August 2012
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Watch40 speakers & events + 14 teams + 2 locations = 1 Summer
Wow! It’s hard to believe that we’re at the end of August. Like it always does, the time flew by. It seemed like just yesterday that teams were moving into the Cambridge & Menlo Park offices.
From the teams themselves, to our incredible speakers and exceptional partners that were so generous with their time &...
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WatchRobbie Greenglass of Highland played a huge part in helping to make the Summer program in Cambridge a success. From reviewing & vetting applications, working closely with teams throughout the summer, getting to know them better socially (those Monopoly games will be remembered for a long time), and being involved in so many of our events & activities, he was instrumental part of the...
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USA Today: Top Cities for Technology Start-ups →
Nice shout out to ByteLight, Summer Class of 2011, in the USA Today.
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Congrats to MyBetterFit for Being Selected by... →
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BostInno: “Once You’re in the Family, You’re in...
As the Summer Ends, Highland Sends off 14 Companies (full article with pic of team Wellframe here)
For just over two months, 14 teams have been chipping away at their companies in Highland Capital Partners’ Kendall Square and Sand Hill Road offices. And as the Summer@HIGHLAND program begins to wind down, eight or nine of those teams can say they’re currently raising an angel round or will be...
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Melt 2.0 Just Released in the App Store →
Melt predicts the coupons you’ll love. The team has been working exceptionally hard all summer and just had version 2.0 of their app approved by the App Store. Download it now and check-out their innovative interface for easy coupon discovery and intelligent coupon recommendations.
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Congrats to Webcred for Being Selected to... →
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Takeaways & Advice from Maynard Webb
A big thanks to Jordan Lee of Collections for summarizing yesterday’s session with Maynard Webb. A great read and some outstanding advice:
The West Coast Summer@HIGHLAND teams (with Cambridge video-conferenced in) were treated to lunch with one of Silicon Valley’s most trusted operating executives, a man whose driving impulse is to look for the largest, most important fire burning at...
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Congrats to Gemvara for Being Named #48 on the Inc...
An outstanding reflection of their continued execution and success as a team. Hats off to Matt Lauzon and everyone at Gemvara for yet another significant accomplishment!
Looking back to 2007, here’s a picture of Matt and the early team when they were formerly known as Paragon Lake and just moved into the Summer@HIGHLAND program after graduating from Babson College. Matt has also been...
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WatchAll good things must sadly start to come to an end. For this year’s Summer@HIGHLAND program, it’s beginning with the departure of Team Webcred. As they in particular would appreciate it given their software prowess, it happened to adhere to FIFO – (First In, First Out). Connor & Nam were the first team to arrive back on May 25th, fresh off of completing their sophomore years at Boston...
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WatchCome ride with us on the bus to Pescadaro as we spend an afternoon with Steve Blank.
In addition, thanks to team Prawg for the following recap on last week’s visit with Steve Blank:
Last week the west coast Summer@Highland teams had the opportunity to visit the Steve Blank ranch. Steve Blank is as prolific educator, thought leader, and the author of various influential books outlining the...
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Recap from “The Wildfire Story & Entrepreneurial...
Special thanks to Boris Babenko of Anchovi Labs for recapping our visit with Victoria Ransom & Alain Chuard of Wildfire:
This week the Menlo Park teams made a trip out to Redwood City to the headquarters of Wildfire. Considering that the company announced an acquisition by Google just a day earlier, we weren’t sure what to expect — champagne, balloons and debauchery? It certainly...
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Takeaways from “Growing Great Companies & Growing...
Here’s a recap of our conversation with Andy Ory, founder & CEO of Acme Packet, courtesy of a Ilya Vakhutinsky of team CareDojo:
On Tuesday we had the great pleasure of hearing Andy Ory of Acme Packet talk to us about growing great companies. He not only serves as president and chief executive officer, but founded the company as well. Under his leadership, Acme Packet pursues its...
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July 2012
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TechCrunch: Video Ad Company Affine Systems (Class... →
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Boston Globe: Highland Helps Interns Start Their...
The Boston Globe featured Summer@HIGHLAND in a profile on “cool summer internships” for students across Boston. Summer@HIGHLAND is a bit different that corporate internships and it was really viewed in the spirit of the closest thing to an “internship” for entrepreneurs that were further building their startups. Team Wellframe is highlighted in the picture and the online...
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WatchOur healthcare IT teams had the opportunity to sit down with Troy Brennan, EVP & Chief Medical Officer at CVS Caremark. Troy is one of the most innovative CMOs in the industry and provided perspective on what they’re planning at CVS and how young companies can work with them. It was very interesting to hear a big company perspective on startups and innovation. Each of the teams also had the...
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TechCrunch: Collections For Mac Wants To Be A... →
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WatchCheck-out this brief video capturing our couple block trek across Kendall Square to get together with Paul Sagan, President & CEO of Akamai. It includes more advice & nuggets (in addition to some of the points shared in the earlier post). A big thanks to Paul and Karen P. for carving out some time in a very busy schedule and being terrific hosts.
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Congrats to Cogito (Class of 2007)! Finalist for... →
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The Week Ahead
We’re mixing some more “fun” into “business” this week and also embracing some classic summer pastimes. On Tuesday, the Menlo Park teams will be heading up to AT&T Park for an evening with our west coast team and to catch the Giants against the Padres. Out east, we’ll be heading for a day on Martha’s Vineyard and spending it with Highland’s Bob Higgins and several special guests including...
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VentureBeat: One Woman’s Vision to Make Social... →
Looking forward to meeting with Victoria Ransom (Summer@HCP Class of 2007) when we visit to Wildfire on August 1st.
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BostInno: Buying Handymen & Cleaners Online Just... →
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Takeaways from "A Hero's Journey of...
Dave Hersh, founding CEO of Jive Software and early stage advisor & investor, visited our Menlo Park office today to talk about a “Hero’s Journey of Entrepreneurship.” We very much appreciated his time and Rebecca Hinds of Piccolo Technologies captured the essence of his discussion below:
Throughout history, humans have been drawn to stories of the heroic underdog who summons the courage to...
