Well, I made it official today. I threw in the towel and turned off my auto-welcome DMs (direct messages) I had set up using TweetLater. I've had a lot to say on the subject of auto-DMs, and I'll sum it all up in another post at some point. But for now, I just want Read More...

All kidding aside, I do actually have two Twitter accounts, and I know some who have more. It's actually becoming fairly common to have a personal account covering a wide variety of topics and one or more additional accounts for specialized niche topics that might not be of interest to your main audience.
For example, @ScottAllen Read More...

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For my pending article on venture capital and private equity deal origination, I am seeking a book by an investment expert who has developed a systematic methodology for combing through all industries and geographies globally; and then zooming in on the specific subsectors and then companies that are of greatest interest. I am primarily Read More...

One of the companies I serve on the advisory board of, Standard Answer, has entered open beta and is gearing up for launch at SXSW Interactive. So I thought I'd take this opportunity to tell a little about the site and why I thought it was cool enough to get involved, when there's already Read More...

I'm speaking twice in the next few weeks on 'Career Opportunities with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies' . Institutional investors are certainly paying much more attention now to operational issues, which is good from the point of view of executives who are seeking opportunities at portfolio companies.
My hosts for Read More...

I'm starting to release the findings from the large research study I've been leading on "Best Practices of Venture Capitalists and Private Equity Firms in Identifying Private Company Investment Opportunities". My colleagues from Evalueserve and I have interviewed over 100 venture capitalists and private equity investors for this study.
I have two speaking engagements coming up Read More...

I recently moved to Act 2009 as my primary contact relationship and calendar system and thought that it would be helpful to share my experiences. (Disclosure: Sage Software gave me a license for review purposes. ) I was particularly interested in comparing Act with its most popular competitors, Microsoft Outlook?s built-in Read More...

Following are my notes on last night's MIT Enterprise Forum event on 'Rebuilding Wall Street in a Down Market'.
PANEL:
Barry L. Ritholtz - CEO, Director of Equity Research, FusionIQ
Philippe Buhannic - Co-Founder, Trading Screen
Jacob Pechenik - Co-Founder, Yellow Jacket, acquired by ICE
MODERATOR:
Lili Balfour - Founder, Atelier Partners
Panel Speaker Biographies
Barry Ritholtz
FusionIQ

A frequent commentator on CNBC, Read More...