Let’s go back to the year 2000. A new age site called Google is in Beta and haunting images of dancing babies plague the Internet. Windows 98 is threatening to take over the world, “You’ve got mail” has become a household phrase, and anyone can have the most ridiculous questions answered in a flash by […]

Philosopher Simone de Beauvoir believed that “There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.” Writer and filmmaker Nora Ephron said an evening in the city caused her “heart to do a little dance.”  And poet Ezra Pound described city nights resembling “squares after squares of flames.” While each of these claims […]

An office can tell you a lot about an entrepreneur, and we found ourselves particularly captivated by Sophia Bilynsky’s colorful space at WeWork Madison. Bilynsky is the Founder and Creative Director of AlleyCat Designs, a New York City-based design firm that crafts ideas and delivers scalable artistic solutions for businesses of all types. The firm […]

While an entrepreneurial spirit may not be a prerequisite for doing government contracting, the Director of D.C. Operations at CRC Technologies, Nithin Akuthota finds innovation essential in any field. A firm believer in the collaborative economy, Nithin thrives in settings that are open and imaginative, forward thinking, and inspiring. Although his role at an Ohio-based […]

When it comes to working in a startup, the experience can be likened to a roller coaster ride. “Think of the biggest roller coaster you’ve ever seen,” says serial entrepreneur and Bindo co-founder David Bozin. “Now multiply that size by 10 with intense rises and falls — that is the typical life of an entrepreneur.” […]

Nikki Durkin, 22, loves to shop. So it’s not surprising that she found herself in a situation that countless women find themselves in: She was spending thousands of dollars on clothes with most of them sitting in her closet – unworn with tags attached. Many of her friends had the same problem, so she wanted […]

The term “fast food” is not one frequently associated with health and wellness nor does it bring to mind visions of locally sourced organic produce. Rather, it reminds us of cross-country road trips, cardiovascular conditions, and perhaps even the distinctive odor of fries soaking in Canola oil. But what if we could change this? What […]

We recently sat down with Joel G. Kinney, founder of Fort Point Legal and counsel to the entrepreneur community in Boston, for our Member Spotlight series. His clients include startups and small businesses in many industries from low-tech greenhouses to cutting-edge HTML 5 gaming programs. Here’s what he shared: I didn’t have any intention of founding […]