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Innovation
I am often asked “what is new and exciting” by pretty much anyone that knows what I do for a living. And it is a great question that I relish answering – usually. Of late, however...
We’ve been developing Smarterer for the better part of a year now, quietly building a platform that uses crowd-sourced questions to validate peoples’ social and professional skills. Like many...
The view from the fourth floor of the American Twine building is impressive—not so much...
On Friday I was able to participate in Facebook's mobile-social hack in Cambridge. More than 60 developers were in attendance for the all day event with several teams hacking...
Recently, I’ve been putting my strategist hat on with regards to tablet ecosystems, both as a management consultant for CSMG, and in deciding where to devote energy as a...
Wayfair is easily one of the greatest success stories in the Boston area over the past ten...
One of the most memorable lines in film history comes from “Field of Dreams.” Shoeless Joe Jackson, a baseball legend from the early 1900’s, convinces an Iowa farm owner named...
There’re a lot of marketplace businesses being started out there - I probably see 2 a week these days. Given the interest in the space I thought I’d share some high level thoughts...
Startup founders have boundless ambition. Most founders can imagine their platform concept having broad appeal and meeting the needs of many customers, with numerous...
SXSW Accelerator returns for its fourth edition to showcase some of the web’s most exciting innovations... which could include you & your company! This event provides an outlet for...
On Monday, Mark Zuckerberg came back to Harvard for the first time since 2005. And by Harvard, I mean the undergrad campus - not the business school. The event was framed...
Failure is not an option...it is a requirement...to future success. Failure gets a bad rap. It is actually an important element...
One of the themes that we've been most interested in at NextView over the last 12+ months has been the impact of consumer web trends on business software...
November is here... it has already snowed... but at least we have two things to look forward to this month. First, the greatest holiday of the year...Thanksgiving! No gifts...
Scott Kirsner of The Boston Globe called them the startup equivalent of the Justice League of America. Seven superhero CEOs gathered on Friday afternoon at the...
The 2011 Innovation unConference was held on October 28th at the Hynes Convention...
There is a very interesting article on Venturebeat by Glenn Solomon with a great graphic produced by Cowen and Company that separates public Internet companies by growth...
Last night, MassChallenge had their big gala extravaganza and...
Did you see a horde of undead developers ambling through Kendall Square at sunrise on Saturday morning? If so, don’t worry… The world isn’t coming to an end. Part Halloween...
Quiz... name a successful entrepreneur in Boston who...
Everyone knows startups are hot. Fueled by a strong seed funding climate and several well-publicized successes there is seemingly a rush to start your own company. I'm a big...
It’s a well known thing that when television came into the world, the initial televison programs looked like radio but with the camera on. Namely, it was the news delivered by a person...
MassChallenge recently announced the final 26 teams that will competing for $1 million dollars in awards. Since VentureFizz...
Smarterer is a consumer web startup funded by Google Ventures and local angel investors: Dharmesh Shah, Joe Caruso, & Nicole Stata. Smarterer's goal is to...
Started by local entrepreneurs, Monika Desai & Eric Estabrooks...