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Managing General Partner of the Highland Consumer Fund, and founder and former CEO of Staples, Tom Stemberg is interviewed by the global online forum Big Think. Tom touches on numerous topics including: generic brands, how to navigate through the economy, strategies for finding success in a recession, exploring international opportunities, as well as his experiences and lessons learned at Staples.
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Richard de Silva, General Partner at Highland Capital Partners specializing in digital media, answers questions about the theories floating around the blogosphere that we are in an advertising bubble and that online advertising is doomed. Or, as Richard points out, is online video re-invigorating brand advertising?

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Highland's Paul Maeder, along with other prominent VCs, joins the MIT Venture Capital Conference keynote panel Reinventing Venture Capital to exchange views on the current opportunities and challenges in venture capital investing.

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Highland's Bob Higgins, longtime venture capitalist and entrepreneurship professor, talks with Business Week about health care and the threat to U.S. leadership in research from nations that invest more in science.

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Highland's Sean Dalton takes a look at where the opportunities are in the communications & wireless markets as part of a keynote presentation at Argyle's 2008 Deal Making in the Telecom Sector Forum.
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Paul Maeder of Highland contributes to this TiE Boston panel discussion on the investment landscape - where are the opportunities and what are some of the challenges for entrepreneurs.
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Former CEO of Ask Jeeves and founder of Whole Body/Yoga Works shares his experience and advice on what it takes to be successful in high growth companies.
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The war for talent is intensifying. Learn what CEOs and recruiters at industry-leading Massachusetts companies are doing to compete globally to recruit world-class executives to build the next billion dollar company.
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What does it take to develop a successful business plan? Boston University's Peter Russo takes a look at the process for developing one and how it can impact the success or failure of your enterprise.
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The Internet is not a business but rather a revolutionary and transformative medium. Founder and former CEO of Lycos, Bob Davis takes a historical look at the business models of traditional media and Web 1.0 and the critical importance of being able to monetize Internet-based businesses in today’s competitive environment.
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Brief thought piece for university entrepreneurs looking to commercialize their ideas, courtesy of the Executive Director of the MIT Deshpande Center.
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