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The Biggest Problem Facing Consumer Web Companies in Boston
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Rob Go - Co-Founder and Partner, NextView Ventures
A lot of ink has been spilled about the challenges of building large scale consumer internet companies in Boston. Here’s a recent example that is quite thoughtful although misses...
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Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Opinions, Voices
How I Doubled My Website Speed in 10 Minutes
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Kevin Mandeville - Web Designer, Yottaa
Here at Yottaa we’re obsessed with making websites better, and a major component of that mission is improving website speed. Simply put: We eat, sleep, and breathe web...
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Expert Advice, Lessons Learned, Voices
To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows
Friday, June 15, 2012 David Beisel - Co-Founder and Partner, NextView Ventures
A few weeks ago, a very good friend who works at a growing startup emailed me with the following question (in which I’ve masked just a few of the identifying details)...
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Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Opinions, Voices
To Start a Company, Start with a Good Idea
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Mike Stonebraker & Andy Palmer - Serial Entrepreneurs
I hang out in a university where new ideas are everywhere.  In fact, the product of the CSAIL lab at M.I.T. is arguably new ideas.  I am asked routinely “What constitutes...
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Best Practices, Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Lessons Learned, Voices
Spottah's Streak Ends: 3 Rules to Avoid Future Thrashes
Monday, June 11, 2012 Jon Steiman - Co-Founder, Spottah
Over the past six months, Spottah managed to quiet the "Lizard Brain." It was an amazing streak that would make Seth Godin proud. We delivered a minimal viable product, a beta...
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Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Lessons Learned, Voices
Top 10 Articles to Help Entrepreneurs Find a Co-Founder
Thursday, June 7, 2012 Michael Hughes - Business Development, CoFoundersLab
You’re an entrepreneur with a great startup venture idea.  You could go it alone, or you could find a co-founder.  Why is the latter a good idea?  Well, first and foremost, studies...
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Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Voices
Check out our updated Job Board
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Keith Cline - Founder, VentureFizz
The Best Job Board In Boston Just Got Better!!!!  As part of my weekly email the other day, I hinted...
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Voices
The Secret Sauce: Community, Culture and Collaboration
Monday, June 4, 2012 Adam Landsman - Director of Sales, Seamless
It’s fun to work for a tech company. Actually – it’s really, really fun to work for a tech company: people work hard, play hard, and have a strong sense of camaraderie...
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Expert Advice, Lessons Learned, Opinions, Voices
Watch Postwire, About Last Night, & Apptegic pitch at TechCrunch Disrupt
Friday, May 25, 2012 Keith Cline - Founder, VentureFizz
TechCrunch Disrupt in NYC was held earlier this week.  Three Boston based companies participated in their Startup...
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Entrepreneurship, Technology Trends, Voices
Many Small Stock Grants Over Time Should Be the Rule in Start-Ups
Thursday, May 24, 2012 Andy Palmer - Serial Entrepreneur, Advisor, & Investor
In my last post, I wrote about how important it is for founders to take a proactive and decisive approach to crafting their ownership models – to the extent of being...
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Best Practices, Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Lessons Learned, Voices