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Mentors 6/18: The Best Mentor Relationships Eventually Become Two-Way

Feld Thoughts

I still remember the first time I met Len, sitting in a restaurant in downtown Boston, wondering to myself “who is this guy and what does he want?” Charlie started his own company, The Feld Group, in 1992 , when my company (Feld Technologies) was five years old.

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Bad Boys and the Fab Five: Business Lessons from Basketball History

Up and Running

If you’re older than 30 and even remotely aware of NBA history, you may remember that the NBA championships of the 1980s were dominated by the dueling dynasties of the Boston Celtics, led by Larry Bird, and the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Magic Johnson. The series was tied after four games, and Game 5 was headed back to the Boston Garden.

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Pioneering Women in Venture Capital: Kathryn Gould

Steve Blank

When I was where you are, 36 years ago (can ya believe it) I didn’t have a plan—but I did have an aspiration: I wanted to go to Silicon Valley and I wanted to work in startups. But they weren’t really in Silicon Valley at the time—they were in Boston, Minneapolis, New York. Eventually I left Oracle, wanting to do another startup.

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8 Ways To Leverage The “I Like To Watch” Ubertrend

ReadWriteStart

Were you surprised that the Boston Marathon bombers were caught on video? A poll conducted after the Boston bombing found broad public support for surveillance gear, with 78% of Americans saying they thought surveillance cameras were a good idea. You shouldn’t have been. How about a meteor falling in Russia ?

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Words of widsom from my youth

Altgate

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Seeking CTO in Boston for Healthcare IT startup Popular Posts → Words of widsom from my youth Posted on September 6, 2009 by fnazeeri I’m preparing for a presentation in about a month at the University of Michigan.

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A Good Place to Work

Ben's Blog

I recalled a conversation I’d had with my father many years ago regarding Tommy Heinsohn , the Boston Celtics basketball coach at the time. GO essentially attempted to build an iPhone in 1992. Lord knows the company picked up all of my bad habits, so why didn’t they pick up my good habits? Had I lost the team?

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A Good Place to Work

Ben's Blog

I recalled a conversation I’d had with my father many years ago regarding Tommy Heinsohn , the Boston Celtics basketball coach at the time. GO essentially attempted to build an iPhone in 1992. Lord knows the company picked up all of my bad habits, so why didn’t they pick up my good habits? Had I lost the team?