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Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 30, 2020
It’s a national effort, led by Craig Montuori, that is modeled after an extremely successful program in Massachusetts, led by William Brah at the University of Massachusetts. The results in Massachusetts have been extraordinary.
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 11, 2014
Two big proposals from Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick today. He’s also proposing an incredibly clever and innovative approach to immigration reform applicable only to Massachusetts. The Massachusetts non-competition situation has always been stupid. The post Massachusetts Has An Innovative Approach To Immigration Reform appeared first on Feld Thoughts. First, he’s proposing to ban non-competition agreements.
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VC Adventure
MAY 1, 2012
California, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado. That’s the order of states with the greatest dollar value of seed and early stage investment according to a PWC MoneyTree study that my partner Jason blogged about today. 290M invested in 41 companies based in Colorado in 2011. Compare that with 2006 when Colorado ranked 12th on the list with just under $ 90M invested in 32 companies.
Andrew Payne
APRIL 11, 2011
In case you missed it, H.1731 and S.1554 are winding their way through the Massachusetts legislature. But I object to these bills because they put Massachusetts at a competitive disadvantage in the emerging Internet economy, at a time when more entrepreneurs are eyeing NY and CA for new companies, instead of MA. These bills attempt to make large vendors like Amazon subject to state tax, by arguing that MA-based affiliates create an in-state presence.
ReadWriteStart
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
Massachusetts needs money. But Massachusetts looked at its burgeoning technology sector and thought that it could squeeze at least $160 million a year out the Commonwealth’s startups and established technology firms for funding of a transportation bill. So, the Massachusetts “Tech Tax” was born. And, for once, the Massachusetts legislature listened. Tech Tax Hurt Massachusetts Innovation. Massachusetts Tech Companies Need Protection.
VC Adventure
MAY 1, 2012
California, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado. That’s the order of states with the greatest dollar value of seed and early stage investment according to a PWC MoneyTree study that my partner Jason blogged about today. 290M invested in 41 companies based in Colorado in 2011. Compare that with 2006 when Colorado ranked 12th on the list with just under $90M invested in 32 companies.
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 10, 2010
I lived at ADP at 351 Massachusetts Avenue for four years as an undergraduate at MIT. My first company (Feld Technologies) used 351 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 as my office address for the first few years of its life (I officially started the company as a sophomore, although my partner Dave Jilk joined me shortly after I got my undergraduate degree.) Yup – same bar – this was 1990-ish – and it was at 321 Massachusetts Avenue.
Seeing Both Sides
NOVEMBER 14, 2009
This week, the Massachusetts Legislature is about to vote on a bill to (finally) reform education in Massachusetts - to lift the cap on charter schools, empower commissioners to reform the worst-performing schools and create "Readiness Schools" that get around the usual bureaucracy and drive towards academic excellence. And those of us who are passionate about the Innovation Economy in Massachusetts are too busy to hang around the State House and lobby.
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 29, 2012
Education Chris Rogers Ken Robinson lego Massachusetts Institute of Technology startup weekend Tufts UniversityOn Friday I spent three hours at Tufts University meeting with Chris Rogers and a few of his colleagues at the Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
Warren is seeking to be the new Senator in the State of Massachusetts. Creativity and Self-Expression Entrepreneurial Innovation Inspirational Politics & Government Trends, Futurism, and Research class warfare Creativity Elizabeth Warren Enron Facebook free market Gregg Fraley level playing field Massachusetts military service of the poor NPR regulations society taxation Twitter USAElizabeth Warren made a very interesting comment at a recent campaign stop.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 13, 2022
Since 2006, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, has grown by more than 65 percent.
David Cohen
APRIL 21, 2020
Included were a former Director at the NSA, a County Clerk in Utah, a State Election Director in Oregon, and the first woman state treasurer and a former nominee for Governor in Massachusetts. Conversation: Making Elections Resilient Against Pandemics.
SiliconHills
OCTOBER 16, 2016
It’s in good company with Stanford taking the top spot, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News The University of Texas ranks as the fourth most innovative university in the country, according to a recent report by Reuters. And Pitchbook, a venture capital research […] The post Professors Pitch a New Mouse, Exercise Device and Better Catalysts at UT Austin appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
The first program was in Massachusetts and is a state driven initiative. When we started the Global EIR Coalition last year, we knew that Massachusetts and Colorado would be straightforward since they were both in process (MA was done, CO was almost done.) If you are in a state other than Massachusetts, Colorado, and New York and are interested in playing a leadership role around the Global EIR Coalition, please email me.
