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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. Today the landscape is very different from 2004.

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Start Your Marketplace Engines

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It’s perhaps an older example, but Bitpipe ( sold to TechTarget in 2004 ) did just that in becoming the largest distributor of IT white-papers which attracted CIO buyers. And with an audience of hungry buyers circling, supply is much easier fill. Brute force a mini-market and expand.

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Overly-Direct Feedback to VC Pitches

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When I first started in the VC business in 2004, I usually shared some reactions with entrepreneurs whenever we passed on pursuing an investment, but I admittedly erred towards communicating generic thoughts that were fairly non-specific but perhaps mildly helpful.

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Overly-Direct Feedback to VC Pitches

Genuine VC

When I first started in the VC business in 2004, I usually shared some reactions with entrepreneurs whenever we passed on pursuing an investment, but I admittedly erred towards communicating generic thoughts that were fairly non-specific but perhaps mildly helpful.