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What You Need to Know About Unpaid Internships
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Michael Gaiss - Founder, ThinkB1G & EIR, UMass-Boston Venture Development Center
The topic of unpaid internships comes up frequently in conversations that I have with companies looking to bring on young talent. It is an area where many people do not...
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Expert Advice
10 Recommendations for Better Startup Website Recruiting
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Michael Gaiss - Founder, ThinkB1G & EIR, UMass-Boston Venture Development Center
In a world competing for the best talent world, a startup's own website should be viewed as a critical communication component for attracting, wooing...
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Best Practices
Boston Startup School: Dating for hackers and startups
Thursday, February 14, 2013 Shaun Johnson - Co-Founder, Boston Startup School
Around Valentine’s Day you tend to see people looking for love everywhere they go. But what about a job they’ll love? At Boston Startup School, we’re playing cupid...
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Best Practices
Networking 2.0 : Online networking for a better offline experience
Friday, January 25, 2013 Joselin Mane - Co-Founder, BostonTweetUp
“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”  This statement is the reason why we go to networking events.  Because of social media a new style of networking has been...
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Best Practices
Boston Startup Weekend Presents: Sensored!
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 Crystal Germond - Organizer, Boston Startup Weekend
Next month Boston will host its ninth Startup Weekend, an event bringing together entrepreneurs, designers, developers and startup enthusiasts to participate in 54 hours of taking...
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Innovation
Battle for the Charles! Startup Weekend Returns to Boston as Part of Global Startup Battle
Friday, November 2, 2012 Crystal Germond - Organizer, Boston Startup Weekend
This November entrepreneurs and creative minds will be taking over Microsoft's New England Research & Development Center (NERD) (One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142)...
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Entrepreneurship
Zero to Sixty in 6.1 Weeks
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Aaron O'Hearn - Co-Founder, Boston Startup School
Now that we’ve wrapped up the inaugural session of the Boston Startup School and prepare for our next class, I thought I’d take a minute to reflect and share some...
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Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Lessons Learned, Voices
What is Crowdfunding?
Friday, June 1, 2012 Brendan Boyle - Law Student, Boston College Law School
Kickstarter and sites like it use the power of the internet to bring groups of people together to fund a wide variety of artistic endeavors, products, causes, and initiatives. These sites...
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Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Technology Trends, Voices
Why We Need Startup School
Thursday, May 31, 2012 Mark Chang - Advisor, Boston Startup School
In my other day job, working at another startup school, I spend my time trying to change the way we educate undergraduate engineering students. One of the...
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Best Practices, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Voices
Why Product Management Should Be Its Own Department
Thursday, May 17, 2012 Sarela Bliman-Cohen - President, Boston Product Management Association
In my 15+ years in technology I have had the privilege of working as a product manager who reported to various department heads. In some cases I reported to engineering...
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Entrepreneurship, Expert Advice, Lessons Learned, Opinions, Voices