Boston Download: New Seaport Tower Proposed, Microsoft Acquires Boston...
Condo Tower Planned to Replace 2 Seaport Bars South-Boston-based real estate developer Cronin Group plans a 22-story residential building where the night spots Whiskey Priest and Atlantic Beer Garden...
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Microsoft Moving 300 Employees Out of Kendall Square Microsoft New England is moving roughly 300 employees out of its Kendall Square office and into an office in Burlington, but the company said it's...
View ArticleBoston Download: GE's 1st Lease in Boston, Surface Tablets Failed Patriots,...
Harvard Business School Falls to #2 MBA Ranking HBS prides itself in being one of the best business schools in the world. It often takes first place in international rankings. However, this year, the...
View ArticleMicrosoft's Stock Jumps After Earnings Beat
In February, Satya Nadella will mark his second anniversary as CEO of Microsoft. But before celebrating he’s got some business to get out of the way—with the release of Microsoft’s most recent...
View ArticleMicrosoft Is Officially a Turnaround Story
An edited version of this column 1st appeared Friday in the BostInno Beat. Everything’s coming up Microsoft. OK so maybe not the Windows Phone (RIP), but Satya Nadella’s other big pushes to revive the...
View ArticleNotarize's Startup Story: A Botched Twitter Stock Transaction and a Broken Leg
If you've ever had to notarize a document, it can be a bit of a pain. Living near a UPS store makes it easier, but if you're a person who shops on Amazon and uses email more than the US mail, you...
View ArticleCarbonite Founders Aim to Fight Amazon with Dramatically Cheaper Cloud Storage
David Friend is having the time of his life. At age 69, the Carbonite co-founder could have retired when he stepped down as CEO three years ago. Instead, he's launching a new startup with his longtime...
View ArticleOwl Labs Out of Stealth Mode | Soofa Raises $2.5M
KG: Dylan gets back from vacation tomorrow. That means you're stuck with me one more day. Share the Beat with your boss today. Lucy: It’s official. Owl Labs, one of the 5 startups in stealth mode that...
View ArticleShaq Boosts Babson Alum's Startup | West Coast Startup Moves HQ to Boston
Dylan: Is your company coooool? Well, I hope at least someone's is, because BostInno is bringing back BostonFest and our Coolest Companies Competition! This year we'll be gathering at The Lawn on D on...
View ArticleMicrosoft Reported to Buy Boston Cybersecurity Startup Hexadite for $100M
Updated at 12:58 p.m. on May 24, 2017: Regarding the alleged acquisition of Hexadite, a Microsoft spokesperson wrote in an email to BostInno that "Unfortunately, we have nothing to share at this...
View ArticleMicrosoft Buys Boston Cybersecurity Firm for $100M | MassChallenge Exec...
Lucy: Startup Institute has named its new CEO, and it turns out he's been hiding in plain sight for months. Dylan: The startup boot camp announced on Wednesday that longtime employee Rich DiTieri is...
View ArticleBostInno Departed: Boston Startups That Were Acquired or Shut Down in May
Two big cybersecurity deals happened in the Boston area this month, with Microsoft reportedly buying Hexadite for $100 million and CyberArk confirming it has acquired Conjur for $42 million. One of...
View ArticleTop Boston Tech Hires and M&A in May | Asimov Raises $4.7M
KG: Hi folks, today Dylan's out on vacation, so Lucy and I will be hosting this edition of the Beat. If you like it, forward it. KG: As we do at the end of every month, we publish a recap of the...
View ArticleHubSpot CEO Pays $1.6M for Jerry Garcia's Guitar | 27 Startups Raised $211M...
Lucy: We’ll be kicking off our three-day WorkXPlay series on June 20th with a Mixer at Warehouse Boston. Join us for a few brews and the LIVE announcement of our Coolest Companies Finalists! Think...
View ArticleIt's Official: Microsoft Signs Agreement to Acquire Hexadite
So the rumors were true. Today, Microsoft confirmed the acquisition of cybersecurity company Hexadite. Although Microsoft said it wasn't disclosing terms of the agreement, a previous report said the...
View ArticleGrubhub Acquiring Boston Startup | LogMeIn Vs. Salesforce?
Lucy: It's been a little while since we heard from LogMeIn, which closed its merger with Citrix's GoTo business for $1.8B four months ago. That changed this week. Dylan: LogMeIn has revealed its first...
View ArticleAkamai CEO in the White House | DraftKings Under Siege
Dylan: Another reminder that BostInno's State of Innovation: WorkXPlay event series begins tomorrow with a mixer and then continues on Wednesday and Thursday with panels on smarter workplaces and...
View ArticleWayfair's Founders Are Now Billionaires | Another Public Tech Co. In Boston...
Dylan: I have an announcement and a reminder: We're launching Rhode Island Inno next month! To get you ready for that, I published a story on how Rhode Island plans to become a larger innovation hub,...
View ArticleOffice Envy: Inside the HQ of Upserve, Rhode Island's Top-Funded Startup
If you consider the career trajectory of Angus Davis up until he founded Upserve, you can understand why the restaurant analytics software company has become the top-funded startup in Rhode Island,...
View ArticleEx-Bain Capital VC Faces Sexual Harassment Claims | Downfall of Apple Pay...
Dylan: Thanks to everyone who came to our State of Innovation WorkXPlay events this week. We'll see everyone at BostonFest on Aug. 9! So rest up. Dylan: Yesterday The Information published a story...
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