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People interact at the 1Million Cups Boston event at the BUild Lab on Wednesday morning. This was the first of a series of monthly meetings held every first Wednesday of the month. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BUild Lab launched partnership with 1 Million Cups

Hannah Shearer March 19, 2018

The BUild Lab has ushered in many new programs in the short six weeks it’s been open. Now, it has brought the entrepreneurial nonprofit 1 Million Cups to Boston for the first time. On Wednesday...

Dance group Static Noyze performs at the Student Leadership Conference at the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center Nov. 17. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘X Boston’ helps college students transition into professional world

Jack Moriarity November 22, 2017

It’s Friday night. Bright lights, pop music and dressed-up college students fill the room, but this isn’t a part of Boston’s vibrant nightlife. It’s “X Boston,” Boston’s biggest student...

Demo Day at HUBweek Boston showcased over one hundred local startups Saturday at Boston City Hall. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

HUBweek 2017 examines Boston startup culture

Paige Smith October 22, 2017

A successful startup is heavily dependent on its founder’s ability to combine passion, vision and strategic decision-making, particularly in Boston’s business environment. HUBweek’s Saturday...

Education company Galvanize hosts the Boston Cognitive Builder Faire Oct. 6 at MassChallenge. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Cognitive Builder Faire brings data science to life

Giuliana Calia October 12, 2017

In the past, it was necessary to hand-code information and data into an app in order for it to have better, more efficient responses. Now, information is fed into a program, and the application makes...

CityStart, a Boston-based hackathon and boot camp for start-up innovation, will launch May 30. PHOTO BY COLLIERS/WIKIMEDIA

Three week CityStart “boot camp” aims for start-ups without ends

Blake Snelling April 30, 2015

When it kicks off on May 30, CityStart Boston, a hackathon and boot camp aiming to foster startup innovation activity around the city, will put Boston entrepreneurs through three weeks of team-building...

Boston company MassChallenge opened a new "maker space" Tuesday equipped with 3D printers and other hardware to accommodate start-ups working with the company. PHOTO COURTESY OF MATT MURPHY

From makers of MassChallenge, MADE@ making makers make more

Olivia Deng March 17, 2015

Oftentimes, the most difficult part of launching a tech venture is finding something physical to show for it. To address this problem, on March 10, startup accelerator MassChallenge launched its hardware...

MassChallenge announced their partnership with Women’s iLab Feb. 13 and the Startup Institute Feb. 17, which will encourage startups created by women. PHOTO COURTESY OF MASSCHALLENGE.ORG

MassChallenge announces partnerships with Women’s iLab, Startup Institute

Amanda Burke February 20, 2015

MassChallenge, a business acceleration firm, announced separate partnerships with Women's iLab and the Startup Institute, which together will provide small businesses and burgeoning female entrepreneurs...

Jacqueline Thong is the co-founder and CEO of Klio Health, a web and mobile health care platform aimed at simplifying the health care system. PHOTO COURTESY OF JACQUELINE THONG

Women InBusiness: Jacqueline Thong of Klio Health digitizes healthcare

Meagan Dawson November 13, 2014

This is part of a bi-weekly series of profiles about women in business. Although it may seem like there’s no limit to what one can do with an iPhone nowadays, there are still holes in the technology...

While there is debate on the merits of each type of internship, Boston University students have taken an interest in internships at start-ups rather than those at established corporations. GRAPHIC BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY AND MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University students opting for internships at startups rather than corporations

Olivia Deng September 4, 2014

Internships, once deemed optional, are now seemingly a necessity. This year alone, internship hiring in the Northeast is expected to increase by 10 percent, and national co-op hiring is expected to increase...

Show me the money: Boston-based companies help startups start up

Daily Free Press Admin February 2, 2014

With world-class institutions, thousands of students and a large pool of investors, Boston proves itself to be a fertile ground for startups to develop and grow. As the barriers to entry into the startup...

BU post-doc. researcher creates start-up, chosen as MassChallenge contest finalist

Daily Free Press Admin October 22, 2013

Local startup accelerator MassChallenge announced on Oct. 15 that Silverside Detectors, Inc., a company co-founded by a Boston University post-doctoral researcher, is one of 26 finalists eligible to...

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