ReadWriteStart
DECEMBER 10, 2010
According to FormDs.com's findings, Massachusetts leads the pack with 100 fundraisings per million people, but Colorado comes in a close second with 95 fundraisings per million people. When looking at those figures, Massachusetts still leads the other states at $418 per person. The website FormDs.com has posted a very interesting map with a breakdown of investment dollars over the course of the past year.
The Next Web
DECEMBER 4, 2013
Founded in Philadelphia in 2007 as CityRyde and now headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Zagster helps property managers, hotels, businesses and universities across North America offer bike sharing programs to tenants, employees, guests and students. Startup Stories is a series of short documentaries about TechStars companies, hosted exclusively by The Next Web. This time, we’re taking a look at bike sharing startup Zagster.
Gust
DECEMBER 11, 2013
In particular, the first two, Alliance of Angels and Bellingham Angel Group, are two of the preeminent groups in the country, easily rivaling those of us in California, New York and Massachusetts. The Pacific Northwest has some of the best and most active angel groups in the country (and I say that coming from New York!) Check out: Alliance of Angels - Seattle, WA ( [link] els.com/ ). Bellingham Angel Group - Bellingham, WA ( [link] els.com/ ).
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 18, 2013
Massachusetts is a distant #3 but in terms of the rate of follow-on financing, Massachusetts has the highest rate. California (Silicon Valley), Massachusetts (Boston), NY, Washington, and Texas held as the top 5 states for venture capital in 2012, but overall, 38 states got in on the action. The number of startups getting seed funding in 2012 jumped by 65% over the previous year to a total of 1749, according to a recent report by CB Insights.
Seeing Both Sides
APRIL 16, 2015
With the Global EIR program , pioneered by Massachusetts and Colorado , a model has been developed for companies to partner with universities to allow entrepreneurs to become exempt from the stifling H1-B visa cap. Yesterday, the Massachusetts state legislature reaffirmed their support for the program, which was originally proposed by former Governor Deval Patrick and now has been endorsed by Governor Charlie Baker. Our immigration reform system is broken. That isn''t new news.
The Next Web
OCTOBER 19, 2014
Growing up in Canada, then Massachusetts, their dad taught the sisters how to engrave plastic, recycle metal and create art using global stamps and coins. As child refugees from Lebanon, Donna and Rosy Khalife knew how to get creative. That sense of inspiration through organic play became the value proposition for Surprise Ride, a monthly subscription service which offers thematic play for kids ages 6 to 11. Thanks to an appearance on Shark Tank last year, the Washington, D.C.-based
Brandanew
JULY 17, 2015
Place: Boston, Massachusetts. Place: Boston, Massachusetts. Are you a social media enthusiast longing to network with those from your field? Or someone who is setting foot in the marketing world because they found social media to be their calling? Either ways, the rules of the game are pretty simple – the more you network, the better you get at your job.
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. Co-founder companies are the norm in California, but 40-50% of the startups in New York and Massachusetts have only one founder. I’m a strong believer that investors invest in people, before they invest in a business plan, or an idea.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 30, 2020
These include Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah. by Veronica Baxter. Perhaps.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 9, 2019
Since 2006, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, has grown by more than 65 percent. 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. I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S.
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 4, 2019
In Massachusetts (where they are based), they run programs in cities like Lawrence, MA, and Lowell, MA – both recovering factory/mill towns that lost their economic driver years ago when most of the factories closed down. Amy and I recently decided to support Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) and their national expansion to Colorado through our Anchor Point Foundation.
Seeing Both Sides
APRIL 10, 2014
For the last few years, many leaders in the Massachusetts innovation community have been arguing that non-compete agreements should be eliminated. Article after article has been written in support of putting this policy forward to increase the dynamism of our ecosystem and send a message to the broader innovation community that Massachusetts is a great place to start and develop your career.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
After World War II, the military-academic relationship that was so effective against Germany and Japan mobilized to face the Soviet threat and almost every research university (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford, Caltech, Harvard, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, Cornell, University of Chicago, and many others) continued to engage in weapon systems research during the Cold War. This article previously appeared in War On The Rocks.
