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The Golden Age of the Boston Internet Entrepreneur

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There are a couple classic archetypes of internet/software founders, including the genius college student cooking up something quirky but ultimately disruptive in his dorm room who launches his company straight out of undergrad. Reactions when I told people I was an “internet entrepreneur” ranged from smirks to blank stares.

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A New Dawn for Consumer Internet Acquisitions

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Over the past decade, VCs have been lamenting about the poor state of the IPO markets and that the number of real potential acquirers for consumer internet startups has dwindled down to a handful, if that. That optimism, even, can extend beyond the IPO markets to M&A as well. Overall, a much more positive picture than the late 2000’s.

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A New Dawn for Consumer Internet Acquisitions

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Over the past decade, VCs have been lamenting about the poor state of the IPO markets and that the number of real potential acquirers for consumer internet startups has dwindled down to a handful, if that. That optimism, even, can extend beyond the IPO markets to M&A as well. Overall, a much more positive picture than the late 2000’s.

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Boston’s WebInno Is Now BIG

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Originally, I had invited a dozen or so internet entrepreneurs to a Cambridge bar where we crammed into the back room wearing hand-drawn nametags. Each gathering showcases early stage startups in their infancy, not as a capital-raising pitch, but rather as a way to show off their product to peers for both exposure and feedback.

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Seed Stage Firms are Dead, Long Live Micro VCs

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The firm is solely focused on capital efficient business sectors, most frequently but certainly not always internet-enabled companies. In the sector of internet-enabled services where a majority of the Micro VC investment has transpired, startups can fundamentally do more with less. Structural. That’s no secret.

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Excited to Co-Found a New Micro VC Firm

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With the support and encouragement of my Venrock colleagues, I am pleased to share that I am moving on to co-found a new Micro VC firm focused on seed internet investments. I thought I would share a quick update on my blog about my professional plans.

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Our Investment in CustomMade: Riding the Next Wave of E-Commerce in High-Consideration Shopping

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Over the past fifteen years on the internet we’ve seen a few waves of e-commerce innovation.

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