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The Golden Age of the Boston Internet Entrepreneur

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I was in my early 20’s just barely out of school when four of us (peers) started Sombasa Media (aka BargainDog ) here in Boston beginning in 1998. For example, it’s much more prevalent today in 2012 to have been a tactical internet marketer for the past five years whereas in in 2007 is just wasn’t.

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VC Paradox: The Best of Times & Worst of Times (Part I)

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invested in startups during the second quarter of 2012 (the highest in a decade!) Given the size and scale of the macrobrews of the VC business, it’s increasingly the largest venture capital firms driving all of the fundraising figures quoted in the media. It must be the best of times for the industry with $8.1B