It’s amazing how Boston has already changed with the latest relaxations in Covid precautions. It will be such an epic summer, and we can’t wait for the borders to open soon again.

Somewhat unrelated to what we do………
If you are new to NFTs, you might want to read this article from The Verge to get acquainted with this technology trend.

According to the Boston Business Journal, Jason Robins, CEO and co-founder of DraftKings, became part of the elusive “Three-Comma Club”.

Ouch, this guy threw away a digital wallet with 7,500 Bitcoins, now worth ~$375M, and he wants it back badly.

Mining for coin just got real…at the local landfill.

Lots of exciting news this month! First off, we announced the NPA’s Startups to watch in 2021. Check these companies out.

The 2020 NPA’s Hardware Startups to watch raised $1.3B this year!

One went IPO, one became a Unicorn, and many won awards, forged new alliances, and were able to significantly grow their businesses.

Happy Thanksgiving week all!
There are a few items we cherish at NPA, amongst them are friends, family and excellent food. For these, we have much to celebrate later this week.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! Here is to using innovative and fun ways to connect with our families and friends that might not be able to visit in person this year. Teach your Grandma how to use Snapchat filters, it’s hilarious.

Welcome to Fall! It’s sweater weather, some horror flicks are popping up and the Indian Summer in Boston could sure use a few more warm days. It may be hard to believe, but we are just one week away before the US election. Go Vote!

The summer slow down clearly had an effect on our newsletter as we are a bit late this month.

In last month’s survey, we asked all of you whether your industry was improving/collapsing and we got a surprise: 58% of the respondents stated their industry is either slightly improving (~25%) or are literally overwhelmed (~33%) with new business!

This month, we’ve got a 500% ROI, some $6.9B investments in Boston startups, and flying cars hitting New Hampshire.