VentureFizz Stories

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.

Joshua Redstone has spent most of his tech career in Silicon Valley but has returned home to Massachusetts to partake in his first entrepreneurial venture; creating a measuring cup that utilizes applied mathematics. We connected with Redstone about his career as a software engineer at Google and Facebook and spoke about the projects he started at those companies too.

Everyone has a certain level of confidence, but sometimes it is ok to admit you have flaws and it's even better to find someone to work it out with. Taking a personal approach to her weekly post, Christina Luconi shares how being "vulnerable" makes a person more strong than they think.

Perch is a fitness-based startup and one of the many companies to come out of the MIT delta v program. Co-Founder and CEO, Jacob Rothman, shares the origin story of Perch with VentureFizz and details how his product can help out collegiate athletes with their exercises.

Vinolytics is an analytics platform for wine sellers and collectors, where they can also manage their assets. We interviewed founder and CEO, Jennifer Williams-Bulkelley, about the company's services for a non-tech oriented industry and how her time spent in London served as inspiration.

In today's omnichannel world, marketing teams are having trouble keeping up with their client's demands. Kitewheel gives traditional marketing approaches a more modern spin with their software. We connected with Mark Smith, the company's Founder and President, about Kitewheel's origins in MarTech.

No matter how cohesive and healthy the relationships between co-workers may be, conflict in the workplace will eventually happen. As a leader herself in Boston's tech scene, Christina Luconi has helped resolve conflicts in the workplace and shares how one can solve it in their own careers.

Ken Accardi is an entrepreneur with an affinity for health care. His newest startup, Ankota, is providing home care businesses with intuitive software. We had a chance to connect with Accardi to chat about the company's product and culture.

It's a great feeling when you finally receive that promotion, but it can also be a bit of a problematic situation if you are now managing your co-workers. Gabriela McManus writes about how one can avoid awkward moments and make it an overall good experience for you and your peers.

The MIT Kresge Auditorium was the stage for MIT's delta v Demo Day 2017, where the program's largest, and most diverse, cohort had a chance to showcase their products and services. Here's our recap of the event and six standout early-stage startups that are a part of the program.

We asked VentureFizz readers to tell us about their first computers. Here's what you had to say.