Archive for October, 2011

America's educational system is broken

 
 
I was fortunate to attend Wednesday the CED’s Postsecondary Education Summit on Business Leadership for 21st Century Education Policies, as well as their annual fundraising dinner.  The CED is a leader in leveraging the business community to promote rational economic policies; I was very impressed by the people they have on their team.
 
After opening remarks by Read More...

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On October 28th, 2011

Online Dating is the Future of Your Business

 
I gave a talk today as part of TEDx Silicon Valley on "Online Dating is the Future of Your Business". Here's the video and an expanded version of the slide deck.
 
In the talk I discuss how some of the successful online dating startups are models for new businesses, many of which in Read More...

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On October 27th, 2011

Portfolio Company Spotlight: Identified

 
Job creation is political topic #1, so we have a particular interest in portfolio companies like Identified and TheResumator, which help match employers and job seekers.
 
Identified launched its public beta last month.  Effectively, Identified gives you a score for your desirability as an employee.  It’s similar in principle to Klout.
 
Identified uses three attributes to Read More...

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On October 27th, 2011

Join us at Venture Shift NY conference, November 17

 
 
I hope to see you on November 17 at Venture Shift NY, hosted by Vator and Bullpen Capital.  We'll be at Le Poisson Rouge in New York, and will kick off at 4 pm with an open wine bar until 10 pm.  I'll be speaking about our approach to investing.
Here's the lineup of speakers:
Mark Suster, Partner at GRP
Barry Silbert, Founder and Read More...

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On October 27th, 2011

Techstars Demo Day Fall 2011/Bloomberg Empowered Entrepreneur Conference

On Tuesday, October 18, my colleagues John Frankel, Wei Deng, Raffi Sapire, and I attended Techstars Demo Day, followed by the Bloomberg Empowered Entrepreneur Conference. The morning began to the tune of Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind” as twelve startup teams walked across the stage. David Tisch introduced the first startup, announcing that 1200 companies applied to Read More...

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On October 23rd, 2011
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