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Friday, January 25, 2013 Alison Howard - Marketing Director, Highland Capital Partners
Six years ago, we started an experiment here at Highland to see if we could find a better way to get to know the most promising entrepreneurs at local universities. We recognized...
Entrepreneurship
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 David Brown - Executive Director, TUGG
Boston tech’s biggest social fundraiser, the Seventh Annual New England Tech Charity Wine Party to benefit TUGG, is set to descend upon South End’s Cyclorama on...
Entrepreneurship
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Ashley Lane - Director of Research, Cassidy Turley
In the past 13 years, the topography of greater Boston’s commercial tenant landscape has shifted significantly.  In 2000, corporate campuses were king and rapidly expanding...
Innovation
Friday, January 4, 2013 Libby Kober - Communications Officer, IDEA: Northeastern's Venture Accelerator
Last month, IDEA: Northeastern’s Venture Accelerator hosted Investor Insights, a biannual event featuring a panel of venture capitalists and angel investors. The forum provides...
Lessons Learned
Thursday, January 3, 2013 Karl Buttner - Chief Mentorship Officer, MassChallenge
As we kick off 2013, I feel incredibly fortunate to be part of Boston startup ecosystem with all of the amazing people, resources and great community it boasts...
Innovation
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 Healy Jones - Vice President of Marketing, OfficeDrop
As the marketing person at a SaaS startup focused on online cloud storage, OfficeDrop, I obviously experiment a lot with email performance, varying subject line, content, design...
Best Practices
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 Josh Payne - Director of Product Management, InsightSquared
Small companies have lots of advantages over their bigger competition. With less bureaucracy, less politics and fewer obligations to existing customers, they are...
Expert Advice
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Kevin Walther - Communications Officer, IDEA: Northeastern's Venture Accelerator
With many of the country’s predominant entrepreneurship institutions located right here in Boston, Northeastern University has transformed in recent years into an entrepreneurial...
Entrepreneurship
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 David Cancel - Chief Product Officer, HubSpot
Based on what I’ve learned from talking to people over the past decade, there is no clearer path to misery than attempting to live the lie that is work/life balance...
Expert Advice
Monday, November 5, 2012 Ryan Oliver - Site Director, BUILD
In Boston, 1,300-1,600 students drop out of high school every year! In a country where it has become incredibly difficult to secure a job, the lack of a high school diploma and...
Entrepreneurship