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18 Sep

Would Boston Harbor Angels Have Invested in Theranos: the Answer is, No

By Ziad H. MoukheiberPresident Boston Harbor Angels

Listening and reading about Theranos, I ask myself would Boston Harbor Angels have invested in the company?

The simple answer is no!

It is easy to say that in retrospect, however, there are some simple and fundamental reason why the group would have most likely passed on the deal.

The group invests in many companies that don’t make it or struggle but the culture of BHA leads me to say that Theranos would have not been funded by Boston Harbor Angels and this is why:

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25 Feb

Celebrating 15 Years

Boston Harbor Angels celebrates its 15th anniversary as one of the leading angel investing groups in the U.S. The group was founded in 2004 by Mic Williams and has registered some very large exits with companies such as Carbonite, SmartCells, RetroSense Therapeutics, and Corbus Pharmaceuticals.

Ziad Moukheiber, current President and CEO of Boston Harbor Angels, shared, “We are very lucky to be in Boston, but to also have such a great deal flow from around the country and Canada. […]

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11 May

Boston Harbor Angels Attend Red Sox Game

Members of the Boston Harbor Angels attended the Boston Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners game on Friday, May 10, 2019 at Boston’s Fenway Park. The event was a collaboration between Boston Harbor Angels and The Boston Harbor Group.

The Boston Red Sox Welcome for Boston Harbor Angels and The Boston Harbor Group

The Boston Red Sox were victorious, beating the Seattle Mariners 14-1. Congrats!

About The Boston Harbor GroupOur mission is to understand you and your priorities. To take the time, to […]

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30 Jun

Chef’s Table

Boston Harbor Angel members, Ziad Moukheiber and David Powsner, are the hosts of Failure – the Podcast, a podcast about about business failures, focusing on startups and emerging companies.
Restaurants fail. Often. Ever wondered why? We did. So we invited Peter Agostinelli, former executive chef at the award-winning Bedford Village Inn, to dinner. Being foodies, ourselves, it was hard keeping the conversation on target, but we persevered. Join the team from Failure – The Podcast as we explore the wonderful […]

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17 Jun

Some Guys Have all the Luck

Boston Harbor Angel members, Ziad Moukheiber and David Powsner, are the hosts of Failure – the Podcast, a podcast about about business failures, focusing on startups and emerging companies.
Some guys have all the luck. Some, not so much. How does our guest, Tony Coufal, fare in that regard? You decide. Tony, a serial entrepreneur from Puerto Rico, has be conned by more investors than most people will meet in a lifetime. Still he’s survived — actually, thrived. Join the […]

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16 Jun

An MIT Party!

Boston Harbor Angel members, Ziad Moukheiber and David Powsner, are the hosts of Failure – the Podcast, a podcast about about business failures, focusing on startups and emerging companies.
Every Spring, the MIT Enterprise Forum celebrates the entrepreneurship community. Startups from around the globe are invited to a 500+ attendee party to pitch their products, speak with potential business partners and customers. More importantly, they come to relax and celebrate. Join the team from Failure – The Podcast in an […]

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14 Jun

This Guy has Worked with Them All

Boston Harbor Angel members, Ziad Moukheiber and David Powsner, are the hosts of Failure – the Podcast, a podcast about about business failures, focusing on startups and emerging companies.
Polaroid. Deloitte. Xerox. BigEd.com. All failures. (Well, maybe not Deloitte or Xerox, but still …) And our guest had worked with them all. Coincidence? Nah…..
Join us in a discussion with management consultant extraordinaire John Stempeck, of Avalon Associates, for a raucous tour of some of the iconic businesses of the late […]

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28 May

Virtual Reality is a Failure … ? Probably Not.

Boston Harbor Angel members, Ziad Moukheiber and David Powsner, are the hosts of Failure – the Podcast, a podcast about about business failures, focusing on startups and emerging companies.
Virtual reality, … augmented reality, … mixed reality, … oh my! Is this just more hype from the tech industry, or is there really something to this? Grand View Research says that the market for virtual reality and alternative reality (VR/AR) was just under $1B in 2016 and predicts that it […]

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18 May

To MBA or not to MBA. That is the Question.

Boston Harbor Angel members, Ziad Moukheiber and David Powsner, are the hosts of Failure – the Podcast, a podcast about about business failures, focusing on startups and emerging companies.
What’s the value of an MBA when it comes to starting a business? And, how about a Harvard (a/k/a “Havahd”) MBA? Is that icing on the entrepreneurship cake — or, just some more B.S.? Join the team from Failure – The Podcast and judge for yourself, as we engage a Harvard […]

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12 May

The Pros from Dover

Boston Harbor Angel members, Ziad Moukheiber and David Powsner, are the hosts of Failure – the Podcast, a podcast about about business failures, focusing on startups and emerging companies.
Jack of all spades. Master of none. Sometimes an enterprise — whether a startup or a multinational — can’t or shouldn’t try to do everything. Product design for example.
If a company’s forte is … say … farm equipment, it ought think twice before getting into the […]

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