As of a few weeks ago (November 18th specifically), I no longer work at Grasshopper. For those of you who know me, you know this is very much the end of an era / chapter in my life. In fact, working at Grasshopper became a part of who I was. I can’t tell you how many times I was referred to as “The Grasshopper Guy”, “Grasshopper Buzz”, or “Ambassador of Buzz”. Over my 3 years working there I created what … Continue reading
If you Google “Lean start up” you get over 11 million search results. If you were to mention it at any Boston networking event you could instantly find someone who is reading a book about it, someone practicing it right now, and someone who just wants to talk about it. In fact its become so over taught / talked about that now people are writing books about books that other people have written. (I know that sounded complicated, but seriously…its true) … Continue reading
I would like to start by establishing a few facts: FutureM is a week long mashup of events in Boston designed to spark discussions around the “Future of Marketing”. It attracts a diverse audience as event topics range from marketing, design, development, media, mobile, to simply general entrepreneurship. FutureM is Boston’s attempt at creating a South by South West (SXSW) like event / environment. This is FutureM’s 2nd year. I participated in FutureM last year both as an attendee and … Continue reading
Have you ever noticed how many different brands seem to be telling you to follow them on twitter or demanding you like them on Facebook? I call bullshit. Instead of speaking AT me, I challenge you to tell me why? Why should I “like” you? Why should I share your brand with all of my friends? I am not 12 years old, and you are not my older brother so “because I said so” doesn’t really work anymore. Its interesting … Continue reading
I’ve been out of college for 3 or 4 years now and as my younger friends all graduate I’ve started to notice an interesting trend. This idea of the “corporate ladder” is becoming less and less acceptable. What am I referring to? Jr. Analyst —> Financial Analyst 1—> Financial Analyst 2 —> Financial Analyst 3 —> Finance Associate —> Finance Associate … Continue reading
I want to quickly outline two scenarios for you. Lets just assume for a minute you are looking to buy a MacBook Pro (because well, they’re freaking awesome right?) Scenario #1 You are in the Apple Store, you just decided to make the leap to buy a 13” MacBook Pro (it’s probably the most you have ever spent on a computer). They are wrapping up your new baby, and you feel a strange mix of excited, nervous, and maybe even … Continue reading
A year ago a truly amazing startup competition was created, Mass Challenge. Basically its an opportunity for startup companies to compete for $1 Million dollars! The $1M is split up between a handful of startups (16 last year), but the really crazy part is that they take no equity. The competition is broken down into multiple rounds of judging, eliminating entrants at each checkpoint. In my opinion the 100 startups who make it to the “Final Round” are the real … Continue reading
