Michelle Broderick joined Cozy, the online property management service for landlords and renters, last week as independent board Read More
Meet Michelle Broderick, Cozy’s new board director
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Wrap-Up of the inaugural SplashX LA on January 19, 2017
Six months ago, SplashX debuted in Oakland. On January 19, 2017, the LA inauguration of SplashX was launched. Read More
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Don’t give away your board seats
I had a group of ex-students out to the ranch who were puzzling over a dilemma – they’ve Read More
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Sheila Marcelo on the importance of thinking long term
At our Vator Splash NY event this week, Care.com CEO Sheila Marcelo delivered a riveting keynote address on the Read More
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Jeremy Allaire’s keys to building great companies
Vator brought its popular Splash to Manhattan this week. Kicking off Vator Splash NY on Wedneday night was Brightcove CEO Jeremy Allaire, Read More
(Fred Wilson is a VC at Union Square Ventures, based in NY. In this opinion piece, he writes Read More
(Fred Wilson is an investor with Union Square Ventures in Manhattan, and the author of the popular AVC Read More
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Are Social Network Profiles Putting Us at Risk for Busi
When you interview a potential employee for a job opening, according to federal and state law you are Read More
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And The Winner Is…….
With so much doom and gloom in the press these days, it’s great to have a fun story Read More
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A Mixed Bag of News for Small Business
Network Solutions and the Center for Excellence at the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business just recently Read More
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Reinventing the board meeting – Part 2 of 2
There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come Victor Hugo When The Boardroom is Read More
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Reinventing the board meeting – Part 1 of 2
There are none so blind as those who will not see. Jonathan Swift As customer and agile development Read More
Earlier this month, Mark Suster wrote a great post titled How To Communicate with your Investors between Board Read More