PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

Jeff Binder, CEO of Layer3, was quoted by The Washington Post as saying, “We’re the first cable company in … 10 years to come that’s brand new. Consumers haven’t had a young innovative company to provide [pay TV] services to them since the mid-1990s, when Dish and DirectTV came on the scene.”. and has since rolled out to Chicago.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. Sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong , and we’ve written about corporate innovation theater before.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Select VC Investors: Khosla Ventures, Social Capital. Select VC Investors: Cue Ball Capital, Valley Oak Investments. MiniLuxe is a nail and beauty lifestyle lounge with locations in Dallas, Rhode Island, Los Angeles, and Boston. Select VC Investors: Otium Capital. Select VC Investors: Venture Capital.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Summary: Another victim to financial woes and a leveraged buyout (by Bain Capital in 2010), Gymboree filed for Chapter 11 protection in June 2017. The company emerged from bankruptcy in February 2016 under the ownership of hedge fund Monarch Alternative Capital LP. Date: June 2017. Category/Product(s): Children’s apparel.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Only retailers can sell to customers, and only distributors can buy from producers (except in the state of Washington). The signature innovation of Drizly – founded in Boston in 2012 – has been to more or less bypass the three-tiered structure in enabling alcohol eCommerce.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2016

But here in Boston, where PYMNTS world headquarters makes its home, we have a problem. We, here in Boston – in specific- and Massachusetts, in general, would really like to be able to call ourselves the birthplace of America. Constitution, George Washington who was both the first president and won the Revolutionary War.

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CB Insights

MAY 1, 2018

Startups working on innovative office and residential real estate offerings have the potential to change the real estate industry. Vornado’s earning calls show an early enthusiasm for WeWork’s tenancy and plans for a WeLive residential building in Washington D.C. Boston Properties: WeWork as a partner AND a competitor.

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