Episode 39: Mike Volpe - CEO at Lola.com

Welcome to Episode 39 of The VentureFizz Podcast, the flagship podcast of your most-trusted source for startup and tech jobs, news, and insights! I’m excited, as this is Part 2 of our special podcast mini-series where I interviewed two Boston tech legends. The first being Paul English, who is best known as the Co-Founder & CTO of KAYAK. If you haven’t listened to that episode yet, make sure you do. There’s so much great info in there. But today’s interview features Mike Volpe, who as most of you already know, was the Chief Marketing Officer and an early employee at HubSpot. And, he was recently the CMO of Cybereason. So, why is this a podcast mini-series? Well, they are both together now at Lola.com, a disruptive online travel service which is focused on serving the needs of business travelers. They recently announced the addition of Mike as the company’s CEO, and Paul moved to the role of CTO. I went over to their offices to interview both of them shortly after the announcement was made to bring you these exclusive interviews for our podcast. In this episode, we cover: -Mike’s background, and his family’s history of success in the tech industry -The story of HubSpot; we talk a lot about its early days, how they built a world-class culture, experimental marketing, and what it was like going public -His current role as CEO of Lola.com, and the future outlook of the company -His thoughts on the Boston tech and angel investment scene -Plus, a lot more Today’s podcast is sponsored by Yesware, an inbox productivity platform that transforms the way you send emails. With features such as campaigns, email tracking, and templates, Yesware removes barriers to productivity and empowers teams to make smarter decisions, faster. Yesware is hiring! Be sure to check out http://bit.ly/yeswareishiring for more info on their culture and job openings. Lastly, if you like the show, please remember to subscribe to and review us on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!