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Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders

TechCrunch

Boston by the numbers The chart below shows Boston fluctuating between third and fourth place in overall venture capital investment over the last several years, moving back and forth with the Los Angeles area startup scene. Greg Dracon, a partner at.406 billion in 2019. “I

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The Myth of the Young Startup Founder

Ian Hathaway

Over the next eight years, Facebook would attract half a billion users and nearly $7 billion in venture capital investment, on its way to a May 2012 IPO that valued the company at more than $81 billion. businesses that were started during a recent eight-year period (2007-2014). This restricted-use dataset at the U.S.

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Preparing Your Startup for the Next M&A Wave

Revolution

Startup founders can start positioning themselves now to be acquired in that wave. This article originally appeared in Harvard Business Review on September 28, 2022. “ Today’s abrupt slowdown in VC investment suggests a post-recession-type M&A wave is on the horizon. How can you avoid this unnecessary fate?

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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The Venture Investment Guide: Insights from Enlight Venture’s Yongmin Kim’s Illustrious Career

AsiaTechDaily

Register Venture investment is a high-stakes game that demands vision, persistence, and adaptability. Although venture capital is often viewed as a maze, there are those who have paved the way, making the journey smoother for others. Despite the prevailing economic chaos, Mr. Kim embraced the challenge with fervor.

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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Ycombinator - Where unicorns are born

Don Dodge

Drew Houston was born in Acton, and met his co-founder Arash Ferdowsi at MIT. They were part of the Ycombinator Cambridge class of 2007, after being rejected by YC in 2005 and 2006. I remember the Demo Day in 2007 where DropBox presented to about 30 Boston area Angels and Venture Capital investors.