Episode 132: Elevating The Insurance Experience With Aureus Analytics
Customer retention is a major issue for insurance companies, as is insurance fraud, and figuring out how to separate the good customers from the bad is worth billions. That is where Aureus Analytics comes in, using predictive analytics and machine learning to deliver insights to help insurers maximize customer lifetime value while providing a better…
Read MoreEpisode 131: Driving Innovation Through Community Activation With InsureTech Hartford
Being the insurance capital of the country, it should come as no surprise that Hartford is home to numerous insurance startups. Enter InsureTech Hartford, a community organization founded and run by insurance professionals, bringing this community together and promoting the entrepreneur ecosystem. This episode sponsored by CTNext and Connecticut Innovations CTStartup Podcast · Episode 131:…
Read MoreEpisode 130: Building a franchise across the insurance value chain with Nassau Re
How do you become a 163 year old startup? It may seem like an oxymoron, but when it comes to reinventing itself, Nassau Re has made a name for itself in very short order. Tune in as Eric and Ojala discuss the ups and downs of insurance, finance, and supporting the Hartford startup ecosystem. This…
Read MoreEpisode 129: Dining in with Hartford’s Parkville Market
Launching a business – especially a food business – in the middle of a pandemic is a bold move. But that is exactly what the long-anticipated Parkville Market did in 2020, bringing its vision of a food hall to Hartford’s hip Parkville section. Tune in for an exciting look at how this blooming business overcame…
Read MoreEpisode 128: Coming full circle with the reSET community
As we continue our Hartford Innovation Places series, we revisit a familiar name in the capitol startup ecosystem – reSET. The home and starting point of many great and innovative companies, reSET has become a hub of entrepreneurship in Hartford. In this episode we interview reSET’s executive directory Sarah Bodley for a look at what…
Read MoreEpisode 127: Bringing Innovation Places to the Capitol with Launch Hartford
When the Innovation Places project was first announced, it was no surprise that Hartford was selected as one of Connecticut’s designated innovation hubs. Several years later, the Innovation Places project has poured millions into growing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the state capitol, and we’ve interviewed several companies and organizations that have benefitted from this effort…
Read MoreEpisode 126: The Return of the Roundtable & The Reopening of CT
The pandemic made it difficult to get together, but people always find ways to connect. And for the first time in awhile, the CT Startup Podcast gang is back together, with Eric, Chris, Dave, and Ojala touching on the pandemic’s effects on business in CT, how the workplace is evolving, and whether CT is more…
Read MoreEpisode 125: Banking on Legal Weed with Green Check Verified
Recreational weed is big business, even though it remains illegal at the Federal level – which makes working with traditional banks a bit…difficult. But Mike Kennedy of Green Check Verified has stepped in to offer these businesses a better way to bank while minimizing the time, cost, and risk required to maintain compliance. This episode…
Read MoreEpisode 124: An Unabashed Outlook on Business Life in CT with Mark Lassoff
Few people can tell it like it is when it comes to doing business in Connecticut the way Mark Lassoff can. Founder of Framework Tech Media and longtime web/mobile development instructor, Mark reflects with Eric on the past decade of working in Connecticut, the struggles and triumphs that have marked his career, what the future holds…
Read MoreEpisode 123: Deciphering the business of ISO ratings with Benjamin Trow of ISO Pro
We have all seen businesses and flyers advertising for ISO ratings – and yet despite it being seemingly everywhere, many businesses don’t actually know when they need ISO certification, and what it’s used for. Enter Benjamin Trow of ISO Pro, who explains in fascinating detail the process and power of proper ISO ratings, and what…
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