--- title: Eric Paley Interview description: Tech In Boston podcast interview with Eric Paley, Managing Partner, Founder Collective. --- # Tech In Boston Blog ## [Eric Paley Interview](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/eric-paley) [fa icon="calendar"] Jan 17, 2015 12:56:00 PM / by [Dave Gerhardt](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/author/dave-gerhardt) ![](https://470553.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hub/470553/file-2318924860.jpg?width=35&name=file-2318924860.jpg) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # Tech In Boston #32 with Eric Paley  Had Eric Paley [on the podcast this week](http://www.techinboston.co/eric-paley/).   He's a Managing Partner at Founder Collective and an early investor in BuzzFeed, Hotel Tonight, Uber and many others.  He started two companies (Abstract Ege and Brontes Techonlogies) before going to the other side of the table, and sold Brontes to 3M for an 8x return in 2006. One of the smartest people I've talked to - and that doesn't take anything away from everyone else that has been on the podcast so far.  Getting to hang out with people like Eric for an hour is what makes Tech In Boston so much fun to do sometimes.  We talked startups, keeping top talent in MA and more. Topics: [Startups](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/startups) ![Dave Gerhardt](https://470553.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hub/470553/file-2318924860.jpg?width=100&height=100&name=file-2318924860.jpg) #### Written by [Dave Gerhardt](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/author/dave-gerhardt) [[fa icon="twitter-square"]](https://twitter.com/davegerhardt) ### Never miss a new blog post ### Posts by Topic - [Startups (7)](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/startups) - [Hiring (3)](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/hiring) - [Marketing (3)](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/marketing) - [Ideas (2)](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/ideas) - [Account Management (1)](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/account-management) - [HubSpot (1)](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/hubspot) - [Podcast (1)](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/podcast) [see all](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/eric-paley#) ### Recent Posts #### More Links #### Contact Dave [fa icon="envelope"]  david.a.gerhardt at gmail Copyright 2014 | Designed with [fa icon="heart"] by [HubSpot](http://www.hubspot.com) [[fa icon="chevron-up"]](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/eric-paley#)