August 26th, 2010 | cortlandt

We are live tonight at 7:30pm from Bocoup Loft and Gustavo Quiroga pitching his company RePlant Building Solutions.

On tonight's panel we have:

Jed Struman: Dartmouth MBA '11, co-founder Boston Area Sustainable Investment Consortium (BASIC), formerly at KLD Investments

Cate MacGregor: Account Executive at Cone marketing, expertise in Corporate Social Responsibility/branding/ environmental communications

Justin Kang: Associate Director at Unreasonable Institute, formerly at MassChallenge (the state's big start-up/biz plan competition & incubator)

August 17th, 2010 | cortlandt

A lot of stuff is going down this month in the world of Boston startup. Scott Kirsner and the rest of the community is throwing a little picnic on Wednesday, Joe Caruso is spearheading B.R.E.W (Boston Region Entrepreneurship Week) and StartingBloc is cohosting Pokin' Holes and the Startup Party with us at Bocoup Loft! (You can learn more about StartingBloc in the second video below)

This month we have StartingBloc fellow, Gustavo Quiroga throwing himself and his company RePlant Building Solutions into the Pokin' Holes Hot Seat.

If you haven't yet heard of RePlant Building Solutions, they are striving to change how we think about the way we build and the materials we use. They hold the exclusive North American and Caribbean distribution rights for a next-generation composite lumber material for a range of building applications.

Grab your ticket for the event and party! http://pokinholes51.eventbrite.com

Check out my conversation with Gustavo and what he's looking to get from the panel this month! (more...)

July 29th, 2010 | cortlandt

We are live tonight at 7:30pm from Bocoup Loft with Indie Ambassador.

On tonight's panel we have:

Trish Fontanilla: *Trish of All Trades* Tweet anatomy (and superfan of) = Non-Profits+the Arts+?Music?+Food+Writing+Social Media

Nic Ward:Gainfully employed geek by day, gamer by night

Phil Han: Founder of ScoopCart, entrepreneur, now living in NYC

Live video chat by Ustream

July 21st, 2010 | cortlandt

Hopefully everyone is having an incredible summer so far. I can't believe it's already July and we're approaching another #startupparty and Pokin' Holes at Bocoup Loft.

This month we have a great company stepping up to the hot seat in Indie Ambassador. If you haven't heard of Indie Ambassador, they are the tool for musicians to manage their music careers.

I had a chance to talk to the founders of Indie Ambassador, Ben and Chris, and learned more about the company's vision, business model and their plan for customer acquisition. And because Ben and Chris are so involved in the music community, they're working to help us find a band for next Thursday night!

Grab a ticket to the event

And most important Magners Irish Cider will be sponsoring the event with their delicious cider!

Check out what Ben and Chris had to say in this month's Pre Show... (more...)

June 24th, 2010 | cortlandt

We had a great night on Thursday at Bocoup loft. Chris and John pitched their company Editingg while Nick Maloney, Dan Marques and Jeff Seibert offered their thoughts on what the company should do to get to the next level.

We also had a fantastic band playing that night in the Rollo Tomasi Quartet. These guys have been performing in the greater Boston area since May of 2002. Their slogan, “Jazz Straight Up. Funk Chaser.” is truly an apt description for this dynamic foursome. Mixing vibrant original compositions with innovative arrangements of timeless standards, this group pleases audiences of all ages and bridges the gap between jazz and funk. Members of RTQ have played in many Boston-area venues including the Regattabar, Upstairs on the Square, Gargoyles, The Beehive, Vinalia, The Good Life, the Oak Bar, the State Room, Stellina, Tryst, the Four Seasons, Wonderbar, and the Cantab Lounge. They are always seeking out new opportunities and venues to play.

If you didn't have a chance to see the show check it out below. Just to give you a heads up, I had some technical difficulties with my firewire port so we had to go old school using the computer's camera. We'll be back on line for Capitalize though! (more...)