From Zero To One Hundred Million: TheLadders.com CEO Marc Cenedella (Part 6)

SM: How has the online industry impacted the traditional executive search firms? Do you work with recruiters, or do you replace them?

MC: Once a company has decided to hire $100,000 talent, they have made a decision that they need a professional to handle it. There are certain things your in-house HR staff is equipped to do, and there are things your HR staff is not equipped to do. >>>

From Zero To One Hundred Million: TheLadders.com CEO Marc Cenedella (Part 5)

SM: Once people get a new job, don’t they cancel their membership?

MC: The base level of membership is free. With a free membership people can do some basic searches on the site, which essentially satisfies their curiosity. If they wanted to get serious, then they pay to see details about the job listing. >>>

Catching Up On Readings: Incubation Radar

We launched The 1M/1M Incubation Radar with La Grande Dame and will be featuring many more sub-$1 million revenue companies that we believe can reach the prized $1 million mark. We will be bringing the series to the attention of seed-stage investors for those entrepreneurs looking for financing. And we hope it will help you connect with potential customers, partners, team members, etc. as you continue to build your business. Cheers, Sramana. Click on the full article to read this series and the rest of this week’s posts. >>>

From Zero To One Hundred Million: TheLadders.com CEO Marc Cenedella (Part 4)

SM: That does not sound like a long-term sustainable operation.

MC: It was exhausting, but it worked enough to prove the concept. After we had been doing that for about nine weeks, I missed the 9 a.m. Monday deadline. I had already pulled several all-nighters that week, including that Sunday night, and I could not think well enough to write the newsletter. >>>

Conflicts Of Interest In Investment Banking: What Is The “Right” Answer?

By guest author Jim Heinzman

[A few weeks ago, I wrote a Forbes column titled Financial Reform: Legal Vs. Right in which I discussed the interrogation of Goldman Sachs executives by members of Congress following the SEC’s lawsuit against the firm and argued that even if not guilty in a legal sense, Goldman and its CEO Lloyd Blankfein must admit to wrongdoing, and Blankfein and his peers should follow the example of George Soros and explain what they think meaningful reform of financial market regulation would entail. Further, investment bank executives should work with the government to institute such reform. Reader Jim Heinzman, Managing Director of Securities Solutions at Actimize, wrote the following essay in response to my column.] >>>

Partner Events

The Sydney Business Networking Group – June 8, 2010
The NYC Business Networking Group – June 8, 2010
The NYC Business Networking Group – June 14, 2010
Entrepreneur Commons Burlington, Vermont – June 15, 2010
The NJ Business Networking Group – June 16, 2010
The NYC Business Networking Group – June 22, 2010

The Sydney Business Networking Group – June 8, 2010
Seminar and Networking Event: The Business of Leadership and Management
Join members of The Sydney Business Networking Group for our seminar and networking event. Before and after the networking event we will have ample time for business networking. Refreshments will be served before the event. Nick Press, a graduate of the Royal Military College-Duntroon and the managing director of Press Logistics Group will be presenting a seminar on Leadership and Management.
WHEN: Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Castlereagh Boutique Hotel: 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney, 2000
COST: $25 prepaid, includes refreshments
RSVP HERE

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From Zero To One Hundred Million: TheLadders.com CEO Marc Cenedella (Part 3)

SM: What did you do after you left HotJobs?

MC: I took some time off and traveled around the world. That time was good because it let me refocus. That was when I made the decision to come back as an entrepreneur and do something in the online recruitment industry. >>>

1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs On June 3, 2010

For entrepreneurs looking to discuss positioning, financing, and other aspects of a startup venture, Sramana Mitra will be holding a FREE online 1M/1M strategy roundtable on Thursday, June 3, 2010, starting at 8am PDT/11am EDT/8:30pm IST.  You can find more details and register here.  Join us and let other entrepreneurs know!