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52 Boston Startups Net $1.5 Billion+ In May

PYMNTS

Boston’s biotech industry raised more than $1.5 Cohere Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused exclusively on middle-market growth companies, closed its initial fund at $200 million, and Founder Collective raised $85 million for its newest fund, BostInno reported. LaunchPad Medical of Lowell received a $2.5

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Weekly Wrap: Amazon CX inspires bankers, as digi-players target the underbanked

Bank Innovation

Welcome to the latest episode of our weekly wrap video series, for the week ending August 2, 2019.

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Self-Advocacy Tips for Promoting Your Work

Perficient

BuiltIn Boston , an online tech community, recently interviewed Hiral Shah , a lead technical consultant at Perficient, to discuss the importance for women to self-advocate and the benefits she has realized as a result. It made me feel really comfortable and appreciated.”. BONUS: Sitecore Symposium 2018: Empowering Women in Technology.

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What banks can learn from Wal-Mart

Chris Skinner

sat down to record a private video for the top officials of the world’s largest retailer: Wal-Mart. In the video, meant for Wal-Mart executives and board members who weren’t yet part of weeks of secret negotiations between the companies, Lore stares earnestly into the camera and shows off his Bentonville bona fides.

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The Week In Happiness: Brought To You By Dancing Robots

PYMNTS

For those who skipped over the video, we strongly suggest reconsidering, as it's one of the more enjoyable watches of the year. In it, a series of Boston Dynamics robots definitively answer the question: Do you love me, now that I can dance? The answer, incidentally, is yes. Yes, we do. and a dozen for $7.49.

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18 Corporate Innovation Labs In Healthcare

CB Insights

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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Future Tech Comes To eCommerce

PYMNTS

Innovations in 3D and augmented reality (AR) eCommerce are leveling the playing field and bringing conversion-centered visual technology to any online retailer. Ninety-five percent of respondents to a recent survey preferred an interactive 3D representation to video playback. Future tech is no longer the province of high-end retailers.

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