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At first blush, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick might not come across as a model for executives. But many managers watch Coach Hoodie closely. During an era that has produced unprecedented roster turnover because of the salary cap and free agency, Belichick has led New England to its fifth Super...
Read more Category: Bill Belichick, Boston Business Journal, New England PatriotsFacebook is always going to be thought of in Boston as "the other one that got away." Like Microsoft in the 1970s, Facebook was, in the first decade of the 2000s, gestated on the Harvard campus, and key moments of its early history took place in Harvard Square. Bill Gates and Paul Allen had...
Read more Category: Battery Ventures, Bill Helman, Facebok, Greylock Partners, Innovation Economy, Larry ChengWhat do you do if you're two recent MIT grads with a killer idea for a new wireless device, and you want to get it into the hands of consumers within a few months? In Boston, venture capitalists and angel investors are notoriously reluctant to invest in hardware. And moreso when it's hardware...
Read more Category: David Carr, Innovation Economy, John Kestner, SupermechanicalThe blow from getting a higher-than-expected bill from someone like your lawyer could be softened it if came attached to a 60-second video message explaining the special things he or she actually did in detail. At least, that’s what Dave McLaughlin thinks—and he’s building his new startup Vsnap around...
Read more Category: Dave McLaughlin, Vsnap, XconomyCollege kids are bored, competitive, really into prizes, or all of the above. That’s my takeaway from the news that CampusLIVE has surpassed one million engagements this month. The company offers a destination for college students to compete against friends and classmates in “challenges” designed...
Read more Category: Boris Revsin, BostInno, CampusLiveIt isn't often that a seven-person company gets drafted to help with a Super Bowl advertising campaign. But the opportunity presented itself to Boston-based Promoboxx last fall. Promoboxx founder Ben Carcio tells me that it was one of those phone calls he wasn't sure would be worth...
Read more Category: Ben Carcio, Innovation Economy, PromoboxxAt an event Wednesday night, Endeca Technologies founder and CEO Steve Papa offered insights about why his company opted to sell itself to Oracle despite a prior plan to go public. The move was all about the volatility of the economy, Papa said. "I did not want to go through another" economic...
Read more Category: Boston Business Journal, Endeca, Steve PapaIn rather undramatic fashion, Techstars Boston has just announced the newest class of startups for its spring accelerator program. These 13 lucky startups will work under a strong network of mentors for the next three months in their fancy Boston office in Kendall Square which is shared...
Read more Category: BostInno, Katie Rae, TechStars BostonThe vast majority of mobile applications in the marketplace aren’t coming from well-established businesses, but experimental developers. The apps can even accrue a good user following, but those developers don’t exactly have the skills or desire to build a business around their creations. “It’s laughable how many...
Read more Category: Apptopia, Jonathan Kay, XconomyTechStars grad Promoboxx, which connects brands and retailers, has just locked up a HUGE deal with Chevrolet that is sweeter than actually having tickets to this year’s Super Bowl. For the first time ever, Chevy is pre-releasing its Super Bowl commercials through co-branded campaigns, each customized...
Read more Category: BostInno, Promoboxx