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Starting up in boston
The document outlines the career journey and accomplishments of r. sean lindsay in the tech startup ecosystem, detailing his educational background and various roles in high-tech companies from 1997 to 2007. It emphasizes his involvement in startup mentoring, funding, and acquiring, with a focus on the Boston tech scene and resources available for entrepreneurs. Additionally, it presents advice on entrepreneurship, highlighting the importance of learning, mentorship, and collaboration.
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- 2. 1. Startups asa career 2. Resources in Boston 3. Getting started
- 4. • 1997 –Boston University – BS/MS in Computer Eng
- 5. • 1997 –Boston University – BS/MS in Computer Eng • 1997 – C|bridge – Senior Consultant (eventual IPO)
- 6. • 1997 –Boston University – BS/MS in Computer Eng • 1997 – C|bridge – Senior Consultant (eventual IPO) • 1998 – Novera – Senior Engineer (acquired)
- 7. • 1997 –Boston University – BS/MS in Computer Eng • 1997 – C|bridge – Senior Consultant (eventual IPO) • 1998 – Novera – Senior Engineer (acquired) • 2000 – Epesi – Chief Architect
- 8. • 1997 –Boston University – BS/MS in Computer Eng • 1997 – C|bridge – Senior Consultant (eventual IPO) • 1998 – Novera – Senior Engineer (acquired) • 2000 – Epesi – Chief Architect • 2001 – Upromise – Tech Lead (eventually acquired)
- 9. • 1997 –Boston University – BS/MS in Computer Eng • 1997 – C|bridge – Senior Consultant (eventual IPO) • 1998 – Novera – Senior Engineer (acquired) • 2000 – Epesi – Chief Architect • 2001 – Upromise – Tech Lead (eventually acquired) • 2002 – BEA – Tech Lead (eventually acquired)
- 10. • 1997 –Boston University – BS/MS in Computer Eng • 1997 – C|bridge – Senior Consultant (eventual IPO) • 1998 – Novera – Senior Engineer (acquired) • 2000 – Epesi – Chief Architect • 2001 – Upromise – Tech Lead (eventually acquired) • 2002 – BEA – Tech Lead (eventually acquired) • 2004 – PanGo – Chief Architect (acquired)
- 11. • 1997 –Boston University – BS/MS in Computer Eng • 1997 – C|bridge – Senior Consultant (eventual IPO) • 1998 – Novera – Senior Engineer (acquired) • 2000 – Epesi – Chief Architect • 2001 – Upromise – Tech Lead (eventually acquired) • 2002 – BEA – Tech Lead (eventually acquired) • 2004 – PanGo – Chief Architect (acquired) • 2007 – Flybridge – Technical Advisor
- 12. • 1997 –Boston University – BS/MS in Computer Eng • 1997 – C|bridge – Senior Consultant (eventual IPO) • 1998 – Novera – Senior Engineer (acquired) • 2000 – Epesi – Chief Architect • 2001 – Upromise – Tech Lead (eventually acquired) • 2002 – BEA – Tech Lead (eventually acquired) • 2004 – PanGo – Chief Architect (acquired) • 2007 – Flybridge – Technical Advisor • 2007 – Viximo – Co-Founder & CTO
- 13. • 1997 –Boston University – BS/MS in Computer Eng • 1997 – C|bridge – Senior Consultant (eventual IPO) • 1998 – Novera – Senior Engineer (acquired) • 2000 – Epesi – Chief Architect • 2001 – Upromise – Tech Lead (eventually acquired) • 2002 – BEA – Tech Lead (eventually acquired) • 2004 – PanGo – Chief Architect (acquired) • 2007 – Flybridge – Technical Advisor • 2007 – Viximo – Co-Founder & CTO • Founder Mentors, TechStars, MassChallenge Advisor to StarStreet, Boundless, HelpScout, Nimbit, etc.
