On October 15th, the Massachusetts State Legislature hosted Innovation Day at the State House. The event presented a unique opportunity for Massachusetts-based technology companies to showcase their contributions in technological innovation as well as for the legislative body and staff to see how this innovation is relevant for economic growth in the Commonwealth. Special thanks to Senator Karen Spilka, Rep. Brian Dempsey and Rep. Michael Rodrigues and the New England Venture Capital Association for sponsoring this day.
OfficeDrop was one of a select group of technology companies invited to participate at Innovation Day. We are very proud to have been invited to this event! It was great to see how excited Massachusetts’ politicians are about the health of innovation and startups. OfficeDrop garnered a large amount of interest as a prime example of both technological innovation in the Boston area, and as a “real labor” employer with aggressive expansion plans over the next 12 months. Also of interest to the legislators and staff was OfficeDrop’s work with Boston-area public schools like Belmont Public, with whom OfficeDrop has been working to streamline files and paperwork , making access to student information more efficient and cost-effective.
Some of the other really cool companies in attendance included:
Also, it was nice to see that irobots have a good sense of civic duty - here is one of their robots throwing away trash inside the State House.
iRobot picking up trash
The event centered around a panel discussion moderated by Scott Kirsner(The Boston Globe), in which Massachusetts technology company CEOs and venture capitalists discussed the impact of policy issues on venture capital as well as the importance of continued technological innovation that helps drive the Commonwealth’s economic growth. Scott did a nice job leading a conversation that touched on the difficulties of starting a company in Massachusetts, the unique advantages of the region and the excitement felt by the CEOs who were aggressively growing despite the tough economic environment.
