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What Makes Boston's Start-Up Scene Special?

Seeing Both Sides  Nov 03 09

(follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bussgang) A few weeks ago, Fred Wilson posted a presentation he delivered on What Makes the NYC Start-Up Scene Special. I was inspired to deliver a similar presentation today to a group of Harvard Business... Full story...

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A Lost Generation of Entrepreneurs?

Seeing Both Sides  Jan 27 10

I've been worrying lately that we are suffering from a lost generation of entrepreneurs. That was my first reaction when I read what Sequoia's Doug Leone said a few weeks ago about innovation and age at a recent talk with.

The Five Domains of High Performance

Seeing Both Sides  Jan 18 10

I'm pleased to have a guest blog post by Kevin Oakes, CEO of my portfolio company i4cp (the Institute for Corporate Productivity) and a leading thinker in leadership and high performance.

Why Invest in oneforty and the Real-Time Web?

Seeing Both Sides  Jan 14 10

Today's announcement of our investment in oneforty is a useful prompt to talk about why I'm a big believer (and now investor) in the real-time Web.

Where Have All The Good Mentors Gone (from Boston)?

Seeing Both Sides  Jan 10 10

I confess to being a Shrek fan. My kids made me (well, sort of) buy the music CD to Shrek 2 and my favorite song on that CD is the Jennifer Saunders song - "Holding Out For A Hero".

Why Do VCs Blog (and Tweet)?

Seeing Both Sides  Jan 05 10

For decades, the venture capital industry was like a Yale Secret Society - very clubby, discrete and opaque.

Trust, But Verify

Seeing Both Sides  Dec 03 09

A lot has been written in the last week about the scandal at Canopy Financial, a venture-backed, high-flying start-up that attracted $75 million in capital at increasingly higher prices from top-tier firms, only to come crashing down in a dust.

Time for Massachusetts to Pass Education Reform

Seeing Both Sides  Nov 14 09

I've been blogging for five years about the start-up, innovation economy and I almost never write about politics.

What Makes Boston's Start-Up Scene Special? - video

Seeing Both Sides  Nov 11 09

Here's the video from the talk I gave at HBS on what makes the Boston start-up scene special.

What Makes Boston's Start-Up Scene Special?

Seeing Both Sides  Nov 03 09

(follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bussgang) A few weeks ago, Fred Wilson posted a presentation he delivered on What Makes the NYC Start-Up Scene Special.

The VC Gender Gap - Are VCs Sexist?

Seeing Both Sides  Oct 05 09

I find the preponderance of males in VC an annoying and stubborn phenomenon. When I first entered the start-up game as an entrepreneur in the mid 1990s, I didn't think much of the "VC gender gap" as there were plenty.



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