{"id":358,"date":"2013-09-23T14:41:30","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T18:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nm.cms-devl.bu.edu\/everett\/?page_id=358"},"modified":"2014-08-06T10:09:28","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T14:09:28","slug":"get-ready-for-america%e2%80%99s-next-top-start-up","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom-magazine\/fall13\/get-ready-for-america%e2%80%99s-next-top-start-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready for America\u2019s Next Top Start-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>If you\u2019re a fan of reality TV<\/strong>, you\u2019ve watched waifs win modeling contracts and chefs contend for cash. Now it\u2019s time for entrepreneurs to compete for acquisition deals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past few years, we\u2019ve seen a growing recognition on the part of larger companies that it\u2019s far easier to acquire a business in a new disruptive space than to build it in-house,\u201d says Senior Lecturer and Executive-in-Residence Peter Russo. 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