VentureFizz Stories

In the next episode of The VentureFizz Podcast, Keith Cline interviews Chad Laurans, Founder & CEO of SimpliSafe.

Business travel can be grueling sometimes, but you can find the positive in the negative. Based on her own experiences business traveling during her career, Christina Luconi has collected a few tips to share with us.

In this deep dive, Alex Culafi tells the story of Boston's autonomous driving industry. He talks to a number of leaders—ranging from CEOs to city officials and beyond—in order to discover just how far we've come (as well as where we're going next).

Many situations require bending or sometimes breaking, the rules a little bit. As someone who spent most of her career working for various companies, Christina Luconi writes about how being a rule breaker can benefit someone's career.

After a successful first season for our podcast, we have some very, very good news (and a new name!).

Company kickoffs are always a great chance to connect with other employees, hear from higher-ups, and a chance to get motivated for the upcoming year. Most importantly, there are several ways to get the most out of attending a kickoff, as Christina Luconi writes.

Self-doubt holds anyone back from acheiving their personal and professional goals, and feel like they are stuck in a "supporting role." But why not shed that away and become the leading role in your own movie that is your life? Christina Luconi offers some advice to those who are stuck and looking break out.

In the final part of the Blockchain & Cryptocurrency in Boston Tech series, Colin Barry compiled the interviews from various entrepreneurs, investors, as well as others involved with the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector on what they think will come next. 

For the tenth episode of our Career Inspiration podcast, I interviewed Sam Zales - Chief Operating Officer at CarGurus.

Markforged offers a platform for 3D printing, as well as a range of 3D printers for industrial uses. While many companies work solely in plastic, Markforged printers can print carbon fiber, stainless steel, fiberglass, and titanium, as well as plastics and other materials. Founder and CEO Greg Mark told us the story of how Markforged went from being an idea to a major disruptive force in this highly competitive industry.

Having company culture is important, but sometimes employees can lose focus on it when a company starts to grow and bring on people. As someone who is with a company that has a unique culture and has grown in employee ranks, Christina Luconi offers advice to companies in growth mode on how they shouldn't lose focus on culture.

To give our readers an insight into the company’s engineering team, we connected with OM1’s Head of Engineering, Nick Brachet. We learned about how the team is trying to cut through the noise with healthcare data and the culture of the engineering team.

VentureFizz is giving our readers an inside look to the blockchain and cryptocurrency scene in Boston. For Part 3, we profiled a collection of startups who are utilizing this type of technology.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the booming tech sectors, not just in Boston but in the tech scene at large. However, it can be challenging for companies to jump in and figure out what to do with AI. John Arsenault gives insight on what companies can do and offers comparison to early Internet companies.