Nitron Advisors CEO Judge Presentations by Social Networking Startups in an Event Sponsored by MIT Enterprise Forum-NY
New York, NY—March 22, 2007—David Teten, Co-Managing Director, Nitron Circle of Experts, acted as a judge at an event sponsored by the MIT Enterprise Forum-NY, in which three social networking companies— RevCat.com, YourLocal.com, and Collectors Quest—made presentations. The event was sponsored by Fish & Richardson P.C., a national law firm with more than 400 lawyers in 10 offices across the US.
Lori Hoberman, Co-Chair, Corporate and Securities Group, Fish & Richardson P.C., moderated the panel. Other judges present at the event included Steve Brotman, MD, Greenhill SAVP; Jim Coleman, President and Certified Facilitator—The Alternative Board—Chelsea New York; and Russ Fein, MD, Corporate Fuel Partners.
RevCat is the creator of the Relationship Value Index (RVI), the first technology to enable employees to build and effectively use organizational networks. RVI provides a new approach to knowledge and contact management. It enables individuals and groups to navigate organizations guided by their performance objectives to effectively get the information, decisions and expertise necessary to meet their objectives. Jim Caruso is the CEO of the company.
Its presenter discussed the challenges/concerns for the company, such as:
a. “wasted time communicating expectations and needs”
b. “uncertainty on how to prioritize the people who can help”
c. “difficulty reaching someone who can help”
d. “ineffective at asking someone to help you reach someone else”
e. “frustration waiting for email/voice-mail response”
The company's goal is to make RVI the social networking standard used in business to drive individual effectiveness. RevCat.com has clients, which are typically large organizations such as Raytheon, Credit Suisse, Pfizer, Dunkin Brands etc and has 350,000 users.
The presentation also discussed two case studies about Honeywell and Fidelity with the audience.
YourLocal.com is the first website that enables users to navigate their entire local experience. Featuring a wiki-enabled event guide, user-generated reviews, and the community-building tools of a social network, YourLocal.com produces abundant, dynamic content.
Scott Stedman, CEO, YourLocal.com, made the presentation.
Collectors Quest is a broadband TV network targeting the collectors’ community and advertisers seeking access to this high-value group. It combines a mix of high-quality broadband video, social networking and ecommerce to address a passionate community already online that spends significant time and money on collecting interests.
Elizabeth Kressel is the founder and CEO of the company. The company provides entertaining and informative videos that no other company in this sector offers, and it also indulges in 1-to-1 marketing in its purest form. It has also partnered with Hearst, Primedia, Mbeckett, and The Today Show.
For a more detailed transcript of the MIT Enterprise Forum event, http://snipurl.com/1r9ry.
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