Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Also, investors from the super-hubs (Silicon Valley, New York, or Boston), won’t assume anyone outside their domain has the savvy and resources to make it happen.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

. Aren’t some of the recent successes in Los Angeles just emblematic of the overall long tech boom we’ve seen nationally and has led to growth in funding in NY, Boston, Seattle and San Francisco? To some extent – of course they are. But this time there really is something happening in LA. It is different. More substantive.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 15, 2012

Patrick Riley, Global Accelerator Network. Shaun Johnson, Boston Startup School. Michael Kelley, Arc Angel Fund. Michael Mayernick, Spinnakr. Nathan Day, SoftLayer. Nick Wichert, VETransfer. Miyasaki, Oklahoma State University. Paul Berberian, Orbotix. Paul Ford, SoftLayer. Paul Laurence, Cooley. Porter Montgomery, Category One.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

She is the global customer growth and innovation evangelist at Salesforce and the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Growth IQ. It'll be in Boston from September 5th through the eighth. She is a global customer growth and innovation evangelist at Salesforce and the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Growth IQ.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 28, 2023

She is the CEO & General Partner of the investment firm Street Global. Her online radio show: Global Fireside Chats, brings together global industry titans to share insights on our fast-changing world. It'll be in Boston from September 5th through the eighth. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 2, 2023

Yet in a 2018 study of more than 350 startups conducted by Mass Challenge and Boston Consulting Group, businesses founded by women yielded higher revenue—more than two times as much per dollar invested—than those founded by men. Build your network. For women, networking constitutes more than getting someone’s contact information.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2011

As we know, this space is a very competitive one; Fetch Plus differentiates itself from the rest by targeting companies with holdings, focusing on developing tools necessary for these companies’ holdings to efficiently and effectively build and scale their social media footprint through different networks for engaging fans.

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VC Cafe

MAY 1, 2023

Android may have a larger global market share, but Apple’s loyal customer base, strong brand, and profitable ecosystem made it the clear winner. Companies like Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, and Zscaler are vying for supremacy in the cloud cybersecurity market, offering cutting-edge solutions to protect valuable data and systems.

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

And even other strong, but perhaps not standout, companies like Active Network and Demand Media completed their own offerings. The global macro conditions could weigh heavily on the IPO market for awhile. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Bankers licked their chops. Life was good.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

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. If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network. While the networks worked to build platforms to connect the world, they missed how bad actors could exploit them.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 4, 2019

If managed well from day one, a great brand reputation can mean increased exposure, higher sales figures, and even global expansion. Many prefer to voice their concerns publicly via social networks. No matter what size a company is, reputation management is of the utmost importance. A good reputation will attract new customers.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

How They Do It: Build email list of consumers interested in local deals (mainly via paid search & social network ads), sell coupon programs to merchants via telesales. The folks at Yipit did a detailed analyis of the Boston data and concluded Groupon’s model is deteriorating there.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2024

His clients include global brands such as Citizen Watch, ExxonMobil and bva. We might be the only clinic in this neighborhood in Boston, and we treat the types of folks that live in that neighborhood, whatever that means. (19:30): So he's able to tap into those networks to show Google that he's gaining traction and all of that.

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A Crowded Space

OCTOBER 3, 2018

I remember when I made that first flight out to San Francisco from Boston to meet the team in 2004, the company was down to its last $20K in the bank. My first role was in sales and the buyers on the platform absolutely loved the access to global freelancers, the low hourly rates, and the full transparency and flexibility in the system.

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David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

The Boston Consulting Group and MassChallenge , a US-based global network of accelerators, partnered to study why “ women-owned startups are a better bet ”. I’d argue it’s not that RBI is so unbiased and attractive; it’s that traditional equity VC is biased structurally against some women and underrepresented founders. .

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Network for Good, Global Giving, Mission Fish (behind ebay’s GivingWorks). We’re not just focused on NY/Boston/Silicon Valley. The best affinity networks are alumni networks (besides religion). One year program for developers to work at cities/nonprofits to address challenges. Give to the Max” days. There are 1.4m-1.6m

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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. Las Vegas sets itself apart from startup cities like Boston and San Francisco by offering a much lower cost of living in a major city.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 15, 2013

We ran the second program in 2008, expanded to Boston in 2009, and adopted a funding strategy for each local program which we continue to use to this day. And there are many other accelerators around the world using the TechStars mentor-driven model that are members of the Global Accelerator Network.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The founders loved where they lived and put together a support team of shoe experts and designers in Boston, France, and Portugal. While Alaska is not a shoe capital, it is now headquarters to a shoe company addressing a global problem. Every shoe sale generates a donation to the Lymphatic Research and Education Network (LE&RN). .

