We all know how hard it is to find a cofounder (especially if you're looking for a technical one).  So what if you think you might be able to go it alone? Maybe you have the technical skills to get your idea off the ground or are willing to bite the bullet and pay someone to build your idea.   It may seem like a great idea, and in some cases may work out, but I'd like to caution against not having a co-founder.  Here's why:

This post on "Agile" continues a mini-series on misunderstood terms in technology. Previous terms were the cloud and NoSQL.

 With the students starting to move back into Boston and summer winding down, we have a week to catch our collective networking breath.  For those of you still looking to get out, there are still 17 great networking events and office hours this week. Below you'll find our recommendations for the week.

Stay tuned next week for our September events countdown, so if you're an event organizer, make sure you get your event on the calendar!  And of course, if you want to stay in the loop on the Boston Startup scene, be sure to check out the Greenhorn Connect Calendar for all your Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours needs.

As the leader of a company you have many responsibilities, but there is nothing more important than conveying your vision effectively (especially at an early stage startup). No matter how good you are at conveying your vision to your team, your customers or the media,Made to Stick can teach you how to do so even better and understand why you may have failed in the past.
I'd like to highlight two of the core concepts from Made to Stick that are key for any startup leaders out there.

 It's been a wild summer with hundreds of events each month. The whole time there's been no sign of a slow down, but we finally have a week for you to catch your breath.  There are still 26 Awesome events this week, but 15 of them are on Thursday.  This made our work a bit harder here on GreenhornTV, so we're declaring this "Summer Vacation Week."  Below you'll find a quick overview of the great events we recommend this week, but you'll notice you get a number of days off :).  And of course, if you want to stay in the loop on the Boston Startup scene, be sure to check out the Greenhorn Connect Calendar for all your Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours needs.

I recently came across a post claiming, "Why Startup Founders Should Stop Reading Business Books." While I appreciate the sentiments of choosing your reading material wisely, I strongly disagree with the belief that you should not spend time reading anything but the most narrowly focused books.  Especially for first time and young entrepreneurs, they're an essential stepping stone in knowledge growth. I'd like to highlight the reasons I believe this here and also specifically address some of the other blogger's contentions.

 The month of August is flying by and the events keep rolling in. There are over 37 different Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours this week. Check out the show and notes below to find out all about them and all the other great happenings in the community this week. And don't forget to check out the Greenhorn Connect Calendar for all your Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours needs.

Give up now. Your idea is terrible. You're not remotely qualified to lead a startup.  No one would fund that.  Your mom doesn't even like that idea.  You're wasting your time. Isn't someone else already doing that?  
 
Still with me? Good.  If that's enough to make you have second thoughts about your startup, then you may not be cut out for working on a startup. It's not easy and it takes a certain kind of person.  In the end though, there are some very good reasons to quit your startup right away...

One of the hardest things as a startup founder is handling the growth of your company and your ever changing role as that growth occurs. Matt Lauzon is founder of Gemvara, a Boston based, venture backed startup that is at the cutting edge of e-commerce for jewelry. I had the opportunity to have an e-mail interview with him about the lessons he's learned as Gemvara has grown from a startup out of Babson College to a twice venture backed growing venture now with over 30 employees.

 August rolls on with another great week of events. There are over 25 different Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours this week. Check out the show and notes below to find out all about them and all the other great happenings in the community this week. And don't forget to check out the Greenhorn Connect Calendar for all your Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours needs.