Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The right answer is to find a co-founder with complementary skills. Yet from my own years of experience in the startup community, here are ten common steps that have worked for other entrepreneurs: Write a "job description" for that ideal partner. Network to find co-founders just as you network to find investors.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 4, 2012

GrabCAD & Professional Communities. 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. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

They were providing low-cost healthy meals for schools across the country and, before the crisis, were delivering two million federally reimbursable school and community meals per week nationwide. Here's my conversation with the founders of Revolution Foods. I'm the co founder and Chief Impact Officer at Revolution Foods.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Water and Sanitation Crisis: Scalable Solutions Presented by Water.org and WaterEquity Cofounders Matt Damon and Gary White, cofounders of Water.org and WaterEquity, initiated the summit by discussing a critical worldwide issue: accessible capital. Tisch Illumination Fund.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Last year, NextView co-founder and partner David Beisel asked our portfolio startups which service providers they use to make up the nuts and bolts of their businesses, which he published as the first edition of a potentially recurring resource. Preferred Boston Startup Service Providers 2014. Click to view a larger version.).

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Genuine VC

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Back in June, the local Boston tech community together celebrated the ten year anniversary of the Web Innovators Group, affectionately known as “WebInno.” Accelerators, incubators, and co-working spaces have proliferated in Cambridge and Boston. The post Boston’s WebInno Is Now BIG appeared first on GenuineVC.

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Genuine VC

DECEMBER 3, 2014

The benefits have been touted previously : an anchor for attracting and retaining talent in Boston, as well as a breeding ground for the next set of great Boston entrepreneurs and founders. The post The Unique but Powerful Way the HubSpot Mafia is Impacting Boston Startups appeared first on GenuineVC.'

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View from Seed

MARCH 16, 2016

Today, we are excited to re-release an updated Hitchhiker’s Guide to Boston Tech ! I wanted to point out a couple things in the updated guide, but the general theme is that we are simply seeing more, bigger, and better things happening here in Boston. Webb, as well as security-focused TenEleven , co-founded by Mark Hatfield.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2021

The right answer is to find a co-founder with complementary skills. Yet from my own years of experience in the startup community, here are ten common steps that have worked for other entrepreneurs: Write a "job description" for that ideal partner. Network to find co-founders just as you network to find investors.

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David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

Many are reporting that they’re seeing a more diverse pool of applicants than traditional equity VCs… even though virtually none have a particular focus on women or underrepresented founders. For more background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A new option for founders who care about control.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

The concept our Guilds is simple: We want to bring together small groups of Product and Go-to-Market experts to lend their time to support our portfolio company founders and key operators. Pierre Valade, Co-Founder of Sunrise & Mobile Designer at Microsoft. Brian Balfour, Founder & CEO of Reforge. Product Guild.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 8, 2013

A month ago a successful Boston entrepreneur who has been incredibly engaged in the Boston startup community was thrown in jail for three days after a CPB agent decided she didn’t have a valid visa (she did have a valid visa, and she was from that extremely dangerous country of Canada.).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

@jack : Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is on Twitter as well, sharing updates from his work as the CEO of Square. dens : Co-founder and CEO of Foursquare Dennis Crowley gets personal on his Twitter account, sharing his interests in soccer and hidden urban art. MichaelDell : Follow Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2015

The right answer is to find a co-founder with complementary skills. Yet from my own years of experience in the startup community, here are 10 common steps that have worked for other entrepreneurs: Write a "job description" for that ideal partner. Network to find co-founders just as you network to find investors.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 26, 2013

by Pabla Ayala, cofounder of pFunk Media Is your holiday gift-giving list becoming longer and pricier than your current wallet can handle? Paul, San Francisco, LA, San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and Washington, DC. TaskRabbit is available in San Francisco, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. Boulder, CO.

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startupbaltimore.org

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Finding a Technical Cofounder by Mike Subelsky on September 17, 2010 Advice View Comments Over the past 18 months I’ve had the same conversation with about ten entrepreneurs looking to start a software-based business. As Dave Troy put it, it all boils down to this: “In Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Cofounders Find You!&#

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, September 11, 2009 The cardinal sin of community management Once you have a product launched, you will the face the joys – and the despair – of a community that grows up around it. This probably sounds illogical. After all, people rarely say they are mad because they are not being heard.

