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Now Hiring!  Video Job Description: VP of Marketing at Panorama Education

I interviewed Aaron Feuer, Co-Founder & CEO of Panorama Education, to get the details on their VP of Marketing position.  In this interview, he shares lots of information about the type of profile that they are ideally targeting for this position and some of its key responsibilities.  If you are interested in learning more, you can click here to check out the video.  If this role is a great fit for you, you can click here to apply!



The VentureFizz Podcast - Ben Jabbawy, Privy
Privy was on the verge of going out of business. After a failed acquisition and just $1,000 left in the company's bank account, Ben Jabbawy (Founder & CEO) made a brave decision to pivot and bet the company on one piece of their platform.

Pivots fail too, but as you'll hear in Episode #160 of The VentureFizz Podcast, it couldn’t have turned out better and it is a great story for all entrepreneurs to hear!

Privy is now the leader in eCommerce marketing for small businesses and entrepreneurs. They are on a mission to be the front office operating system for eCommerce and its working.  They have over 400,000 stores in 180 countries using their platform for marketing automation. 

In this episode, we cover: how Ben got into entrepreneurship; the first iteration of Privy and some of the lessons learned; hitting rock bottom with the failed acquisition and the decision to pivot; all the details on Privy’s incredible growth since and what’s in store for the future; and so much more!  Click here to listen



CxO Briefing: Formlabs
Formlabs is a unicorn company in the Boston tech scene.  They have revolutionized the world of 3D printing with their desktop 3D printers.  I interviewed Luke Winston, Formlabs' Chief Business Officer, to learn about the history of the company, the details on their product line of desktop 3D printers, growth plans ahead, and hiring!  Click here to watch:



New Techstars Cohorts
Techstars
announced two classes in Boston last week.  You can check out the 10 companies participating as part of this year's cohort for Techstars Boston.  For the first time since Techstars Boston’s inception in 2009, all 10 companies call the Boston area home.  Also in Boston is a new class of companies that are participating as part of the Air Force Accelerator powered by Techstars

Inside: Pre-Sales Engineering at NetBrain
NetBrain
 was founded to deliver end-to-end network visibility to enterprise networks across the globe.  I interviewed Rick Larkin, Field Sales Engineer at NetBrain, to give you an inside look at the company's Pre-Sales Engineering organization. During this interview, we discuss Rick's background, what NetBrain does, everything you could want to know about Pre-Sales Engineering at NetBrain, hiring, culture, and lots more.  Click the image below to watch:



Gone too Soon
Yesterday's news of the helicopter accident which took away the lives of Kobe Bryant, his 13 year old daughter, and 7 others, was shocking and tragic.  Kobe Bryant is best known for his legacy as one of the greatest players in NBA history, but did you know that he was also a founder of an investment firm called Bryant Stibel?  The firm invests in businesses with a focus across technology, media, and data.

Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail and HBS professor passed away last week.  He was 67 years old.  Check out his TEDx Boston talk: How Will You Measure Your Life?

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Today's cover photo features Wayfair's WayBlack employee resource group spending the day volunteering with City Year Boston painting murals at Excel High School in South Boston, in honor of MLK Day.  Source: wayfairatwork Instagram Wayfair is hiring!  

As always, thanks for your support!

Best, Keith

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Don't put your career on hold!  Keep pushing it forward by checking out this month's edition of Career Forward.  There are over 100 priority jobs listed from our BIZZpages.  Click here to start searching.

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ButcherBox is an eCommerce company that delivers 100% grass-fed beef, free range organic chicken, heritage breed pork, wild caught Alaskan sockeye salmon and wild caught sea scallops directly to your door.  ButcherBox is hiring!

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Berkshire Grey announced it has raised $263M in Series B financing with SoftBank, Khosla Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, and Canaan participating.  Berkshire Grey is hiring!

Osnat Barak, Chief of People, Operations & Culture at ClimaCell, was profiled for our Lead(H)er series.  Click here to read her story.

Skillsoft announced that it will enable learners to earn and collect portable digital badges on its award-winning intelligent learning experience platform, Percipio.  Skillsoft is hiring

The 2020 State of Talent Optimization report from The Predictive Index uncovers the business benefits of implementing a talent strategy and how to find and keep the right hires.  The Predictive Index is hiring!

Neurala announced a collaboration with drone service provider AviSight to identify defects in critical infrastructure.  Neurala is hiring!

Drizly is kicking off its 2020 Tech Tasting calendar with a sales & account management careers event with ToastRegister here.

Lital Asher-Dotan recently joined Tamr as the company's Chief Growth Officer.  We connected with Lital to learn about why she joined the company, trends in DataOps, and more.  Tamr is hiring!

Career Collaborative, a Boston-based non-profit that works with adults looking for quality jobs with benefits so they can build careers that change lives and strengthen families, announced that it will be moving its headquarters to 100 Summer Street.  The new space has been donated by Bullhorn.  Bullhorn is hiring!

Join She+ Geeks Out at Yesware for a special Galentine's Day event on February 13.  Click here to register.

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Location: Framingham

Applause empowers companies of all sizes to deliver great digital experiences (DX) – across web, mobile and IoT as well as brick-and-mortar – spanning every customer touchpoint.

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Location: Boston

SimpliSafe is an award winning wireless IoT company that is disrupting the home security market headquartered in Boston.

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Location: Boston

ProfitWell is the leader in subscription monetization and retention. We help companies, from scrappy startups to brand-name enterprises, get the most out of their subscription offerings.

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Location: Cambridge

Quick Base provides a cloud-based platform that empowers problem solvers to quickly turn ideas for better ways to work into apps that make their organizations more efficient.

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Location: Cambridge

The Global Health Research Network for Healthcare Organizations, BioPharma & CROs.

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Drift is the world's leading conversational marketing and sales platform.  Take a tour of their office space located at 222 Berkeley Street.  They take up two floors now!  Click here to check it out!

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Be Your Best Brand: Crafting a Narrative for Investors and the Marketplace is being hosted by Startup Boston on February 11 at 6:30 PM.  Click here to register. 

Boston New Technology Mobile App Startup Showcase is taking place on February 10 at 6pm.  See six innovative and exciting local mobile app demos, presented by startup founders.  Register here today.

MITX eCommerce Summit 2020 - join leading industry experts who will tackle a variety of key topic areas and strategic approaches to creating a unified commerce on February 5 in Boston!  Click here to register. 

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Check out the recent hires at Wellframe, EverQuote, Cogito, DraftKings, Toast, BCG Omnia, Numerated, Luminoso, ezCater, Rocket Insights, ClimaCell, SmartBear, Crayon, Fairwinds, and Opnapsis.

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