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What Makes Boston's Start-Up Scene Special?

04 Nov 2009. Source: Seeing Both Sides.
(follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bussgang) A few weeks ago, Fred Wilson posted a presentation he delivered on What Makes the NYC Start-Up Scene Special. I was inspired to deliver a similar presentation today to a group of Harvard Business School students who are interested in entrepreneurship in Boston. There's been alot of chatter in the community about a start-up renaissance in Boston.  Don Dodge of Microsoft had a great post listing out all the amazing start-up resources in the Boston community that's worth reviewing as well. I'll post the video as well in the coming days so folks can hear the voice over.  Yahoo's ex-president (and fellow HBS EIR) Susan Decker was there...
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