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Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders

TechCrunch

It needs a couple of successful exits, which in turn drives angel investing as entrepreneurs growing increasingly wealthy look to help new founders building companies reach their own goals. It requires accelerators and incubators and coworking spaces to help nurture early ideas, and it needs VC firms investing across stages.

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VCs at Freestyle, Plexo Capital and Sequoia join Startup Battlefield judges

TechCrunch

In 2004, Samuel co-founded Crackle, an internet video platform acquired by Sony for $65 million in 2006. Lo Toney incubated and spun out Plexo Capital from GV with a strategy to increase access to early-stage deal flow. Buy your pass today , and find out why Disrupt is where startup founders go to grow.

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Ycombinator - Where unicorns are born

Don Dodge

Ycombinator is the largest and most successful startup incubator in history, and it was started right here in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Startup incubators and accelerators are everywhere today, but were relatively unknown when Ycombinator started 10 years ago. Why do startups join the Ycombinator program?

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Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal

Both Sides of the Table

Back in 2006/07 when I sold my company and then worked at Salesforce.com there were very few options in SF for technology folk to build their careers at big, growing companies. So we’ve seen an explosion in the number of startup companies and subsequently a huge burst in the number of incubators. Juniper and countless others.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators. At the same time, to respect founders’ time, scouts should mention their real ability to make an investment happen. It partners with technology founders at Series A and beyond. VC recruiters list and compensation data. Lightspeed.

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