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Matt Lauzon

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FORTUNE -- Matt Lauzon last year stepped down as CEO of Gemvara, the Boston-based online retailer of customizable fine jewelry that he had co-founded back in 2006. Today he has resurfaced as an entrepreneur-in-residence with venture capital firm Matrix Partners.

I reached out to discuss the move with Lauzon, and an edited transcript of our conversation is below:

Fortune: You had talks about becoming an entrepreneur-in-residence with several VC firms, before settling on Matrix. What interested you in the position, generally speaking?

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