VentureFizz Stories

On this episode of The VentureFizz Podcast, Keith Cline interviews Armen Zildjian, VP of Sales at Drift.

PTC is one of the Boston tech scene's pillar companies. Various alumni from the company have gone on to start their own companies and hold executive leadership roles in the tech sector. Here's a slideshow of notable alumni.

Providing feedback is arguably one of the most significant gifts we can give to each other in the workplace. That is, of course, if it is done well. This week, Christina Luconi writes about how one can politely give constructive criticism.

Check out our Office Tour featuring lots of pictures from Kensho's office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 

On this episode of The VentureFizz Podcast, Keith Cline interviews Julia Austin, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School (and more!)

Wentworth Institute of Technology fosters the majority of their engineering talent for their accelerator program named Accelerate. We spoke with Co-Founder of Accelerate Monique Fuchs and Accelerate's Program Director Max Rollinger about the mission of the program and their recent partnership with Workbar.

There are several work methodologies and mindsets (such as Scrum) that companies in the Boston tech scene apply to their employees. Christian Ollenborger writes about the Agile mindset and how it can positively affect business operations.  

Parsec is on a mission to change the way gamers access PC games. We learn how co-founders Benjy Boxer and Chris Dickson created Parsec, and how their interface works in the best interest of their consumers. 

There isn’t one straightforward answer to building the perfect employee training program, but there are a few things that are consistently present in all the best ones. Having participated in a variety of hypergrowth companies over the years, Christina Luconi shares what she has learned with people development.

Furnishare is an online marketing where consumers can buy and sell previously owned furniture. Our interview with Alpay Koralturk shares the details on his background and what led him to start this company.

It would be fantastic if a company's growing team could share the same passion and collegiality as the founding team. When we grow and we aren’t able to communicate face to face on a daily basis, things can get lost in translation. Christina Luconi writes about how everyone can come together and maintain that same level of communication and collaboration as a company reaches hypergrowth stage.

Check out our slideshow showcasing just a few of the notable MBA graduates who have come from Babson College! 

On this episode of The VentureFizz Podcast, Keith Cline interviews David Friend, Co-Founder and CEO of Wasabi.

Check out our slideshow showcasing just a few of the notable undergraduates who have come from Babson College! 

Largely acknowledged as a controversial topic, there is no denying that the more diversity your team has, the greater the opportunity to find game-changing innovations and results. Isn’t that what every business is after? Christina Luconi writes about what a company can do to help lead their workplace to be more inclusive.