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Adrienne Teeley Adrienne Teeley
Published on March 25, 2025

CarGurus’ New CTO Is Disrupting an Industry While Growing a World-Class Team

Want to work for a tech leader who welcomes feedback, new ideas and rewarding technical challenges? Meet Matt Quinn, CarGurus’ new chief technology officer. 

Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on March 25, 2025

Data Analytics Startup Starburst Raises $100M, Reaches $1B+ Valuation

Now a unicorn, Starburst tripled its headcount in 2020 and plans to grow its team even more, with dozens of open tech positions at its Boston HQ and offices around the world.

Lucas Dean Lucas Dean
Updated on March 25, 2025

How 6 Companies Empower Individual Contributors to Make an Impact on DEI

Individual contributors can create meaningful change in the diversity, equity and inclusion sphere, especially when they’re encouraged and supported by leaders.

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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on March 25, 2025

Boston Metal Raises $120M to Decarbonize Steel Production

The MIT spinout will scale production at its Woburn facility and build a Brazilian factory for its subsidiary business.

Updated on March 25, 2025

A Day in the Life of 2 Boston Systems Engineers

An associate director of enterprise at online pet supplies retailer Chewy, and a senior site reliability engineer at bakery and ingredient e-commerce platform Dawn Food Products, walk us through what a typical day looks like in each of their roles.

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Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on March 25, 2025

These Skills Close Deals at 10 Boston Tech Companies

Boston sales leaders reveal the specific skills salespeople needed to sell their products and why they matter so much.

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Justine Hofherr Justine Hofherr
Updated on March 25, 2025

Breaking stereotypes: How this ‘software guy’ became the cornerstone of Boston startup edX

Ned Batchelder, a softspoken “software guy” at Boston startup edX, challenges preconceived notions about what a software developer looks like — or does for that matter.

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