RunKeeper's Jason Jacobs has an edge over many startup founders: he used to work as a recruiter. So when talented people are looking for their next gig, his grapevine tends to tell him about it. That's how Jacobs connected with Doug Williams, right, who'd served as VP of engineering...
Read more Category: Doug Williams, Innovation Economy, RunKeeper, ZipcarFast-growing Cambridge marketing software firm HubSpot is "looking at a lot of M&A" as it continues to capitalize on its first acquisition, Performable, which cost the company $20 million, CEO Brian Halligan disclosed in an interview. Halligan, who said the company is eyeing acquisitions inside...
Read more Category: Boston Business Journal, HubSpot, PerformableIf you’re like me, the biggest question about the iPhone 5 is how far you can dropkick it. Ditto the Nokia/Microsoft Lumia 820, the Motorola/Google Droid Razr M, the Kindle Fire HD…and pretty much every new device du jour. (I’m an equal-opportunity hater of screens—especially screens advertised...
Read more Category: Apperian, Chuck Goldman, XconomyAround this time last year, marketing software company HubSpot was spreading the inbound word using nearly 20,000 rainbow stickers and close to 3,000 stuffed unicorns. With a new year comes a new fad, however, and what better way to channel your “Inbound Style” than by creating your...
Read more Category: BostInno, HubSpotIt's not often that I meet a fellow Miami native in Kendall Square, but Albert Santalo, right, dropped by Voltage Coffee this morning to fill me in on his company's expansion to Boston. Santalo is CEO and founder of CareCloud, which is in the same business as Athenahealth, the public company..
Read more Category: CareCloud, Innovation EconomyCambridge startup Apptopia — a marketplace for buying and selling the rights to mobile apps, which is backed by Mark Cuban — has auctioned apps for as much as $11,000 since...
Read more Category: Apptopia, Boston Business JournalThe gender imbalance in the startup world, and more specifically the development world, is a frequent topic here and elsewhere. Last week I learned of a new meetup in Cambridge aimed at getting more women to become Ruby developers by simply bringing in women to teach them...
Read more Category: BostInno, RailsBridge BostonWith the new school year under way, I thought it’d be a good time to get to know one of the area’s newer educational organizations: Boston Startup School. As its name suggests, Boston Startup School offers classes to people from all walks of life who are interested in working at a startup...
Read more Category: Boston Startup Schoo, Shaun Johnson, XconomyIn many ways, buyers of lottery tickets have more information about the game they’re playing than job candidates do. They know the odds, and how the numbers will be chosen, and when. That’s not always true when you fire off a resume, or even when you’re invited to interview...
Read more Category: Compete, Constant Contact, Gemvara, Innovation Economy, TripAdvisorWe at Xconomy were extremely sad to learn that Dan Weinreb, well-known in Boston’s innovation scene as a computer geek, entrepreneur, prolific commentator on technology, and all around great guy, passed away earlier today after a long battle with cancer. Dan was also an angel investor in Xconomy...
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