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By Howard E. Aldrich on Tue Apr 19 2016

More than 20 years ago, Steven Aldrich showed the Mosaic Browser to his father, noted entrepreneurship professor Howard Aldrich. It was a time when Steven was imagining a future in helping technology Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Thu Mar 24 2016

Poornima Vijayashanker is the founder of Femgineer, an educational business that empowers forward-thinking techies of all backgrounds and promotes inclusiveness in the high-tech industry. She was Read more

By Jon Eckhardt on Mon Mar 21 2016

Matt Younkle's earliest commercial venture -- a product called "TurboTap" that poured beer faster -- almost didn't happen. His first product demo for Anheuser-Busch did not go well. But Younkle came Read more

By Dave Feldman on Mon Mar 14 2016

Seth Goldman, founder and "TEO" of Honest Tea, believes in market-based solutions to social problems. In this discussion with Dave Feldman, he talks about how he integrates his business with his Read more

By Nicholas Vitalari on Mon Jan 18 2016

Is it possible to transform a staid and professionally respectable but entrenched legal industry? Yes, particularly when one of your startup founders is a multi-talented serial entrepreneur, computer Read more

By Jon Eckhardt on Wed Dec 09 2015

In her years as an entrepreneur, Toni Sikes has focused on helping artists find people who will pay for their work. Her company, CODAworx, serves as an online community for painters, sculptors, Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Mon Oct 19 2015

Despite his economics degree and ownership of several restaurants, Themistocles “Lakis” Vlahoulis, owner of Il Panino Café and Grill in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, faced some struggles when he Read more

By Daniel Forbes and Linda Hall on Mon Sep 14 2015

In 2002, both Linda Hall and her new company -- which would later become MinuteClinic, a fixture in 1000 CVS stores -- had a lot to lose. Hall was the sole breadwinner in her household and had no Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Mon Aug 17 2015

Boston restauranteur Frank DePasquale has built his empire with this recipe: Learn as much as you can from other entrepreneurs and those who work for you. Listen to your customers. Hug your Read more

By Jon Eckhardt on Wed Jun 17 2015

Eric Martell co-founded EatStreet as a 19-year-old to create a "digital food court" and online ordering for mom-and-pop restaurants serving hungry college students. His startup has now grown to 110 Read more