- 15. 13 hightech companies raised $$$
- 16. 13 hightech companies raised $$$ 10 high tech companies acquired
- 17. 13 hightech companies raised $$$ 10 high tech companies acquired 2 investment funds opened
- 18. 13 hightech companies raised $$$ 10 high tech companies acquired 2 investment funds opened 2 high tech company completed IPOs
- 19. 13 hightech companies raised $$$ 10 high tech companies acquired 2 investment funds opened 2 high tech company completed IPOs … in the last 30 days * From VentureFizz VC Funding & M&A Activity, March 2012
- 20. 19 hightech companies raised $$$ 11 high tech companies acquired 2 high tech companies filed for IPOs 1 high tech company completed IPO … in the last 30 days * From VentureFizz VC Funding & M&A Activity, September 2011
- 24. Is your regiona great place to start a company? Boston New York San Francisco 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% * From Mark Peter Davis survey summary 2010
- 25. Is finding earlystage capital appropriately easy in your region? Boston New York San Francisco 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% * From Mark Peter Davis survey summary 2010
- 26. Is your regionan affordable place to start a company? Boston New York San Francisco 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% * From Mark Peter Davis survey summary 2010
- 27. Average positive repliesover 7 key questions Boston New York San Francisco 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% * From Mark Peter Davis survey summary 2010
- 28. I’m about tostart doing some shameless name dropping
- 29. News & Information Organizations • Boston Innovation • MIT Entrepreneurship Ctr • Scott Kirsner, Globe • Dart Boston • Greenhorn Connect • StayInMA • VentureFizz • NCIAA • MassHighTech / BBJ • MITX • Xconomy • MIT Enterprise Forum • Startup Digest • Boston World Partnership • Mass Innovation … and countless others …
- 30. Events Co-working Spaces • WebInno • DogPatch Labs (Kendall Square) • Intrepid Labs (Kendall Square) • Dart Family Dinners • Cambridge Co-working Center • Open Coffee (Kendall Square) • Founder Dialogues • MassChallenge (South Boston) • WorkBar (Boston) • Startup Weekend • Geek Offices (Inman Square) • Lean Startup Challenge • Companies sharing space: • Mobile Monday • Viximo (Davis Square) • Backupify (Central Square) • Countless developer • Bocoup Loft (South Boston) groups, peer • BzzAgent (Boston) groups, conferences, presen • Grasshopper (Needham) tations … and countless others …
- 31. Bloggers, Twitter Accelerators, Mentors • Dharmesh Shah, Hubspot • TechStars • David Skok, Matrix • Fred Destin, Atlas • MassChallenge • Jeff Bussgang, Flybridge • Startup School • Bijan Sabet, Spark • Lee Hower, NextView • MIT Enterprise Forum • Rob Go, NextView • MIT Venture Mentoring • Micah Rosenbloom, Novophage Service • Tom Eismann, Harvard • Brian Balfour, Boundless • Founder Mentors • Matt Douglas, Punchbowl • TiE Boston • Ty Danco, Angel • MITX … and countless others …
- 32. Super Connectors Investors • VC Associates/Principals • Angels • Dayna Grayson, Northbridge • John Landry • Matt Witheiler, Flybridge • Joe Caruso • Dustin Dolginow, Atlas • Dharmesh Shah • Victoria Song, Flybridge • Seed Funds • Startup Vets • NextView • David Cancel, Hubspot • Founder Collective • Nabeel Hyatt, Zynga Boston • Common Angels • Dharmesh Shah, Hubspot • Project 11 • Dave Balter, BzzAgent • Quick Start VC Investments • Karl Büttner, MassChallenge • Spark • Katie Rae, TechStars • General Catalyst • Power Networkers • Charles River • Cort Johnson, Dart Boston • Loads of VCs • Paul Hlatky, Greenhorn Connect • Matrix, Highland, Flybridge, Spark, North • Brian Balfour, Boundless bridge, Atlas, Greylock, Polaris, General • Matt Lauzon, Gemvara Catalyst, Sigma, Prism, etc. • Josh Bob, Textaraunt … and countless others …
- 33. Take a longview
- 34. Don’t worry aboutfailing …
- 35. Don’t worry aboutfailing … Don’t pre-optimize for success …
- 36. Don’t worry aboutfailing … Don’t pre-optimize for success … It’s okay to work for someone else …
- 37. Don’t worry aboutfailing … Don’t pre-optimize for success … It’s okay to work for someone else … People you work with are critical …
- 38. Don’t worry aboutfailing … Don’t pre-optimize for success … It’s okay to work for someone else … People you work with are critical … Gather highest quality mentors …
- 39. Don’t worry aboutfailing … Focus on LEARNING Don’t pre-optimize for success … Optimize for LEARNING It’s okay to work for someone else … Lots to be LEARNED People you work with are critical … Share their LEARNING Gather highest quality mentors … Accelerate your LEARNING
- 40. 1. Sign Up 2. Read Up 3. Get Out (5 minutes) (2 hours) (6 hours) OnStartups Dart Family Dinner GreenhornConnect David Skok WebInno VentureFizz Lee Hower Founder Dialgoues Jeff Bussgang BostInno Rob Go Co-working Space
- 41. 1. Startups asa career 2. Resources in Boston 3. Getting started
- 42. Sean Lindsay @rseanlindsay http://seanlindsay.com Bitly Bundle of Links: http://bitly.com/rrEJaR h/t Jay Neely, Don Dodge, Rob Go, Jon O’Shaughnessy