Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2022

These authors speak from their own wealth of experience in creating and growing technology startups, marketing, and fundraising. If you need venture capital, maybe you need to spend more time in Silicon Valley or Boston. Personal branding is how we market ourselves to others, and is very important in this Internet age.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 4, 2013

Taught by volunteers from the local tech community, Startup Institute has four tracks for students looking for the necessary acumen to work at a startup – web development, product and design, marketing and sales/business development. The Startup Institute started as a branch of startup incubator TechStars in Boston.

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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. Thought leadership originating in Boston. To name a few: 1.

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View from Seed

JULY 6, 2020

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. . You will be based in the NYC office. We have a high-conviction, hands-on approach to seed investing.

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Rob Go

DECEMBER 28, 2011

I was reflecting on this post last week about the state of consumer web in Boston and shared a few of my thoughts in the comments. It got me thinking about this past year, specifically around consumer tech in Boston. Perhaps it’s been missed by most, but I think it was a remarkable year for this sector within this market.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Focus on Existing Assets to Generate Better Marketing Results written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Louis Gudema. My guest this week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Louis Gudema. Why the customer is at the center of the marketing bullseye. Podcast Transcript.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The words can be simple, like “I was meeting with a customer in Boston,” or “When my home was devastated by a tornado.” They are just someone’s opinion about impact which still belong in marketing collateral, but won’t make you memorable. A memorable story needs to start with location specifics to make it real.

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Genuine VC

DECEMBER 3, 2014

It’s official: now two months after the IPO, HubSpot has surpassed the $1B market cap threshold and has become that “pillar” company that the tech ecosystem long anticipated. This entrepreneurial HubSpot spirit has — and will continue to have — a ripple effect throughout the Boston early stage startup ecosystem.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

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. Applications due Nov 20 th !

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View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

On Tuesday, July 21, we hosted the first-ever Boston Consumer Tech Summit. But a large majority of our investments are in our backyard of Boston — and, aside from our work as investors, this city is near and dear to our hearts. Some say it’s a marketing and story-telling problem.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 7, 2020

About a year ago, my partner David Beisel talked about how seed fundraising is no longer a local game , and that the best entrepreneurs seek out the best investors for them outside of their home market. SF/Bay Area, New York, Boston, and LA. For these firms, I allocated 40% of the fund dollars to that secondary home market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

get the attention of the market they choose. Also, investors from the super-hubs (Silicon Valley, New York, or Boston), probably won’t assume anyone outside their domain has the savvy and resources to make it happen. You need to move to right location and get connected before you ask for help. It’s very important.

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View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Ellie Mirman was the first marketer hired by the CMO of HubSpot, the Boston-based marketing software startup that IPOed in 2014. Below, she shares lessons learned from the earliest days of marketing the company and how this has translated to her second startup role as VP of Marketing at Toast.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. We invest nationally across Consumer and B2B, with most of our investments are based in NYC, SF/Bay Area, and Boston.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

As always, we are grateful for the partnership of all of our Limited Partners who entrust us to be good stewards of their capital in both good markets and bad. While some of our prior funds are still quite early, we were able to take advantage of the attractive market conditions in 2021 to deliver significant liquidity back to our investors.

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Genuine VC

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Two years ago Jeff Bussgang lamented about “Lost Generation” of entrepreneurs which I think is especially acute here in Boston. I was in my early 20’s just barely out of school when four of us (peers) started Sombasa Media (aka BargainDog ) here in Boston beginning in 1998. My own personal story fits in with this narrative.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Marketing people love to swim with other marketing gurus. As a VC myself, at a New York- and Boston-focused firm, I frequently point entrepreneurs to the same resources. Beyond (potential) customers, publicly visible analysts, and consultants, consider placing industry leaders who are a “reach” on your list.

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress. The IPO market, she is a fickle mistress. In the first half of 2011, the IPO markets were looking strong for VC-backed companies. But if you read the whole article you glean more insight… the entire public equity markets have sunk in the last 3-4 months. September 15, 2011.

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View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. We invest nationally across Consumer and B2B, while most of our investments are based in NYC, SF/Bay Area, and Boston.

