Tag Archives: Boston

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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A chat with Andy Payne

I recently caught up with Andy Payne to chat about what we are seeing in the internet startup world around Boston.  Andy has been around the Boston scene for a long time – being one of the co-founders of Open … Continue reading

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Boston startup ecosystem – busy first week in June

Its been a great, if not extremely busy first week of June. The Angel Boot Camp was a success by all accounts and CommonAngels was delighted to be a sponsor.  Congratulations to Jon Pierce for all his hard work organizing … Continue reading

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The Capital Efficiency Algorithm

At CommonAngels our focus is on capital efficient seed/early stage opportunities.  Everyone talks about capital efficiency, but what do we really mean? I like to segment capital efficiency for IT startups into two stages: Initial capital required and end to end capital … Continue reading

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THE BOSTON ANGEL MARKET

I was recently asked by a couple of early stage entrepreneurs to talk about angel investing in Boston.  The angel market around town has always been fairly active and cuts across many sectors, e.g. software, hardware, networking, internet, life sciences, … Continue reading

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Comments on Boston innovation

I attended a two day Techstars event in Seattle a couple of weeks ago.  I love what Techstars is doing around the country and am a big fan of the concept.  As part of the event, I had the pleasure … Continue reading

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