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

Rob Go

Boston is a great place to start and build a company. However, Boston is a transient town, especially for the student population that refreshes a large number each year. This guide is designed to help you hit the ground running and is a starting point for your entrepreneurial journey in Boston. HBS Startup Tribe.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate.

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"The Startup Way" is Headed to London

Startup Lessons Learned

-Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals , Give and Take , and OPTION B with Sheryl Sandberg Since The Startup Way came out on October 17th, I’ve had a great time traveling with the book, speaking to audiences, and meeting amazing people creating change in all types of organizations.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community, Sept 2011

Rob Go

Boston is a great place to start and build a company. However, Boston is a transient town, especially for the student population that refreshes a large population each year. This guide is designed to help you hit the ground running and is a starting point for your entrepreneurial journey in Boston. HBS Startup Tribe.

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The 20 Coolest CoWorking Spaces In The U.S.

YoungUpstarts

Coworking spaces are a really cool option for a lot of workers that, for whatever reason, don’t really fit in to a traditional office space like startups, telecommuters, small businesses, and especially creatives in search of collaboration. Plus, after work, Icehouse frequently hosts social and cultural events. Caroline Collective.

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What Boston’s Top Consumer Tech Leaders Think About Boston’s Consumer Tech Struggles [#BostonB2C Recap]

View from Seed

On Tuesday, July 21, we hosted the first-ever Boston Consumer Tech Summit. But a large majority of our investments are in our backyard of Boston — and, aside from our work as investors, this city is near and dear to our hearts. Here’s Mike’s comment: Boston’s B2C problem is one of values.

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

New York, Chicago, Boston, etc. Or maybe your strategy isn’t to go pitch them again but rather to invite them to an entrepreneur dinner that you’ve organized in the private room of a local restaurant and you’d like to invite them to meet 12 other startup founders. That way when my partners in are in …. You’re in control.