23Nov
15Nov
Polaroid. The long, slow demise of a tech giant.
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. In episode two, Moukheiber, Powsner, and Mark Thirman chat with Sam Liggero, a former Polaroid executive and, now, a professor at Tufts University. Tune in >>
21Oct
AirPrint Networks, felled by the Great Recession?
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. In episode one, Moukheiber and Powsner have a discussion with Airprint’s founder, Mark Thirman. Tune in >>
20Oct
Failure – the Podcast
Boston Harbor Angel members Ziad Moukheiber and David Powsner release Failure - the Podcast, a podcast about about business failures, focusing on startups and emerging companies. Listen now >>
01Oct
Applying for Angel Funding- Part 1: An Angel’s Perspective: Hub Angels, Launchpad, Golden Seeds & Boston Harbor Angels give their perspectives
Member David Kessler representing Boston Harbor Angels at this interactive session on Tuesday, October 3! Applying for Angel Funding- Part 1: An Angel’s Perspective. Read more >>
16Aug
What Are Investors Looking For?
The following post is from Antonette Ho, Group Operations Manager at Boston Harbor Angels. Original post can be found here >> As fundraising is an area that entrepreneurs often have questions about, the Summer Venture Program invited three investors to share their side of the story. We were privileged to have Natalie Bartlett of General Catalyst/Rough Draft Ventures; Ziad Moukheiber, CEO of Boston Harbor Angels; and Jason Frishman, Founder of NetCapital provide their insights. The three panelists represented “Investors of All...
29Jul
Female CEOs get only 3% of venture capital money
One of the study's coauthors, Candida Brush of Babson College, pointed out that there's nothing indicating men are more capable of running successful businesses. Brush said they ran an additional test comparing the companies with female CEOs (there were 183) to companies in similar industries run by men. They found that the women CEOs were equally as likely to stay in business and have a positive exit as their male counterparts. Read more >>
26Jul
Women-led U.S. startups attract just fraction of venture money
In the new study, researchers examined nearly 7,000 U.S. companies that received venture capital between 2011 and 2013. They then identified companies with women on their executive team. Just why women-led companies were recipient of less venture capital raised questions about the industry's inner workings, said co-author Candida Brush, a professor of entrepreneurship at Babson College in Massachusetts. Read more >>
19Jul
Newton resident receives AEP designation
The Bulfinch Group has announced that Newton resident Martin Lowenthal has received the designation of Accredited Estate Planner, a graduate level specialization in estate planning. There are 2,000 such designees nationwide and just over 100 in the Commonwealth. Read more >>
07Jun