The NYC chapter of AlmaLinks will be hosting me for one of its monthly AlmaSessions dinners on September 6th in midtown NYC. AlmaLinks is a private, invitation-only group for “young Jewish professionals who have demonstrated exceptional professional achievements. Apply … [Read More]
OCE Discovery Conference in Toronto, May 14th – 15th
Next week I’ll be traveling up to Toronto to speak at the country’s best trade show and conference Discovery 12 (“best” according to some awards the program has received). I’ve been asked to talk about best practices in deal origination, … [Read More]
How to Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies
I’m delivering a webinar next Tuesday for Harvard Business School Career Services on “How to Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies”. Among the topics I’m covering:
– Raise capital from a venture capital fund to found a … [Read More]
How Top Venture Capitalists Create (and Sometimes Destroy) Portfolio Company Value
I hope you can join us Thursday night at a joint event of the Harvard Business School Angels of New York and the Harvard Business School Club of New York, on “How Top Venture Capitalists Create (and Sometimes Destroy) Portfolio … [Read More]
Women’s Association of Venture and Equity Sep. 30 Event: Deal Sourcing in a Down Market
I hope that some of you can join us for a panel discussion sponsored by the Women’s Association of Venture & Equity, on Wednesday, September 30 in New York. I’ll be discussing the results of my research on best … [Read More]
Squeezing Blood from a Stone: How to Elicit Maximum Information in Minimum Time from Management and Industry Sources
I enjoyed presenting yesterday at the Association for Corporate Growth Due Diligence Symposium on “Squeezing Blood from a Stone: How to Elicit Maximum Information in Minimum Time from Management and Industry Sources”. As always, I welcome feedback.… [Read More]
ACG Intergrowth Presentation: How to Originate Deals, Win Clients and Raise Capital with Web 2.0 Technologies
I’m in Vegas this week presenting to the Association for Corporate Growth Intergrowth 2009 on “The Virtual Handshake: How to Originate Deals, Win Clients and Raise Capital with Web 2.0” . I’ve posted an edited version of my slides here… [Read More]
London, Sep. 7: How Professional Investors Elicit Maximum Information in Minimum Time from Industry Sources
I’ll be speaking in London next week and hope that you will join us:
Straight from the Horse’s Mouth: How Professional Investors Elicit Maximum Information in Minimum Time from Industry Sources
Sponsored by the Harvard Business School Club of London … [Read More]
Invitation: TiECON East, June 15-17, Boston, MA
I hope that some of our readers will join me at TiECON East, June 15-17, in Boston, MA. With over 1,200 expected attendees, TiECON East plans to become the largest Global Innovation conference on the East Coast.
The sponsoring organization … [Read More]
How to Maximize the Value of your Time in Business School
I gave a talk to NYU’s Stern Scholars on Dec. 9 on “How to Maximize the Value of Your Time in Business School“. (Thank you to Ken Wee for coordinating the event!) Among the topics I covered: career … [Read More]