by william.brah | Nov 10, 2015 | General
Guest Post by Arnav Dalmia, Co-Founder, FitnessCubed* Starting a company is challenging, but 2 years into running FitnessCubed, I would never trade my experience for anything else. In my first post, This is hard-ware, not soft-ware (Part 1), I discussed some...
by william.brah | Nov 2, 2015 | Focus On Founders, Fundraising, General, Mentoring, News and Events, Startups, Views, Women Rising In Tech
Lauren Tracey, founder of X-Factor Films: “Our business model has evolved significantly with the help of the business community at the VDC and their ability to think outside the box.” Why aren’t more women like Lauren connected to the valuable...
by william.brah | Oct 15, 2015 | Fundraising, GEIR program, General, Innovation, News and Events, Startups
Unshackled, an investment fund based in Palo Alto, California, backed by 80 of America’s most influential investors, is offering participants in the Massachusetts Global Entrepreneur-in-Residence (GEIR) program an opportunity to take advantage of its investment...
by william.brah | Oct 1, 2015 | General
Bringing innovation to Boston’s inner city neighborhoods means different things to different people. In Dudley (http://roxburyinnovationcenter.org) it means tech. In Uphams it’s cultural. And now in Dorchester’s Four Corners neighborhood...
by christianvialva | Sep 10, 2015 | Focus On Founders, General, Incubators, Innovation, Views
The Flaw in Silicon Valley’s Diversity Approach With its glass walls and windows overlooking the Boston harbor, the Venture Development Center (VDC), located at UMass Boston, can sometimes feel like a bubble. As you walk through the glass doors at the...
by christianvialva | Jul 16, 2015 | Focus On Founders, General, Innovation, News and Events
Activity trackers and the like have become commonplace in today’s tech news. It seems like every month or so, I read about the release of a new activity tracking device that will help me reach my fitness goals better and faster than without the device. This is all to...
