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Building Great Companies Together MICHAEL GAISS [email_address]  | @michaelgaiss
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We  partner  with entrepreneurs with  big  ambitions.
I also continue to like Ginger and would like to meet with them. Perhaps rope Graham in as well.
We love  early  stage.
 
We back  young  entrepreneurs.
We back  young  entrepreneurs.
We back  young  entrepreneurs.
We back  young  entrepreneurs.
We back  young  entrepreneurs.
We back  young  entrepreneurs.
We back  young  entrepreneurs.
We look to build  relationships  very early.
What is  [email_address] ? An entrepreneurship program designed to provide university-affiliated entrepreneurs with the environment and resources to help advance their startup to the next level.
Designed to be  complementary  with other programs.
What do selected teams  receive ? $15K Money Space Mentoring Services
A track record having terrific past  participants . Joshua Feast MIT Sloan School of Management ” Amazing experience.  We are already talking up Highland as a place where people are smart and fair.” Matthew Prince & Michelle Zatlyn Harvard Business School “ Terrific opportunity to incubate our idea, gain feedback from Highland’s experienced team, and find people critical to building our business.” Jeff LeBrun & John Rice University of Michigan "Highland's program provide d the time, workspace, and expert feedback  needed to launch our business.  This is a great opportunity for any student entrepreneur." Mike Sullivan Harvard University ” The quality of Highland’s input was great, not only their input but the input from all the other people they put us in touch with." Matthew Lauzon Babson College ” This was an outstanding program from our perspective.  My team and I are grateful to have been accepted into it.” Jeff Arnold, Waseem Daher, Anders Kaseorg MIT “ We had a great time at Highland – the mentorship, speaker series and connections were top-notch.” Will O'Brien MIT Sloan School of Management “ Highland is a top-class venture capital firm. During the summer, they helped my team evaluate strategic options and recruit advisers.” Alain Chuard (Stanford) &  Victoria Ransom (HBS) “ The fact that we were able to spend time with senior partners was incredible.”
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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Terms & conditions.
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],How to  apply .
Questions on Summer@Highland?
We’re here to help ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Building Great Companies Together MICHAEL GAISS [email_address]  | @michaelgaiss

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Summer at Highland Info Session 2011

  • 1. Building Great Companies Together MICHAEL GAISS [email_address] | @michaelgaiss
  • 2.
  • 3. We partner with entrepreneurs with big ambitions.
  • 4. I also continue to like Ginger and would like to meet with them. Perhaps rope Graham in as well.
  • 5. We love early stage.
  • 6.  
  • 7. We back young entrepreneurs.
  • 8. We back young entrepreneurs.
  • 9. We back young entrepreneurs.
  • 10. We back young entrepreneurs.
  • 11. We back young entrepreneurs.
  • 12. We back young entrepreneurs.
  • 13. We back young entrepreneurs.
  • 14. We look to build relationships very early.
  • 15. What is [email_address] ? An entrepreneurship program designed to provide university-affiliated entrepreneurs with the environment and resources to help advance their startup to the next level.
  • 16. Designed to be complementary with other programs.
  • 17. What do selected teams receive ? $15K Money Space Mentoring Services
  • 18. A track record having terrific past participants . Joshua Feast MIT Sloan School of Management ” Amazing experience. We are already talking up Highland as a place where people are smart and fair.” Matthew Prince & Michelle Zatlyn Harvard Business School “ Terrific opportunity to incubate our idea, gain feedback from Highland’s experienced team, and find people critical to building our business.” Jeff LeBrun & John Rice University of Michigan "Highland's program provide d the time, workspace, and expert feedback needed to launch our business. This is a great opportunity for any student entrepreneur." Mike Sullivan Harvard University ” The quality of Highland’s input was great, not only their input but the input from all the other people they put us in touch with." Matthew Lauzon Babson College ” This was an outstanding program from our perspective. My team and I are grateful to have been accepted into it.” Jeff Arnold, Waseem Daher, Anders Kaseorg MIT “ We had a great time at Highland – the mentorship, speaker series and connections were top-notch.” Will O'Brien MIT Sloan School of Management “ Highland is a top-class venture capital firm. During the summer, they helped my team evaluate strategic options and recruit advisers.” Alain Chuard (Stanford) & Victoria Ransom (HBS) “ The fact that we were able to spend time with senior partners was incredible.”
  • 19.
  • 20.
  • 21.
  • 22.
  • 24.
  • 25. Building Great Companies Together MICHAEL GAISS [email_address] | @michaelgaiss