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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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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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