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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. The Grand-daddy. The Grand-daddy.

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

I raced home to put my kids to bed, say hello to my wife and then spend a grueling administrative hour doing email. I know you emailed me and I emailed you back. New York, Chicago, Boston, etc. I had a nice “thank you” note from you and remembered that I had something exciting to look forward to working on.

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The 2013 Boston Marathon

Feld Thoughts

I was getting ready for a Google Hangout back to my office with my partners and I noticed something about an explosion at the Boston Marathon on twitter. My partners were all shaken also – Seth lived in Boston for many years, Ryan has done several marathons, and Jason just did his first marathon last year in Detroit.

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Introducing Gotham Voices: An Email Newsletter for NY Tech

View from Seed

Email Address *. As a seed-focused venture firm with offices in New York and Boston, we believe there’s a responsibility for us to not just be participants in the local entrepreneurial community, but also contributors to it. Does the world really need another email roundup? Subscribe to Gotham Voices. indicates required.

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How to Find and Close Angel Investors from a Standing Start

View from Seed

As a VC myself, at a New York- and Boston-focused firm, I frequently point entrepreneurs to the same resources. These include the top investor list on AngelList in Boston and NYC , as well as media-produced roundups like Business Insider’s and AlleyWatch’s.

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My First Experience As A Venture Capitalist

Feld Thoughts

But it occurred to me today – after getting another email asking me how I’d become a VC, that I wasn’t really answering the question. I was making angel investments with my own money and working my ass off helping get a few companies that I’d co-founded, like Interliant and Email Publishing, off the ground.

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SaneBox Helps Manage Your (Exploding) Email Inbox

YoungUpstarts

Admit it – if you’re anything near as busy as I am, you’ve hit the delete button on countless less significant emails in your email inbox. A solution, of course, is to attract less emails, but that’s not feasible. The more practical one is to find a way to manage and prioritize incoming emails.

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