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Advice maybe cheap. But take it even if you don’t act on it.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Bilal Zuberi - Principal, General Catalyst Partners
Until only a few years ago, I was a first-time entrepreneur struggling to get attention & advice from experienced entrepreneurs and investors. I did not need funding from them...
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Best Practices, Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Opinions, Voices
SaaS CEOs: Measure Customer Engagement - Increase Conversions & Lower Churn
Monday, October 3, 2011 David Skok - General Partner, Matrix Partners
The goal of a SaaS CEO should be to increase the profit they make from each customer (LTV), and lower the costs in sales and marketing that it takes to acquire each customer (CAC). Measuring Customer Engagement is a key tool...
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Size of Round Does NOT Equal Level of Success
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Jon O'Shaughnessy - Associate, Dace Ventures
This subject annoys me to no end. It seems to pervade the startup ecosystem, dominate media coverage over funding, and be the focus of far, far too many entrepreneurs’ discussions. The topic is...
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Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Funding, Opinions, Voices
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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Best Practices, Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Innovation, Lessons Learned, Voices
Boston and Northeast startup scene thriving
Thursday, September 22, 2011 Chuck Freedman - Chief Platform Evangelist, Litl
As I took the train from Manhattan to JFK airport, I tweeted “The Northeast is thriving”. In two weeks, I attended two events that only got me more excited, hopeful and inspired about tech startups in Boston...
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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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Start-ups and the Employment Law Gauntlet
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Prithvi Tanwar - Attorney, Foley Hoag LLP
One of the big positives about working at a large firm is access to legal experts in disciplines that interrelate with key issues that our start-up clients face. I was rehashing some conversations...
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Best Practices, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Voices
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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Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Lessons Learned, Opinions, Voices
The Lean Growth Company
Thursday, September 8, 2011 Dave Power - President, Power Strategy
The lean movement has caught fire with entrepreneurs, thanks to Eric Ries, Steve Blank, and Ash Maurya. But how important are concepts such as minimum viable product, customer development...
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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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Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Lessons Learned, Voices