VentureFizz Stories

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.

VentureFizz is giving our readers an inside look to the blockchain and cryptocurrency scene in Boston. In Part 2 of this series, we spoke with several investors about how they are involved with Boston’s blockchain/cryptocurrency scene.

In the ninth episode of the VentureFizz Career Inspiration podcast, Keith Cline interviews Seth Matheson, Director of Talent Acquisition at Toast.

The new year is upon us and nearly everyone is making some kind of resolution for self-improvement. For her first post of 2018, Christina Luconi writes about how those who are willing to take on the challenge of keeping their resolution and how they can keep it.

VentureFizz is giving our readers an inside look to the blockchain and cryptocurrency scene in Boston. For the first part of this series, it’s a crash course on what the terms in this new frontier mean.

In the eighth episode of the VentureFizz Career Inspiration podcast, Keith Cline interviews Brian Gilbert, Director of Talent Acquisition at iRobot.

Over the past few years, Boston has emerged as a player in the food and beverage industry with a variety of innovative startups coming out of the space. Allen Bonde of Repsly writes about some of the companies to come out of this space and what they have been up to.

The holiday season has been very festive across the Boston tech community.  Lots of holiday gatherings, charitable giving, and ugly sweaters!

With the year coming to a close, everyone is given a chance to reflect on what they have accomplished in both their personal and professional lives. For her last post of the year, Christina Luconi writes an open letter to her team at Rapid7 thanking them for a great year at the company.

Over the years, the application of Lean principles has been successfully incorporated into many areas of organizations. Jim Hannon of NeuEon writes about how the Lean principles work in business consulting and development and how they can be applied to other areas of a business.

When it comes to the world of recruiting sometimes making more personalized messages to potential hires, such as asking "why" can result in more responses from those same hires. Greg Scherzo shares his opinon on this problem by comparing it to the popular song "Message in A Bottle."

In the seventh episode of the VentureFizz Career Inspiration podcast, Keith Cline interviews Carlie Smith, Director of Talent at Circle.

Own The Boardroom is an online marketplace where college students can rent an outfit for their first job interview. Erica Zahka, the company's Founder and CEO shares how she first came up with the idea managing entry-level employees and how most graduates don't think about how they dress for their first interview.

Simply put, sometimes it pays to be nice to your customers, even if you are a huge brand. For Michelle Health, a brand that uses empathy as part of their strategy is key as she shares a personal story on interacting with a brand that seemed to lack it.