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Design Museum Boston

Up and Running

” That was the question one of my students asked me three years ago when I quietly told him my plan to start a design museum in Boston with my friend and business partner, Derek Cascio. Derek and I co-founded Design Museum Boston in 2009 to educate the public about the role of design in our lives. Remember 2008/2009?

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Venture Capital is Back But Moving Up-Stage

Startup Professionals Musings

billion to work across 731 financing deals with US startups, a 50% increase over Q1 2009. To me, this indicates that venture capitalists (VCs) are looking for business, but they are clearly moving away from early-stage (pre-revenue) deals. Massachusetts and NY states also have high numbers. First of all, investors put $5.9