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He is currently a second year student at Harvard Business School and will be focused on supporting the early-stage startup community in Boston and its schools. This is his first post to The View From Seed. Boston’s talent pool is unparalleled. He’ll work with NextView through his final semester at HBS. Buildings That Buzz.
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– Hitchhiker’s Guide to Boston Tech (microsite). – Flowchart: Seed VC Decision Tree (how one seed investor gets to yes or no). – Checklist: Critical to-do’s immediately after raising seedcapital. – Flowchart: Seed VC Decision Tree (how one seed investor gets to yes or no).
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