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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

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TaskRabbit has (people) making over $5,000 a month in San Francisco," says Craig Shapiro, founder of Collaborative Fund, a venture-capital fund specializing in sharing sites. The advent of GPS, the always-on Internet and social networks enable finding things in real time from people you somewhat trust. Thats real money."

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Right Entrepreneurs In The Right Place Get Funded

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An older but still relevant study, published by CB Insights, Venture Capital Human Capital Report , summarizes a variety of characteristics for private early-stage Internet ventures funded in the US. The significant findings include the following: Founders need to live in the right place. More founders generally means more money.

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Venture Capital Investors Look Beyond Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

An older study, published by CB Insights, Venture Capital Human Capital Report , summarizes a variety of characteristics for private early-stage Internet ventures funded in the US. The significant findings include the following: Founders need to live in the right place. More founders generally means more money.

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Who is Getting Venture Capital Money This Year?

Startup Professionals Musings

But until now, I’ve never seen a study of exactly how that plays out for startup founders for current venture-backed companies, specifically: race, age, experience and the number of founders per company. The significant findings include the following: Founders need to live in the right place. No surprises here. Marty Zwilling.

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Tech-Business Divide - A Call To Arms

Seeing Both Sides

While Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to drop out of Harvard and move to Silicon Valley was a plot point in in the movie “The Social Network,” it looked like a watershed event to many in the local technology community. And many of them view the local government as an irrelevant factor in their business.

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Right Entrepreneurs In The Right Place Get Funded

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An older but still relevant study, published by CB Insights, Venture Capital Human Capital Report , summarizes a variety of characteristics for private early-stage Internet ventures funded in the US. The significant findings include the following: Founders need to live in the right place. More founders generally means more money.

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New England's Top 10 Innovators

Seeing Both Sides

The founder and former CEO and chairwoman of iRobot, Helen has been the godmother of the robotics industry in Massachusetts. MIT Professor Chiang is the technical founder of A123, the battery start-up that is shaking up how power is generated in the automobile, utility and tools industries. 4) Helen Greiner. 5) Yet Ming Chiang.