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). First and foremost, we believed there would be a “professional” social network.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 7, 2023

Moss Pure's PR strategy started when we were featured in the Boston Globe in January 2023. This has allowed me to build better business contacts while expanding my networks and gaining new partnerships. As a result, Global BC, a province-wide network morning show, invited me to talk about veganism in January 2023.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2022

As Brennan and Aaron wrote in the announcement …“T his new round of funding brings us one step closer to our goal of radically scaling unified climate action across the global economy.”. Boston, and Philly. You can watch and filter NFT mint and sale activity across 42 networks as transactions happen on-chain. .

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Both companies will jointly be investing in activities that foster innovation and supporting startups, beginning with Women 2.0 ‘s signature networking event Founder Friday. has held over 200 Founder Friday events in 30 global cities. Media and event company Women 2.0 To date, Women 2.0

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., About Bessemer Venture Partners: Bessemer Venture Partners is a global investment group with offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, Mumbai, and Tel Aviv. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Global Warning! Feedburner Network.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

When you outsource…at least in the early days…it matters little wheter you pick a local bank or a global one. In the valley or in Boston, lawyers will often *defer* up to $25K until funding in return for 0.5%-1.0% you should be able to find many options for an ad sales network. PR/Marketing.

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David Cohen

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Katie was the Managing Director at Techstars for our Boston program from 2010 to 2014. She epitomizes “give first” and cares deeply about the founders she works with as well as developing the Boston ecosystem. We became a Limited Partner in Project 11 when it launched and Katie continues to mentor at Techstars regularly.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Come network with your friends and share your secret parties, plan your conference sessions, and discuss whose undiscovered indy band is cooler. 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. Time: 12:30pm to 1:30pm Location: Hilton?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 8, 2021

A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking alone. As a Boston resident who works in restaurant marketing, I’ve found that there are many entrepreneurs like myself who are in the same business. 1-The feedback we get. #11- 11- Connecting with entrepreneurs.

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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. Las Vegas sets itself apart from startup cities like Boston and San Francisco by offering a much lower cost of living in a major city.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

This is a guest post by Alignable CMO Dan Slagen about the missed opportunity the company has identified in social networking, and why they’ve chosen to build the business on the East Coast. The city I call home, Boston, is not known for its social products. And most notably absent is building a network. 1 Hacker Way.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 20, 2017

Our global network now consists of over 5,000 mentors, including many successful Techstars alumni. Our first two pilot funds will be the 2017 city programs in Austin and Boston, launching on January 23rd. We believe in the model and its power to further enhance the Techstars network.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

A recent CityBizList Boston article highlights Babson’s expansion into Pakistan through a partnership with the Institute of Business Administration. IBA will be an inaugural member of Babson’s Global Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education (GCEE).

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

The Forrest Four-Cast: November 25, 2017 Earlier this fall , MassChallenge announced their expansion into Texas, which is this incubator’s first US location outside of the home base in Boston. This announcement provided another strong endorsement of the fast-growing entrepreneurial ecosystem in Austin and across the Lone Star State.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Boston, MA – May 31, 2018. In addition to attending stellar sessions, Executive Assistant attendees will have the opportunity to network with people who face the same challenges they do…and maybe meet assistants who face a whole different host of challenges. This was my first time to this event, and it was awesome!”.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Our experience with TechStars – starting in Boulder, but expanding to Boston, Seattle, and New York – helped us understand not just TechStars’ role and impact on a startup community, but what drives startup communities over the long term. Announcing Ari Newman as TechStars Network Catalyst.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

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 population 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.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 14, 2012

It dawned on me last night that as of tomorrow TechStars will have three programs running at same time with about 40 companies actively engaged in programs in Boston, New York , and San Antonio. Today it’s mainstream, as evidenced by the proliferation of accelerators around the goal and exemplified by the Global Accelerator Network.

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