They came, they saw, they got their money’s worth.
XSITE 2013, our fifth annual flagship innovation conference, did not disappoint. The theme was Boston’s Tech Revival. And between laying out the Boston tech scene’s strengths and weaknesses, lessons from the MIT Blackjack team applied to building companies, and hearing pitches from 10 emerging startups and projects from around the area, our audience was treated to a dazzling display of the momentum (and challenges) that New England has amassed across fields such as education, security, healthtech, marketing, mobile software, and hardware design.
Huge thanks to our event hosts, Babson College and Olin College, and to our sponsors: The Kauffman Foundation, WilmerHale, Comcast Business, IDA Ireland, and MFA (Moody, Famiglietti & Andronico). Thanks also to our event supporters—Covestor, Mintz Levin, and Sand Hill Finance—and to our media sponsor, WGBH Radio, and our event partners MassTLC, New England Venture Capital Association, and TiE Boston.
And now, if you are so inclined, please check out the photos from the day. A special thank-you to KeithSpiroPhoto courtesy of Kendall PRess.
Author: Gregory T. Huang
Greg is a veteran journalist who has covered a wide range of science, technology, and business. As former editor in chief, he overaw daily news, features, and events across Xconomy's national network. Before joining Xconomy, he was a features editor at New Scientist magazine, where he edited and wrote articles on physics, technology, and neuroscience. Previously he was senior writer at Technology Review, where he reported on emerging technologies, R&D, and advances in computing, robotics, and applied physics. His writing has also appeared in Wired, Nature, and The Atlantic Monthly’s website. He was named a New York Times professional fellow in 2003.
Greg is the co-author of Guanxi (Simon & Schuster, 2006), about Microsoft in China and the global competition for talent and technology. Before becoming a journalist, he did research at MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. He has published 20 papers in scientific journals and conferences and spoken on innovation at Adobe, Amazon, eBay, Google, HP, Microsoft, Yahoo, and other organizations. He has a Master’s and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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