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Startup Weekend Boston

Abby Fichtner — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:16:09 +0000

Over 130 people – half techies, half business folks – converged on NERD this weekend to start their own companies, have fun & make a difference. Friday night, 50 of them stood up and pitched their ideas in quick 60 second spots, interrupted only for a quick game of multiplayer rock-paper-scissors. Pitches ran the gamut from gamifying entrepreneurship to games to solve the world’s biggest problems. From help with dating to help finding babysitters. Helping investors forecast small company returns [...]

Learn More Faster: TechStars for a Day

Abby Fichtner — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:35:09 +0000

We were super excited to host TechStars for a Day in Boston which treated a few early bird applicants to a one-day minicamp of a day in the life of TechStars. We wanted to share a piece of that experience with you… Bill Warner (TechStars Mentor who helped bring TS to Boston), Katie Rae (Managing Director, TS Boston), David Cohen (TS Founder) Katie Rae, Managing Director for TechStars Boston, and David Cohen, TechStar’s Founder & CEO, were joined by mentors [...]

Fueling the MassChallenge and Supercharging the Innovation Ecosystem in Massachusetts

Gus — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:15:52 +0000

When we first met John Harthorne, Akhil Nigam and David Constantin (the founders of MassChallenge) in June of last year it was hard not to become instantly inspired by their individual passion and grand idea of catalyzing a start-up renaissance right here in Boston. Their timing was spot-on, as the region reeling from the effects of the economic downturn needed a new cause to get behind, something to lift our spirits and most importantly lift the sagging economy. After they [...]