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Speaking at Red Herring Top 100 Conference
I was very pleased to have been invited to participate as a panelist at the renowned Red Herring North America Top-100 Conference held in beautiful Monterey, California on May 21-22, 2013. My panel’s theme was around “knowing your sources.” At … Continue reading
Healthcare Technologies: Trends and Opportunities
On February 28, 2013 I was honored to be a Panelist at an event organized by VC Taskforce on the Trends and Opportunities in Healthcare Technologies. VC Taskforce is a leading organization that seeks to foster greater connectivity and networking … Continue reading
Panel at Venture Summit West
On February 13, 2013 I spoke at the “Fundable Deals: Making VCs Sit Up and Take Notice” panel at Venture Summit West at the venerable Computer History Museum in Mountain View. Venture Summit West is a premier industry gathering connecting … Continue reading
In Ecommerce – Revenues are Ego, Profit is Intellect
When it comes to ecommerce or retail, Revenues are Ego, Margin is Intellect. I owe this key insight to my former partner Tom Stemberg, who founded Staples and built it from scratch to a $17B company. Ecommerce businesses, by and … Continue reading
Posted in Business Models, Companies, Ecommerce, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Investors, Social Commerce, Team
Tagged Amazon, BeyondTheRack, Customer service, Diapers.com, Ecommerce, Electronic commerce, Management, Profit, Quidsy, Revenue, Software as a service, Staples, Tom Stemberg
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Keynote Panel at AlwaysOn Venture Summit Silicon Valley
I recently participated in the opening keynote panel of AlwaysOn’s signature event, Venture Summit Silicon Valley (VSSV). My highly distinguished fellow panelists included Norm Fogelsong from Institutional Venture Partners and Neil Dempsey from Bay Partners. It was really quite an … Continue reading
Posted in Business Models, Companies, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Investors
Tagged AlwaysOn, Bay Partners, Chief executive officer, Forbes, Gaurav Tewari, Institutional Venture Partners, Keynote Panel, Neal Dempsey, Norm Fogelsong, Silicon valley, Tony Perkins, Venture Summit Silicon Valley
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Sweet and Sour of Investing – Part 2
I was pleased to be a featured speaker on Part 2 of the Voice of America Radio segment relating to the “sweet and sour of investing.” You can listen to the entire segment here. You’re a game-changer! You’ve created the … Continue reading
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Sweet and Sour of Investing: Do’s and don’ts of making the deal
“Wow! You’ve got an amazing idea for the game-changing new product of the century. But no money to bring it to market. What to do? Your road ahead is paved with decision trees and gotcha traps. “Picking the right investor … Continue reading
Gaurav Tewari 