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Since joining Polaris Venture Partners over six years ago we have seen multiple business plans for companies that aspire to be the next generation monster.com or hotjobs.  There were promises of innovative technology and algorithms and unique business models.  But it was not until we met Joe Essenfeld founder of JIBE that we finally saw a product vision and business …

In February it was announced that the NYC Seed Start Summer 2010 Program was being created and would soon be accepting applications.   As this is the inaugural year the founders of the program were cautiously optimistic about the number of applications that would be received.   I am pleased to let you know that 202 applications were submitted for our review.  This far exceeded …

Every once in while you enter the perfect storm: great founders and a great idea.  When Billy Chasen and Seth Goldstein the founders of stickybits presented the concept to me and my partners Mike Hirshland, Jon Flint, Ryan Spoon and Jon Steinberg we immediately knew that this was a business that could take off.   Stickybits has launched a new …

Since starting my career the one thing that has always amazed me is the lack of process and discipline most people put behind the recruiting process. As we all know,  great teams build great companies.  Yet for most companies, even those with seasoned executives and Board members, they treat the recruiting process as a necessary evil.   Having spent many …