reports, “At the high water mark, there were over 45 expert networks. By our count, the number has shrunk to 37, of which 7 cater...
[Continue Reading]Launch of Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of New York
Back in December, Richard Kane, President, Harvard Business School Club of New York, asked me if I’d like to chair the newly-formed Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of New York. I was honored to be asked, and we’ve now launched our organization and are accepting applications from early-stage companies seeking funding. You can read more...
[Continue Reading]Case study: Rebuilding our site
During 2009, we rebuilt from scratch the Teten.com, TheVirtualHandshake.com, and NavonPartners.com sites. Paxcel has done a great job since then maintaining and updating our sites. I wanted to share our process, so asked Mandeep Dang, Project Manager of Paxcel, to write a summary of what we did. As introduction, I am the lead web architect...
[Continue Reading]Panel on Super-Seed Funds at Harvard Business School Club of NY
I took some notes on last week’s Harvard Business School Club of New York panel on "Super-Seed Funds — Back to the Future." Eugene Radin of Concept Clinic edited the notes and merged in his own. Incidentally, congratulations to Doug Atkin, Tony Berkman, Steve Miller and the rest of the Majestic Research team on their...
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