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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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Raising money from angels

I recently gave a presentation to the 128 Innovation Capital Group on raising money from angel investors. A copy of the slides is below and the video can be found here. My key messages: •    Most of the angel market … Continue reading

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Creating an Early Stage Series A Pitch

(note – this is an update from a post I did back in August 2007) I see hundreds of early stage pitches every year. While some are very good, many could be improved with better structure and content.  Series A … Continue reading

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Startups: From a creative idea to “something”

The Life Cycle of the Entrepreneur in Today’s Economy. This is the title of a four part series currently being run by the law firm Foley Lardner and wealth management firm BNY Mellon.  I had the honor of being on … Continue reading

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