Stories

By: Nina Stepanov | June 26, 2017
Womentum is a crowdfunding platform for women entrepreneurs in developing countries. Nina Stepanov interviewed two of company's co-founders, Prabha Dublish and Derek Tu, about how they have achieved success overseas.
By: Christina Luconi | June 22, 2017
Hiring managers tasked with adding members to a company's team will have to take note of a potential hire's various qualities. Christina Luconi lists a few of them, but highlights how managers should have realistic expectations. In short, don't look for a "unicorn."
By: Nina Stepanov | June 19, 2017
Russ Wilcox is the latest addition to the Pillar team. Read our Investor Profile to learn more about his background and what he's targeting for his investments.
By: Peter Karlson | June 19, 2017
Today’s technology investors look for information from every angle before determining whether or not to invest in an organization. NeuEon's Peter Karlson writes about how investors can find, and minimize, risks when looking for what tech companies to invest in.
By: Christina Luconi | June 15, 2017
Graduation season is upon us, and a plethora of newly minted graduates are ready to hit the ground running. However, sometimes the job search may not go as planned, its not a sign of things coming to an end. Christina Luconi offers recent graduates some sound advice when entering the workforce.
By: Christine Fiske | June 14, 2017
When you’re running a startup, managing the finances are important, but it shouldn’t be your first priority. Christine Fiske recently interviewed Dave Chapman, Founder and CEO of Starter-Fluid, and lists ten vital tips for managing finances for a startup.
By: Zach Winn | June 12, 2017
Como Audio released its first two products, multi-room “smart speakers” Solo and Duetto. In a new Kickstarter campaign, the company is raising money for its latest products, Amico and Musica. Zach Winn interviewed Tom DeVesto, Como's founder, about his history with manufacturing audio speakers including how he founded Cambridge Soundworks.
By: Christina Luconi | June 8, 2017
People have an idea of what it means to be a bada$$. For Christina Luconi, it’s not about attempting to be cool or tough; it’s about going out into the world and tackling it to the best of your abilities. In her post this week, she details how one can fit that mold.
By: Gabriela McManus | June 7, 2017
It's always a good idea to seek out a mentor, but how does one go about that? Intelligent.ly's Gabriela McManus lists and describes five rules for those looking to seek out the mentor they believe is right for them.
By: Colin W. Barry | June 6, 2017
OffGridBox creates compact, modular devices created for producing fresh and drinkable water, as well as the ability to generate power from solar panels. VentureFizz interviewed co-founder and CEO, Emiliano Cecchini about the company's success overseas in countries such as Rwanda, as well as his time spent at Techstars.  
By: Keith Cline | May 30, 2017
ATG (Art Technology Group) was one of Boston's anchor tech companies before its acquisition by Oracle in 2011 for $1B. Here's a list of notable alumni in the Boston tech scene.
By: Christina Luconi | May 25, 2017
Have you ever considered what impression you make? Christina Luconi writes about how important a first impression can be for a new employee and how one make the best possible first impression.
By: | May 23, 2017
There is a deep connection between art and technology. Jeff Williams details three major innovators in tech, as well as their creative sides, and even gives suggestions ways to improve the creativity in employees working in the tech world.
By: Keith Cline | May 22, 2017
Even in today's digital world, paper business cards are still exchanged at meetings and events. I've collected a lot of them through the years. Here's a look back at some of them from the dot-com era.
By: Keith Cline | May 18, 2017
Last night, the Boston innovation economy gathered to celebrate and recognize the many accomplishments across the Tech and Life Sciences industries at the 2017 NEVYs.  Here's the winner and pictures.
By: Christina Luconi | May 18, 2017
Whether you are an HR leader or in playing any other role in an organization, read on and ask yourself if you are putting yourself in the position where leaders are actively soliciting your counsel. Christina Luconi asks six questions for those who are interested in taking a major position of influence and impact.
By: Keith Cline | May 15, 2017
In collaboration with the New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA), VentureFizz is interviewing nominees for the 5th Annual NEVYs. Today, we interview Dyn co-founder and Angel of the Year nominee, Jeremy Hitchcock.
By: Tasha Schlake Festel | May 15, 2017
Resumes with great spelling and punctuation are welcome, but sometimes recruiters don't have the time to appreciate that kind of work. Your resume needs something to grab the recruiter's attention. Tasha Schlake Festel offers her own insight on how important a resume is for a first impression.
By: Christina Luconi | May 11, 2017
Hearing about a startup's value propositions of their business is a common trend. However, what about a person's individual value? What can it bring to potential employers? Christina Luconi writes about the importance of one's value to a company and how one can showcase these features.
By: Gabriela McManus | May 10, 2017
It’s easy to become overwhelmed trying to plan for every potential management scenario and master every conceivable conversation. Intelligent.ly's Gabriela McManus details three different kind of conversations those new to management may want to consider.
By: Nina Stepanov | May 8, 2017
In collaboration with the New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA), VentureFizz is interviewing nominees for the 5th Annual NEVYs. Today, we interview Angel of the Year nominee, Jean Hammond of LearnLaunch.
By: Necco Ceresani | May 8, 2017
Elizabeth Lawler went from fighting disease to fighting on the cybersecurity front when she became the Co-Founder and CEO of Conjur, a now 4-year-old Waltham-based data security company. Necco Ceresani shares Lawler's story, which includes how she started in cybersecurity and how she leads a company.
By: Christina Luconi | May 4, 2017
What do your people really care about once you’ve taken care of their basic needs?  Read on for things you might want to be considering to attract – and retain – your top talent.
By: | May 3, 2017
High-quality sales of complex business solutions are undergoing significant evolution and Jeff Williams writes about how to get things back on track, with various statistics found from a variety of research firms.
By: Nina Stepanov | May 1, 2017
In collaboration with the New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA), VentureFizz is interviewing nominees for the 5th Annual NEVYs. Today, we interview Rising VC Star nominee, Ash Egan of Converge.
By: Christina Luconi | April 27, 2017
As a counterpoint to an earlier piece on embracing “yes and…,” Christina Luconi presents a few simple hints to aid you in determining when is the best time to say no without coming across as negative or the anti-team player.
Engineering Spotlight
By: Keith Cline | April 26, 2017
VentureFizz recently had the chance to speak with Chewy’s co-founder and CTO, Michael "Blake" Day about the company’s engineering team and culture.
By: Nina Stepanov | April 24, 2017
In collaboration with the New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA), VentureFizz is interviewing nominees for the 5th Annual NEVYs. Today, we interview Angel of the Year nominee, Joe Caruso of the Bantam Group.
By: Greg Scherzo | April 24, 2017
Resumes that do not quantify the described experience are all too common and NetBrain's Senior Corporate Recruiter, Greg Scherzo, sees them every day. In his article, Scherzo writes about how adding some key details to your resume could result in you being hired.
By: Christina Luconi | April 20, 2017
Whether you are a die-hard procrastinator, or just put things off from time to time, procrastination is something many of us do. Regardless of the knowledge that to do so never ends well. Rapid7's Christina Luconi presents four steps to change procrastination habits.

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