Ever since it launched in 2011, the Cambridge-based marketing startup ThriveHive has publicized itself as the HubSpot for small businesses. On Tuesday, when Propel Business Solutions of Quincy announced it was acquiring ThriveHive for $11.8 million, its chief executive threw down a good-natured challenge to the bigger marketing rival.More →
Janelle Nanos
Editor
Janelle Nanos is the editor of BetaBoston, where she writes about ideas, people, and businesses that drive Boston's innovation economy. She has previously worked at Boston Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, and New York Magazine, and she currently teaches a class in magazine writing at Boston College. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Marie Claire, The Village Voice, Forbes, and Mother Jones.