[This post is part of an on-going series of video interviews with members of the start-up community – see a list of links to the full series here.]
A CEO turned professional board member, volunteer, organizer, angel investor, and most importantly, advocate for entrepreneurs, Joe Caruso is a fixture on the early stage scene in Boston. Always quick to compliment, and hesitant to criticize, Joe wears his passion for start-ups on his sleeve. He has been an angel since long before it was a commonplace thing to do, and has countless deals and board stints to his credit. Despite all that Joe remains as enthusiastic, energetic, curious and approachable as ever. I consider him both a friend and a mentor. So when we got together for a bite of lunch last week, I figured it was high time to add him to the video interview series.
This conversation was recorded in June 2012. (Email subscribers, click here for video.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOmkBiy_l4U
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