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Managing Partner
Polaris Partners
Investor, mentor, partner, hasselhoff
@davebarrett4
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Moving Fast. Keeping Things Together.
What you see above is the M.O. in driving towards extreme growth. But it comes back to haunt as a company shifts through the growth gearbox. Common threads of discussions with CEOs, founders & teams I partner with every day dig… Read More ›
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Phytel, IBM & Population Health Management
Yesterday, IBM announced their intention to acquire @polarisvc portfolio company Phytel, the leader in Provider-led Population Health management. Phytel provides health care organizations with population health technology to deliver timely, coordinated care to their patients. The company’s registry uses evidence-based chronic and… Read More ›
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We…
It’s one of those things that make you cringe when you hear it in a meeting. Each time. You consider yourself a coach and want to pull the exec aside right there and then when she/he does it more and… Read More ›
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Burning Bridges
A bit of a warning here. A rant follows. I had an experience the other day with a young investor from another firm and it got me thinking. More directly, it got me recalling time spent on the other side… Read More ›
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Triplets
When you don’t know that you don’t know, it’s a lot different than when you do know that you don’t know. Knowledge is confidence. And confidence lets you play fast. … Read More ›
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The New World Order of Sales and Marketing
Last week in a small restaurant in San Francisco, 35 founders and thought leaders from the @polarisvc portfolio and beyond gathered for an intimate discussion about the future of sales and marketing. Or, as I introduced the topic, “The New… Read More ›
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Gary Swart, Polaris Partner
My Polaris Partners and I am stoked to announce that Gary Swart will be joining us as our Partner. He’ll join our Tech Investment Team as Venture Partner, based out of our San Francisco office. Gary was most recently the CEO… Read More ›
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