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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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Are you a student (graduate, undergraduate or even recent grad) with a business you’d like to rapidly accelerate this summer? If so, Summer@Highland 2008 may be just what you need.
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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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Are New England's most promising companies being sold too soon? At his recent “Thinking Big” forum, Scott Kirsner hosted 50 CEOs and founders to discuss this and other topics relevant to helping to build the next generation of “pillar” companies in New England.
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Krisztina Holly of the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation shares insights and lessons learned on what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur and/or innovator.
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Retail innovator and consumer investor Tom Stemberg offers advice and perspective on entrepreneurship and building great
companies.
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Produced for the Stanford Emerging Entrepreneurs Conference, an in-depth look at the terminology associated with term sheets and an invaluable resource 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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Serial entrepreneur Ash Dahod shares advice and lessons learned on the critical success factors for building strong organizations and successful companies.
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Hosted by Highland's Recruiting Partner, this session focuses on strategies and approaches for expanding the core team beyond the initial founders.
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What is IP and why should you care as an entrepreneur? Steve Frank of Goodwin Procter shares his insights on intellectual property (IP) and what you should be doing to protect it.
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A cross-sector group of early stage founders discuss strategies and tactics for further validating and honing a business model - what approaches they took for doing so, what worked and what didn't.
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Marketing is essential for startups in identifying, launching and establishing new market and product categories. Positioning, differentiation, messaging and a compelling value proposition are crucial for an effective go-to-market strategy.
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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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Understanding terms and structure is critical for effectively raising a round of capital. Just as important is to be fully cognizant of the all-important legal issues in hiring your team.
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Serial life sciences entrepreneur Stan Lapidus shares his lessons learned and advice in building successful organizations for entrepreneurs thinking through how to best build their enterprise.
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For entrepreneurs considering raising capital for their business, a discussion of the various sources available along with a more detailed look at what venture capitalists are looking for in companies.
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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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It takes hard work and creativity to develop a new idea into a commercial reality. This primer highlights basic issues you should consider when starting your company.
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Perspective on how government and globalization are changing the venture capital industry and the corresponding impact on the entrepreneurial 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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Advice and case studies for founders and entrepreneurs on being honest & smart, thinking long-term and the importance of choosing your partners wisely.
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Founder and former CEO of Staples shares thoughts and lessons learned on how to live the reality and dream the dream of building your entrepreneurial business.
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A presentation by Highland's Bob Higgins that explores the tech transfer environment and opportunities to commercialize scientific research from a venture capital perspective.

Perspective and insight on where innovation is occurring in the healthcare industry and why.
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