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by wfrick 13y ago
Related to this, I do think the question of what should or shouldn't be legal is a bit of a separate question. Of which this data is only one part. (to be transparent, I'm the author of the post)
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by wfrick 13y ago
The "matter" framing is borrowed from the paper, which has a nuanced defense of the criteria http://www.kauffman.org/uploadedFiles/DownLoadableResources/...
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by wfrick 13y ago
I believe Redstar is too.
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by wfrick 14y ago
*particular
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by wfrick 14y ago
The advice about cloning a regulated startup is wise in that meeting a certain set of regulatory requirements can be a great differentiator. That said, the specific experience, network, and skill set required by a team to crack a particular
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by wfrick 14y ago
Big raise from these guys. Plus they've lowered their processing rates to 0%. It's a race not only against other mobile payment startups, but also against the Walmarts and Targets of the world.
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by wfrick 14y ago
This question totally misses the importance of so many open source projects as platforms for other developers to build on top of.
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by wfrick 14y ago
I welcome efforts to help small business owners, but we shouldn't pretend that small business in general drives the economy. The huge jobs and productivity growth that we associate with startups comes from a very small % of disruptive compa
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by wfrick 14y ago
I'm biased as I'm a writer covering Boston, but it's worth noting that New York's rise is tilted in the direction of a specific area: internet/mobile startups. But if you look at other innovation sectors like healthcare, energy, robotics, e
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by wfrick 14y ago
Pinning Facebook's IPO problems on VC seems like a pretty big stretch.
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by wfrick 14y ago
For me, exercise is key. If I get in 30+min of exercise after work it's like hitting the reset button on my energy and I can squeeze out another couple hours of productivity.
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by wfrick 14y ago
Good piece, with major implications for public policy. Encouraging more people to go into startups is great, but funding more R&D (especially in energy) is crucial as well. Also, Steven Johnson's Where Good Ideas Come From makes this ca
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by wfrick 14y ago
I file this one under Wrong But Interesting. There's still a ton we need to do in terms of innovation for prosperity, notably in medicine and energy. And I think we're in the early stages of seeing total disruption of social organization (o
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by wfrick 14y ago
A lot of bitterness on behalf of the author against, essentially, people who don't have kids and choose to spend more of their time coding. Sure we don't want to drive people over the edge by encouraging everyone everywhere to work all the
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by wfrick 14y ago
As long as the RIAA still supports draconian copyright, a little nod toward innovation doesn't mean much.
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by wfrick 14y ago
Agreed. People love to focus on the failures of government while ignoring its role in developing technologies we rely on every day.
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What City Should You Live In? Let the Data Decide(bostinno.com)
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Raising Your Seed Round From Your Trust Fund(bostinno.com)
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Open textbook startup raises $8 million, amidst lawsuit from major publishers(bostinno.com)
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Question: What do economists generally know that CEOs don't, and vice versa?
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Are Entrepreneurs Delusional? Optimism vs. Reality in Startups(bostinno.com)
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Why I’m Bullish On First-Time Entrepreneurs(bostinno.com)
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Why We Need More Credential-Seeking Consultants and I-Bankers in Startups(bostinno.com)
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by wfrick 15y ago
From a societal point of view, I'm a bit troubled. It's an encouraging trend that high talent individuals who would have gone into finance or consulting are considering startups. Should we really be turning them away? That said, I certainly
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Think Hiring a Ruby Developer is Hard? Try Staffing a Nuclear Reactor Startup(bostinno.com)
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Senate Passes JOBS Act to Ease Access to Capital for Startups(bostinno.com)
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How the MIT Energy Club is Taking Over the World(bostinno.com)
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Go Big or Get Married: Single CEOs Take More Risk [Study](bostinno.com)
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