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Last night at the NY Tech MeetUp Owen Davis introduced SeedStart Media 2011.
SeedStart Media 2011, is a New York City based summer program that will attract the most innovative startup companies in digital media, e-commerce, ad infrastructure and mobile technology from all over the United States.  The purpose of the program is to provide promising entrepreneurs with funding and a …

Polaris Venture Partners is excited to announce that it will bring its spirit of “open source entrepreneurship” to SXSW 2011, by opening a special edition of  Dogpatch Labs.  On Sunday March 13 and Monday March 14 Dogpatch Labs Austin will open its doors to entrepreneurs needing a place to work and hang out.  DPL Austin will be located at Treehouse …

Recently I wrote about how having a focus on delivering quality content to your customers makes a difference.  Whether it is merchandise, video entertainment, editorial or jobs.  In that post I referred to a Polaris Venture Partners company JIBE.   I talked about how the founder Joe Essenfeld was totally dedicated on having the best job listings possible from brand …

Apple TV recently announced that they have sold 1 million units.   The question comes to mind is how many units or more importantly households will Apple TV need to penetrate before the cable tv networks take them seriously?   When do they make the decision that Apple TV distribution is worth fighting for?   My guess is that if they could you would …

One of the great aspects of my job as a General Partner with Polaris Venture Partners is the time I get to spend in Dogpatch Labs NY.  We have created a vibrant community of like minded entrepreneurs who are building really interesting companies.   This month we are celebrating Dogpatch Labs NY one year anniversary.  During this time there has been …

Having spent many years in the world of cable television networks it was always clear that the networks with the best content could sign up cable operators, build an audience and earn more on a per subscriber basis.   It was not until I was part of the start-up team at QVC did I begin to understand that content not only included video entertainment …

One of the hot topics in around mobile commerce is how the mobile phone can become an effective platform for the delivery of offers from retailers.  Foursquare came charging out of the gate and enabled local merchants the ability to reward consumers who frequently “checked in” with offers.  Facebook just announced that they will be launching a deal service as …

Over the years I have learned a great deal about the process of hiring executives. In my mind there are a few really important elements to the search process which if executed poorly can result in the hiring of the wrong person and/or wasting time. While all aspects of the search process are important getting to and managing the offer …

The ways in which people communicate with each other is changing. I am not referring to a new technology although I do believe that technology has changed the way we communicate and not always for the better. The proliferation of email and texting has clearly enabled all of us to be connected more often and in many ways …

In January 2010 Polaris Venture Partners opened its third Dogpatch Labs in one of the greatest areas of New York City, Union Square. The response in the NY tech community was outstanding, and today there are 14 companies and 37 entrepreneurs who work in the space. In our continued mission to support and invest in the NY seed and early …