Jason Finger Sits Down with InSITE
Jason Finger, Founder and, until February 2010, CEO of Seamlessweb; recently named Entrepreneur-in- Residence at metformin hcl side effects Bessemer Venture Partners; and, most importantly, NYU JD/MBA ’99, sat down with InSITE last Wednesday night. As I’m sure anyone who has met him will quickly attest, Jason is a profoundly nice guy, and was willing to speak with us on a wide range of topics from his time in a law firm to founding a remarkable company to turning down his first exit opportunity. Jason first discussed his background and how starting out working at a law firm and seeing the inefficiencies...
Read MoreFred Wilson’s Annual Talk with InSITE
Fred Wilson, Managing Partner of Union Square Ventures, returned to InSITE for his now-annual third talk with InSITE on Wednesday, March 3rd at NYU Law. In a wide ranging discussion, Fred first delivered his annual update on the state of the VC industry, describing the growth of small funds and the new secondary market for shares in growing firms prior to formal exits from M&A or an IPO: Fred next turned to an update specifically on internet businesses, particularly e-commerce and mobile models: Finally, Fred gave us an update on the remarkable growth of Twitter and its...
Read MoreInSITE Accepts Six Fellows to Spring 2010 Class
InSITE received 48 applications this semester for a coveted six Fellow slots. We are very pleased to announce an outstanding class of Fellows for Spring 2010: - Josh Brandley, Columbia MBA ‘11 - J. Ryan Golden, NYU JD ‘11 - Shiv Hira, NYU MBA ‘11 - Alessandro Presti , Columbia JD/MBA ‘13 - Sean Weinstock, NYU JD ‘12 - Ben Zhuk, Columbia MBA ‘11 Bios for new fellows are available here. We thank all those who applied to InSITE for its Spring 2010 Fellow class.
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