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Jason Allen

@JCAllen2021

Investor at MassMutual's Catalyst Fund, and all opinions shared here are my own

 Boston, MA
Joined October 2013
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We're excited to announce that Goalsetter is the winner of the 2022 FinTech Breakthrough Award for “Best Personal Financial product”. We're honored to be recognized among other great companies such as @CharlesSchwab , @FutureFuel_io @AfterpayUSA, @NM_Financial #fintech #Awards
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Episodes are available on Spotify, Anchor, YouTube, Apple, and other popular podcast players: anchor.fm/aspiringvc

Spotify for Creators - The easiest way to make a podcast

Create, distribute, host, and monetize your podcast, 100% free.

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linkedin.com/feed/update/urn… @joemoriarty of @Raven360_ provides his advice and best practices for a successful venture capital fundraise. Investors want to know that you are thoughtful. Narrow your focus. Have conviction. One word: tenacious
#fundablefounderfriday | Charlie Hipwood

#fundablefounderfriday | Charlie Hipwood

#FundableFounderFriday Joe Moriarty of Raven360 provides his advice and best practices for a successful venture capital fundraise. Investors want to know that you are thoughtful. Entrepreneurs need...

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Replying to @massventures
@massventures is launching a playlist on YouTube today for aspiring entrepreneurs that want to know the secrets behind raising capital for their startups. learn how to create FOMO and other best practices to become a fundable founder. youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…

The Fundable Founder

Charlie Hipwood is a 3-time founder turned venture capitalist at MassVentures. This playlist is for aspiring entrepreneurs who want to know how they can succ...

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Drug pricing enthusiasts, mark your calendars. A federal judge over the weekend gave the Biden administration until April 1 to decide whether to defend the Trump team's controversial rebate rule statnews.com/2021/01/31/bide…
Biden administration pumps brakes on signature Trump drug pricing proposal

Biden administration pumps brakes on signature Trump drug pricing proposal

The Biden administration agreed to delay the Trump administration’s controversial drug rebate policy. A judge gave them until spring to decide whether to move forward or scrap it.

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Despite 2020's unprecedented headwinds, MassVentures made strong progress last year. Read more about our progress, our one-stop platform for early-stage #entrepreneurs, and our plans for 2021: lnkd.in/dBdnd-m #VentureCapital #deeptech #innovation
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BostInno@BostInno30 Nov 2020
Coworking space and "startup hub" Venture Lane is growing as the LearnLaunch Accelerator and Techstars Boston move in. It's a testament to the need for an entrepreneurial community amid the pandemic. bizjournals.com/boston/inno/…
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Halloween is Saturday: Remember these @MassDPH tips to minimize #COVID19MA risk: ➡️ Stick to outdoor events + small groups ➡️ Try "grab + go" trick-or-treating options ➡️ Make hand sanitizer available ➡️ Wear a mask (costume masks aren't a substitute) 🎃 mass.gov/halloween
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Our revised FY21 budget plan makes big investments in the Commonwealth's Main Street shops, with $100 million for economic development and small business recovery efforts. Many programs will be geared toward minority- and women-owned businesses. ➡️ MORE: bit.ly/FY21Update
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Mac The VC
@MacConwell20 Oct 2020
Today we feel so honored to be getting funding from @alpacavc as part of their initiative to back Black and Latino/Latina fund managers along with @laughsee @austinlac @acharoo @maplevcfund @hpierrejacques @jarridvtingle @brianbrackeen @candicebrackeen medium.com/alpaca-vc/meet-th…
Meet the 6 Emerging GPs selected for our $2.5M Diversity Commitment

Meet the 6 Emerging GPs selected for our $2.5M Diversity Commitment

Late July, we excitedly committed $2.5 million of independent GP (General Partner) capital to Black and Latino/Latina investing partners…

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Proud to join @MassLtGov and the STEM Advisory Council to kick off the third annual @MassSTEMWeek, and we are grateful to our partners in education and the workplace for their continued collaboration and support on behalf of our students. #MassSTEMWeek #SeeYourselfinSTEM
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Glad to join @MassGovernor this morning to kick-off @MassSTEMWeek with @MIT and our partners in #STEM! While #MassSTEMWeek may look different this year, through virtual experiences, lessons + internships, students can still #SeeYourselfinSTEM. 🔬 🧬 ➡️ bit.ly/31jDeK8
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It's getting harder to see how central banks could ever withdraw from their unprecedented stimulus efforts. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Fed May Be Stuck with Forever Stimulus as Exit from QE Impeded

The Federal Reserve and other central banks will eventually discover that breaking up isn’t easy after partnering with their governments and the financial markets to avert a pandemic-driven depress...

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@bussgang19 Oct 2020
A few reflections after re-reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, particularly regarding the risk of blindly applying the experimental method to pre product-market fit startups - medium.com/@bussgang/zen-mot… #hbsltv
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With the newly-filed wrap: nitter.gq/bsurveillance/status/1…
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@lisaabramowicz116 Oct 2020
Every trading week is starting to feel pretty similar. Economists keep warning about the ramifications of not passing more fiscal support. Traders stay generally bullish. The Fed stays dovish. And the economic data gradually gets less good.
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Selfishly I wish all PGA Tour events were on the west coast, strictly for television viewing purposes. – at Salem, MA
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@statnews16 Oct 2020
With Covid-19 cases surging at the start of #flu season, developers of #AI tools are about to face their biggest test of the pandemic: Can they help doctors differentiate between the two respiratory illnesses? buff.ly/317N9lK
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The battle for tech dominance keeps heating up: the U.S. is more systematically looking at ways to bolster its position with respect to artificial intelligence, semiconductors and quantum information science. wsj.com/articles/u-s-moves-t…
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@EricTopol11 Oct 2020
A telltale sign that we're in for a rough time ahead. 🇮🇸
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@statnews14 Oct 2020
At the peak of New York City's Covid-19 outbreak in the spring, researchers there scrambled to build AI models that might help. Now, results are coming in on how well those models work. buff.ly/3iWAk3T

Results are coming in on the AI systems built at the height of New York City’s spring Covid-19...

At the peak of New York City's Covid-19 outbreak in the spring, researchers there scrambled to build AI models that might help. Now, results are coming in on how well those models work.

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Lots of baby clothes are designed to look cute and be bought as gifts, not to be actual useful pieces of clothing for babies
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