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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. The Grand-daddy. Harvard iLab.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

It’s the one thing I miss having switched from player to manager – I love the joy of winning and of competing. I came several times to NorCal (where I grew up, actually) and went and met several partners from each Silicon Valley firm. I also made several trips to New York & Boston.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

It’s the one thing I miss having switched from player to manager – I love the joy of winning and of competing. I came several times to NorCal (where I grew up, actually) and went and met several partners from each Silicon Valley firm. I also made several trips to New York & Boston.

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How VCs Think About Adding New Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Kara has worked in finance in Boston, NYC and Silicon Valley. As a firm we start by wanting to attract future partners who have worked at startups before and have developed a competence which might be marketing (Greg) or product and CEO experience (Kara) plus amazing Biz Dev experience (Hamet).

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For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One

Startup Professionals Musings

Watch out for non-compete clauses, and conflicts of interest with the current employer. Maybe it’s time to consider relocating to one of the hubs for startups, like Silicon Valley, Boston, Seattle, or Austin. Move to the right geography.

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Ten Steps in Choosing the Right Startup Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

Watch out for non-compete clauses, and conflicts of interest with the current employer. Maybe it’s time to consider relocating to one of the hubs for startups, like Silicon Valley, Boston, Seattle, or Austin. Move to the right geography.

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On Supercities, Economic Growth, and Income Inequality in a Post-COVID World

Ben's Blog

And since VC dollars tend to concentrate around high-tech R&D areas, it’s notable that more than 90% of the nation’s innovation-sector growth (2005-2017) is accounted for by just five metro areas — Boston, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, and San Diego. In the case of Silicon Valley, it was a combination of: Universities like Stanford.