--- title: Tech In Boston Blog | Boston Startups | Startups description: Startups | Sharing stories from the people building companies here in Boston. --- # Tech In Boston Blog ## [Create a Great Podcast on a Startup Budget](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/podcasting-101) [fa icon="calendar'] Apr 24, 2015 4:02:00 PM / by [Dave Gerhardt](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/author/dave-gerhardt) posted in [Marketing](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/marketing), [Startups](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/startups), [Podcast](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/podcast) [[fa icon="comment"] 0 Comments](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/podcasting-101#comments-listing) Over the last two months, four local startups have reached out to me asking for advice on how to set up their first podcast.  A lot has been written about the podcast resurgence, but I don't think anything tells the story better than that little nugget. [Read More [fa icon="long-arrow-right"]](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/podcasting-101) ## [Startup Account Management: A Template for Saying No to Feature Requests](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/startup-account-management-just-say-no) [fa icon="calendar'] Apr 6, 2015 3:43:00 PM / by [Dave Gerhardt](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/author/dave-gerhardt) posted in [Startups](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/startups), [Account Management](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/account-management) [[fa icon="comment"] 0 Comments](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/startup-account-management-just-say-no#comments-listing) When I was at [Privy](http://www.privy.com/), my job was to manage all of our customers.  This meant it was my job to keep them happy, make sure they renewed their contracts with us, and where possible, get them to pay us more. Like most people in account management roles at a startup, this also meant that I was the first person they called for anything (and that's not a figure of speech -- they actually called).  Direct to my cell phone.  Didn't matter if something was broken at 9 AM on a Saturday or they just had a new idea for a feature right as I was trying to get on the T,  they called  (we didn't have hundreds of customers, so that meant that I actually could spend time an interact with each and every one).  As a result of having to be on the front lines, I think I learned more about business in a year than I did in all of my other jobs combined -- but the number one thing I learned was the importance of saying no and the right way to do so. [Read More [fa icon="long-arrow-right"]](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/startup-account-management-just-say-no) ## [A Cheat Sheet for Early Adoption](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/the-early-adopter-cheat-sheet) [fa icon="calendar'] Mar 9, 2015 1:58:00 PM / by [Dave Gerhardt](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/author/dave-gerhardt) posted in [Startups](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/startups) [[fa icon="comment"] 0 Comments](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/the-early-adopter-cheat-sheet#comments-listing) Meerkat was everywhere last week.  Well, everywhere except Boston, according to NextView's Rob Go: [Read More [fa icon="long-arrow-right"]](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/the-early-adopter-cheat-sheet) ## [ClassPass for Golf](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/classpass-for-golf) [fa icon="calendar'] Feb 25, 2015 11:52:00 AM / by [Dave Gerhardt](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/author/dave-gerhardt) posted in [Startups](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/startups), [Ideas](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/ideas) [[fa icon="comment"] 1 Comment](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/classpass-for-golf#comments-listing) [ClassPass](http://classpass.com/) offers access to gyms for $99/month, up to three times/month at each gym. [Read More [fa icon="long-arrow-right"]](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/classpass-for-golf) ## [You Can't Teach Hustle](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/get-customers) [fa icon="calendar'] Feb 21, 2015 12:35:00 PM / by [Dave Gerhardt](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/author/dave-gerhardt) posted in [Hiring](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/hiring), [Startups](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/startups) [[fa icon="comment"] 0 Comments](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/get-customers#comments-listing) If you’re at a startup with 10 or fewer employees and you aren't an engineer or a designer, you better be able to build an audience and get customers. [Read More [fa icon="long-arrow-right"]](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/get-customers) ## [Make Something People Want](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/make-something-people-want) [fa icon="calendar'] Feb 21, 2015 12:21:11 PM / by [Dave Gerhardt](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/author/dave-gerhardt) posted in [Startups](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/startups) [[fa icon="comment"] 0 Comments](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/make-something-people-want#comments-listing) Sam Altman from YC had a great post on startup advice this week.  You can read the [full article here](http://blog.samaltman.com/startup-advice-briefly).  One little piece in particular stood out to me.  Sam said: [Read More [fa icon="long-arrow-right"]](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/make-something-people-want) ## [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) posted in [Startups](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/startups) [[fa icon="comment"] 0 Comments](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/eric-paley#comments-listing) # Tech In Boston #32 with Eric Paley  Had Eric Paley [on the podcast this week](http://www.techinboston.co/eric-paley/).   [Read More [fa icon="long-arrow-right"]](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/eric-paley) [All posts](http://470553.hs-sites.com/blog/all) ### 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/topic/startups#) ### 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/topic/startups#)