Back here in Boston, there’s a similar battle for talent brewing. Except, here in Boston, we’re kind of polite and a tad overly sane (there’s not enough craziness). So, nobody really comes right out and says that there’s a battle for tech talent going on in Boston. There, I said it. feel much better now. MORE >>

The number of VC firms located here and funding Chicago companies was tiny compared to the number in Silicon Valley (or New York and Boston for that matter). Nor was there a widely established network of Angels with a track record of supporting local companies. We live in the Chicago area. Our families live in the Chicago area. MORE >>

In 90 short days, we found a new home in Boston, made life-long friends, learned about building a successful business and made unbelievable progress on our product. After a very long and anxiety-filled process, Katie Rae and the Boston group gave us a shot. By March 2011, we were in Boston working on Help Scout full-time. MORE >>

Creating Incremental Strategic Value - Ask the Angels , June 17, 2010 We can easily overlook the level of demand pull when we are assessing strategic value. It sounds like Angel Boot Camp rocked. My long time friend and co-angel investor Will Herman wrote a post titled Angel Investing that summarized some of his advice. MORE >>

Investors. TechStars Impact on Boston. Angel Investors Must Be Organized. I’m deep into writing my latest book. For now, the title is “ Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City.” Following is the current table of contents. The table of contents, as of today, follows. MORE >>