This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
It comes down to serving the needs of the growing ecosystem of the Boston tech community. For years, the Boston tech scene has lamented the fact that many of its best and brightest grab a prestigious diploma or hook up with a hot startup and flee Massachusetts. Facebook is only its highest profile and most painful example.
Now, if the communication can be smoothed, the entire process will become a great deal more productive. Bizosys Technologies, a Bangalore, India based software engineering company was founded in 2009. LG is licensing the technology and many other device vendors are in the queue. Toward that end, they have created two products.
As a business lawyer working with startups in technology and digital media every day, I’m fortunate to have a front-row seat as entrepreneurs create value out of thin air. Most of the technology industry is notoriously apolitical. That presents the tech entrepreneurship community with a genuine opportunity to influence outcomes.
ShareVolution As for the pitches today, first, Daniel McPherson from Australia pitched ShareVolution , an app store for the Microsoft SharePoint community. Acelerar Technologies Daniel expects SharePoint's cloud based solution provider eco-system to develop over the next few years. For now, it won't come in through the store.
David is also struggling with the notion of his community taking the transactions offline. Well, eLance has experienced similar problems, and I asked David to concentrate on communicating to his user base of service providers the value of building a reputation through references and reviews/customer feedback.
Back in 2006/07 when I sold my company and then worked at Salesforce.com there were very few options in SF for technology folk to build their careers at big, growing companies. Technology innovation doesn’t occur in a vacuum. And sci-fi writers are but one example of the way society impacts technology. Today there’s many.
Sweet Grace was born in 2008, as the Great Recession ripped through the United States, particularly affecting working-class communities like Lawrence, Massachusetts where Danaris lives. How could this function in communities and Main Streets in America? She can identify the exact minute the bakery was born. Financing at scale.
it is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, but because of its dedication to sustainability, it is now working with local communities to form separate stove manufacturing factories in their countries. InStove contributes both the technology for efficient stoves, and the means to create sustainable jobs. Here in the U.S. Maryland was the first U.S.
We’re proud to be working with local leaders to develop more consistent LGBTQ+ community events that extend well beyond Pride Month. — @CFStartupPride Charlie Lass , Senior Lecturer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, focused on how to successfully navigate entrepreneurship and innovation.
Technology Live. Dubbed "collaborative consumption" — or "the sharing economy" — this movement represents the newly cemented intersection of online social networking, mobile technology, the minimalist movement and heightened penny-pinching brought on by lingering economic uncertainties. Skip to Main Content. Tech: Blogs. Game Hunters.
However, from the developer’s perspective, using semantic web technologies enabled a new type of publishing platform including easy data integration, inferencing , etc. Nevertheless, there is still a huge gap in understanding and adoption between semantic web technologies and the general web audience (my mom and developers).
Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. California (Silicon Valley), New York (NYC), and Massachusetts (Boston) are the places to be in the US for venture capital attention. The good news is that both of these are looking up these days. No surprises here. Marty Zwilling.
While Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to drop out of Harvard and move to Silicon Valley was a plot point in in the movie “The Social Network,” it looked like a watershed event to many in the local technologycommunity. The transformation in the economy has been profound.
Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. California (Silicon Valley), New York (NYC), and Massachusetts (Boston) are the places to be in the US for venture capital attention. The good news is that both of these are looking up these days. No surprises here. Marty Zwilling.
Since its founding in 2000, its members have invested over $400 million in companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally). New England Investment Network. Angel Capital Association (ACA).
Over a year and a half ago, I did a two-part blog post on the East Coast IPO malaise – one focused on Boston (Massachusetts more broadly), another focused on New York. Meanwhile, not a single New York technology IPO has taken place. If any technology hub can build a strong middle market public company ecosystem, it should be NYC.
Although relatively new, they announced early last year that their community had already grown to more than 500 startups, and 2,500 investors. This is an online platform connecting entrepreneurs based in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, with Angel investors worldwide.
I teach design and entrepreneurship to undergraduates at Wentworth Institute of Technology and graduate students at Babson College; and I keep my head/skills in the game by taking on the occasional freelance design project. Derek and I co-founded Design Museum Boston in 2009 to educate the public about the role of design in our lives.
Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. California (Silicon Valley), New York (NYC), and Massachusetts (Boston) are the places to be in the US for venture capital attention. The good news is that both of these are looking up these days. No surprises here.
The theory is that with the advent of the cloud in the digital age, small businesses can leverage a suite of services from a technology vendor to manage all aspects of their work – from payments to record-keeping to marketing to customer communications. Founding Story: A Pivot. Athenahealth version 1.0 was a complete failure.
Owning my own business allows me to make decisions that best suit the community while taking my own needs into consideration. I love solving problems with human-powered technology, which is why building and branding mobile apps has been the perfect outlet for my entrepreneurial energy.
