Why is the Bay Area red hot?

The bay area, envied the world over for its industry of innovation, grabbed about 48% of the nation’s venture capital investment in Q1 2011. It does so consistently. What is it about the bay area that makes it a hub for startups??? It just has the right kind of...

Buzzient Joins as Intern Sponsor

Sadhana Palugulla, UMass Boston, computer science major, is the new Customer Support and Data Administration intern at Buzzient, a Cambridge-based startup that provides social media analytics software, attracting business customers from gaming to financial services....

Eating your own dog food could save your life

What would happen if every employee had a clause in their contract that said, “You make it, you use it?” That’s called eating your own dog food, an expression describing the act of a company using its own products for day-to-day operations. A company that eats...

Angels flock to the VDC

The recent visits to the Venture Development Center by Boston Seed Capital, Golden Seeds, Founder Collective, Race Point Capital, Boston Harbor Angels and Project 11 Ventures show that you can get in front of the right people more effectively by joining a program that...