HUBweek returned to City Hall Plaza from October 8-14 and curated a lineup of events relating to this year’s motto of “We the Future”. Shipping containers served as exhibitor spaces, while speaker stages were housed in igloo domes and glass-paneled modules surrounding the main nucleus.
Brandale Randolph, founder of The 1854 Cycling Company, aspires to build more than a pedal-powered form of transportation. By providing financial literacy lessons and job training to employees that come from poverty or are returning from the prison system, he aims to educate and empower them in preparation for a productive professional career.
In an effort to give visitors a taste of what the market has to offer each day of the year, the Boston Public Market hosted its second annual open house on March 20. Fresh produce, handmade goods, baked treats, and more were sold at the 35 pop-up and private vendors.
Rosalind Picard, co-founder of MIT born startup Empatica, is not only interested in helping people predict seizures through her team’s patented technology. She also wants to create a more supportive dialogue around seizures among college students.
Ball and Buck offers a unique retail experience that includes ‘Made in America’ garments, crowdfunded products, and even a full-service barbershop at the rear of the store. This is all part of the company’s ethos around supporting local commerce.
Three years after it was featured, Jebbit has grown out of its Faneuil Hall office and now hosts a growing team in a larger space on Newbury Street. Co-founder Tom Coburn reflects on the lessons learned along the way.
Woody Klemmer and Joe Barber, partners at on-demand labor start-up Laborocity, connect employers to “Doers” who are looking for work. They’ve positioned their company as the “Uber for labor”.
Ardent founder Shanel Lindsey leverages technology to make medical cannabis usage more user-friendly and socially acceptable.
Following the resurgent popularity of sensory deprivation, FLOAT Boston might just show that feeling nothing for a while is exactly what we need.
Determined to shift the public perception of solar panels, Solar Sistine offers users a customizable “solar skin.”
