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    1. Lack of Focus: The Entrepreneur’s Biggest Enemy

      Explore BostInno (Apr 16 2012)

      Today at 11:53 am by Robert Bitting Posted in entrepreneur, Israel, MassChallenge, mobile apps, Music, startup MassChallenge Pin It Guest Blog by Yuval Kaminka (@yuvalkaminka), CEO & Founder of JoyTunes, a 2010 MassChallenge Silver Winner. Working in a startup is sooo much fun. We are fast, lean and mean. We get things done and we are quick to pickup on great opportunities. But how do we know what is an opportunity and what isn’t? How do we know if what we’re working on now is a waste of time or (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   China   Israel   Russia

    2. 4 Tips for Applying to (and Winning) a Startup Accelerator

      Explore BostInno (Apr 5 2012)

      4 Tips for Applying to (and Winning) a Startup Accelerator Posted in advice, Applications, Competition, MassChallenge, Mentors, pitching, Startup Accelerator, succes, tips MassChallenge Pin It A startup accelerator is an opportunity to dramatically increase your network, gain expert advice and mentorship, grow your team, meet with investors and much more. Just applying to an accelerator can improve your startup by challenging you to rethink and articulate your goals – some accelerators even provide expert feedback to entrants who aren’t accepted. Here a (Read Full Article)

    3. Lessons from a Tech Startup: What College Never Taught Me

      Explore BostInno (Mar 23 2012)

      Lessons from a Tech Startup: What College Never Taught Me Disclaimer: I am not implying that I was taught nothing at Emerson College. In fact, I had a great academic experience and learned a whole lot. What I mean is that there are certain things about the “real world” that just can’t be taught in a classroom; certain lessons that can’t quite be taught anywhere, but that you inevitably learn on your own from traveling a very new and different path – in this case, the path of a startup. While I’ve learned enough to write a novella, I’ve narrowed it down (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Boston

    4. My Thesis vs. My Startup: Advice for Student Entrepreneurs

      Explore BostInno (Feb 17 2012)

      My Thesis vs. My Startup: Advice for Student Entrepreneurs Startup legend is full of founders who dropped out of school to pursue their companies, including a couple of big names from Harvard. And last year PayPal co-founder and Facebook investor Peter Thiel launched a foundation to lure students away from college to found their own companies. But the debate between staying in school and skipping to startups obscures a third path taken by many student entrepreneurs: balancing the demands of starting a business while finishing a degree. After interviewin (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Harvard   Facebook   Massachusetts Institute of Technology