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There Is Only ONE Silicon Valley

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Boston, New York City, Seattle and Southern California spawn many exciting startups…but do not exceed the Valley in any measure of entrepreneurial achievement. This is not to say that there is no competition for deals in Seattle, Boston, New York and elsewhere.)

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I’ve Been Afraid To Run

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It was my third to last week of training before the Boston Marathon and I was planning on capping off a heavy week with a 15+ miles. I decided not to run the Boston Marathon (in two weeks) and began what turned into a bizarre and scary three weeks of investigation into all the things that could be wrong. I covered 3.2 None felt normal.

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My 2011 By The Numbers

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You can tell that I had two weeks of vacation in Tucson this year, plenty of short runs in cities I traveled to for work (SF, NY, Seattle), and then a bunch of marathons. I was only in Boston five nights this year – that will change in 2012 as I’m spending the second half of January there. Overall, I covered 1,125.91

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Why Your Customers Buy More When Value Outweighs Cost

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The BostonGlobe.com achieved a 17% increase in subscribers and The Boston Globe newspaper attained 3,000 new customers and a total of more than $3.6 How The Boston Globe Leverages Value to Thrive in a Turbulent Marketplace. For instance, at the time of the tests, The Boston Globe was a division of The New York Times Company.

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2012 Valuation Survey of Angel Groups

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Desert Angels (Tucson). Launchpad Angels (Boston). Hub Angels (Boston). Golden Seeds (NY, Boston, CA). CommonAngels (Boston). In 2011, we noted that the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue deals funded by angel groups in Silicon Valley, Boston and New York was higher than most other regions of the country.

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2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups

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2) Competition for deals in regions, such as Silicon Valley, New York City and Boston, has resulted in higher and, in many cases, rising valuation. Here is the data for the eight groups in these three areas: (a) Boston (3 groups) – $2.5 up slightly. Fargo/Morehead Angels. Maple Leaf Angels. Toronto, ON. New Mexico Angels.