Boston Startups

Entrepreneurial Hypomania and Finding the next Mark Zuckerberg

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The New York Times has an interesting article, Just Manic Enough: Seeking Perfect Entrepreneurs, about Seth Priebatsch, founder of local mobile gaming startup Scvngr. It also features commentary from local VC Paul Maeder at Highland Capital Partners. The article is mostly a look inside the life and mind of Seth Priebatsch. On the plus side, [...]

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A Perfect Marriage: TurningArt and Vizit/Isabella Products

Vizit Digital Picture Frame from Isabella Products

I checked out the September Mass Innovation Night #MIN18 and saw some cool products. The best was Vizit from Isabella Products. They had a good pitch and a great product that solves a 10-year old problem. Digital Photo Frame Problem Solved Vizit is a digital photo frame like you’ve seen and heard about for the [...]

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Startup Lesson: “VC-Funded Startups Have Time to Dick Around”

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The most interesting part of the 27th Web Innovators meeting in Boston was the panel discussion on “Self-Funded Success Stories.” Laura Fitton, the Founder/CEO of oneforty did a great job moderating a panel discussion with Steve Conine, Co-Founder of CSN Stores, David Hauser, Co-Founder of Grasshopper, and Todd Garland, Founder of BuySellAds. All three guys [...]

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WebInno27 Best Startup: TurningArt

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The 27th Web Innovators meeting in Boston was another great networking night with some interesting companies. I thought the best startup was TurningArt. They essentially provide a Netflix service for artwork from new artists. Both the idea and the implementation are great. But I must admit I was a little disappointed when I realized that [...]

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