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In Boston, a School to Learn How to Work at a Startup

ReadWriteStart

It comes down to serving the needs of the growing ecosystem of the Boston tech community. For years, the Boston tech scene has lamented the fact that many of its best and brightest grab a prestigious diploma or hook up with a hot startup and flee Massachusetts. Facebook is only its highest profile and most painful example.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Niche Marketplace Businesses Can Be Interesting

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Well, there are some government and NGO contacts that I have in mind for her to explore. David is also struggling with the notion of his community taking the transactions offline. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. million financing round for.

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Calling Financial Innovators

VC Adventure

Sweet Grace was born in 2008, as the Great Recession ripped through the United States, particularly affecting working-class communities like Lawrence, Massachusetts where Danaris lives. How could this function in communities and Main Streets in America? She can identify the exact minute the bakery was born.

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Bridging the Gap: How Semantic Web can move into the mainstream through SXSW

Austin Startup

Starting in 2005 with 300 attendees from a variety of backgrounds (research, academia and entrepreneurs), this past conference had 1200 attendees from large enterprises, government and a lot more startups and entrepreneurs. The US and UK government publish their data on the web as Linked Data.

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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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4 American Cities That Want Your Business

Up and Running

As local governments work to transform their regulatory environments into ones that promote and nurture the establishment and growth of small businesses, it’s becoming easier to measure and rank their efforts. Boston, Massachusetts. Note: These are selections based on my personal opinion. See Also: How to Choose a Business Location.

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Why I’m Grateful For America The Great

YoungUpstarts

This Fourth, in addition to enjoying a holiday with your community, I encourage you to reflect on how living in America has shaped your life specifically. Furthermore, our fabulous law enforcement professionals are constantly on duty to make sure that our communities are safe, fair, and just places to live. Our security.

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