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View from Seed

JULY 5, 2022

Rachel Hodes (RH): What problem exists in the market that your business is trying to solve? I’m Connor Cash, the founder of Caesar and I grew up outside of Boston but currently live in DC! ” – Lee Hower. Get to know the business. Get to know the founder. RH: Please introduce yourself. And your least?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2019

Image via Wikipedia From the advice I hear these days, if you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you need to be in Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, or one of the few other financial hubs around the world. Sizing the market, projecting revenue, and calculating break-even points are critical, even for a coffee shop.

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View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

Lastly, given our Boston location, it isn’t surprising that seven investments were Boston-based. These two marketing and publishing platforms, respectively, allow for a more intimate relationship between creators and their audience. The internet continues the disintermediation of content creation. The “Internet of Things”.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Although we had a busy summer, I was fortunate enough to take a bit of time off as well, and to step back for a moment and reflect on Nextview’s strategy and market position going forward. . The rest have been companies with some early market validation. However, our overall goal is to invest in the full spectrum of seed.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2018

Another reason why is how it influences job descriptions and the career markets overall. For example, Beantown looks to data analytics jobs Boston police can rely upon to determine where in the city crime occurs for officer distribution. Data analytics keeps developers on top of ever-changing markets. People Are Data.

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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Volition Capital, based in Boston, led the Series A round. According to the company, the global market for body-worn cameras is projected […] HALO, a bodycam company with offices in both Austin and Dublin, Ireland, announced the closing of a $20 million funding round this week.

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Software By Rob

MAY 3, 2010

A Developer’s Guide to Launching a Startup&# → Catch Me at the 2010 Business of Software Conference in Boston Micropreneurship , Startups If youre trying grow your startup youve come to the right place. I will be speaking at the 2010 Business of Software Conference in Boston this October.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Welcome to the future of work where employees may reside anywhere from Bali to Boston or Barcelona – how can you tap into this global talent pool to create your own successful enterprise with remote workers? Your plan should outline your business concept, target market, and unique selling proposition.

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View from Seed

JULY 28, 2015

While the startup environment in Boston has vastly improved over the last several years , I continue to hear the sentiment that it’s really tough to build a great consumer startup in Boston. This is expressed by people outside of Boston, but it often comes from those within our community too. Investment Banking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The words can be simple, like “I was meeting with a customer in Boston,” or “When my home was devastated by a tornado.” They are just someone’s opinion about impact which still belong in marketing collateral, but won’t make you memorable. A memorable story needs to start with location specifics to make it real.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Although Ginny is new to the team, she has many connections to the NextView family, as she started her career at our portfolio company Shareaholic , and worked closely with both Jay Acunzo (our first head of platform) and Joe Chernov (the VP of Marketing at our portfolio company Insight Squared ).

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Although Ginny is new to the team, she has many connections to the NextView family, as she started her career at our portfolio company Shareaholic , and worked closely with both Jay Acunzo (our first head of platform) and Joe Chernov (the VP of Marketing at our portfolio company Insight Squared ).

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View from Seed

MARCH 4, 2020

2009 was the nadir of the global economic crisis, followed up an unprecedented bull market. To a lesser degree, markets like New York are demonstrating more promise in recent years and I expect that to continue. I personally think it’s pretty healthy to see so much success in Venture Capital driven by relatively new market entrants.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Leading global management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has announced the opening of its first-ever Center for Business Excellence, right here in Singapore. It is also the 21 st century business gateway to Asia and the rest of the high growth markets.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2014

I was living in Boulder at this point, but traveling continuously to Boston, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle where I was making most of my investments. ” One of the VCs I overlapped with while in Boston was Charley Lax. ” One of the VCs I overlapped with while in Boston was Charley Lax.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 15, 2020

Beall, PhD, CEO and Founder of Beall Research, Inc and author of “ Strategic Market Research: A Guide to Conducting Research that Drives Businesses “ “We’re all in this together.”. They’re the ones that will help move the needle as far as retaining and growing market share. We’ll get through this and emerge stronger.”.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

In fact, plenty of non-bank lenders have entered the market hoping to capture a piece of the pie, but they don’t solve the problem because, frankly, they’re not really different. Consider a Boston-based restaurant called Angelica’s. If you don’t, b-bye. Personalization Gives SMBs a Competitive Edge.

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Altgate

MAY 14, 2009

just to build a product which you could then start selling (and in reality test whether there was a market at all). Rarely did you get it right the first time so you would have to repeat the cycle until you had a complete solution the market wanted. I fully expect the market for big ideas to continue to grow.

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