Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

2 preamble issues having read the comments on TC today: 1: I know that the prices of startup companies is much great in Silicon Valley than in smaller towns / less tech focused areas in the US and the US prices higher than many foreign markets. That’s the deal you get when you’re raising in a good market for startup financing.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 5, 2016

What about the second cousin who is a startup lawyer? As a founder, if you have a power alley in a specific functional role or the startup itself will strike a chord with people in that functional specialty, look to add prominent thinkers (especially local ones) in that space to the affinity list. Affinity by personal background.

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2024

The first time I laid eyes on Gordon Bell was in 1984 outside a restaurant in a Boston suburb when he pulled up in a Porsche. I was the head of Marketing for MIPS Computer , a RISC chip startup. I invited him over to meet the founding team of Ardent, our new startup, whose founders he knew from DEC.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Boston University Business Incubation. At Boston University, there’s an incredible array on business incubation opportunities. Only 15 technology startups are accepted at a time, but what the program lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. Based in Mountain View, Calif.,

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View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

This role will be virtual through the end of the pandemic, but will ultimately be based in either our New York or Boston office. You are actively engaged in the NYC or Boston tech ecosystem. You have an authentic passion for technology, startups, and a deep respect for entrepreneurship. You act as an “ invited guest.”.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2012

Coworking spaces are a really cool option for a lot of workers that, for whatever reason, don’t really fit in to a traditional office space like startups, telecommuters, small businesses, and especially creatives in search of collaboration. The Hatchery in San Francisco is a great place for startups to take root. Office Nomads.

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View from Seed

APRIL 6, 2021

You have an authentic passion for startups and a deep respect for entrepreneurship. We invest nationally across Consumer and B2B, while most of our investments are based in NYC, SF/Bay Area, and Boston. You act as an “ invited guest.”. You are hungry.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 8, 2013

A month ago a successful Boston entrepreneur who has been incredibly engaged in the Boston startup community was thrown in jail for three days after a CPB agent decided she didn’t have a valid visa (she did have a valid visa, and she was from that extremely dangerous country of Canada.).

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

For those of us that have been working in the startup and technology space for at least the past 10 years, these addresses mean two things. The city I call home, Boston, is not known for its social products. The point is, I firmly believe there’s nothing that Boston can’t do, but there are some things Boston hasn’t decided to do … yet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The biggest challenge for every entrepreneur and every startup today is to get noticed and remembered in today’s information overload. Every one of these probably has a unique story, but in my years as a startup advisor I only remember hearing a few who capitalized on their story. Every story needs a main character.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Also, investors from the super-hubs (Silicon Valley, New York, or Boston), won’t assume anyone outside their domain has the savvy and resources to make it happen.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

But in Los Angeles, Santa Monica is akin to SoMa in San Francisco, Cambridge in the Boston area or Flatiron / Union Square in NYC. Santa Monica is the place where the highest concentration of early-stage startups are created if you consider also the contiguous geography of Venice Beach. Startup Advice'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2022

These authors speak from their own wealth of experience in creating and growing technology startups, marketing, and fundraising. If you need venture capital, maybe you need to spend more time in Silicon Valley or Boston. Location and luck: right place at the right time.

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View from Seed

JULY 6, 2020

You have an authentic passion for startups and a deep respect for entrepreneurship. We invest nationally across Consumer and B2B, while most of our investments are based in NYC, SF/Bay Area, and Boston. You act as an “ invited guest.”. You are hungry. You enjoy meeting new people and have a healthy appetite for conversation.

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Technical Review Software Review Hiring Seed Stage 257

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. But to answer the actual question “Is there something going on in LA?”

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I’ve spent my life in innovation, eight startups in 21 years, and the last 15 years in academia teaching it. the wave of semiconductor startups in the 1960’s/70’s, the emergence of Venture Capital as a professional industry, the personal computer revolution in 1980’s, the rise of the Internet in the 1990’s and finally.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Last year, NextView co-founder and partner David Beisel asked our portfolio startups which service providers they use to make up the nuts and bolts of their businesses, which he published as the first edition of a potentially recurring resource. Preferred Boston Startup Service Providers 2014. Click to view a larger version.).

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Genuine VC

MARCH 14, 2012

We at NextView have been thinking about and looking for investments in seed-stage startups which leverage the megatrend of transitioning computing away from a standard fixed-web PC world. Anytime a fundamentally new platform is introduced, it creates white-space… especially for startups.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 7, 2025

Israeli tech funding remained stable in February, with 25 startups raising a total of $588 million and two new unicorns minted: Dream and Augury. – by Y Combinator YC on AI-first software development (for 25% of the startups in the current YC batch, 95% of the code is AI generated!) Startup funding -20% YoY to $19.3B

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

According to the Angel Capital Association: Angels (private money) invest in 55,000 startups each year versus 1,500 companies by VC (venture capital) funding. ” Yes, the JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) is exciting, and it will bring a lot more potential investors into the marketplace. I’m not your average angel.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Also, investors from the super-hubs (Silicon Valley, New York, or Boston), won’t assume anyone outside their domain has the savvy and resources to make it happen.

