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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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Amanda Maksymiw - OpenView Venture Partners

Amanda Maksymiw

Amanda Maksymiw focuses on developing marketing and PR strategies for both OpenView and its portfolio 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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Devon McDonald - OpenView Venture Partners

Devon McDonald

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

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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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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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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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Jeremy Aber - OpenView Venture Partners

Jeremy Aber

Jeremy Aber consults the Portfolio on legal and contract matters.

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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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Adam Marcus - OpenView Venture Partners

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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Ori Yankelev - OpenView Venture Partners

Ori Yankelev

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

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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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Er-Si An - OpenView Venture Partners

Er-Si An

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

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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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Lindsey Gurian - OpenView Venture Partners

Lindsey Gurian

Lindsey Gurian recruits top talent to OpenView and our Portfolio.

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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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Brian Carthas - OpenView Venture Partners

Brian Carthas

Brian Carthas helps to identify qualified investment opportunities for OpenView.

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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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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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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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Jonathan Crowe - OpenView Venture Partners

Jonathan Crowe

Jonathan focuses on executing OpenView’s content marketing strategy and processes.

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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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Top Web Design Influencers to Follow on Twitter

23 days ago by

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If you’re looking for web design inspiration, search no further. Here is a list of the top design influencers to follow on Twitter.

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Social Media As a Recruiting Tool

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Social media is changing the landscape of recruiting for employers and job-seekers, alike.

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Hold on to Your Password – Facebook Should Not Play a Role in Your Recruitment!

29 days ago by

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There is no reason for a recruiter to view your Facebook profile. There’s already plenty of information they can use to determine whether you’re a good fit.

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Monetizing Social Media, 2.0 Style

64 days ago by

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While the skeptics may be right in doubting market valuations, the social business model is here to stay, thanks in large part to innovative revenue models.

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Fast Tips on Using Social Media and Influencer Marketing for Your Next Event

64 days ago by

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“If you build it, they will come” does not apply to your next event. Here’s how to promote your event within your social networks and leverage the reach of your influencers to boost participation.

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New Facebook for Busy B2B Social Media Marketers

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Just when you thought you were on top of your company’s social media presence, Facebook announces a new layout for brand pages. Now what?!

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How Does Your Influencer Marketing Strategy Stack Up?

78 days ago by

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An Assessment for Influencer Marketing While the majority of my time is spent experimenting with different social media and influencer marketing strategies for OpenView, I am always looking for ways to help our marketers within our portfolio companies and other startups execute their jobs smarter and more efficiently.  In my blog for this week, I’d…

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

93 days ago 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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A B2B Marketer’s Guide to Pinterest

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Since I last wrote about Pinterest (see: Should Pinterest be part of your B2B social media strategy?) it seems that the new social networking site has gotten even bigger.  More and more of my connections on Facebook are pinning away — but don’t just take my word for it.  Just last week, Mashable released a…

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6 Lessons from HubSpot’s LinkedIn Company Page

106 days ago by

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More on LinkedIn Marketing Last week I shared 3 LinkedIn marketing tactics that all companies should think about implementing now.  My first point highlighted the importance of company pages on LinkedIn.  Now company pages are not a new feature; in fact company pages have been around since last year.  It is surprising to me that…

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