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bussgang
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An entrepreneur turned VC, HBS professor, Dad.
Interests: Baseball (Red Sox diehard), politics (free-market Democrat, progressive policy wonk, The Alliance for Business Leadership), education reform (Facing History and Ourselves)
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Reminder: Seeing Both Sides is at a New Location
I just posted a new blog on Product Market fit and it reminded me to remind you that my blog moved a ways back to Seeing Both Sides so if you're still getting email notifications for Boston VC Blog you... Continue reading
Posted Jun 10, 2019 at Seeing Both Sides
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Starting Your StartUp Career: The Rocket Ship Startup List
New graduates should jump on board one of these high flying companies and go along for the ride Graduating students hungry to dive into the startup community around the world (aka StartUpLand) often struggle to select the right, specific opportunity... Continue reading
Posted May 19, 2019 at Seeing Both Sides
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Lean Startups and the Blockchain
In my blockchain investment work (we have invested in six early-stage projects, including bloXroute, Enigma, FalconX, NEX and two stealth projects), I have been struck by the fact that decades of progress on applying the scientific method to entrepreneurship (e.g.,... Continue reading
Posted Nov 16, 2018 at Seeing Both Sides
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Startup Career Launching List - 2018
Posted Apr 26, 2018 at Seeing Both Sides
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Your First Startup Job
Posted Oct 24, 2017 at Seeing Both Sides
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The Summer of Initial Coin Offerings
Note: my blog has moved to www.seeingbothsides.com. Also, check out www.jeffbussgang.com to see my new book, Entering StartUpLand, which ships on October 10th. Goldman Sachs and CB Insights recently reported that startups have raised over $1 billion in Initial Coin... Continue reading
Posted Aug 28, 2017 at Seeing Both Sides
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Investing in Women Entrepreneurs
Flybridge is pleased to announce the creation of XFactor Ventures, a $3m women-focused micro-seed fund. You can read more about it here: My Medium post My partner, Chip's, Medium post TechCrunch If you are interested in submitting a business plan,... Continue reading
Posted Jul 12, 2017 at Seeing Both Sides
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Announcing a New General Partner at Flybridge
I am thrilled to welcome Jesse Middleton to the Flybridge family. Jesse is joining us as a General Partner to help lead our NYC office. This hire is a big deal for us. Jesse is the first General Partner we’ve... Continue reading
Posted Jun 20, 2016 at Seeing Both Sides
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Growth vs. Profitability
I have a new post on my newly designed blog: Growth vs. Profitability and Venture Returns. A reporter from BostInno tweeted that the blog post should have been titled: Profitability isn't cool. You know what's cool? Venture returns. seeingbothsides.com/2016/05/16/gro… via... Continue reading
Posted May 17, 2016 at Seeing Both Sides
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Updated Blog - Seeing Both Sides
I've moved out of the dark ages and (finally) shifted from Typepad to WordPress. I will keep this blog site up, but all new posts can be found at Seeing Both Sides. Enjoy! Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2016 at Seeing Both Sides
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Advice to Grads: Join A Winning Startup (v. 2016)
Around this time of year, many students are focused on finding a job in Startup Land and building their careers. If you have your own idea and no one can talk you out of it, that's awesome. But for most... Continue reading
Posted Mar 14, 2016 at Seeing Both Sides
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Why Every Company Needs a Growth Manager
Posted Feb 25, 2016 at Seeing Both Sides
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Sentenai
Posted Jan 21, 2016 at Seeing Both Sides
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New Year, New Fund
As a former entrepreneur, I have always viewed venture capital as a service business. That’s a funny line for many because, historically, VCs are viewed (and at times reviled) as judges or overlords. When we started Flybridge over thirteen years... Continue reading
Posted Jan 12, 2016 at Seeing Both Sides
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Impact Entrepreneurship
Paul Graham sparked a furious debate over the last few days about inequality with his blog post, Economic Inequality. He points out that the focus of the dialog should shift from inequality to combating poverty and providing more economic opportunity.... Continue reading
Posted Jan 6, 2016 at Seeing Both Sides
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Analyzing Boston's Reindeer (Not Unicorns)
Posted Dec 17, 2015 at Seeing Both Sides
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The Secret Weapon to Scaling: Sales Operations
Posted Nov 18, 2015 at Seeing Both Sides
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Your LTV Math is Wrong
There has been a lot of good stuff written over the years on the topic of calculating customer lifetime value (LTV). Thus, it amazes me how many times I discover faulty thinking when I talk to entrepreneurs regarding their LTV... Continue reading
Posted Oct 26, 2015 at Seeing Both Sides
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Humility in Entrepreneurs
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at Seeing Both Sides
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What Makes The Boston Startup Scene Special?
Every fall, I deliver a presentation at Harvard's iLab, open to the community, on what makes the Boston startup scene so special. It has become a nice opportunity to step back and appreciate all the rich resources entrepreneurs have at... Continue reading
Posted Sep 16, 2015 at Seeing Both Sides
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The Playbook for Scale Up Nation
Posted Sep 15, 2015 at Seeing Both Sides
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Giving and Taking in StartUp Land
Posted Aug 11, 2015 at Seeing Both Sides
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Being a Business Leader Amid Historical Events
There was an overwhelming torrent of news last week. The two Supreme Court decisions and the response to the tragic church shooting in South Carolina are among the most indelible events of our time and all three will be memorialized... Continue reading
Posted Jun 29, 2015 at Seeing Both Sides
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The Emotional Co-Founder
Posted Apr 30, 2015 at Seeing Both Sides
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Hacking Immigration - The Global EIR Coalition
Our immigration reform system is broken. That isn't new news. There is now a fix for high-skilled, immigration entrepreneurs that can be implemented TODAY with no legislation required. That is new news. And it has the potential to break through... Continue reading
Posted Apr 16, 2015 at Seeing Both Sides
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