Posts by ericg
National Beat: Investors react to VC firm’s collapse, Reid Hoffman on OpenAI fiasco and more
Investors react to VC firm OpenView’s collapse, why the OpenAI fiasco was a ‘failure of board governance,’ and the latest Startups to Watch in the latest National Beat. Read More
Read MoreKinsome launches an AI chatbot for kids, grandparents to communicate
The Boston startup’s app that connects grandparents and grandkids recently launched in the app store as a free-to-use public beta. Read More
Read MoreFive things: A new IPO, major biotech lease, Arsenal Yards tenants and U.S. soccer investors
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your Monday. Read More
Read MoreWu’s office-to-housing tax break sought for 4 properties so far
Two of the buildings are in downtown Boston, with the largest seeking to create nearly 100 residential units in what is now office space. Read More
Read MoreThree new shops headed to Arsenal Yards, plus more retail news
The former Arsenal Mall continues to attract new tenants. Here’s more on that, plus other Boston-area retail news. Read More
Read MoreThe outlook for pay raises and promotions comes into focus for 2024
Even with economic uncertainty and a softening job market, companies are still planning pay raises in 2024. That’s the good news. But the end of the Great Resignation has shaken up promotion plans. Read More
Read MoreBPDA OKs big Southie public housing, Dorchester mixed-use projects
Changes to Back Bay’s Harvard Club and downtown planning similarly got nods from the BPDA board. Read More
Read MoreLexington diabetes drug, device maker files for IPO — a rarity in 2023
The biotech seeks to raise up to $100 million in a public offering, which would likely not take place before 2024. Read More
Read MoreCannabis board scraps 2-driver rule and eases other business regulations
At its last public meeting of the year on Thursday, Cannabis Control Commission voted to make three changes to delivery regulations that businesses have long been fighting for. Read More
Read MoreNovo Nordisk inks Waltham lease, one of largest in life sciences in 2023
The building is being redeveloped by Alexandria Real Estate Equities as part of a larger Waltham "mega-campus." Read More
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