dartboston lifestyle
In: Start-Up
21 Dec 2011Realistically, whatever product you’re building at this moment is going to flounder over several iterations. The good news is, there are a lot of people who want to see you succeed and will continue to use your product, iteration after iteration… Right? Through my experience, I’ve watched power users and influencers evangelize products not based [...]
It’s been great watching the cultural transition of the Boston startup community. I remember a couple of years ago how every event in Boston seemed to be stogy, formal, and focused on old school networking. Name tags were a must, and socializing was kept to conversations about work. After heading out to SF and witnessing [...]
I’ve had a pretty incredible ride over the past two years. It was about this time in 2009 when Jake and I moved into an apartment on Dartmouth Street which eventually became the hub for all things startup among the twenty-somethings in Boston. Watching Dart evolve from 5 people hanging out in an apartment to [...]
If I hear one more person ask me ‘How do we keep young entrepreneurs here in Boston?’ I will run headfirst into a wall. Not because it’s a bad question but because in my experience the people asking the question are blowing so much hot air that I can’t take them seriously anymore. My head [...]
If you are a young entrepreneur bootstrapping a start-up in Boston your last thought should be about finding office space. Personally, thanks to a lack of funds for renting an office or getting a desk at a co-working space, I’ve spent my fair share of time finding the most productive spots around town to get [...]
On October 9th, I along with other members of the DartBoston community are going to be taking on THE QUEST for innovation. THE QUEST is a high tech scavenger hunt all around Boston celebrating the long history of innovation and entrepreneurship that has taken place in this city. Participation in THE QUEST is free but [...]
Who doesn’t love the most extreme race in the world, Irish dancing, Irish music, beer, great weather and good people? If you weren’t able to make it to Puma City this past month to see what all the hype of the Volvo Ocean Race is about, then I am sorry to say it but you [...]
This past monday was Patriot’s day here in Boston. And rather than celebrating the battles of Lexington and Concord which sparked the American Revolution, most people are focused on the Boston Marathon. As a two time runner of the Marathon, I love the tradition of the day. From 6am to 6pm the day is packed [...]
I have finally sprung to buy the official Cort Johnson website and am now in the midst of setting up this wordpress. Meanwhile the day is incredibly beauitful here in Boston with the temperature hitting above 60 degrees. Check out the qik video below to see what’s happening on Dartmouth St. more about “Qik | [...]
Hi, my name is Cort and I live in Boston, working in the startup scene. I'm a co-founder of DartBoston and Terrible Labs. I am all about getting out into the community to meet other passionate entrepreneurs and see what people are working on.