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05/17/2013 | 9:53 AM
Arbella Insurance offers discounted anti-texting tech to Massachusetts drivers
Can’t stop yourself from shooting a quick text while swerving down the freeway? The Arbella Insurance Foundation is offering discounts on hardware and software that cuts access while driving. Read full story -
05/15/2013 | 11:55 AM
After voice struggles, Google founder Larry Page funds research at Boston’s Voice Health Institute
Speculation about Larry Page’s lack of regular public appearances has swirled for years, but in a post yesterday he explained why — and how he’s funding the fight against vocal cord paralysis. Read full story -
05/14/2013 | 11:14 AM
After Japan’s Rakuten takes majority stake, The Grommet eyes bigger opportunities here and abroad
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has taken a majority stake in local e-commerce start-up The Grommet, with hopes that the latter can continue selling products through well-told stories. Read full story -
05/13/2013 | 4:27 PM
Start-up nCrypted Cloud gives Dropbox its most-needed feature: Security
Millions trust their precious pictures, documents, and other data to the delightfully simple and relatively reliable Dropbox, but security has not been the company’s priority. Now, a Boston start-up wants to fill that void, keeping data safe from prying eyes by hardening the security through an intuitive encryption interface. Read full story -
05/13/2013 | 2:49 PM
Inside Greentown labs, an incubator that helps start-ups get dirty, bend metal, and go green
Greentown Labs is a start-up incubator that opts for solar panels solar panels over software, and this week’s The Innovators takes you inside the Boston clean energy hub. Read full story -
05/13/2013 | 10:52 AM
Local coders help reboot Boston with Random Hacks of Kindness
On June 1, a consortium of do-gooder digerati are coming together to commit Random Hacks of Kindness: A weekend of small, focused programming projects designed to improve Boston, connect citizens, and help the world. Read full story -
05/10/2013 | 7:02 AM
3 deal breakers guaranteed to scare VCs away from your company
There are three common issues that, if discovered, are often deal breakers that will send many VCs running for the hills: Here’s what they are, and how you can avoid them. Read full story -
05/09/2013 | 11:52 AM
With Thiel Fellowships, young innovators take shot at changing the world
Five of the latest class of Thiel Fellows have strong local connections, and now they are given $100,000 and two years to see how big of an impact they will have. Read full story -
05/08/2013 | 2:31 PM
After two Kickstarter wins, Project Repat goes for third to expand and share the wealth
At last night’s Mass Innovation Nights, Project Repat’s Nathan Rothstein said the company had found amazing success with one product in particular: Quilted blanks from your used T-shirts. Now the start-up is expanding their product line while helping out other area entrepreneurs. Read full story -
05/08/2013 | 11:35 AM
Now heading Infinio board, Endeca founder Steve Papa talks about getting the band back together
Endeca earned up to a billion-dollar payday when Oracle snapped it up, and now founder and former chief executive Steve Papa is trying to recreate the magic at a number of new start-ups. The latest: Infinio, where as an investor, advisor, and now board chairman, he is guiding the company to retool data storage management. Read full story
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The Inside the hive blog is your one-stop source for local innovation news featuring voices from the start-up, venture, and research communities. Reach us at hive@boston.com.
Michael Morisy
Michael Morisy is your editor, curator, and reporter on all things innovative and startup in Boston and beyond. He’s blown a SXSW talk, been threatened with jail for his own startup, and exchanged enough useless business cards to rebuild the rain forest. Now he wants to share your stories of creating the next insanely great business.