| For entrepreneurs of emerging and high-technology companies and the investors who fund them, the building of a solid management team is critical to their company's growth and success. |
| What skills and traits should founders look for in building their team? Do potential investors look for the same qualities or do they have other requirements? From start-up to IPO, what are the different management skills and talents required at each stage of the company's development? |
| Where do you find the optimal candidates for your management team: do you keep the search in-house or do you retain an executive search firm? |
| How do you attract, motivate, and retain vital management personnel: do you pay them a lucrative salary especially when funds are short or do you compensate them with incentives that tie their fortunes to that of the company? |
| A panel of seasoned executives entrepreneurs, managers, and recruiters addressed these questions and others as they discussed strategies for building successful management teams. |
Panel members were:
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Stephen B. Brotman, Chairman, AdOne Classified Network (www.adone.com) A CEO who stepped aside |
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Laura Ianualy (DETAILS AND AVAILABILITY TO COME) |
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Glenn Myers, Chairman-CEO, Rare Medium (www.raremedium.com) A CEO who founded and sold one company, worked in venture capital, and later joined another start-up. |
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Thomas S. Nieman, Partner, Ramsey Beirne Associates An executive search consultant whose firm has recruited CEOs or COOS for Netscape, Microsoft, Xerox, Teligent, and PointCast, among others. |
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Moderator Beth Polish, Managing Director, New Media, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP (www.kpmg.com) |
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| DATE: |
Wednesday evening, January 14, 1998 |
| PLACE: |
Chase Manhattan Bank, 270 Park Ave. (47th St.), NYC. 11th Floor |
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