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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Melissa James is the founder and CEO of Tech Connection, a Boston-based platform for connecting people looking for jobs to technological companies. PHOTO COURTESY KOFI CALLENDAR/ CALLE IMAGES

INTERVIEW: Boston startup entrepreneur talks success, diversity in founding own company

Megan Mulligan November 7, 2016

A balance between one’s interests and professional career is key to bridging the difference between getting by and succeeding, according to one Boston-based startup entrepreneur. For Melissa James,...

Speakers Jody Rose, Oscar-Wyett Moore, Melissa James, Sophia Teague and Joselin Mane share stories about their journey to their success in the tech industry during HubSpot’s "Breaking Barriers: First-Gens in Tech" event. PHOTO BY JUNE KIM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

First-ever first-generation in tech event brings advice, inspiration

Megan Mulligan October 18, 2016

Starting college, finding a job and building a professional network are standard, often stressful rites of passage for most 20-somethings. For first-generation students, however, this path gets a little...

Jules Pieri, co-founder and CEO of The Grommet, shares a 10-minute story at the Women in Innovation Story Slam: Aha Moments, held in the Microsoft New England Research and Development Center Tuesday evening. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF.

5 of Boston’s top female entrepreneurs share the ‘Aha’ moment that led to their success

Megan Mulligan September 29, 2016

There’s fear, there’s self-doubt, there’s a great wide ocean below — there’s a spectrum of emotions and thoughts when taking a leap of faith to follow one’s passions. Often overlooked,...

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