The VC Cafe Network has surpassed 4,000 members last week! Thought it would be a good opportunity to share with you link-worthy posts from members of the VC Cafe community:
Venture Capital overview from MIT OpenCourse
For those who want to learn more about the basics of venture capital, this presentation from MIT’s OpenCourse reviews the three phrases of venture capital investing, SBICSs and SSBICs (types of small business programs), state government initiatives, key challenges and best practices.
Download pdf at: http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/E8256F94-7B44-4E02-8511-7366DE6B20CA/0/class16_vc.pdf
Idiot CEOs
Why should smart CEOs simply refuse to work with many technology investors: http://bit.ly/5O5Dz
SaaS Revenues to grow in 2009
Gartner says Worldwide SaaS Revenue to Grow 22 Percent in 2009 http://bit.ly/1JRfXU
BizTech Biotech Award
The Applied Biogenuity Award will be provided as a check in the amount of $1,000.
Increasing engagment through targeting
“Microsoft Researchers Increase CTR 670% Using Behavioral Targeting” http://u.nu/6ve5
eMarketer study
Name of the Game: Acquire and Retain – recession marketing tactics http://bit.ly/17xSfI
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