Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – I Have a Dream. I was the first social entrepreneur in the coffee world. Thanks to Tabitha Jean Naylor, Successful Startup 101 ! #37 It really started in Boston. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I have some limited experience in dealing with patents though, both from my time as a VC and also back in my own startup days. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Urbanization of Startups. I spent some time with some startups in San Francisco proper, as opposed to the heart of Silicon Valley (see Note 1). Also all the big anchor companies that a startup might want to partner with at that time (eBay, Google, Oracle, Yahoo!, April 13, 2012.

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 4, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, January 4, 2009 Sharding for startups The most important aspect of a scalable web architecture is data partitioning. Sharding for startups To support a single partitioning scheme is easy, especially if you design for it from the start. But startups rarely have either luxury. to store it.

San Francisco 151

San Francisco Architecture Startup Database 151

View from Seed

JUNE 17, 2015

I’ve observed what may be an emerging trend, at least in some startups, that I find somewhat unsettling. But I think it’s important to discuss, particularly given today’s heady environment for startups. But I think it’s important to discuss, particularly given today’s heady environment for startups.

Startup 120

Startup Cofounder Seed Stage IPO 120

www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Our Cities ▾ Boston ›. View More in Boston ›. Startups ›. View More in Startups ›. Our Events ▾ 6/14/12 · Boston. Boston Events ›. Subscribe for Free. Xconomy San Diego. Ministry of Supply Puts MIT Engineering Cred Into Dress Shirts. Sakti3 Founder Sastry to Step Down From U-M.

San Diego 40

San Diego Venture Capital Technical Review San Francisco 40

Agile VC

JUNE 17, 2015

I’ve observed what may be an emerging trend, at least in some startups, that I find somewhat unsettling. But I think it’s important to discuss, particularly given today’s heady environment for startups. But I think it’s important to discuss, particularly given today’s heady environment for startups.

Startup 100

Startup Cofounder Seed Stage IPO 100

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2011

For now, the title is “ Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City.” The Beginning of the Next Wave (2003 – 2011). Led By Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs. TechStars Impact on Boston. Entrepreneurs vs. Government. I’m deep into writing my latest book.

Community 142

Community Silicon Valley Incubator Colorado 142

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. One of my goals in doing the show was not only to educate entrepreneurs but also to put a human face on many of the VCs in our industry as VCs can be hard to get to know. Startup after Iron Planet?

Vertical 265

Vertical Curation Boston Burn Rate 265

Lightspeed Venture Partners

JULY 15, 2013

At that time I was working at Bain Capital Ventures, having just moved from Boston to spearhead the launch of their West Coast Office. It was at that time that I reconnected with Raj De Datta, a fantastically talented repeat entrepreneur with whom I had gone to Harvard Business School from 2001-2003.

Mobile 141

Mobile SEO Cofounder Boston 141

Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2013

Entrepreneur Zack Price was selected to be a Project Glass Explorer for Google. Catch up on Part 1 of his “Playing with Glass” series, this is Part 2… It was 2003, 10 years ago, but I remember meeting Larry Page like it was yesterday. Good stuff. Comedian Heather Campbell is a fellow Project Glass explorer.

Michigan 96

Michigan Boston Jordan Austin 96

thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

Like any motivated entrepreneur, I started a company (in this case, an investment platform), to fill the gaps – which I also believed FPV was uniquely capable of filling. I am thankful to all of FPV’s early LPs, advisors and entrepreneurs who are an indispensable part of FPV’s mission and success to date. Below is a recap.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Like any motivated entrepreneur, I started a company (in this case, an investment platform), to fill the gaps – which I also believed FPV was uniquely capable of filling. I am thankful to all of FPV’s early LPs, advisors and entrepreneurs who are an indispensable part of FPV’s mission and success to date. Below is a recap.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

ReadWriteStart

MAY 14, 2013

Were you surprised that the Boston Marathon bombers were caught on video? With YouTube now receiving some 72 hours of video every minute , it’s evident that growth of mobile videos opens many opportunities for entrepreneurs to create dedicated sites to harness the millions of hours of videos that will be uploaded each minute by 2020.

Video 60

Video Boston Russia Hosting 60

Campus Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2012

Including the current class of fellows, 138 awards have been made since the program was created in 2003. Egan, University of California, Berkeley “Rights to Valuations in Venture Capital Backed Startups: The Effects of Reputations” Erik P. Gilje, Boston College “Does Local Access to Finance Matter? .”

North Carolina 43

North Carolina Maryland Michigan Los Angeles 43