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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community (Fall 2013 Edition)

Rob Go

Online Resources and Newsletters: Bostinno : Great coverage of local startup happenings with a growing network of local writers. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. VentureCafe - Networking venue within the CIC. Linkable Networks – Card-linked Advertising (backed by Bain and Kepha).

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You Don’t Need To Be An Engineering Genius To Start A Billion-Dollar Company

ReadWriteStart

” Kraus was talking about the economics of startups—the cheapness of servers, networks, and other raw ingredients of computing. By 2013, things had changed considerably. Nearly 10 years ago, Excite founder Joe Kraus, now an investor at Google Ventures, declared “there has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur.”

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After Raising $6.7M For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies

techcrunch.com

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013. Life360, A Family Networking App With More. Disrupt NY 2013. Disrupt NY Hackathon 2013. August Capital Party 2013. © 2013 AOL Inc. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. Austin, TX.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. With all of those companies gobbled up the market is now focused on the next generation startups like TasteMade, MiTu Network, StyleHaul and so forth.

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The art of hiring a data scientist

Version One Ventures

Since then, over 400 Insight alumni have been hired as data scientists or data engineers at top tier companies like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Airbnb, and Google. However, drawing math-loving engineers from the tech talent pool isn’t a sustainable strategy. Because, let’s face it: data scientists aren’t necessarily easy to find.

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Not All Hot Startups Live Up To Their “Change The World” Billing—And We Have Data

ReadWriteStart

According to its blog, LinkedIn “compiled the list by analyzing millions of interactions between Bay Area startups with less than 500 employees and the more than 337,000 Bay Area software engineers and IT professionals on LinkedIn.”

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

After retiring in 2001, I also joined a ladies networking group, On Purpose Networking for Women (OPN). Before starting GreenPal in 2013, I ran a lawn care business for 15 years. Another benefit was that I was able to complete two master’s degrees, one in Software Engineering, and another in Engineering Management.