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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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I know from all of my private conversation that they aren’t seeing this as a “get rich quick scheme&# – they’re giving back to the community. But as I look at the GRP Partners returns we’ve made a lot of money investing in companies in New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Arizona and Seattle.

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Bolstering the Partner Ranks at GRP

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Greg was the first person to share with me the insights of mobile conversion and why with a simpler product selection and conversion funnel they would get higher conversion on mobile than on the web. On each subsequent meeting I’d learn a little bit more.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

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Home Events Calendar Job Board Startup Resources Archives About Contact Interested in an Open-Data Contest in Baltimore? Finding a Technical Cofounder by Mike Subelsky on September 17, 2010 Advice View Comments Over the past 18 months I’ve had the same conversation with about ten entrepreneurs looking to start a software-based business.

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14 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Biggest Accomplishment in 2016

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This invite was extended after the wife of a Baltimore (MD) doctor read my book, Anna’s Journey: How many lives does one person get? Image Credit: Anna Renault. I have a few accomplishments in 2016: 1) Was the Keynote Speaker at the PMP PALS annual cancer conference in Seaside, CA.

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The Power of Twitter in Information Discovery

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Right now the most important role to hire in Twitter would be a seasoned marketing professional who could proactively change the conversation about Twitter and educate people about its significance as an information sharing tool. Twitter never seemed to really take the offense in PR and marketing. I guess it wasn’t in their DNA.

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This Week’s Keynote Presentations

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So with a panel of 5-6 people and 30-45 minutes it’s hard to have a real conversation. Every speaker wants to get their points in so the conversation often lacks rhythm. And often the “moderators&# are nothing more than an extra panelist hoping to score his/her key talking points as well.

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Details of Upfront Ventures New $400 Million Fund

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We’ve had billion dollar exists in Chicago, Baltimore, London, San Francisco and Los Angeles an well as enormous winners also in New York and Las Vegas. For a taste of our work environment, our portfolio company DroneBase shot some video from our offices in the video below. Boston, Finland and Paris).