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GrabCAD & Professional Communities ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

January 4, 2012. Founders Hardi Meybaum and Indrek Narusk originally started building the company in their native Estonia before moving to Boston to join the hub of SaaS / CAD software companies located here. You’ve seen this with companies like StackOverflow and Github in software engineering or Behance in visual design.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community – August 2012

Rob Go

Founder Dialogues : Eric Paley plays talk show host on this recurring fireside chat style event with Boston area founders. OnStartups: One of the largest online startup communities founded by HubSpot founder Dharmesh Shah. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. University Resources.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

techcrunch.com

Friday, August 31st, 2012. Today, TheFunded.com and the Founder Institute is announcing in conjunction with law firm Wilson Sonsini, Convertible Equity, a startup-friendly seed-financing vehicle intended to replace Convertible Debt notes. FOUNDER INSTITUTE. Company: Founder Institute. Disrupt SF 2012. Disrupt SF.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. I learned something: technical co-founders are a myth. Captain Recruiter. Real Advice.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #4: Seven lessons learned on the journey from founder to CEO

Austin Startup

My talk was about the 7 lessons I’ve learned on the journey from founder to CEO. where I am now a Venture Partner?—?in First Round has been an incredible partner in our journey from startup to public company. I started off my talk emphasizing that the journey matters most in your transformation from founder to CEO.

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How Venture Capitalists and Government Can Promote Entrepreneurship

David Teten

By contrast, as a venture capitalist, I can report that almost all of our portfolio companies are desperate to hire talented software engineers, and eager to hire in a range of other roles. HBS Angels will likely execute this in 2012. We typically do this by partnering with graduate student teams.

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May Business Angels Spread Their Wings Over Kenya?

Transformify

I met Innocent Moranga, the founder of the Founder Magazine , at a round table peer group at CEOWorld. All this inspired Innocent Moranga to found the Founder Magazine. Mbwana Alliy Founder and Managing Partner at Savannah Fund. Mbwana Alliy founded the Nairobi based Savannah Fund in 2012.

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