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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 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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Seth Godin’s 7 Tips for Startups in a Down Market

by Ben Saren on Feb Wed, 2009 in Entrepreneurship, startups

Seth Godin’s 7 Tips for Startups in a Down Market

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Boston Startups Looking for Office Space

Boston Startups Looking for Office Space

by Ben Saren on Jan Thu, 2009 in startups

Back in May of 2007 CitySquares moved into TechSpace here in Boston’s South End. Unfortunately, TechSpace closed down their Boston location a few months ago. But we’re still here! We, and the other tenants, just have a new landlord. Some things have changed a bit but if one things for certain – the price has [...]

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Getting it Done

Getting it Done

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

This week ADP stated that 693,000 jobs had been lost in the month of December, and the U.S. Department of Labor stated this morning that unemployment has reached 7.2%, a 15-year high. Those are some gigantic numbers – terrifying actually. And the Fed says it’s only going to get worse this quarter, and potentially longer. Is [...]

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Doing What You’re Good At

by Ben Saren on Dec Wed, 2008 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship, startups

Seth Godin posted a nice little piece today, as he frequently does, about passion and expertise in whatever you do. Very timely, as I’ve been facing this very question in the past few weeks.
CitySquares has a tribe member who’s been with us for about a year now. She’s a rock star in so many ways. [...]

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Fight or Flight

by Ben Saren on Nov Sat, 2008 in Entrepreneurship, startups

Everyone is talking about the bad times that are here, how difficult things are and how difficult things are going to get. It’s ugly out there – no doubt about it. As an entrepreneur I have to listen, read, and watch all the headlines, reports, and opinions. It’s also my job to pick and choose [...]

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Balance

by Ben Saren on Oct Mon, 2008 in Entrepreneurship, startups

I made a mistake this weekend – I forgot about balance and paid the price. Actually, it’s not so much that I forgot about it, rather that I neglected to enforce it for myself and I know now that it’s been happening for a while. If there’s one thing that’s certain about these stressful times, [...]

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The Economy: An Opportunity

by Ben Saren on Sep Sun, 2008 in Entrepreneurship, startups

Serial Entrepreneur Jason Calacanis who recently retired from blogging and started, instead, an email newsletter has always been straight-talker. His candor and quick tongue are traits I find in myself that often, like Jason, get me into trouble. If you subscribe to Jason’s newsletter you certainly received his latest. If not, you can find it [...]

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