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Archive for July, 2009

How to Protect Yourself and Your Company Against a Hacker Attack (Like Twitter’s) — at No Cost

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Twitter’s security meltdown has done a fantastic job of publicizing how vulnerable a modern, cloud-based startup can be to a determined hacker. 
I have been surprised that in the numerous articles about how to protect yourself against hacking, I have seen very little mention of the powerful technique that we discussed in The Virtual Handshake.  Read More...

Negotiating real estate deals via email

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

(Image by Getty Images via Daylife)

The NY Times reports on negotiating real estate deals via email.  As we say in our book, email is just one tool of many in human communication, and overuse/inappropriate use is not going to help you be successful.I recently met a hedge fund manager who said ‘email is a glorified Read More...

Boosting Returns With Web 2.0 Technologies–Webinar, July 23, 12-1:30 ET (Buyouts Conferences)

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

 
I hope you’ll join me for Boosting Returns With Web 2.0 Technologies, a special 90-minute interactive webinar, July 23, 2009, at 12-1:30 Eastern; 11-12:30 Central; 10-11:30 Mountain;  9-10:30 Pacific.  It is hosted by Buyouts Conferences’ Private Equity University.
 
Our panelists are
 

David Teten, Read More...