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View from Seed

MARCH 22, 2016

However, as someone who’s spent the past several years covering startups, I can tell you absolutely what not to do. That means avoiding a pitch to a software-centric publication about your biotech startup. And don’t pitch a Boston newspaper on your San Francisco startup. If you don’t want to irritate a reporter, do not….

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

-Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals , Give and Take , and OPTION B with Sheryl Sandberg Since The Startup Way came out on October 17th, I’ve had a great time traveling with the book, speaking to audiences, and meeting amazing people creating change in all types of organizations. Next stop on the book tour: London.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2018

They run the gamut from affiliate marketing to startup conferences with virtually everything in between. We’ve used this experience to take the guesswork out of which conferences are the most valuable for a startup founder to attend. Boston, USA Oct 1st – 3rd, 2018. Boston, USA. Boston, USA. LTV Conference.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Paul, San Francisco, LA, San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and Washington, DC. TaskRabbit is available in San Francisco, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami. Pabla Ayala is the cofounder of pFunk Media , a communications strategy company focused on tech startups. Currently available in Dallas, Indianapolis, St.

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Below, Josh talks about designing features from nothing and how to make important design choices during the pre-seed and seed-stage phases of startup growth. Once you identified that What to Wear Daily was worth building, what worked in acquiring your first 100 users — especially since it was focused on just Boston to start?

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View from Seed

MAY 11, 2016

A few years ago, a friend of mine who was coming off an EIR gig at a well-known venture fund in Boston ended up joining one of my portfolio companies part-time as a technical advisor / interim CTO. The post Second Startups: Why Founders Often Struggle to Find Their Second Act appeared first on NextView Ventures.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

At seed-stage startups, especially companies with well-networked founders and investors, finding applicants who can do a job on paper is not overly difficult. To help you more effectively build your early teams, we asked a group of founders to share their favorite interview questions when they build new startup teams.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The biggest challenge for every entrepreneur and every startup today is to get noticed and remembered in today’s information overload. Every one of these probably has a unique story, but in my years as a startup advisor I only remember hearing a few who capitalized on their story. Every story needs a main character.

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Elevator Pitch Technical Review Boston Sales 211

The Startup Magazine

JULY 19, 2024

Entrepreneurship programs, startup incubators, and mentorship opportunities can equip students with the mindset and skills to innovate. The post Aligning Educational Curriculums with Modern Business Needs appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Genuine VC

DECEMBER 3, 2014

The benefits have been touted previously : an anchor for attracting and retaining talent in Boston, as well as a breeding ground for the next set of great Boston entrepreneurs and founders. In a world which is increasingly won by startups who reach and then accelerate their product-market fit, not technology-market fit, this matters.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

This is an updated post from my ongoing series on Startup Advice that I learned from founding two companies. . I also made several trips to New York & Boston. Tags: Startup Advice. I HATE LOSING. I hate it. I really, really, really hate it. It chaps my hide. It rips at my core. I don’t get over it easily.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

“My startup business was acquired and I worked for the company that bought us; which was a public company called Ameridata that bought about 40 companies in about three years. We just finished the second year in Boston. Product Management – Brad and Mark discuss the role of Product Managers in Startups. investors.”

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

This is an updated post from my ongoing series on Startup Advice that I learned from founding two companies. . I also made several trips to New York & Boston. Tags: Start-up Advice Startup Advice. I HATE LOSING. I hate it. I really, really, really hate it. It chaps my hide. It rips at my core. I lose sleep.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

A few weeks ago, we launched two startup pitch deck templates for raising seed capital — part of NextView’s platform of exclusive startup resources. 5 Surprising Mistakes Found in Seed-Stage Startup Pitch Decks. #1: Best of luck telling your startup’s story. “THIS is why we exist.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2019

Image via Wikipedia From the advice I hear these days, if you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you need to be in Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, or one of the few other financial hubs around the world. What does that mean for the rest of us, who reside or grew up in the thousands of small towns that cover most of the landscape?

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Agile VC

JULY 16, 2014

One of our portfolio companies, Plastiq , announced yesterday that they raised a $10M Series B led by Khosla Ventures and are planning to move their headquarters from Boston to San Francisco. Some lament the relocation of Plastiq and other companies who start in Boston but end up moving to Silicon Valley or other startup hubs.

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