Comments on: Boston Next Hot Start Up Town

By: Claire Wadlington

Claire Wadlington — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:18:54 +0000

so many of my favorite people in this post! I love the constant overlap which is part of a vibrant community. I go to Fresh Tilled Soil’s website and get a Blueleaf case study. (In my mind, John Prendergast is one of the faces of the “lean startup” movement in Boston.) Laura Fitton is such a great booster of the developer community, other startups and TechStars. Both Jules Pieri and Laura have a great investor base which speaks volumes about their businesses and their personal approaches. And Jeff, I am an avid Swaptree “swapper” – great to see you at the helm.

By: dealsbennett

dealsbennett — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:14:02 +0000

John – Thanks for the comment.

By: John Prendergast

John Prendergast — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:18:25 +0000

Jeff thanks for the kind mention.

We think its a great time to be entrepreneurs in Boston.

Thankfully people like you, who’ve been participating in early financings for some time, are bringing new investors into the fold and thinking more aggressively about doing investing.

As a result, angel and seed funding is becoming more accessible in Boston (we just raised an oversubscribed angel round mostly locally).

That coupled with a vibrant community of entrepreneurs and abundant talent makes it a fantastic place to build a company.

By: Brian Carr

Brian Carr — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:26:26 +0000

Jeff —

Great post. And let’s not forget that Facebook started in a dorm room here. Also great to see the award-winning innovators at MITX awards last night. Cheers to Gemvara for winning their category, a site that launched in February and has already taken off. Gotta love those Babson grads.
Definitely a fun time in Boston, we’ve got some things up our sleeves here at Ave100 for a Sept. launch that should be fun, we’ll keep you advised!

Cheers, b

By: Lerry Gennari

Lerry Gennari — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:35:21 +0000

Jeff, comments are spot on, as usual—Boston always has had the unique ability to reinvent itself and adapt to changing market conditions —(Remember the 1996 book “Regional Advantage” by Annalee Saxenian re: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and 128)– Difference now is efforts are buoyed by active and vibrant angel community–powerful stuff!

By: Jules Pieri

Jules Pieri — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:03:37 +0000

OK Jeff…you can say you spotted us first…but last night we (Daily Grommet) won the Best of Category for Innovative Business Strategy at the MITX Technology awards. You have an eye for promising companies, clearly! Thanks for including us in this list, and for your enduring encouragement and help.

By: dealsbennett

dealsbennett — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:19:06 +0000

Thanks Israel. I love your “change the world” spirit. There are many of us just like this. Pretty cool!

By: Israel Ganot

Israel Ganot — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:57:30 +0000

Jeff, thanks for the Gazelle mention. Ever since I moved back to Boston (from the Bay Area) in 2006, I’ve been on a personal mission to help build the next generation of innovative, entrepreneurial, consumer businesses in the Boston area. It is so gratifying to see things coming together on so many fronts, and I look forward to getting more involved in the local business community and help leverage New England’s unique pool of talent, ideas, and investors.

By: dealsbennett

dealsbennett — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:31:44 +0000

Laura it is great to be part of oneforty. Love your passion and commitment! Great space. Lets keep it going!

By: Laura @Pistachio Fitton

Laura @Pistachio Fitton — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:26:32 +0000

thanks Jeff. it’s been a fun and wild ride, and we’re truly all just getting started at it…

thanks for being a part of oneforty and a part of it all.