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Genuine VC

JULY 9, 2013

Recently, we surveyed our Boston-based NextView portfolio Founder/CEOs asking them about which service provider firms they’ve been using. But rather than just keep the info internal, wouldn’t it be more productive to publicly publish the aggregate results for the whole community?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2015

Penny Power, author of the UK’s Digital Business Britain Manifesto and founder the Digital Youth Academy, says “If you’d just moved in to a town or village, you wouldn’t open the door of your new local pub and shout that you’re a plumber or an architect and people should give you business. Remember, you’re the newbie!

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- To build a community. I wanted to be a part of a community of consultants that would provide me with the opportunity to build relationships with other practitioners, share lessons learned, and periodically collaborate. Photo Credit: Will Bachman.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In that capacity, I co-founded the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels Venture Capital Access Program, a joint venture with the National Association of Investment Companies (“NAIC”), which helps women and diverse entrepreneurs raise capital. Starship was launched by the co-founders of Skype. Are you politically active?

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

I hope to meet some of the local investor and founder community when I visit Boston October 3-5: On October 3 evening , SMA is hosting a discussion on “ New Models for Engaging Talent: the On-Demand Professional ” at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf. The post Visiting Boston Oct. Details and RSVP.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The Israeli startup community is: “Pashut Magniv” (simply spectacular). In the first three days, we were invited to apply for a startup accelerator program in Boston. Within weeks, the whole team were making acquaintances in the startup community that we now call friends for life. Some may call it opportunistic.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

by Graham Beck , founder of DropDesk Coworking. In recent years, the co-working landscape has dramatically shifted, especially in major cities like New York and Boston, where the tech industry’s demand for these spaces is high. How do you compete with the best co-working spaces in New York?

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

I worked throughout different areas in Cybersecurity/Identity and Access Management and in 2013 I took the big step and moved to the Boston area. I started Good Dog Labs in early 2014 and a year later I officially became a co-founder with the on-boarding of my brother Dino in 2015.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Intro to the Austin EdTech Startup Scene Come meet Sean Duffy , founder of EdTech Austin and let him tell about everything going on in EdTech in Austin! Join us and learn how to attract Venture Capital investment in your startup when you live somewhere other than Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, or Boston. as in pro wrestling?—?you’re

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

When my friend and the father of LA’s tech startup community Bill Gross first demonstrated his company GoTo.com (renamed Overture) on stage at a TED conference he was actually booed (True story. You can hear many other amazing stories in this 1:1 interview ). . To some extent – of course they are. It is different. Structural.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Heather Brunner, Tim Ferriss, Mayor Adler, Whitney Wolfe, Kendra Scott, Andy Roddick, Rod Favaron, Bijoy, whurley… Here are some of the Austin startup community members that will be on stage who you should show up to support! Successful businesses that give back to the community, and it’s all on brand. Time: 12:30PM?—? 4:30PM Hilton?—?Salon

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 17, 2024

How to Balance AI Magic with Human Expertise written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Jeff Coyle, the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for MarketMuse. Book your call today, DTM World slash scale. (01:03):

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View from Seed

JUNE 22, 2016

CyPhy Works in Boston is a good example that DOES refer to robots and robotics for instance. We’ve seen two camps of founder types, and their converge or not will also be interest. JAY: Are there distinct pros or cons with either type, or are you watching the two combine to have a co-founder from each world maybe?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

So Member Desk is a virtual and yet it can also be physical, literally sitting in the front of the co- working space inexpensive way to do that for pretty much any organization. But the answer is the co-founder’s been in the industry for 30 years and he’s somebody and so they can get meetings. Jason: Right.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 3, 2020

My goal for 2020 as a founder is to celebrate the small moments more. 6- Creating a deeper sense of community. In 2019, we focused on expanding our product line at BestSelf Co. In 2020, we’re looking forward to now expanding our relationship with each customer by creating a deeper sense of community. 16- Two goals.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

This is the home of Jason Cohen, software startup founder, bootstrapper, investor, and mentor. Almost as good as the blog itself is the thoughtful and intelligent community that posts hundreds of insightful comments on a daily basis. As co-founder of Y Combinator and co-founder of the Viaweb which sold to Yahoo!

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 9, 2012

So, we arranged a meeting with Dave Bisceglia, cofounder and CEO at highly touted mobile gaming startup The Tap Lab , which went through TechStars Boston last year and was a finalist at MassChallenge , the world’s largest startup competition. Trouble is, those guys are busy trying to grow their companies.

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