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What I Look For In An Entrepreneur
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Christopher Mirabile - Managing Director, Launchpad Venture Group
I speak to groups fairly regularly about what I look for in an angel investing opportunity, and one of the key factors I always mention is a fantastic entrepreneur.  Someone in the audience...
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Caution for Startup Kids
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Mike Champion - Director of Engineering, HubSpot
Everyone knows startups are hot. Fueled by a strong seed funding climate and several well-publicized successes there is seemingly a rush to start your own company. I'm a big...
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It's not me, It's definitely you
Friday, September 30, 2011 Cort Johnson - Director, Terrible Labs
It’s been fun to watch the growth of Boston’s early stage tech community over the past few years.  Companies that once had trouble finding the resources to help them succeed are now finding...
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Business Model Analysis, Part 10: Getting Started
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Tom Eisenmann - Professor, Harvard Business School
This post is part of a series on business model analysis for entrepreneurs. The first post in the series presents a comprehensive list (available as a downloadable PDF) of issues entrepreneurs should...
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Business Model Analysis, Part 9: Outsourcing
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Tom Eisenmann - Professor, Harvard Business School
This post is part of a series on business model analysis for entrepreneurs. The first post in the series presents a comprehensive list of issues (available as a downloadable PDF) entrepreneurs...
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Business Model Analysis, Part 8: Crossing the Chasm
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Tom Eisenmann - Professor, Harvard Business School
This post is part of a series on business model analysis for entrepreneurs. The first post in the series presents a comprehensive list of issues (available as a downloadable PDF) entrepreneurs...
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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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Business Model Analysis, Part 7: Bundling
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Tom Eisenmann - Professor, Harvard Business School
This post is part of a series on business model analysis for entrepreneurs. The first post in the series presents a comprehensive list of issues (available as a downloadable PDF) entrepreneurs...
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The Process is not the Point
Friday, September 2, 2011 Joshua Porter - Director of UX, HubSpot
There are two parts to every project…the Process and the Point. The Process, which gets most of the attention, is the series of steps we go through to do the work. We obsess over the process...
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Five takeaways from folding a startup
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 The Co-Founders of Grinnit
A couple of months ago, after lots of introspection and sleepless nights, we decided to put Grinnit on a permanent hiatus. We thought the best way to seek closure would be to share our story...
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