ReadWriteStart

MARCH 4, 2013

The Startup Institute started as a branch of startup incubator TechStars in Boston. Known as the Boston Startup School , the company is now rebranding itself as the Startup Institute and expanding its first class to New York City starting in June. Growing Out Of TechStars. The Startup Institute was born.

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View from Seed

JULY 5, 2022

I’m Connor Cash, the founder of Caesar and I grew up outside of Boston but currently live in DC! As a first-time founder, the comfort in knowing that I can bounce ideas off of experienced operators and investors is huge. Get to know the founder. RH: Please introduce yourself. And your least?

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

You have 5-10 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, and/or investor. We invest nationally across Consumer and B2B, with most of our investments are based in NYC, SF/Bay Area, and Boston. You have a strong network in the NYC startup ecosystem that is additive to our team.

Technical Review 156

Technical Review North America Seed Stage Bandwidth 156

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. Here’s Mike’s comment: Boston’s B2C problem is one of values.

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View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

You have 4-6 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, or investor in New York. We invest nationally across Consumer and B2B, while most of our investments are based in NYC, SF/Bay Area, and Boston. Who Are We Looking For. You are a native of NYC tech with a strong network.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage Cofounder 120

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 22, 2012

Over a year and a half ago, I did a two-part blog post on the East Coast IPO malaise – one focused on Boston (Massachusetts more broadly), another focused on New York. 9-0 in IPOs and 3-1 in big M&A in favor of Boston? But then why have consumer plays like Boston-based Kayak, TripAdvisor and Zipcar done so well?

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Boston IPO Technical Review New York 52

View from Seed

MARCH 20, 2020

A week ago, I thought I’d be travelling for my first business school spring break — not cooped up in my Boston apartment. Independently owned and operated restaurants, representing 78% of the country’s one million restaurants, will likely fare even worse, with significantly less cash on hand than larger restaurant groups and chains.

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New York City Demand Technical Review Non-Compete 374

View from Seed

OCTOBER 5, 2016

But secondly, the can play a strategic role in everything from optics (signaling “smart money” is involved to connections to tangible, operational help. As a VC myself, at a New York- and Boston-focused firm, I frequently point entrepreneurs to the same resources. First and foremost, angels can provide capital.

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Angel Investor Boston Seed Stage Syndicate 332

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

But in Los Angeles, Santa Monica is akin to SoMa in San Francisco, Cambridge in the Boston area or Flatiron / Union Square in NYC. Perhaps the biggest piece of new news is that after 17 years of operations we’ve changed our name from GRP Partners to Upfront Ventures. We love all of LA and fund all regions. What’s up with that?

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Los Angeles Las Vegas San Francisco Baltimore 343

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Instead, they employ old operating models that still rely on manual processes and assess risk with traditional methods, all cloaked as “new” and “alternative” because the application is online. Consider a Boston-based restaurant called Angelica’s. But, there’s nothing disruptive about an online application.

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Small Business Boston Georgia Technical Review 140

View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

The city I call home, Boston, is not known for its social products. Here is some data shared by TJ Parker, CEO of Boston-based Pillpack, as first reported by PitchBook: Bos raised roughly same VC as NY since ’06 & ’10 w/ nearly double the exit value, ranked below in ecosystem. Social Has Been a Tale of One Coast.

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Social Media B2B North America Media 185

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Companies today are hindered with difficult to use, siloed business systems that fail to simplify communication around processes and improve how businesses operate. Business processes span industries, both vertical and horizontal, and can include any type of business operation.

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Silicon Valley Cofounder Software Review Technical Review 100

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Boston, Massachusetts. Boston has recently been announced as the best American city in which to launch a new company. But why is Boston so good for business? If you can handle the cold, you might want to consider setting up your operations in the Finnish capital, Helsinki! So you will never be short of employees !

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Boston Romania Silicon Valley Finland 100

Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Fred and his partners Albert, John, Andy, before Brad, now Rebecca have operated headquartered out of New York City, and have invested successfully near home (Esty, MongoDB, Kickstarter), in the Bay Area (Twitter, Coinbase) and in Europe (SoundCloud). On the ground, I am seeing more hybrid solutions.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

To continually innovate, companies need to operate at startup speed and cycle time much longer their 20 th century counterparts did. Venture Capital used to be a tight club clustered around formal firms located in Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York. When the speed of how businesses operated changed forever. The founders.

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Restful Silicon Valley Puerto Rico San Jose 222

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Amidst the rise of new funds, new technologies, and potentially disruptive late stage players, I thought it was important to share what we consider to be our core operating principles here at NextView. . It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

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North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MAY 4, 2013

I’m off to the FEI show (Front End of Innovation) in Boston this week. I’m glad the show is in Boston. Innovation catalyst company KILN will announce IdeaKeg Single at Front-End-of-Innovation Conference in Boston, MA 6-8 May 2013. A peek at the contents of an IdeaKeg Single.

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Boston United Kingdom North America Early Stage 101

View from Seed

MAY 14, 2015

As an operator, not an investor, I’m amazed at how many casual, throwaway comments that happen inside a VC’s office would be genuinely useful to entrepreneurs building their businesses. The lead time to landing your office can be surprisingly high, particularly in denser startup ecosystems like ours in Boston.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Startup Cofounder Technical Review 120

David Cohen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The separately funded partner accelerator programs which operate in more than 30 locations worldwide are unchanged. By expanding our presence in these top markets (SF, NY, Boston, LA), we can better support all of our portfolio companies for the coming decades.

