We now have access to an unprecedented amount of information about people which can be leveraged to provide context and establish common ground when meeting with colleagues or prospects. However, synthesizing all of the information available via a person’s online activity into an easily accessible, digestible format is a tall task. Enter Refresh, a productivity […]
Sitdowns With Startups Episode 6: Vsnap
In an effort to bring a more personalized and humanized approach to their online interactions, more and more people are turning to video as their preferred communication medium. 2011 MassChallenge finalist Vsnap is seeking to provide individuals and businesses alike with a simple platform through which to create and distribute videos. As Co-Founder & CEO Dave […]
Sitdowns With Startups Episode 5: PostPost
Twitter can be an amazing source for relevant, interesting and timely content (and much more). However, trying to keep up with your stream can feel a bit like drinking from a firehouse at times. With tweets scrolling by at a rapid pace, it can be easy to miss a fair amount even while monitoring the […]
Sitdowns With Startups Episode 4: Bluetrain Mobile
With the proliferation of smartphones and tablets, it has become essential for businesses to build mobile websites that cater to the people using mobile devices to surf the web. Bluetrain Mobile is helping its customers to create mobile optimized sites that enable fast and seamless navigation with rich functionality for people viewing them on a mobile […]
Sitdowns With Startups Episode 3: GaggleAMP
Most companies, brands and personalities are making a concerted effort to cultivate a community of advocates which they can call upon to spread their messages across a variety of social networks. Be they internal stakeholders (employees, investors), friends, fans or customers, engaging with and leveraging the support of these constituents online is an essential component […]
Sitdowns With Startups Episode 2: SMAK
For the second installment of my Sitdowns With Startups series, I sat down for a chat with Matthew Hooper, CEO of SMAK. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Matt a little bit over the past few months through interactions at various MassChallenge events. Matt and his team at SMAK are building a tool to help alleviate a problem […]
Need a mobile app? Go fish….
As you may have seen in my previous post, I am launching a new series on my blog called “Sitdowns With Startups.” The following is the first installment. I had the pleasure of meeting Ash Nadkarni a few months ago at an Innovation Breakfast. Right off the bat I was intrigued to learn that in […]
Sitdowns With Startups
Over the course of the last year, as I’ve immersed myself into the interwoven startup and social media scenes here in Boston, I’ve met a lot of interesting and talented folks (as I covered a bit in this post). I’ve essentially been acting as a Professional Networker, which has provided me the good fortune of meeting […]