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At Koa Labs, we love start-ups. And we really love the start-up community in Cambridge, Mass. We think Cambridge is the best place in the US to create and grow new Internet, info-tech and biotech companies. On this blog, Koa Labs founder Andy Palmer and others their share ideas, insights, and practical advice to help founders and first-time CEOs build better start-ups. How to get funded. How to work the ecosystem to get unfair competitive advantage. How to remain independent as long as possible. How to have fun doing all this while working insanely hard. Please let us know what else you’d like to read about. See you around Harvard Square.-
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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Women Start-Up Leaders in Boston/Cambridge
My friend Julia Austin recently forwarded me a link on a study conducted by the National Center for Women & Information Technology – link to the study is here. It’s a great study that caused me to think about my … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Entrepreneurship, Founders, Start-Ups
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Culture Matters: Facebook CIO talks about how well Vertica, Facebook people mesh
Every once in a while, as a entrepreneur, there are these moments of overwhelming pride and satisfaction that make all the sacrifice, risk and anxiety worthwhile. I had one of these moments listening to Tim Campos – the CIO @ … Continue reading
Posted in Analytics, Big Data, Enterprise Software, Entrepreneurship, Founders, Information Technology, Innovation, Start-Ups, Uncategorized
Tagged Big Data, CIO, Facebook, HP, Vertica
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System Password Management: JUST DO IT.
It’s December 2013. Do you know where your system access credentials are? The cloud and Internet services have developed quickly. Many providers and services are antiquated in how they handle password repositories – and they’re even further behind in implementing … Continue reading
Posted in Enterprise Software, Information Technology, Start-Ups
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Finding a Great Lawyer for Your Start-Up
Given the optimism in start-up circles these days, you don’t need much to start a new company – usually just a strong mission, an AWS account and some Diet Coke. However, one of the few essentials is a great lawyer … Continue reading
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