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Boston’s WebInno Is Now BIG

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In the mid-2000’s, there weren’t a lot of options to do so, as the ecosystem vibe still hadn’t recovered from the dot-com bubble burst. My intent wasn’t to create an organization, let alone an “institution,” but rather just react to the readily apparent desire for those in the local community to have a venue for connecting and sharing ideas.

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The Golden Age of the Boston Internet Entrepreneur

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We rode the bubble wave to a successful outcome in 2000 , and after moving away for a few years which included a stint at business school , I returned back to Boston in 2004, and it felt like the web entrepreneurial community had almost entirely scattered after the crash.

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A New Dawn for Consumer Internet Acquisitions

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The exit markets, along with the overfunding of the VC asset-class, have significantly contributed to poor returns that venture capital experienced during the 2000’s. Overall, a much more positive picture than the late 2000’s.

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A New Dawn for Consumer Internet Acquisitions

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The exit markets, along with the overfunding of the VC asset-class, have significantly contributed to poor returns that venture capital experienced during the 2000’s. Overall, a much more positive picture than the late 2000’s.

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Our Investment in One Jackson: Fresh, Yet Familiar

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CEO Anne Raimondi and my partner Rob were colleagues together at eBay in the early 2000’s before she went on the lead product and/or marketing at many household internet names like Zazzle, InsiderPages, and SurveyMonkey.