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Adam Marcus

Adam focuses on investing in and building companies in several sectors, including software, digital media and technology enabled businesses.

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Amanda Maksymiw

Amanda Maksymiw focuses on developing marketing and PR strategies for both OpenView and its portfolio companies.

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Brandon Hickie - OpenView Venture Partners

Brandon Hickie

Brandon works with the portfolio companies to develop business strategies and optimize market and product positioning by means of market research, market intelligence, and customer and marketing analytics.

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Brian Carthas - OpenView Venture Partners

Brian Carthas

Brian Carthas helps to identify qualified investment opportunities for OpenView.

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Brian Zimmerman - OpenView Venture Partners

Brian Zimmerman

Brian works with our portfolio executive teams to deliver the highest impact value-add consulting services, primarily focused on go-to-market strategies.

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Dan Lane - OpenView Venture Partners

Dan Lane

Daniel Lane helps to identify qualified investment opportunities for OpenView.

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Devon McDonald - OpenView Venture Partners

Devon McDonald

Devon McDonald works with OpenView Partners portfolio companies on sales initiatives.

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Er-Si An - OpenView Venture Partners

Er-Si An

Er-Si An helps to identify qualified investment opportunities for OpenView.

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Firas Raouf - OpenView Venture Partners

Firas Raouf

Firas Raouf is a mentor to our Portfolio, an engaged board member and plays an active role in investments.

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George Roberts - OpenView Venture Partners

George Roberts

George enjoys partnering with companies and helping them achieve their goals through strategy, focus and operational execution.

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Jeremy Aber - OpenView Venture Partners

Jeremy Aber

Jeremy Aber consults the Portfolio on legal and contract matters.

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Jessica Ray - OpenView Venture Partners

Jessica Ray

Jessica is responsible for recruiting initiatives for both the firm and its portfolio companies.

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Katy Smigowski - OpenView Venture Partners

Katy Smigowski

Katy Smigowski is responsible for recruiting initiatives for both the firm and its portfolio companies.

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Kevin Cain - OpenView Venture Partners

Kevin Cain

Kevin is responsible for setting and executing OpenView’s content marketing strategy.

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Kevin Leary - OpenView Venture Partners

Kevin Leary

Kevin Leary works with marketing and content managers at OpenView to design and build our online experiences.

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Lindsey Gurian - OpenView Venture Partners

Lindsey Gurian

Lindsey Gurian recruits top talent to OpenView and our Portfolio.

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Nick Hammerschlag - OpenView Venture Partners

Nick Hammerschlag

Nick sources, analyzes and executes investments along with the other members of the investment team.

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Nick Petri - OpenView Venture Partners

Nick Petri

Nick analyzes portfolio companies and their target markets to help them focus on opportunities for profitable growth.

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Ori Yankelev - OpenView Venture Partners

Ori Yankelev

Ori Yankelev works with our portfolio on sales and marketing initiatives.

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Ricky Pelletier - OpenView Venture Partners

Ricky Pelletier

Ricky Pelletier works with other members of the investment team to evaluate and execute new investments.

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Scott Maxwell - OpenView Venture Partners

Scott Maxwell

Scott Maxwell partners with management teams, boards, and investors to help build great companies.

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Tien Anh Nguyen - OpenView Venture Partners

Tien Anh Nguyen

Tien Anh Nguyen heads up the Research and Analytics team.

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Influencer Marketing Basics: The Pitch

Feb 21, 2012 by

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In PR and Influencer Marketing, Always Remember to Do Your Homework Earlier today I stumbled upon the following pin from C.C. Chapman, founder of Digital Dads and co-author of Content Rules: C.C. brings up an important point that is clearly often overlooked: NEVER blindly pitch your product or service without doing some critical research.  Or…

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Brand Awareness Survey Questions: Selecting the Optimal Style

Feb 16, 2012 by

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Last week, I wrote a blog post on 8 research design factors to consider when planning a B2B brand awareness research project to test the aggregate impact of marketing awareness and outreach initiatives. In that post, I established that an online brand awareness survey is the most effective means for testing and monitoring the impact…

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Deploying the Troops: 5 Tips for Using Freelancers Effectively in Content Marketing

Feb 15, 2012 by

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So you’ve got a team of freelancers, but are you using them effectively to execute your content marketing strategy? These five rules of the road will help you evaluate your freelance talent, build strong relationships, and get the results you’re looking for.

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Lead Qualification Assets: Are You Taking Too Long to Adjust?

Feb 15, 2012 by

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If you are not being agile with your messaging (when it is NOT working), your team is likely missing out on many, many opportunities.

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Don’t Worry: Content Marketing Can’t Kill Social Media

Feb 13, 2012 by

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Rumors of social media’s demise (at the hands of content marketing) have been greatly exaggerated.

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B2B Brand Awareness Research: 8 Research Design Factors to Consider

Feb 13, 2012 by

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Tips to help you build a brand awareness survey that informs and drives sales.

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Leveraging Technology to Improve Your Sales Forecast

Feb 12, 2012 by

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Smart companies are using technology not only to forecast for them, but also as a tool to manage the forecasting process and improve accuracy.

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New Marketing Channels: Winning by Going Off the Beaten Path

Feb 12, 2012 by

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How can fleet-footed upstarts challenge flat-footed incumbents who have grown rich in the increasingly competitive marketing environment?

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A VC Defines His Perfect Day

Feb 9, 2012 by

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For a VC, there’s nothing quite like watching portfolio companies and their founders grow.

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It Takes an Army: Building a Stable of Freelance Writers to Meet Your Content Marketing Goals

Feb 9, 2012 by

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Freelancer writers are critical for content marketing. Read this post to find out why and how to build your own effective freelance team.

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