Listening to Governor Deval Patrick address a room full of venture capitalists last week, one string of comments bugged the heck out of me. The governor said that CEOs of big tech companies like EMC and Cisco, in comparing Massachusetts entrepreneurs and investors to their California counterparts, have told him that we:
- Are too insular
- Don't give entrepreneurs a second shot after a failure
- Don't network enough.
The "spirit of collaboration is not as robust" here in Massachusetts, the governor said.
I wanted to jump out of my seat. What crusty old doughnut still thinks any of that is true?
(Instead, I turned to Jamie Goldstein of North Bridge Venture Partners and said, "Someone needs to remind the governor how many times Ric Fulop failed as an entrepreneur before he started A123 Systems," the battery company that North Bridge backed, and which was the most successful IPO of last year.)
To read the full, original article click on this link: Attention, all you crusty old doughnuts of the Massachusetts innovation economy: Show up or shut up - Innovation Economy - Boston.com
Author: Scott Kirsner
