Let's face it, sometimes plans don't always go the way we plan. If they are work-related, it can be more stressful. For these situations, Christina Luconi has introduced the concept of Plan O for Opportunity and explains how it works as a contingency plan for situations when things go awry.

Enterprise and early-stage startups do have their fair share of differences, they both can actually learn from each other in a variety of areas. Peter Karlson lists the several ways both small and large companies can learn from each other.

In the fourth episode of the VentureFizz Career Inspiration podcast, Keith Cline interviews Jen Paxton, Director of Talent at LevelUp.

Bullhorn is a SaaS company that helps staffing and recruitment firms run their businesses with a suite of CRM and back office products. It was also founded by a 24-year-old Tufts grad, bootstrapped for seven years, and remains founder-led nearly two decades later.

To some employees, coaching and mentoring can look like the same thing. However, there are some fundamental differences with the two and Intelligent.ly's Gabriela McManus details on what makes a coach and what makes a manager.

In our third episode of the VentureFizz Career Inspiration podcast, Keith Cline interviews Keith Pescosolido, Director of Recruiting at Drift.

When a company hires someone with boatloads of experience and success, it can come with some early struggles as the new hire may want to implement their own ideas based on previous job. Christina Luconi, who has seen the issues on both sides, writes about how both the company and the hired person can benefit by working together.

Acquia CMO Lynne Capozzi has a strong background running marketing teams for several high-growth tech companies. We sat down with Capozzi to talk about her experience, Acquia, and how to build high-performing marketing teams.

In our second episode of the VentureFizz Career Inspiration podcast, Keith Cline interviews Chris McMahon, VP of People & Culture at Turbonomic.

Nowadays, it's not uncommon to see a company with its own blog, podcast, or some sort of creative outlet to highlight the company's culture and employees. Ashley Perez writes about how important these features to a company's website can be and suggests how some companies can start embracing these outlets.

It's great to have a mentor you can look up to or help you with some guidance if you are getting stuck in the work place. But, besides those reasons above, are there other, more personal reasons to seek out a mentor? Christina Luconi takes a look at the mentor-peer relationship in a different way and offers some advice for those looking to get one.

And Rapid7's 'Olivia' experiment ends. Tod Beardsley interviewed the anonymous employee the test was named after and what she felt was surprsing, shocking, and her overall opinion on the experiment.

Jennifer Hogan Mahoney is the Customer Success Manager at SmartBear. Brianne Shelley interviewed Mahoney about her career and got to learn about all the companies she has been a part of, including one in Canada.

Angela Duckworth's method of measuring someone's "grit" is a way to see someone's effort and determination is something any startup should keep in mind. Rasika Rajagopalan writes about how it could become the new norm of showing 

In our first episode of the VentureFizz Career Inspiration podcast, Keith Cline interviews Christina Luconi, the Chief People Officer at Rapid7. 

CareAcademy provides home care agencies, and caregivers going through independent training, video-based curriculum. We spoke with CareAcademy's Co-Founder, President, and CEO Helen Adeosun and the company's CTO Yvan Castilloux about the company's founding story and what makes their product ideal for home caregivers.

When it comes to Halloween, the Boston tech community doesn't mess around. Here's the recap of all the parties and all the amazing costumes.

For her 100th post, Christina Luconi addresses a heavier, but necessary topic: harassment in the workplace.

Last week, TUGG held their annual Tech Gives Back event. In her weekly post, Christina Luconi writes about the importance of giving back to others in the workplace. Whether or not it's because someone helped you out networking or because it makes you feel good, giving back is always a good thing.

It may not be the first industry most people think of, but Boston has a burgeoning AI startup scene and has a history involving the technology. Zach Winn dove deep into the AI world in Boston and detailed companies, events, and culture surrounding it.

Fear can affect anyone especially during around Halloween season, and sometimes it creeps up on us at the workplace. However, sometimes its best to look inside and try and rationalize them. Christina Luconi writes about how one can overcome these workplace fears and use it to your advantage.

The field of HR has evolved tremendously and caters to all the aspects of tech culture that startups are so protective of and more. Rasika Rajagopalan writes about how having an HR team for an early-stage company can be more beneficial than one would think.

City Hall Plaza was home to HUB Week Demo Day, where over 100 startups and tech-related organizations across various industries showcased their products/services/etc. Here are 10 startups that stood out to us and we briefly profile the six finalists for the day's pitch competition.

Sometimes, it's good to be a little transparent in the workplace, but in her post this month, Gabriela McManus asks 'How much is too much?' Throughout her post, McManus explains how being to be a certain level of transparent during your time at work is helpful for the whole organization.

Boston is home to many prominent tech-related events and companies. Joe Kinsella takes a tour around MIT, Harvard (among other spots) and gives his own perspective on how these particular areas stand out from a "nerd" perspective.

Tom Bain attended a panel hosted by the New England Venture Capital Association dedicated to growing threats in cybersecurity and the panelists came from startups and venture capital firms. Here is what Bain took away from the event.

Everyone needs a little bit of inspiration to get through their workday; whether it is talking to co-workers to start your day or watching a video, its good to find what is right for yourself. Christina Luconi writes about what inspires herself and how we can find our own inspiration for work.

LBRY (pronounced "library") is a distribution platform utilizing blockchain technology. However, their main goal is to disrupt content distribution on the Internet. We connected with Jeremy Kauffman, LBRY's Co-Founder and CEO, to talk about how the company's protocol is going to accomplish that.

After attending a summit about workplaces, Christina Luconi started thinking about her own workspace and its culture at Rapid7. In her post this week, Christina writes about how startups can improve their workplaces and how it reflects the employees of the company.

Not everyone in the tech world is going to be an extrovert; most are introverted in their workplace. However, that does not mean they aren't friendly and are unable to socialize. Ashley Perez writes about how being an introvert does not have to be a bad thing in the workplace.