Venture CaféIn the Cafe
- Events on May 24, 2012
TCN UpStart Roundtable
May 24, 2012, 3:00 pm
Office Hours with Advanced Technology Ventures
May 24, 2012, 4:00 pm
City Of Cambridge Resource Table
May 24, 2012, 5:30 pm
5 Tips for Building Your Startup Brand Using Video Marketing
May 24, 2012, 5:30 pm
Author Archives: matthew.glidden
Weekly Polls: Starting Businesses and Pitching to VCs
We posted this poll about attendee startup goals at last Thursday’s Venture Cafe. Q: How many businesses do you plan to start in the next decade? 1-2 businesses: 58% 3+: 17% As many as possible: 25% (includes, appropriately, CIC founder @Rowe)
Jeremy Levine talks about bringing real money (and skills) to @StarStreet fantasy sports
Cambridge-based startup StarStreet.com merges the concepts of stock trading and fantasy sports into a multi-pronged fan site with daily head-to-head games and market-style trading. This two-part interview with founder Jeremy Levine talks about turning childhood passions into a real money business, what you don’t learn in school, and how to pitch your business to the pros. (Part one is my in-person interview and part two shows his award-winning pitch at the 2012 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.) Continue reading
Pixability Interview: Telling Stories and Finding Your Community
Business and personal videos both tell stories to an audience, be they customers, friends, or family, but even Internet communities live somewhere. This interview with Bettina Hein, founder of video services company Pixability, talks about how she started as an entrepreneur and built a community of like-minded founders–the SheEOs–after coming to Boston. Continue reading
Interview with @AskEmmi on giving (and taking) style advice at Venture Cafe
Emmi Sorokin of It’s a Man’s World image consulting visited Venture Cafe recently and offereed clothing and style tips to any guests with questions. She stayed busy throughout and ended up serving behind the advice booth for three hours, half again longer than originally planned. This interview covers her background in style, experience at Venture Cafe, and the invisible importance of personal style. Continue reading
Kevin Fanning talks about hiring for Boston startups
Adding the right people can make or break the success of a startup. Will you get a useful mix of problem-solving skills and business acumen? As an employer, how can you stand out in a crowd of competitors for talent, both big and small? I interviewed Kevin Fanning of Kendall-based Cogo Labs about what companies can do better in their pursuit of successful employees. Continue reading
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John and Melissa Tyler talk about building a business incubator
Many of this year’s MassChallenge hopefuls talked to staff at CIC in advance of submitting their business proposals, some seeking sponsorship and others just looking for feedback. We met John and Melissa Tyler during those conversations, a couple who’ve turned their own past experience–John as a sea captain, Melissa as a jeweler–into plans for East Boston’s own business incubator. They’re doing so by rehabbing a Depression-era building that’s been empty for two decades into an opportunity for local entrepreneurs. Continue reading
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Q & A: Where did your startup start?
This week’s video cover two subjects with help from February 17 attendees, one pragmatic and another prosaic. First, is that really a soda fountain? Second, where did your business get its start? Continue reading
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What’s the Best Business Advice You’ve Ever Received?
Boston World Partners visited Venture Cafe on Thursday, Feb 10th, and collected sage advice from a variety of folks, asking a simple but deep question.
“What’s the best business advice you’ve ever received?” Continue reading
Startup Story: Kris Hart talks about keeping college students connected to golf
Moving from high school to college means plenty of life changes, both personal and financial, as new expenses for incoming students elbow out pricier hobbies. That’s when pastimes like golf feel the loss of young players, as they move to unfamiliar areas and change spending habits.
Former school golfer Kris Hart wants to keep his sport affordable for people making this move by replicating the college ski pass program familiar to student skiers as the CollegeGolfPass. We met at a recent Venture Cafe and talked about turning his personal passion into a business that helps both courses and young players. Continue reading
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