Co-Founder of ZipCar: “Sharing Resources Helps Create New Ideas”

Co-Founder of ZipCar: “Sharing Resources Helps Create New Ideas”

Robin Chase, co-founder of the ride sharing company, Zipcar, spoke on Wednesday evening to the Worcester Economic Club at the Holy Cross Hogan Campus Center. The topic was, ‘Sharing: A Simple Approach for Maximizing ROI. Chase encourages everyone to look for excess...
Zipcar founder: Entrepreneurs say ‘I can do that’

Zipcar founder: Entrepreneurs say ‘I can do that’

WORCESTER — Robin Chase, best known as the founder and former CEO of Zipcar, the largest car-sharing network in the world, urges individuals, companies and governments to look for “excess capacity,” use their assets more efficiently and find ways to find...

Computer security expert got his start locally

Aaron Portnoy has been tracking down software vulnerabilities since he was a teenager. Once a Holden resident, Portnoy was enrolled at the Mass Academy of Math and Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he was expelled six months before graduation. “I was...

North Brookfield spawns another entrepreneur

By Peter S. Cohan WALL & MAIN When I was growing up in Worcester, I had never even heard of North Brookfield. But in the last few years, I have learned of two interesting startups founded by natives of the 4,626-citizen Worcester County town. All I need is one...