If you saw David Cancel's presentation at Angel Bootcamp or read Healy Jones's recent post on how founders in Boston are "Students who stay," you know that the issue of student retention is on the mind of a number of members of our community.   In honor of Scott Kirsner's "Innovation Month" and his challenge to local bloggers to write about "something that is happening -- or should be happening -- here to make the innovation scene in New England even better?"  I'd like to share how I think we can dramatically improve our retention of students: Hire them.

With the Career Combine on Tuesday and 16 companies confirmed to attend, it’s time for all you job seekers out there to get ready for the event.  We’ve already highlighted advice for both your resumes and interviews thanks to Tim Yandel. Now, we’re here to share some advice on how to make the most of the Combine courtesy local entrepreneurial veteran Lee Wright. Read on.

There are many challenges facing the startup community, especially for young entrepreneurs. It would be easy to sit around and complain about the status quo, but many of us are working towards solutions.  I'd like to highlight some of those problems and those finding solutions for them: