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In Boston, a School to Learn How to Work at a Startup

ReadWriteStart

Have you thought about joining a startup, but have no idea what you could possibly offer? Perhaps you are looking forward to graduation and want to pick some skills that will help you work for a startup when you leave school. Perhaps it is time to look into Startup School. Startups are not easy. Startups are businesses.

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When Planning A Startup, A Top Priority Is Location

Startup Professionals Musings

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Also, investors from the super-hubs (Silicon Valley, New York, or Boston), probably won’t assume anyone outside their domain has the savvy and resources to make it happen.

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For Many New Ventures, Location Is The Key To Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Also, investors from the super-hubs (Silicon Valley, New York, or Boston), probably won’t assume anyone outside their domain has the savvy and resources to make it happen.

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We’re Hiring a Platform and Operations Associate at NextView

View from Seed

This role will be virtual through the end of the pandemic, but will ultimately be based in either our New York or Boston office. You are actively engaged in the NYC or Boston tech ecosystem. You have an authentic passion for technology, startups, and a deep respect for entrepreneurship. You act as an “ invited guest.”.

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Boston Startup School Graduates To Institute With New York Expansion

ReadWriteStart

A new school designed to teach people the necessary skills to work within the chaos that are startups is coming to New York. The Startup Institute is an eight-week program for people that want to gain the necessary skills to work in a startup and find a job. Startup Institute CEO Aaron O'Hearn. five days a week.

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Boston Unicorns

Seeing Both Sides

This week, I want to take a local lens and analyze these special companies that have been created in Boston. We looked at the companies in New England (call them "Boston and surrounding") that had exited in the last 10 years (2003-2013) with greater than $500 million in market valuation. We found 43 such companies. 2004), Kayak ($1.8B/2004)

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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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