Startups

Moxie Apparel

Moxie Apparel DBA Moxie Scrubs is “Innovative Medical Apparel designed for nurses by nurses.” “Everything this brand does is for nurses,” Founder Alicia Tulsee tells me. Born out of Harvard’s Innovation Lab, Moxie Apparel is a lifestyle apparel brand built by an entrepreneur who saw the hard work nurses put in daily over the course of years taking care of her chronically ill Dad & Aunt, two family members who each had extended hospital stays throughout her childhood. 

Paperless Parts

Paperless Parts is “estimating and quoting software for manufacturers”. They’re a vertical SaaS platform catering to manufacturers of all shapes and sizes. They help their customers estimate & generate quotes in order to make smarter, faster & more informed decisions to win new customers and increase revenue. Their goal is to transform operations for “job shops” through software that is tailored to the unique demands of the custom part manufacturing industry.

Goldcast

Goldcast is a “digital events platform for B2B marketers”. Founded by Harvard Business School students Kishore Kothandaraman, Palash Soni & Aashish Srinivas they host digital event experiences that get prospects and customers excited about your brand. Goldcast was born out of the pandemic amidst the rapidly accelerating shift from physical to digital and the unmet needs of a very specific, important audience: B2B marketers. 

Hi Marley

Hi Marley is “communication software for insurance companies” or, in their parlance, “simple, lovable communication”. You can imagine the daily problems that insurance companies face. Their most engaged customers are coming to them at some of the most difficult times of their lives – car accidents, fires, damaged property you name it. I would know. I got in 3 fender benders before my 18th birthday. And one of them wasn’t my fault, ok? Communication is critical!

Jellyfish

Jellyfish is “Salesforce for Engineering”. An analogy that even the densest of us startup people can understand. They call themselves “The Bloom” which I have to admit is pretty cool. The Jellyfish team has capitalized on the evolving role of engineering leaders and their emerging role as business strategists as software eats the world. Founder Andrew Lau eloquently explains how Jellyfish is building a way to make engineering more measurable in a video on their website’s About Us page.

Before We Begin – 2022 Learnings

I’m really excited you’re here. MGMT Boston is a project I’ve been working on for a few months but thinking about for much longer. Some of the details have shifted but the core focus has always been the same – what’s the best way to highlight the operating leaders who help startups grow? If Founders, Executives, and Investors are the atomic units of a startup ecosystem I’ve always felt that an equally fundamental ingredient is strong operating leadership. That’s what returns capital to shareholders and grows ecosystems.