Live from the Caf‪é‬ Venture Café Foundation

In this feature interview, I sit down with Scott Kirsner, technology and innovation columnist for the Boston Globe, organizer of the Nantucket Conference, and founder of Innovation Leader. We discuss the current state of corporate innovation in Boston, nation-wide startup trends, and what makes the innovation so prevalent in the Boston ecosystem.

Startups often find it difficult to understand patent claim language and to sort out complex inventorship and ownership issues on their patents. In this seminar, we will discuss how patent claims work as well as the law regarding inventorship and ownership. By the end of this episode you’ll be able to:Read a patent claim and understand its scope.Identify the factors that determine whether someone qualifies as a co-inventor or co-owner on a patent.Prevent or mitigate potential disputes re...

Growing your business online can mean time and money. While there is no blueprint every business can use to obtain growth or scale through digital advertising, there are several steps businesses can take to get the results they are seeking.In this workshop, Oliver goes over 10 steps you can take for your business to maximize its digital presence. By the end of the presentation, you will be able to:Develop a marketing strategy that leverages digital advertising to scale your business’s growthA...

Melissa Withers is Founding Partner of RevUp Capital, a non-equity investment fund for B2B and B2C companies that are moving fast up a revenue-fueled growth curve. An experienced fund manager and biz builder with 100+ investments under management, With a background in customer experience and customer development, go-to-market strategy, and company storytelling, she began her career at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at MIT, working the intersection of biological sciences and p...

David has spent his career in staffing and hiring, currently working as the business development manager at Experis. On February 6, David presented a Community Talk on hiring talent, answers the question, "when is the right time to utilize a hiring agency?" In this interview, David discusses the challenges of hiring in today's tight labor environment.

Eran is the founder of the XRHealth and the CEO of XRHealth USA Inc. After serving in the Israel airforce, Eran started XRHealth to provide more effective physical therapy and cognitive therapy treatments to people using Virtual Reality. In under three years, Eran raised funds, has hired 30 people, earned over 20 FDA approved therapies, and is rapidly expanding across the United States.