VentureFizz

Annoucing VentureFizz Communities!!! It is our new offering to unite people across the Boston tech scene in specific job functions with exclusive and invite only communities! We spoke with lots of people and spent a ton of time thinking through this new offering. This community initiative will help people by providing access to: * Networking * Career Growth * Resources * Learning * Events * Fun! The first community that we are building out is focused on Product Management. Check out our blog post with more information about this initiative, plus if you are a Product Manager (at any level) in the Boston tech scene, you can request an invite. There will be an annual membership fee to join our community, but the first 100 people who join, will receive a free membership for a year!!! Please help us spread the word by liking and sharing this post! Thanks for your support!!! #productmanagement #productmanager #community

??? We connected with Alexander Williams to get a look at what a day in the life of an Implementation Manager looks like at SevenRooms?.

Last year's New England Venture Capital Association's NEVY awards was epic! I can't wait for this year's event on December 5th at the House of Blues in Boston. Congratulations to all the incredible startups nominated for this year’s #NEVYs24! The theme this year will prove to be another legendary event! Find out which companies will be crowned the “Ultimate” #NEVYsSurvivor! Get your tickets here: https://thenevys.com #NEVCA #Innovation

We connected with Alexander Williams to get a look at what a day in the life of an Implementation Manager looks like at SevenRooms. Alex shares: details about SevenRooms, his role, what a day in the life looks like, why he joined the company, and advice for other in terms of joining SevenRooms. Click here for jobs at SevenRooms: https://lnkd.in/egvMgyb

????We connected with Gennavieve Breckenridge to get a look at what a day in the life of a Director of Customer Success looks like at Nayya.? She shares her responsibilities, what a typical day looks like, some great advice and more.

"Embrace new opportunities, whether it's a new role, project, or city" Sasha Hibbard, Senior Director of Marketing at Lightforce?shares her background, career journey, and some great advice in a Lead(H)er profile.

"If there’s one piece of advice I’d love to share with you all, it’s this: don’t be afraid to take risks. Whether it’s a new role, a challenging project, or even moving to a new city, those leaps can lead to the most rewarding experiences. Betting on yourself and saying yes to opportunities can truly make all the difference in your career." Sasha Hibbard, Sr. Director of Marketing at LightForce shares her professional journey in today's Lead(H)er profile. She shares the details of her career and lots of great advice!

Episode 358 of The VentureFizz Podcast features?Simon Taylor, Founder & CEO of?HYCU, Inc.: https://lnkd.in/eWKq3Uk5 - One of the things that I love about this podcast is hearing the stories of entrepreneurs and the ambitious moves they make to build their companies. Simon’s story is legendary! At the point of having an MVP, they wanted to partner with Nutanix. He flew out to the company’s offices in California and unannounced, he asked to speak to the CEO. After pitching his company and convincing team members during that initial unannounced call, the CEO did finally sit with him and after building a backup solution for Nutanix, a partnership was established and they were off and running. HYCU is a leader in the multi-cloud and SaaS data protection as a service industry.?The company has raised $140M in VC funding to date. In this podcast, we cover: * A discussion around leveraging a partnership model for a company’s GTM strategy and how to build it with the right mindset and approach. * Simon’s background story, including receiving a signed book from legendary computer entrepreneur An Wang, the founder of Wang Laboratories, when his family moved to the U.S. * Starting his career in cubicle jobs and how he learned the importance of rigor like his experience as a 401K rep answering phones and how it helped shape him as an entrepreneur. * Building his first company in Prague, an IT outsourcing company which was acquired by Comtrade and then his next company, a monitoring tools company that was acquired by Citrix. * The full lifecycle story of HYCU and all the details about their platform. * The benefits of raising capital from corporate VCs. * And so much more. Thank you to our Podcast Sponsor: As a longtime champion of the local startup ecosystem,?Silicon Valley Bank?supports innovative companies with the solutions and financing they need through every stage of growth. With more than 1,500 bankers and relationship advisors, and $42B in loans as of Q2 2024 – SVB delivers the right people, service and resources to support your entire financial journey. Learn more at SVB.com. Contacts at SVB: Christopher Morrison, Alicia Fuller, Ben Maitland-Lewis, Hani Azzam, Hannah Heyliger, Lisa Puleo, and Mark Gallagher

??? 7AI is the first agentic security platform that harnesses the speed and power of AI to finally give defenders the advantage over evolving threats.??Lior Div, Co-Founder & CEO, shares details on their revolutionary product, the company, it's culture, and why they should be on your radar.

New company hiring on VentureFizz! Check out Sincere Corporation in Framingham and their job openings here: https://lnkd.in/eH6U54iB - it's highly likely that you have used one of their brands: Punchbowl, Timehop, Lovebird, or Memento! Not only are they a great consumer company at scale, but they take giving back seriously. The company's Sincere Foundation is an organizations that address basic needs, and envisions a future where everyone has the opportunity to celebrate, recognize milestones, and honor memories.