Scott Kirsner

Innovation Economy Columnist, Boston Globe

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Boston Globe columnist & blogger... Focused on start-ups, venture capital & innovation in New England...Conference organizer...Speaker, moderator & author

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Construction tour: Workbar's new shared office in Central Square, slated to open in late May

boston.com — I stopped by the future home of Workbar in Central Square yesterday to get a look at the construction progress. The shared office space is scheduled to open by May 20th, according to founder Bill Jacobson. It'll be the second Workbar location; the first is in Boston, across the street from South Station.
Pharma giant Boehringer Ingelheim will set up a US office for its VC group in Cambridge. Likely open by fall. boehringer-ingelheim-venture.com

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Fusion energy research at MIT to shut down; 70 people to lose their jobs

bostonglobe.com — A long-running Massachusetts Institute of Technology experiment that explores nuclear fusion as a possible energy source will shut down within a year, as its already-diminished federal funding has been cut. Miklos Porkolab, director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center where the project is housed, said that unless Congress decides to step in, 70 employees will be laid off, including physicists, technicians, engineers, and support staff.

Departing Zipcar CEO Scott Griffith signs up as CoachUp director

boston.com — CoachUp founder Jordan Fliegel has been on a pretty hot signing streak when it comes to adding advisors and directors. Ex-U.S. Senator Scott Brown and Boston Bruins president Cam Neely are already involved with the Boston startup, which helps connect aspiring athletes with private coaches.
RT @lum: We are pleased to welcome Michael Collins from WPP to Adelphic as our new CEO! awe.sm/fF8pl #mobile #advertising #data

Adelphic Names WPP Mobile Exec Michael Collins To CEO Spot

adexchanger.com — Adelphic, one of a handful of companies trying to help brands and publishers identify audiences across devices, has scored a CEO from agency land. Michael Collins was the chief executive at WPP-owned mobile agency Joule, which he built from scratch in 2007 into a global mobile-centric marketing agency with outposts in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
@ganeumann You are right that it's one component. But built-to-last hometown "pillars" are probably more important over long run...
RT @BostonGlobe: "Per the agreement and our promise not to screw it up, Tumblr will be independently operated." Yahoo on Tumblr http://t.co…

Yahoo buys blogging service Tumblr for $1.1b

bostonglobe.com — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times. The deal announced Monday represents Mayer's boldest move yet since she left Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo's latest comeback attempt.
@hblodget So…just about wealth creation for founders, early emps, VCs?
NYC tech scene's excitement over Tumblr acq is so cute. They haven't yet learned than $1b deals don't nec create lasting ecosystem value.
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