Finance & Operations
Finance & Operations
10 Strange Things About Being a Venture Capitalist
As an expansion stage venture capitalist for 11 years, I still find it strange when I explain to people how…
by Scott MaxwellFinance & Operations
Venture Capitalists vs. Angel Investors: What’s the Difference?
Recruiting talent to hot startups and expansion stage businesses brings with it a unique challenge. It’s often not enough to…
by Victor MahillonFinance & Operations
Deliberating the Merits of Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing has gained momentum as a popular way to reveal insights on a company’s line of products and services. The…
by Contributing AuthorFinance & Operations
Happy Birthday – Network World
Recollections and Projections – 25 year anniversary of Network World Working at an expansion stage Boston venture capital fund, I…
by Tien-Anh NguyenFinance & Operations
Is the Private Cloud the Frugal Choice for Businesses?
If your business could benefit from a throttled, pay-as-you-go computing environment with little resource waste, moving to the private Cloud…
by Contributing AuthorFinance & Operations
Cloud scaling lessons from the recent Amazon cloud services failure
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the need for reliable, secure clouds in the midst of Amazon AWS’s…
by Tien-Anh NguyenFinance & Operations
The New Software Dilemma: How to Properly Train
When providing training for new software, remember that the trainer holds the whip, not the software. How should you proceed…
by Contributing AuthorFinance & Operations
Evaluating a Management Team Prior to Investing
To get an all-encompassing sense of a company before investing in them, it’s necessary to take a sharp look at…
by Contributing AuthorFinance & Operations
How To Run A Good Board Meeting
Most inexperienced CEOs dread board meetings. That’s because they think they need to create all sorts of materials especially for…
by Firas Raouf