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Defining Success

by Ben Saren on May Wed, 2008 in Entrepreneurship

What is success? How do you define what success is when you’re an entrepreneur? I highly doubt that there is any written definition of entrepreneurial success but I bet it’s a subject of debate in business classes around the world. Mirriam-Webster (still better than Wikipedia for a standard definition) defines success as: 1. obsolete : [...]

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A Good Month, a Good Quarter

by Ben Saren on Jun Fri, 2007 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship

Being that it’s June 29th, the last business day of the month, and the last business day of the 2007 Q2, I must take a moment to reflect on the excitement that I’ve felt today, and through the past 3 months.
Three months ago today, it was the last business day of March, also a Friday. [...]

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TechSpace is Good Space

by Ben Saren on May Wed, 2007 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship

When Citysquares first launched as an idea I was still running Atomic Enterprises. We had an office in downtown Boston, near the Orpheum Theatre and across from the Park Street T station. It was a great location. The office left a lot to be desired though – there were break-ins, fires, junkies lingering outside, criminal [...]

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Citysquares Raises First Round – Now It’s Official

by Ben Saren on Apr Thu, 2007 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship

OK now it’s official, Citysquares has closed our first round. As described in a previous post from last week we raised the money from eCoast Angel Network as well as a couple of angel investors from outside eCoast. I gotta say too, it’s been a total pleasure working with eCoast so far. OK sure, the [...]

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Citysquares: Raising Money

by Ben Saren on Apr Mon, 2007 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship

Well it seems I’ve created quite a stir with some recent job postings. Having posted a few job openings on this here blog, on Citysquares.com, on Craigslist, on Monster.com, what did I expect? I suppose I wasn’t too shy about it either.
Since posting the job openings I’ve received emails from a couple local business publications [...]

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Citysquares is Hiring

Citysquares is Hiring

by Ben Saren on Apr Tue, 2007 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship

Clearly if Citysquares is hiring, something is up right? Well, as much as I want to be 100% transparent and brutally honest, I have to hold back for just a little bit. Conclude what you will, but I will say no more for superstitious reasons, but also to respect the privacy and my relationship with [...]

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For Entrepreneurs: Podcast on Angel Investing

by Ben Saren on Mar Sat, 2007 in Entrepreneurship

I came across this today on Brad Feld’s blog. It’s a Podcast from Colorado Startups‘ David Cohen. It’s a fantastic conversation, about 40 minutes in length, with Brad Feld and Kimbal Musk.
If you’re an entrepreneur looking to raise money, this is very useful; great perspectives.
Click here to listen to the Podcast.

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