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Justine Hofherr Justine Hofherr
Updated on March 25, 2025

Why CrunchTime! engineers call themselves ‘pessimistic coders’ (and love it)

CrunchTime! describes its restaurant management platform as the “back-of-house guts that powers the front-of-house glory.” Does that make the engineers working behind the scenes on this product … line cooks? Not quite. “We’re kind of like cowboys,” said Tim Callaghan, VP of technology. “We can fix things fast. We’re small, we’re agile.”

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Kelly O'Halloran Kelly O'Halloran
Updated on March 25, 2025

Make it your own: At Tamr, employees are encouraged to own and impact their culture

The 7-year-old data fusion platform out of Cambridge has felt the cultural effects naturally from the people they’ve brought on, while actively encouraging all employees to impact change. The result? A number of grassroots initiatives that have made it a more diverse, transparent and inclusive work environment for its entire team. We spoke with three Tamrs to learn the specifics of what makes the place such an inclusive and engaging place to work.

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Updated on March 25, 2025

This Boston Tech Company Is Doubling the Size of Its Engineering Team in 2021

Starburst began the year with a $100 million round of funding. Now, it’s in the midst of a hiring push.

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on March 25, 2025

These Boston Tech Veterans Want to Fix the ‘Broken’ Online Shopping Experience

With $6 million of seed funding in its coffers, Wonderment is on a mission to help small businesses improve their relationships with customers — and it is growing fast.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 25, 2025

These 5 Boston Tech Companies Raised a Combined $301M in August

Check out how the companies that secured last month’s largest venture rounds are investing their capital.

Kelly Ballhorn Kelly Ballhorn
Updated on March 25, 2025

Fast Breaks: How These Tech Leaders Pushed the Pace as the Only Woman on the Team

Being the sole woman on any team poses unique challenges — allyship and a healthy dose of confidence can help.

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Olivia Arnold Olivia Arnold
Updated on March 25, 2025

How These 6 Companies Use Values To Guide Everyday Work

These organizational principles are embedded into every stage of the employee experience.

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Justine Hofherr Justine Hofherr
Updated on March 25, 2025

5 local tech events you don’t want to miss this week

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