ReadWriteStart
JANUARY 12, 2011
New York Takes the #2 Spot For Tech VC from Massachusetts. Massachusetts, 207. billion for Massachusetts. Sure, this isn't a rousting of Massachusetts by New York. Investment research firm CB Insights has released its end-of-year report for 2010, which finds both the fourth quarter and the year overall ending strong. The $6.5 billion in VC funding over 735 deals makes the fourth quarter an eight quarter high on deals and dollars. And overall, the year saw $23.7
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 16, 2015
Last year Jeff and a bunch of his friends in Massachusetts created the Massachusetts Global Entrepreneur in Residence pilot program. So when I started seeing what Jeff was doing in Massachusetts, I started working on a similar approach in Colorado with Craig Montuori, and Chris Nicholson of Venture Politics.
Gust
OCTOBER 12, 2014
California (Silicon Valley), New York (NYC), and Massachusetts (Boston) are the places to be in the US for venture capital attention. Co-founder companies are the norm in California, but 40-50% of the startups in New York and Massachusetts have only one founder. Image via Flickr by Jeff Belmonte. I’m a strong believer that investors invest in people, before they invest in a business plan, or an idea.
The Startup Magazine
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
For example, California, Massachusetts, and Hawaii have stopped insurance companies from using credit scores as a factor in deciding rates. So you are planning to move to a new state, perhaps for a new job, or maybe the weather in your current state is really bad (poor residents of Ohio).
The Startup Magazine
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Massachusetts. A successful entrepreneur’s life is full of new opportunities and discoveries, financial growth, and of course, the many challenges of the business world.
View from Seed
JANUARY 10, 2022
Jambb: Boston, Massachusetts . With two successful accelerators under our belts, we’ve proven that going back to basics with smaller cohort sizes and zero demo days works.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 24, 2013
California (Silicon Valley), New York (NYC), and Massachusetts (Boston) are the places to be in the US for venture capital attention. Co-founder companies are the norm in California, but 40-50% of the startups in New York and Massachusetts have only one founder. I’m a strong believer that investors invest in people, before they invest in a business plan, or an idea.
Feld Thoughts
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Missouri is our fourth state to go live following Massachusetts, Colorado, and Alaska. On September 15, 2016, UMSL Accelerate joined the Global EIR network and began taking applications for its international accelerator program, Gateway Accelerate. Today is the last day to apply , so if you are considering it, don’t wait. The goal of this program is to contribute to St.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 3, 2010
California (Silicon Valley), New York (NYC), and Massachusetts (Boston) are the places to be in the US for venture capital attention. Co-founder companies are the norm in California, but 40-50% of the startups in New York and Massachusetts have only one founder. I’m a strong believer that investors invest in people, before they invest in a business plan, or an idea.
ReadWriteStart
APRIL 13, 2011
Sorry Massachusetts, New York has pulled ahead in VC funding. billion for Massachusetts. While the news is good out of Massachusetts, some of the other states that have long been known as tech centers didn't fare so well. The investment analysts at CB Insights have released their quarterly report on venture capital activity, and in terms of deal-flow and funding levels, the news is good.
VC Adventure
JULY 1, 2021
Sweet Grace was born in 2008, as the Great Recession ripped through the United States, particularly affecting working-class communities like Lawrence, Massachusetts where Danaris lives.
The Startup Magazine
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
They have also begun to test the waters for distribution in Massachusetts. Jeremy Tofte’s family background in the beer business shows through in his work with Melvin Brewing.
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 15, 2016
While Colorado is one of three states to have a program ( the others are Massachusetts and New York ) we are about to launch a few other states, including one I’m particularly excited about. Applications are open for the second group of Colorado Global Entrepreneurs in Residence. If you are interested in applying send a resume and a cover letter, including a statement of interest, to GEIR-apply@colorado.edu.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 16, 2015
Since 2006, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, has grown by almost 65%. 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. I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S.
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 31, 2015
Through extensive work with Craig Montuori and leadership from Phil Weiser , the Dean of CU Law and head of Silicon Flatirons, we’ve come up with a neat approach that follows from the work that was done in Massachusetts, led by Jeff Bussgang and others, and originally approved as a major state initiative , only to see its funding pulled back after the recent election cycle.
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