Stories

By: Colin W. Barry | April 9, 2018
Akamai is one of the Boston tech scene's pillar companies. Various alumni from the company have gone on to start their own companies and hold executive leadership roles in the tech sector. Here's a slideshow of notable alumni.
By: Christina Luconi | April 5, 2018
Throughout her career, Christina Luconi has primarily worked for startups and hypergrowth companies and has managed to maintain a positive home life for her family. In her newest post, Luconi shares her own story and how parents working in startups can improve their lifestyle.
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By: Keith Cline | April 2, 2018
On this episode of The VentureFizz Podcast, Keith Cline interviews Charles Teague, Founder & CEO of Lose It!
By: Christina Luconi | March 29, 2018
Having a group of friends in both your professional and personal life is more important that you'd think. In her latest post, Christina Luconi writes about how having a "tribe" of your own at the office is more beneficial than you'd think.
Lead(H)er
By: Brianne Shelley | March 28, 2018
Eliza Becton became an entrepreneur with a mission to help improve the environment. Becton shares her story with Brianne Shelley on how she came up with the idea for Bevi and the company's recent growth since Techstars Boston.
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By: Keith Cline | March 26, 2018
On this episode of The VentureFizz Podcast, Keith Cline interviews Ellen Rubin, Co-Founder & CEO of ClearSky Data.
By: Christina Luconi | March 22, 2018
Everyone will procrastinate a project, task, or something else altogether but there are ways to break the cycle of it. Christina Luconi writes about six different ways to help those who keep telling themselves, "I'll do it tomorrow."
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By: Keith Cline | March 12, 2018
On this episode of The VentureFizz Podcast, Keith Cline interviews Julie Yoo, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Kyruus.
By: Christina Luconi | March 8, 2018
Inclusion and diversity are two aspects of culture that companies are always looking to improve. Christina Luconi writes and details five ways how companies can enhance their inclusion and diversity efforts.
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By: Keith Cline | March 5, 2018
In this episode of The VentureFizz Podcast, Keith Cline interviews Brian Manning, VP & Head of Growth at PatientPing
By: Colin W. Barry | March 5, 2018
Constant Contact is one of the Boston tech scene's pillar companies. Various alumni from the company have gone on to start their own companies and hold executive leadership roles in the tech sector. Here's a slideshow of notable alumni.
Career Path
By: Keith Cline | February 27, 2018
What does the career path and day in the life look for the Channel Operations and Strategy Lead at Formlabs? We interviewed Okan Okutgen to find out.
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By: Keith Cline | February 26, 2018
In this episode of The VentureFizz Podcast, Keith Cline interviews Izzy Azeri and Dan Belcher, Co-Founders of mabl.
By: Zach Winn | February 26, 2018
Rudina Seseri is a founder and managing partner of Glasswing Ventures, a Boston VC firm focused on investing in artificial intelligence-driven startups. In this Q&A with Zach Winn, Seseri talks about investing in and starting AI companies.  
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By: Keith Cline | February 19, 2018
In the next episode of The VentureFizz Podcast, Keith Cline interviews Chad Laurans, Founder & CEO of SimpliSafe.
By: Christina Luconi | February 15, 2018
Business travel can be grueling sometimes, but you can find the positive in the negative. Based on her own experiences business traveling during her career, Christina Luconi has collected a few tips to share with us.
By: Alexander Culafi | February 12, 2018
In this deep dive, Alex Culafi tells the story of Boston's autonomous driving industry. He talks to a number of leaders—ranging from CEOs to city officials and beyond—in order to discover just how far we've come (as well as where we're going next).
By: Christina Luconi | February 8, 2018
Many situations require bending or sometimes breaking, the rules a little bit. As someone who spent most of her career working for various companies, Christina Luconi writes about how being a rule breaker can benefit someone's career.
By: Alexander Culafi | February 5, 2018
After a successful first season for our podcast, we have some very, very good news (and a new name!).
By: Christina Luconi | February 1, 2018
Company kickoffs are always a great chance to connect with other employees, hear from higher-ups, and a chance to get motivated for the upcoming year. Most importantly, there are several ways to get the most out of attending a kickoff, as Christina Luconi writes.
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By: Keith Cline | January 29, 2018
For the eleventh episode of our Career Inspiration podcast, I interviewed Bruce Zambrowicz - Senior Director, Global Talent Acquisition at Acquia.
By: Christina Luconi | January 25, 2018
Self-doubt holds anyone back from acheiving their personal and professional goals, and feel like they are stuck in a "supporting role." But why not shed that away and become the leading role in your own movie that is your life? Christina Luconi offers some advice to those who are stuck and looking break out.
By: Colin W. Barry | January 24, 2018
In the final part of the Blockchain & Cryptocurrency in Boston Tech series, Colin Barry compiled the interviews from various entrepreneurs, investors, as well as others involved with the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector on what they think will come next. 
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By: Keith Cline | January 22, 2018
For the tenth episode of our Career Inspiration podcast, I interviewed Sam Zales - Chief Operating Officer at CarGurus.
By: Alexander Culafi | January 22, 2018
Markforged offers a platform for 3D printing, as well as a range of 3D printers for industrial uses. While many companies work solely in plastic, Markforged printers can print carbon fiber, stainless steel, fiberglass, and titanium, as well as plastics and other materials. Founder and CEO Greg Mark told us the story of how Markforged went from being an idea to a major disruptive force in this highly competitive industry.
By: Christina Luconi | January 18, 2018
Having company culture is important, but sometimes employees can lose focus on it when a company starts to grow and bring on people. As someone who is with a company that has a unique culture and has grown in employee ranks, Christina Luconi offers advice to companies in growth mode on how they shouldn't lose focus on culture.
Engineering Spotlight
By: Keith Cline | January 17, 2018
To give our readers an insight into the company’s engineering team, we connected with OM1’s Head of Engineering, Nick Brachet. We learned about how the team is trying to cut through the noise with healthcare data and the culture of the engineering team.
By: Colin W. Barry | January 17, 2018
VentureFizz is giving our readers an inside look to the blockchain and cryptocurrency scene in Boston. For Part 3, we profiled a collection of startups who are utilizing this type of technology.
By: John Arsneault | January 11, 2018
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the booming tech sectors, not just in Boston but in the tech scene at large. However, it can be challenging for companies to jump in and figure out what to do with AI. John Arsenault gives insight on what companies can do and offers comparison to early Internet companies.
By: Colin W. Barry | January 10, 2018
VentureFizz is giving our readers an inside look to the blockchain and cryptocurrency scene in Boston. In Part 2 of this series, we spoke with several investors about how they are involved with Boston’s blockchain/cryptocurrency scene.

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