Tim Rowe, CEO of the Cambridge Innovation Center tells Harris Communications Group workshop: “Elevator pitching is like dating”
Category: Business & Economics
US Economy Will See 3 Percent Growth Morgan Stanley Expert Tells Kendall Square Audience
Writer Anita Harris on talk by Morgan Stanley Chief Economist David Kelly. “Despite the crises of 2011, he pointed out, the Standard and Poor’s Index ended up just .003 percent lower than it had been at the year’s start. The coming year will be one of uncertainty, but “the US economy can grow through that, ” he said.
Cambridge Local Unions Protest With Huge Inflated Rat
Cambridge Local AFL-CIO Insulators, Tin Kinockers and Pipefitters exhibit a large inflatable rat to make clear how they feel about the use of non-union, non-Cambridge workers
Cambridge collaboration to inaugurate entrepreneurship “Walk of Fame” on Friday 9/18/11
At 1PM, collaborators from MIT, CIC, the Marion Ewing Kauffman Foundation
for Entrepreneurship, several venture funds, the City of Cambridge,
Ernst & Young and others will inaugurate the world’s first “Walk of
Fame” for entrepreneurs . The event, open to the public, will be held at the Kendall Square T stop in front of
the Marriott Hotel’s newly redesigned plaza.
Window Shopping at Anthropologie, H Square
Anthropologie, located at 48 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA has taken over the old Design Research building–which has sat almost empty for over a year since Crate and Barrel moved out. The store carries an enticing array of clothing, jewelry, shoes, boots and bags–most items are a bit ornate for my simple tastes but definitely worth a visit if only to see the store’s beautiful and creative arrangements of merchandise.
Health gizmos for non-geeks: new monitoring devices for staying well
I was blown away when I heard about pill bottle caps that will tell you (or your doctor or your caretakers) if you’ve forgotten to take your meds…a kazoo that measures the chemistry of the air from your lungs…and a telephone that can assess whether you’re depressed–from the tones of your voice. Remote health monitoring gizmos are not for the future: they are now!
Nine-Day Cambridge Science Festival Showcases City’s Tech Prowess
Join me at the Cambridge Science Festival Cambridge Innovation Center Open House (or attend a myriad of other events) through May 3.
Boston/Cambridge/Quincy rank 8th most stressful cities to live in
I was interested to see that Boston/Cambridge/Quincy Metro area ranked eighth in a Forbes.com study of the most stressful US cities to live in.
Topping the list were Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Cleveland, Providence, RI, San Francisco, and Detroit; Washington DC was ninth, followed by San Jose, Seattle, Riverside CA, and Philadelphia and, surprisingly, Portland, Ore.
