Roundtable Starting at 8am Pacific

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Window Into Web 3.0: Blinds.com CEO Jay Steinfeld (Part 1)

Jay is the CEO of Blinds.com, a company he founded in 1996. It has since achieved revenues surpassing $50 million and is ranked #192 of all US e-commerce companies. It is also the world’s top retailer for blinds, shades, and other window coverings.

SM: Tell me first about your personal background leading up to this venture.

JS: I was born in New Jersey and moved to Dallas when I was 11. In high school I had several businesses, but the main business was custom t-shirts. I always knew I was going to be in business for myself. >>>

November 13 Brainstorming Session With Indian Media

I am doing a small brainstorming session on how to further the entrepreneurship movement with the Indian media and some friends over Cisco’s telepresence immersive video conferencing system on November 13, at 6:30 p.m. IST. We have only 30 seats in five cities (Bangalore, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Chennai, and Hyderabad) and the event is invitation only. If you are a member of the media and would like to receive an invitation, please contact Anurima Roy at Hachette India ASAP. [anurima.roy AT hachetteindia.com]

Recording of October 28 Webinar Now Available

The recording of the October 28 webinar with Sramana Mitra, “Managing Search Marketing Success at the C-level: What Your CMO Should Know,” can be found here.

To access the webcast, you will need to register for the event if you haven’t already, using the link above. Enjoy!

Deal Radar 2009: Clearwell Systems

Clearwell, founded in 2004, develops the Clearwell e-discovery platform, which allows enterprises to manage their litigation, regulatory, and corporate investigations. E-discovery can be defined as “any process in which electronic data is sought, located, secured, and searched with the intent of using it as evidence in a civil or criminal legal case.” Corporations can streamline the processing, analysis, cull-down, and review phases of e-discovery for a single case or for hundred of cases. >>>

Long Road From Cuba: Manny Medina, CEO of Terremark (Part 7)

SM: How is Latin America going from a broadband adoption point of view?

MM: It is skyrocketing. We opened in Bogotá, Colombia, a year and a half ago and that is going extremely well. We are happy with growth there. We are looking at taking the cloud to Latin America. I think there is tremendous thirst for the cloud there, and because of our positioning we will take it there. >>>

Next Positioning Roundtable on Thursday, November 5, 8 a.m. PST

Designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs further develop their business ideas, you can find more details about this free webinar and register here.  Everyone is welcome.

Deal Radar 2009: Bazaarvoice

Bazaarvoice uses the strength of social commerce to help companies build their business. Social commerce employs collaborative social media tools to assist in online buying and selling; to generate user content and customer reviews; and to connect customers to one another, increasing a company’s sales and customer base. >>>