Category Archives: Boston
Boston Mobile Madness
At Xconomy’s very successful Mobile Madness event a couple of weeks ago, I was struck by the vibrant mobile startup scene in Boston. Its not that mobile focused startups are new to Boston, but rather that the ecosystem “feels” vibrant … Continue reading
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Elite tech startup schools
PBS Newshour correspondent Hari Sreenivasan recently did a segment on startup accelerators featuring TechStars (disclosure: im a mentor in the Boston program), Y Combinator, AngelPad, and Blackbox Ventures. My friend Wade Roush, chief correspondent at Xconomy, is also featured in the clip. His … Continue reading
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Clovr Media now Linkable Networks
Yesterday Clovr made two big announcements. First, the company announced a change of name to Linkable Networks and second, a strategic investment from Citi Ventures. We are thrilled to welcome Citi to the investor group alongside terrific investors, Kepha Partners … Continue reading
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Putting Together Your Perfect Seed Round
The seed market for tech startups — particularly digital media, social, local, and mobile — is very active. Many companies are getting started and lots of investors are making seed investments. Because of my involvement in the Boston and NYC … Continue reading
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From Nashville to Boston: How A Startup Accelerator Changed Our Lives
Nick Francis, CEO Help Scout, did a terrific write up on the team’s experience in the Boston Tech Star program. If you are thinking about the Tech Stars program, its a must read. (full post here)
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Clovr at Finnovate
Good overview by Tom and Doug explaining the Clovr platform at Finnovate:
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Practically Green on ABC News
A very nice ABC tv segment on Practically Green:
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Great Opportunity at Carbonite
Carbonite is looking for a social media specialist who will run the day to day social media operations. See: http://bit.ly/dOLdn2 Great company and awesome job.
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Welcome: Practically Green, Offerpop, Yieldbot
As 2010 comes to a close, we look back on a busy year. It’s been an exciting time in the seed and early stage market, and it’s been our privilege to be able to work with many outstanding entrepreneurs who … Continue reading
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