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		<title>Americans say &#8216;email out, social media in&#8217; according to Nielsen year-over-year ratings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Americans dropping email, portals and auctions in favor of social media and online gaming
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/what-americans-do-online-social-media-and-games-dominate-activity/
Nielsen reported a few days ago on Internet usage in the U.S.  Although intuitive to many of us, it offers numeric confirmation of the fundamental shift in user habits online.
Social networks/blogs were where we spent the most time (906 million hours in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/americans-say-email-out-social-media-in-according-to-nielsen-year-over-year-ratings/</link>
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		<title>Announcing Registration Open &#8211; VCs vs. Entrepreneurs Charity Tennis Tournament</title>
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Registration is Now Open
4th Annual Benefit
VCs vs. Entrepreneurs &#8211; Davis Cup Challenge
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Longwood Grass Courts  /  2:00 &#8211; 7:30pm
Welcome Back!  BSG Team Ventures is proud to once again host the 4th Annual  Benefit: VC vs.  Entrepreneur Tennis Tournament &#8211; Davis Cup Challenge, and we are thrilled to have you join us. 
The VC/Entrepreneur [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/announcing-registration-open-vcs-vs-entrepreneurs-charity-tennis-tournament/</link>
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		<title>An Insider&#8217;s look at UK innovation in cleantech / greentech &amp; sustainability</title>
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The UK&#8217;s sustainable energy program is a public-private partnership at work.  And thus far, working well.
I recently had the opportunity to participate in what has become an annual “Cleantech Trade Mission” of Boston and New York cleantechers to the United   Kingdom.    Our hosts?  The UK Trade &#38; Investment team based here in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/an-insiders-look-at-uk-innovation-in-cleantech-greentech-sustainability/</link>
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		<title>Hire High or Hire Low?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Should you hire a veteran or wean &#38; train when building a growth-stage company?

[originally written for Mass High Tech]
In our role as executive search consultants for growth-stage companies, one of the questions that seems to continually vex the CEO is how best to build out their team.   This question often narrows to a discussion around [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/hire-high-or-hire-low/</link>
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		<title>SVP Software Engineering, SaaS software for financial services sector</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
The Leading Provider of Wealth Marketing Solutions
Based in New York City, our client provides strategic and interactive marketing solutions for wealth management firms and luxury brands. The company offers strategy planning and research services; online marketing and advertising programs; and e-marketing tools, which comprise a suite of software offering an e-marketing platform that allows communication [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/svp-software-engineering-saas-software-for-financial-services-sector/</link>
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		<title>New &amp; Improved—5 Ideas For New England&#8217;s Innovation Economy</title>
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I have it on good authority that  June has been declared New England Innovation Month, per Scott Kirsner who has been tireless tender of the innovation flame here in New England for years now (http://www.boston.com/innovation).  See the growing list of June events at http://neinnovation.com.
In honor, a few thoughts follow on Innovation in New England.  First, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/new-improved%e2%80%945-ideas-for-new-englands-innovation-economy/</link>
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		<title>Founder Compensation Data &amp; Trends for Angel-funded Companies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the many challenges for early-stage technology and science-driven companies revolves around compensation for founders.  When a start-up is created, how do those there at the beginning get compensated?  When there isn&#8217;t any cash in the bank yet, and there may be a period of time where products are in development, do founders get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/founder-compensation-data-trends-for-angel-funded-companies/</link>
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		<title>CEO Survey Results, Q2 2010 – Impact of Economy &amp; Renewed Growth</title>
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The Q2 2010 CEO survey has logged more than 50 respondents, so although additional responses may roll in, we&#8217;re posting the results in order to make the feedback to those who participated as timely as possible.   Additional responses are unlikely to skew the percentages significantly.
We at BSG Team Ventures periodically take the temperature of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/ceo-survey-results-q2-2010-%e2%80%93-impact-of-economy-renewed-growth/</link>
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		<title>CEO Survey, Q2 2010 &#8211; Impact of Economy &amp; Renewed Growth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We periodically survey the CEOs in our network on topics we feel are relevant to aggregate information around and rediseminate.
Below is our Q2 2010 CEO Survey.  Please participate, and we&#8217;ll share the results back with you once the survey closes in the next week or so.
Click on &#8220;Take my survey&#8221; below.  It won&#8217;t take more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/ceo-survey-q2-2010-impact-of-economy-growth-areas/</link>
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		<title>Chief of Enterprise Growth, ETS, Princeton, NJ</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This position is a mission-critical role to lead all business development activities for ETS, including the identification and execution of mergers, alliances, joint ventures, and acquisitions for the enterprise. Specifically, this Chief of Enterprise Growth (CEG) will oversee research and analysis of business opportunities; assess potential partners and acquisition targets; develop new strategic alliances, which might also lead to merger or acquisition; and work with the R&#038;D division to evaluate and implement opportunities for asset-based spinoffs.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/chief-of-enterprise-growth-ets-princeton-nj/</link>
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