Jan 11, 2017
Ben Littauer travelled an unlikely path from philosophy to communications technology. He brings to life the exciting turns in his careers as founder and angel investor. In his light-hearted style, Ben provides a thoughtful tour of Boston’s angel scene in this episode that ranges over many topics including equity crowdfunding. In particular, he explains what leads founders to make the worst fund-raising mistake of all. The philosopher’s clarity of thought and the engineer’s practicality are in evidence.
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Topics on this podcast:
Fundraising
Equity Crowdfunding
Angel Investing in New England
Cornell University
Harvard Law School
Baranof Software
Walnut Venture Associates, Boston Harbor Angels, Launchpad, Comparison & Contrast
The Capital Network
Mass Challenge
Connection between Coding & Philosophy
COBOL
BBN, Lotus, Lotus 123, Sun Microsystems
ARPANET
MS Excel
VisiCalc, Bob Frankston
Mitch Kapor
Symantec
UNIX
Oracle
Java
MS-DOS, Notework
LAN, Local Area Network, Ethernet, Bob Metcalfe
EMA, Electronic Messaging Association
Paul Graham, Y Combinator
Michael Mark
Babson College
Christopher Mirabile, Ham Lord
Angel Treaty
Boston vs. Silicon Valley
CIC, Cambridge Innovation Center
Kickstarter, Indiegogo
JOBS Act, Reg CF
WeFunder, Mike Norman
NetCapital, Troupe Jewelery, Kitsy Lane