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Friday, May 17, 2013 Rob Go - Co-Founder and Partner, NextView Ventures
Right after OMGPOP released DrawSomething to rave reviews (and traction), I was catching up with my friend Nabeel Hyatt and chatted a bit about the game’s meteoric...
Entrepreneurship
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...
Expert Advice
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Ariel Diaz - Co-Founder & CEO, Boundless
When your grand idea for an edtech startup begins to take shape and you’re ready to get the engines revving for a team and product, it’s time to get some funding behind the...  
Funding
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...
Best Practices
Friday, April 12, 2013 Scott Johnson - Managing Partner, New Atlantic Ventures
Being CEO of a startup is quite similar to being the parent of a newborn.  The neighbors see a clean cooing newborn with smiling proud parents.  But we all know what goes on...
Expert Advice
Friday, March 29, 2013 Tracy Paulsen - Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Empowerment Legal
One of the first legal phases of starting your own business is choosing a legal entity structure.  There are a number of options dependent upon your unique situation...
Expert Advice
Friday, March 8, 2013 Craig Daniel - Co-Founder & Head of Product, Postwire
Thanks to the work by Eric Ries and the Lean Startup movement, startups are using the scientific method to build products, test markets, and grow their userbase...
Best Practices
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Nick Francis - Co-Founder & CEO, Help Scout
You are bound to hear the question dozens, maybe hundreds of times as a founder. How are you going to compete with Company XYZ? Can you differentiate from your...
Expert Advice
Friday, March 1, 2013 Rob Go - Co-Founder and Partner, NextView Ventures
Early stage companies are often refining their stories or narratives.  It’s important for lots of reasons – inspiring team members, recruiting, creating focus, getting...
Entrepreneurship
Monday, February 25, 2013 Izzy Azeri - Co-Founder, Stackdriver
There has been a lot of buzz lately about startups being "Orphaned" after a Seed round--a phenomenon that has been dubbed the “Series A Crunch”...   
Expert Advice