by christianvialva | Jul 16, 2015 | Focus On Founders, Fundraising, General, Startups
by Brian O’Connell I’ve had something of a backwards career trajectory. I started out as an investor at a US venture capital fund before moving to the ‘other side of the table’, founding a company and raising venture financing. Whilst its been...
by christianvialva | Jul 2, 2015 | General, Innovation, Internships, Mentoring, Startups, Student Successes
To most, Kahmali Rose is just a Computer Science grad at UMass Boston. However, to the people who have worked with him, Kahmali Rose is more than that; he is an ambitious, interesting, and tenacious young entrepreneur. Co-founder of NimbleNotes, Rose has spent the...
by christianvialva | Jul 2, 2015 | Focus On Founders, General, Innovation, Startups
by Bryan O’Connell Among non-business people, there is a common (and somewhat baffling) misconception that ideas drive startup success. The reality is that nothing could be further from the truth. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos most definitely did not come up with...
by christianvialva | Jun 25, 2015 | Focus On Founders, Fundraising, General, Innovation, News and Events, Startups
“This initial round of financing represents the first step in a journey that has the potential to provide a therapeutic dimension heretofore unobtainable.” SQZ Biotech (SQZ), the pioneering company whose CellSqueeze platform enables a variety of materials...
by christianvialva | Jun 18, 2015 | Focus On Founders, Fundraising, GEIR program, General
by Bryan O’Connell I’ll let you in on a secret about venture capital investing – often the decision to invest isn’t as complex as most VCs would have you believe. Despite all of the smoke and mirrors, the litany of meetings, the endless diligence – it...
by william.brah | Jun 16, 2015 | Focus On Founders, General, Hiring, Innovation, Internships, Marketing and Selling, Startups
For venture-backed SaaS companies in the Boston area, it seems that the only real limitation to their growth is the speed at which they can hire. Not just hire software engineers and the like, but entry-level business development reps. Without them, quarterly targets...