August
30th

Micro-consulting pioneer partners with leading China expert network to offer access to tens of thousands of Chinese business professionals

August
16th

Here at Maven World Headquarters we recently spent a foggy San Francisco Saturday (of which there are no shortage) looking back at the first half of 2010 and reflecting on how much Maven has grown and evolved since we officially “launched.” As part of our effort to learn more about our Global Knowledge Marketplace, we pulled some data from the system about our Telephone Consultation product. Specifically, we Read on…

August
06th
At Maven, we often get asked how different types of professionals use our service to assist them in making better business decisions. Maven’s Clients include all different kinds of individuals and organizations, including corporations, law firms, consulting firms, investors… and many more. One particularly interesting category of user is the Venture Capitalist (“VC”).

For those unfamiliar with VC’s, these are professional investors who help private companies grow

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July
21st

Last week we pointed out Maven’s resume upload feature, noting that it is by far the fastest way to add rich, searchable content to your Maven profile. Of course, some resumes work better than others in an automated system like Maven. Many companies today- particularly those in the recruiting space, such as LinkedIn, monster.com, etc.- utilize similar resume uploaders. And anyone who uses Read on…

July
14th

Upload your resume or an exported copy of your online professional profile.

The Maven system thrives on data; you might even say we’re addicted to it. The more information we have about your professional background and expertise, the better we’ll be able to match you to potential consulting opportunities. It’s as easy as that: more data = more opportunities.

Our studies have shown that Mavens who complete the “Experience” section Read on…

July
07th

Accel Partners, Patrick McKenna, Edward Zander, William Krepick, and Jeremie Bacon invest in seed round to create a ‘real-time’ research and micro-consulting leader

MAVEN RESEARCH, (San Francisco, CA) the premier Global Knowledge Marketplace and online micro-consulting platform, today announced the recent completion of its seed financing round of $1 million.

Maven Research provides an easy-to-use, technology-enabled platform for micro-consulting and real-time research. Read on…

June
30th
We recently had a conversation with a Maven who had received an invitation to participate in a Telephone Consultation. The invitation included a few questions that the Client had asked in order to help qualify potential participants before scheduling any calls. This is very common and an important capability that most Maven Clients take advantage of.

The Maven who received the invitation wanted our advice on how best

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June
24th

They are all topics that Maven’s Clients have recently asked about. A few weeks ago we gave you some examples of recent Maven Client searches. Continuing with that theme, below are a few more great examples of recent Consultations. As you can see, we get requests that are literally all over the map (and sometimes above it, as in the satellite case…):

  • Video Games- Mavens who are

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June
16th

Yes! In fact, several firms have done so already, and more “Member Firms” are joining all the time. Member Firms have increased visibility in our network and can use Maven as a way of leveraging the expertise of their employees for additional revenue and exposure to new potential Clients. Some of the benefits of becoming a Member Firm include:

  • Extra Income- profit from having your consultants interact over the

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June
10th

Last week we discussed how Maven is the gold standard for privacy in professional networking. As a follow-up, we thought it would be helpful to show you how profiles appear in searches conducted by approved Maven Clients. We’ll use the profile of our Co-Founder and COO, Anthony D’Alessandro, to illustrate. Let’s suppose that Anthony values his privacy and has opted not to display his name in Read on…