How We Can Immerse Students in Startup Culture, featuring Kahmali Rose

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...

Solving the problem of finding bad fits for sales roles

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...

This Woman to Watch is Opening Doors to Innovate at UMass Boston

by edelfreitas | May 20, 2015 | Focus On Founders, General, Incubators, Innovation, Internships, Mentoring, News and Events, Startups, Tech transfer

As most incubators do, we always like to catch up with our graduates to see how they have been doing since they have “left the nest” of the Venture Development Center (VDC). I got a chance to see how Dr. Jill Macoska, director of the Center for...

The Emerging Companies Map Is a Gift Every Ambitious College Grad Will Love

by edelfreitas | May 13, 2015 | General, Hiring, Incubators, Innovation, Internships, Marketing and Selling, Startups

This is a map of 400+ venture-backed tech companies that have been funded in the past two years. (The map was updated on November 22, 2015.) These are companies working on the hottest areas and technologies in Massachusetts (one could say “in the world”)...

Women Rising on the Business Side of Tech Companies: Adrienne Cochrane (’09)

by william.brah | Apr 2, 2015 | General, Internships, Student Successes, Women Rising In Tech

Pay is a strong motivator. It’s one of the great things about working at startups. According to a recent study by Catalyst about the gender divide in technology-intensive industries, “Women coming out of business schools, looking to advance their careers,...

Women rising on the business side of tech companies: Livja Jaho (’14)

by william.brah | Mar 13, 2015 | General, Internships, Startups, Student Successes, Women Rising In Tech

I was a part of CloudHealth’s story from the very beginning. “Women coming out of business schools, looking to advance their careers, are looking elsewhere,” according to a recent study by Catalyst about the gender divide in technology-intensive industries. Anna...