Alice graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a B.S. With Roominate, Alice wanted to build a toy that would encourage girls to explore science, technology and engineering. in mechanical engineering and holds a master’s in mechanical engineering from Stanford. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.
I am pretty sure that the pipeline in your community will be of a significantly higher quality within six months. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During this week's roundtable, we had three startups presenting. Incubator photo from Geograph.
For the 25 years I knew him, Tommy owned a small business - a real estate appraisal firm in Worcester, Massachusetts. Regulation, taxes, technology disruption, pricing pressure and that gripping feels common to all entrepreneurs of at times being prey to forces beyond one's control.
Seshu Madabushi, from Irving, Texas, pitched Desi Sauda , a Groupon-like service catering to the South Asian communities in the U.S. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Desi Sauda. He is also planning to launch in Boston and Chicago by December.
For the private lounge and the video lectures in the curriculum, we're using a new online video conferencing technology called ViVu. Advanced Dental Technologies. The machines are $250,000 each, and as most dentists cannot afford them Benson wants to create Cone Beam imaging centers to be used by 20-30 dentists per community.
Last up, Alvin Yuen from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pitched Techsailor , a services company that provides online community engagement to major brands. Over time, if the Malaysian entrepreneurship ecosystem can groom several thousand technology entrepreneurs using the 1M/1M program, we envision an immense economic impact on the regional economy.
I have seen several businesses along these lines, but what I liked about Sam's is that he has started working with professional IT organizations where experts naturally gravitate and empowering these existing communities to better leverage their expertise. Discuss.
DemoTunes is proposed to be a LinkedIn of the music industry where a million plus musicians would be uploading music, getting feedback from their community, as well as, and more importantly, from talent scouts and connoisseurs who can help them further their careers. In principle, this sounds great. I love the idea. Discuss.
I offered to help him market his services through 1M/1M, since his target customer base overlaps rather nicely with the 1M/1M community. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Photo by yirsh. Discuss.
Decades ago, the thesis of Yossi Vardi , a prolific technology entrepreneur who has invested in 75 Israeli startups, was that Israeli entrepreneurs should seek quick exit opportunities through global corporations interested in buying a window into Israeli talent and technology. We think so. Today, this thesis is less relevant.
Nwenna Kai then presented Food Is Our Medicine Vision , an online training concept through which she wants to teach community leaders how to create healthier living concepts like organic gardens, etc. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. technologies, there are many nuggets that will help you build an efficient, repeatable sales process.). process in detail. Chak's budget is very low.
The Global Entrepreneurs in Residence (GEIR) Program brings international entrepreneurial talent to the CU-Boulder campus and community. GEIRs guest lecture in classrooms, advise on entrepreneurial research, and provide mentorship to CU community members developing their own startups.
Alice graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a B.S. With Roominate, Alice wanted to build a toy that would encourage girls to explore science, technology and engineering. in mechanical engineering and holds a master’s in mechanical engineering from Stanford. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.
Besides the financial benefits that sharing space provides, coworking offers access to networking and communities that can be invaluable to any new or growing business. TechNexus is one of the oldest coworking spaces in Chicago and prides itself as being “the gateway to collaboration for Chicago’s technology leaders.” Suite 1212.
In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. How has technology affected your work?
Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. Our community colleges are excellent as well, including the Alamo Colleges, Austin Community College, the Dallas College and the Lone Star Community College. Each major city has created physical technology hubs with strong public/private partnerships.
” Are smart students soaking up community resources then leaving town to start companies and employ people elsewhere? Harvard alums tend to start companies in places other than Massachusetts – mostly Silicon Valley and New York – but MIT grads are less mobile. ” (Or, these days, not so hot.). Why Stanford Wins.
They were always looking among their own community for people who had technical skills to help them launch a new idea that they had. However, right down the street you have Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which has a higher concentration of people with world-class technical capabilities. Ramaswamy: Exactly.
Bill Gurley’s excellent piece on Silicon Valley IPO Anxiety inspired me to take a companion look at the East Coast, particularly Massachusetts and New York, and evaluate the health of the local IPO economy and prospective pipeline. Today, I'll cover Massachusetts; tomorrow, New York. Massachusetts. Akamai Technologies.
Energy efficiency measures can include lighting upgrades that improve illumination, new appliance standards and targets, vehicle fuel economy goals, zoning reforms to promote walkable communities, and other efforts. EPI has identified 22 investor-owned utilities with publicly disclosed carbon targets. Across the country, more than 2.7
Our guest today is Brian Reaves, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Dell Technologies , responsible for Dell Technologies’ global diversity and inclusion initiatives. Could you please share the best D&I practices of Dell Technologies? That’s how we approach diversity & inclusion at Dell Technologies.
An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Journal Community. Journal Community. A community of WSJ readers interested in franchising news, trends and issues. Whats on your technology toolbelt? Journal Community.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content