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Facebook Hosts a Mobile Social Hack in Cambridge
Monday, January 23, 2012 Jon Finegold, Entrepreneur and Startup Executive
On Friday I was able to participate in Facebook's mobile-social hack in Cambridge.  More than 60 developers were in attendance for the all day event with several teams hacking...
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Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology Trends, Voices
BUILD Gathers Boston's Best to Mentor High School Entrepreneurs
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Ayele Shakur - Regional Executive Director, BUILD Greater Boston
BUILD Greater Boston is gathering a select group of entrepreneurs and professionals from many fields to mentor student business teams in some of Boston’s lowest performing high schools...
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Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Lessons Learned, Voices
How to Hire a Good Marketer (for Startups)
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Jay Neely - Boston Entrepreneur and Marketing Consultant
It’s the question I hear second-most often, right after “How do I hire a good developer?”. Marketing is one of those skills a startup can’t do without, and realistically, probably shouldn’t...
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Best Practices, Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Lessons Learned, Voices
Winners of #bostonhack
Monday, February 28, 2011 Jeff Moriarty - VP of Digital Products, The Boston Globe
The winners of the first Boston Hack Day Challenge are KnowEssentials and Boston Green, which demonstrate the wide variety of hacks created in a mere 48 hours. The first...
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Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology Trends, Voices
Building a Sustainable Side Project
Monday, January 24, 2011 Wayne Chang - Serial Entrepreneur, Hacker, and Startup Advisor
Note: Since I’m still developing the idea I’m writing about, I don’t specifically mention the project I’m working on. My goal is to share insights and the process I went through with this...
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Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Lessons Learned, Voices
What’s Next? The Aftermath of Startup Failure.
Thursday, December 16, 2010 Jay Neely - Boston Entrepreneur and Marketing Consultant
Shutting down my startup has left me needing to fill three voids: goals, money, and credibility. I’m fortunate to have steady consulting work, a simple lifestyle with...
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Entrepreneurship, Lessons Learned, Voices
Lessons Learned from Shutting Down My Second Startup
Thursday, December 9, 2010 Jay Neely - Boston Entrepreneur and Marketing Consultant
Two years ago, when I wrote a post-mortem for News Armada, I was an overly-ambitious first-time entrepreneur, chasing dreams of venture funding and changing the...
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Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Lessons Learned, Voices
Why I am Excited to Run TechStars Boston this Spring!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 Katie Rae - Managing Director, TechStars Boston
Over and over again, since I became an investor, I’ve heard from many wise people that you should not invest in anyone that needs your help. This puzzles me. In my...
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Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Voices