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 | 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 edelfreitas | Jan 14, 2015 | Incubators, Innovation, Mentoring, Startups
“Paint them a picture of nirvana; of how beautiful it is going to be and how their problems will be solved.” – John Hamilton Recently, I got the opportunity to sit down with accomplished sales executive and Venture Development Center (VDC) Entrepreneur in...
by edelfreitas | Nov 20, 2014 | GEIR program, Innovation, Startups
Bryan O’Connell, from Limerick, Ireland is the founder of FirstLine, a consumer-oriented healthcare mobile application. FirstLine’s mission is to reduce the friction and cost involved for consumers attempting to access a primary care physician. Bryan received...