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Denver Seattle Colorado Programming 163

Genuine VC

MARCH 14, 2012

Although early versions of the mouse as an input device appeared in the early 60’s , it wasn’t until twenty years later in 1984 with its inclusion in the Apple Macintosh box did it really hit the mainstream – and it’s largely due to that the GUI utilized a mouse in a way that was integrated into how the entire operating system worked.

Search 211

Search Boston Seed Stage Seattle 211

Board Effect

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The good news is that, as with many facets of volunteer board operations, technology can help you more effectively and efficiently progress toward your board diversity goals.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Technology Advisory Board Leadership 52

View from Seed

MARCH 22, 2016

And don’t pitch a Boston newspaper on your San Francisco startup. The operative word in “news” is “new.” A publication whose readers are in Boston will want to know you’re based here in Cambridge. Don’t pitch the real estate reporter on an app that has nothing to with housing. Pitch late.

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Seed Stage San Francisco Startup CTO Hire 120

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. Our secure board management software streamlines operations, enhances governance practices, and enables confident decision-making.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Indiana Government 52

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Venture capital used to be a tight club clustered around formal firms located in Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York. When the speed of how businesses operated changed forever. The plummeting cost of getting a first product to market (particularly for Internet startups) has shaken up the venture capital industry.

Silicon Valley 335

Silicon Valley United States Venture Capital Software Review 335

Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2016

Boston, Massachusetts. Small business owners are privy to numerous resources in Boston, including ReStore Boston, which offers local business owners up to $7,000 in grants and loans to spearhead their storefront renovation projects. It also scored an A+ from Thumbtack on tax codes, ease of hiring, and regulations and licensing.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

I need to acknowledge that the lack of info around distribution could be due to the number of Boston based startups I reviewed. It’s a common knock that Boston entrepreneurs think about tech and tech alone and fail to articulate how they’ll generate demand. (I

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Seed Stage Boston Startup 120

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

The International segment appears to have similar profitability as the North America business though as it accounted for roughly the same proportion of adjusted operating income. The folks at Yipit did a detailed analyis of the Boston data and concluded Groupon’s model is deteriorating there.

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North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

Building a startup is not a solo operation. Startup neighborhoods develop more readily in larger cities, like Boston, New York, London, or the San Francisco Bay Area. Human capital – talent, knowledge, skills, experience. Physical capital – infrastructure, density, place quality.

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Community San Francisco Silicon Valley Startup 329

ReadWriteStart

MAY 2, 2022

and has rapidly growing operations in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston, New York City, Austin, Dallas, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., For more information, visit tryhungry.com. The post How to Keep Employees Snacking Healthily in the Hybrid Workplace appeared first on ReadWrite.

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Los Angeles Employee San Francisco New York City 152

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

Think about Facebook had it stayed in Boston. But I’ll bet the Boston community would take 50% of the success of Facebook built locally. “If I were starting now, I would have stayed in Boston. ” Boston is still a great tech hub. I went to see several LP funds in Boston. It’s true.

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Community Silicon Valley Chicago Boston 369

Up and Running

JULY 25, 2014

If you’re older than 30 and even remotely aware of NBA history, you may remember that the NBA championships of the 1980s were dominated by the dueling dynasties of the Boston Celtics, led by Larry Bird, and the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Magic Johnson. The series was tied after four games, and Game 5 was headed back to the Boston Garden.

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North Carolina Detroit Michigan Boston 80

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Same-day delivery has been so successful that Amazon decided to expand this program in other major cities, such as San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle-Tacoma, Phoenix, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Indianapolis, Washington DC, Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Tampa Bay, and Atlanta. Google’s Operating System Android.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 14, 2023

He was a McKinsey & Company consultant and left to become a serial entrepreneur, where he operated six companies as CEO or Executive Chairman. 14:05] You introduce the operating plan , can you please explain that? [17:51] It'll be in Boston from September 5th through the eighth. That's right.

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Management Hiring Technical Review Operations 80

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

The seeds planted by those who came in the 90′s have begun to blossom 15 years later literally into seed capital, blossoming new entrepreneurs and an ecosystem of experienced operators that powered LA 1.0 and are guiding LA 2.0. But Is This Really That Surprising? Isn’t the Overall Market Just Booming Now? .

Los Angeles 376

Los Angeles Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Seattle 376

Genuine VC

MARCH 14, 2012

Although early versions of the mouse as an input device appeared in the early 60’s , it wasn’t until twenty years later in 1984 with its inclusion in the Apple Macintosh box did it really hit the mainstream – and it’s largely due to that the GUI utilized a mouse in a way that was integrated into how the entire operating system worked.

Search 100

Search Boston Seed Stage Seattle 100

View from Seed

JUNE 22, 2016

I think where we are looking as a firm is more in a technology-enabled marketplace like that or a company that builds a product, rather than one that primarily operates with a services model. CyPhy Works in Boston is a good example that DOES refer to robots and robotics for instance. Everyone jumped.). DAVID: Are you sure?

Technical Review 159

Technical Review Startup Software Review B2B 159

David Teten

JANUARY 17, 2013

Vanessa Liu ’96, JD ’03—Chief Operating Officer, Trigger Media. * . * Startup Money: Bootstrap, angels, and partnerships. John West, MBA ’95—Founder and President, The Whistle. Going to Scale: How do you go to the next level and scale? Why would I invest in your company: The view from a VC.

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Boston Cofounder Bootstrapping Early Stage 114