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No

by Ben Saren on Feb Tue, 2010 in Entrepreneurship

Do you remember the first time you heard the word “no?” I doubt it. I certainly don’t. It’s a word we here often, daily perhaps, even more. Especially as children, we learn the word “no” almost immediately. “No” is a word we will hear for the rest of our lives. But very rarely is “no” [...]

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Entrepreneurial Lessons in 2009

Entrepreneurial Lessons in 2009

by Ben Saren on Jan Sat, 2010 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship

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2009, you sucked! Good riddance to you! That was a horrible year that I just get sick thinking about. As it pertains business matters, it all started in late 2008, the second half of September to be precise, when the economy tanked. The entire country panicked, and the global economy didn’t respond [...]

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Four Years

Four Years

by Ben Saren on Oct Fri, 2009 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship, startups

Today is a special day for CitySquares. It was four years ago today that Bob and I launched the CitySquares.com website. We launched it with only 7 neighborhoods: Porter, Davis, Harvard, Central, Kendall, Union, and Inman. We actually held a launch party in Davis Square, invited local businesses, residents, artists, musicians and others to come [...]

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Angels are Good, Right?

Angels are Good, Right?

by Ben Saren on Oct Sun, 2009 in Entrepreneurship, startups

Finally, someone is calling attention to those angel investor groups who charge entrepreneurs unfair amounts of money to pitch to them, and it’s not someone with a small microphone or with no following. Jason Calacanis has announced a “jihad”, as it seems, and is stirring things up. This topic is not a new one for many [...]

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The Anatomy of an Entrepreneur

The Anatomy of an Entrepreneur

by Ben Saren on Sep Wed, 2009 in Entrepreneurship

There’s been a bit of buzz in entrepreneurial communities about a recently released study released from The Kauffman Foundation titled, “The Anatomy of an Entrepreneur.” It’s available here. It’s worth the read. Entrepreneurs of all shapes and sizes will identify with some of the statistics, and find some quite surprising. It’s a decent report from [...]

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Decisions, Decisions

Decisions, Decisions

by Ben Saren on Sep Tue, 2009 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship

Ah, decisions decisions. They never end in life, unless you just decide to spend your life as a lump on a log. But even then you still have to make decisions, starting with “I’m going to be a lump on a log.” If, however, you’ve chosen a life beyond lumping on a log, your life [...]

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When the Going Get Tough…

When the Going Get Tough…

by Ben Saren on Jul Wed, 2009 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship

I’m posting this blog entry in two ways – video and the usual text blog entry. I thought I’d try this out and see how it goes. Please let me know your thoughts on all this, I’d love to hear from ya. Video is below, followed by the text.
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No doubt life is [...]

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Passion

Passion

by Ben Saren on Jun Sat, 2009 in Entrepreneurship, Pop Culture, Videos

My first video blog. I think I’m going to start doing this more often. This is also a sort of response to Aaron Irizarry’s video entry, in which he also included me in his wrap up.

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Your Entrepreneurial Spawn

Your Entrepreneurial Spawn

by Ben Saren on Apr Mon, 2009 in Entrepreneurship

Recently I found myself going through a bit of a ‘thing’ – in a good way. Certain forces within the confines of the CitySquares fortress have forced me to think about some exciting opportunities on the road ahead, as well as some challenges that I’ve never had to face before. And just as I’ve had [...]

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The Founder’s Quandary

The Founder’s Quandary

by Ben Saren on Mar Sat, 2009 in Entrepreneurship, startups

After three and a half years running CitySquares, and after an additional six years running another company prior to CitySquares, I’ve learned quite a bit about starting a business and growing it. I had a bit of an epiphany a few days – I realized that I am in a quandary, caught between a rock [...]

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