View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

Lastly, given our Boston location, it isn’t surprising that seven investments were Boston-based. Network Effect B2B. Most often, when people talk about “network effects,” they’re referring to consumer-facing startups. But network effects can be an integral component of business-focused services as well.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Arizona, where I live. Entrepreneurs cite family roots, a sense of neighborhood responsibility, existing professional networks, and more.

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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

MAY 24, 2021

You are a native of NYC tech with a strong network. You know the ecosystem and have a network that is additive to the rest of the team. You will spend 60-80% of your time helping identify new investment opportunities and expand NextView’s network and presence in NYC (and beyond). Who Are We Looking For.

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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. What does that mean for the rest of us, who reside or grew up in the thousands of small towns that cover most of the landscape?

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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

The foundation of your process is an exhaustive list of all the people both in your network and outside it that might have an interest in what you’re building. As a VC myself, at a New York- and Boston-focused firm, I frequently point entrepreneurs to the same resources.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2012

Princeton : Through Princeton University’s Coursera site, you can find courses on algorithms, computer architecture, and networks. Mozilla Developer Network : Find plenty of resources for learning web technologies on Mozilla’s Developer Network, including lessons in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Arizona, where I live. Entrepreneurs cite family roots, a sense of neighborhood responsibility, existing professional networks, and more.

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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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View from Seed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This is intentional, so that we can serve founders better while also enjoying the breadth of portfolio and network effects that are valuable in this business. I don’t think there is another firm that has as many equal partners as we do relative to the size of our funds.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Boston University Business Incubation. At Boston University, there’s an incredible array on business incubation opportunities. Participants can even take advantage of networking opportunities, discounted legal and accounting guidance, guidance from NYU-Poly faculty, and office hours with well-known entrepreneurs.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2012

If you’re like most professionals, you’ll have far less connections on this online network compared to Facebook , but those second- and even third-degree links suddenly look a lot more useful. It’s not about the number of connections that you have, but the true power of your network is the utility that you derive from it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Phoenix, Arizona, where I live. Entrepreneurs cite family roots, a sense of neighborhood responsibility, existing professional networks, and more.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Old assumptions about geography are increasingly being challenged – with huge consumer wins emerging in Boston (CarGurus, Wayfair, Simplisafe, Pillpack), great B2B companies emerging in NY (Flatiron Health, Mongo, Datadog, etc), and unicorns emerging in smaller tech markets and overseas. .

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 29, 2010

The TechStars Boston application deadline is 1/31/11. However, the early application deadline is actually 1/13/11 – anyone that applies by this date is eligible to come to TechStars for a Day in Boston on 1/19/2011. So – don’t wait – apply to TechStars Boston now !

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2012

With a humongous 75,000-square-foot space in SoHo, WeWork bills itself as “the physical social network,” a place where people can get connected and work live and in person. WorkBar in Boston encourages members to “rethink the workplace,” bringing together the “professionalism of an office, flexibility of a gym, and the comfort of a cafe.”

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

From New York, Philadelphia, and Boston to Los Angeles and San Francisco, entrepreneurs came out to share their enthusiasm -- you really are everywhere. Don’t forget to tweet a photo of your book to see it on thestartupway.com Thank you, as always, for your support.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 23, 2012

(We’ve looked) at how social media sites can be used as powerful networking tools for new college graduates, sharing our best picks for tips, tools, and more for Facebook , Twitter , and now, LinkedIn. That’s a mistake: LinkedIn is the online destination for professional networking, and you’ve got to be on it to get connected.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Phoenix, Arizona, where I live. Entrepreneurs cite family roots, a sense of neighborhood responsibility, existing professional networks, and more.

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VC Adventure

JULY 1, 2021

There are already signs that technology is at work in this space, as a handful of new companies, like Mainvest outside Boston, build platforms that help people who aren’t necessarily wealthy, invest in companies in their communities. Are there ways to scale these funds or turn them into an asset class? New Builders helping New Builders.

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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. Phillip Dyer, Broughton Advisory Group.

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Board Effect

JULY 13, 2023

Among this year’s winners, joining the likes of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and the Animal Rescue League of Boston, is Crisis Text Line. Board members may find themselves focusing on the wrong data or trying to find information that may be lost in network folders, emails or piles of paper at home or in an office.

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Rob Go

MAY 21, 2014

Everyone knows that nobody gets consumer in Boston. Boston has amazing consumer companies, but the region gets no love for some reason. Network effect businesses. Care.com is a classic network effects business. The more and better the caregivers in the network, but more valuable it is for consumers. eCommerce.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

As part of this, TechStars announced the TechStars Network , an affiliation of TechStars-like programs across the country along with our commitment to the Startup America Partnership to help 5000 experienced mentors work with 6000 entrepreneurs to create 25,000 new jobs by 2015.

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www.readwriteweb.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

More people were landing via social networks. I signed into Bing using my Facebook account to search for “Boston Marathon training plan,” and I got a fairly standard page of results. Indeed, three of the five people displayed have run the Boston Marathon at least once, and one coaches charity runners. ReadWrite Mobile.

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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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Hippoland

MARCH 1, 2011

But, I can say this: as the rare entrepreneur who moves from the Silicon Valley to Boston, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the reverse-move and wonder what other web entrepreneurs are thinking when they move to the Valley? We moved to Boston for my husband’s career. Admittedly, I was skeptical in moving here. 2b) A central hub.

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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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View from Seed

JULY 8, 2021

I first met the Lula co-founders in Boston about 2 1/2 years ago, at the very end of 2018. was a ride-sharing network business at the time, and while we were somewhat skeptical about the opportunity for new entrants in that market we were very impressed with Matthew & Michael as founders.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

It'll be in Boston from September 5th through the eighth. It's a podcast hosted by Dr. JJ Peterson and is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. powered by This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! That's right.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Plus, Austin is far cheaper than other big names on the list, such as San Francisco, Boston, or New York. We can’t forget about BoomStartup, either, which is the perfect accelerator for those who need better network options and proper guidance. . It’s renowned for its student business ventures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2014

California (Silicon Valley), New York (NYC), and Massachusetts (Boston) are the places to be in the US for venture capital attention. In other locations, the trend was more equal, even somewhat reversed in New York and Boston. The significant findings include the following: Founders need to live in the right place. No surprises here.

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David Teten

JANUARY 17, 2013

I’ll be at the Harvard iLab for a complimentary discussion and networking event on being an entrepreneur, Wednesday, January 23, from 6-8pm.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

As a result we need somebody well networked into these communities already. Kara has worked in finance in Boston, NYC and Silicon Valley. Her network from her educational institutions alone has friends in all of the top tech, media & banking institutions. billion IPO), Envestnet (Chicago, $1.25 So there you have it.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 4, 2019

Many prefer to voice their concerns publicly via social networks. In 2017, four years after the tragic Boston marathon bombing, Adidas sent an email campaign with the subject line, “well done for surviving the Boston marathon.” Remember, today’s consumers don’t just complain directly to companies.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2021

Feld Technologies worked with Allcom whenever we needed a network installed for a client. At the time, the state-of-the-art was a wired 10BaseT ethernet network, so Allcom did the wiring, and we did everything else. After Jim’s company was acquired, Len asked him who else he should talk to in the Boston area.

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