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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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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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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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Retail innovator and consumer investor Tom Stemberg offers advice and perspective on entrepreneurship and building great
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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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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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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Perspective on how government and globalization are changing the venture capital industry and the corresponding impact on the entrepreneurial environment.
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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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