Press Overview
Brendan and his endeavors have been written about by a variety of publications including The New York Times, Fast Company, The Guardian, Boston Globe, Inc. Magazine, PC Magazine, and more.
Cuseum
TIME - “Is Instagram Ruining Art? One Museum Is Trying 'Photo Free' Hours” (2018)
TechRadar - “Modern history: how the heritage business is embracing mobile tech” (2018)
The Art Newspaper - “Dealers turn to digital apps to help close sales” (2018)
Boston Business Journal - “Tiny Boston startup works with Amazon on White House tour app” (2018)
WGBH - “Nine Person Startup In Boston Teamed Up With Amazon To Create An App For The White House” (2018)
VR Focus - “Vienna’s Pioneers Festival Welcomes New App Celebrating The Work Of Gustav Klimt” (2018)
Bilan - “Les technologies augmentent l’art... et son audience” (2018)
Boston Magazine - “This Local Company Gets Museum Technology Down to a Fine Art” (2018)
VentureFizz - "Cuseum: Providing Engagement to Museum Attendees Through Technology" (2017)
Built In Boston - "Meet 9 companies that paved the way for Boston tech" (2016)
Startup Stir - "6 Boston Startsup That Are Killing It" (2016)
SuperbCrew - "Startup Cuseum – Transforms The Way We Interact With Art" (2016)
New York Times - "Museums Turn to Technology to Boost Attendance by Millennials" (2015)
The Guardian - "Tech talk: Brendan Ciecko, founder and CEO, Cuseum" (2015)
BostInno - "Techstars Boston Names 12 Startups for Its Summer 2015 Session" (2015)
Boston Globe - "Art tech startup Cuseum, formerly Spotzer, raises $1.2 million in seed funding" (2015)
Boston Business Journal - "Museum tech startup Spotzer raises $1.2M, changes name to Cuseum" (2015)
Boston Globe - "Spotzer, deploying tech to enhance museum visits, raises first funding" (2015)
FastCompany - "The Internet of Things Plan To Make Libraries and Museums Awesomer" (2015)
BostInno - "The Boston Startup Trying to Socialize the Museum Experience" (2014)
Boston Globe - "PayPal’s Start Tank opens its doors to six more startups " (2014)
Press Spotlight
WeWork Creator - "Young Innovators: Brendan Ciecko of Cuseum" (2017)
Boston Magazine - "Young Gun: Would You Let this Kid Save Your Town?" (2009)
BMW Magazine - "21-year-old digital agency founder Brendan Ciecko" (2009)
Boston Herald - "We Hear: Ben Affleck, Brendan Ciecko, Greg Biffle and more..." (2009)
Alternative Press - "It's Called the Music Business" (2009)
Mass.gov - "Who's making Massachusetts strong?" (2009)
Pulse Magazine (internal publication for VIBE) - "Megabyte Moves" (2009)
NPR / WFCR - "Young Holyoke entrepreneur makes magazine cover" (2008)
Fontly
Featured in FastCompany, The Next Web, BBC, Guardian, The Daily Beast, The Atlantic Cities, Publico, BostInno, Xconomy ,Stuff, Gizmodo, CreativeBloq, GovTech, PSFK, ReadWriteWeb
Press (continued.)
AppMasters - "Embracing Focus, Feedback, and Failure with Brendan Ciecko" (2017)
BostInno - "Q&A with Ten Minute Media's Brendan Ciecko" (2011)
Dziennik Internautów - "Wywiad: Brendan Ciecko tworzy strony dla celebrytów" (2011)
Mediafun - "Dzieciak który pracuje dla największych gwiazd muzyki pop i rock" (2011)
ABC40 - "Loyal to His Soil" (2009)
BusinessWest - "A Collection of Hits: Web Master Brendan Ciecko Is Moving Up the Charts" (2008)
The Reminder - "Holyoke businessman receives national recognition" (2008)
Local Buzz / MassLive - "Brendan Ciecko Featured in Inc. Magazine" (2008)
Springfield Sunday Republican - "Web entrepreneur kicks off 'TeenStyle'" (2008)
Ad Club of Western MA - "What Was Your Job As A Teenager?" (2008)
Rock102 WAQY - "Bax & O'Brien Mornings" (2008)
BusinessWest - "Picture This" (2008)
The Wistariahurst Vine - "Creating Holyoke" (2008)
HGCF Entrepreneurship Initiative - "Brendan Ciecko recognized for Entrepreneurial spirit" (2008)
iBerkshires.com - "WBGY Teen Program Returns for 4th Season" (2008)
PV Local First - "Google, renewable energy, potential new business in Holyoke" (2008)
Academy Hill Newsletter - "On the Road to Springfield City Hall" (2008)
PRNewsWire - "Undergrad Students Compete for Mentorship and Prestigious Award" (2007)
Springfield Sunday Republican - "Caught in the Web of success" (2007)
Local Buzz / MassLive - "I, for one, welcome our New Media Overlords" (2007)
Guest Column
VentureBeat - “AR is Going to Kill the Map's Blue Dot” (2019)
VentureBeat - “Museums are the Best Place to Find Innovation in AR” (2018)
American Alliance of Museums - “Attack of the 100-Year Old Startup” (2018)
TechCrunch - "Museums, Startups and Accelerators… Oh, My!" (2017)
Americans for the Arts - “Skin In The Game In the Fight for Arts Funding” (2017)
Press Mentions / Quotes
Dell - “Can Studying Social Sciences and the Arts Help Technologists Close the ‘Soft Skills Gap’?” (2019)
BetterTeam - "How to Post to AngelList and Get the Best Startup Talent" (2016)
BostInno - "This Kickass Startup Recruiting Tool Is Free—and You've Already Heard of It" (2016)
Inc - "Want to Know the Future of Retail? Meet Estimote" (2014)
Springfield Republican - "Pop-up restaurant treats Holyoke diners to Boston cooking" (2012)
Nowiny 24 - "Dziś w Rzeszowie rozpoczyna się InternetBeta 2011" (2011)
Springfield Republican - "Could Holyoke produce the next Steve Jobs?" (2011)
CBS News - "Should You Drop Out of College to Start a Business?" (2010)
Digitale Degio Kortrijk - "Howest pakt op Multi-Mania 2010" (2010)
Springfield Republican - "Creativity popping in Holyoke" (2009)
MassTech- "Innovate Holyoke" (2009)
Xconomy - "Patrick Details Plans for Holyoke Computing Center" (2009)
Local Buzz / MassLive - "High Performance Computing as the Future of Holyoke's E-conomy, Part II" (2009)
Local Buzz / MassLive - "Twittering Holyoke's Future" (2009)
Local Buzz / MassLive - "High Performance Computing as the Future of Holyoke's E-conomy, Part I" (2009)
BusinessWest - "Mill Power: Conversion Projects Are Just Part of a Resurgence for the Paper City" (2009)
Local Buzz / MassLive - "OMG, what just happened? Resolution for 2009" (2009)
Springfield Republican - "Holyoke seeks to boost arts" (2008)
Book Mentions / Chapters
"Convergence: How The World Will Be Painted With Data" by Charlie Fink (2019)
"Creative Economies in Post-Industrial Cities: Manufacturing a (Different) Scene” by Myrna Breitbart (2013)
"Upstarts!: How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business..." by Donna Fenn (2009)
"Student Entrepreneurs: Mentors Matter" by Michael McMyne (2009)
Album Credits / Mentions
The Modern Day Saint - "....And Tomorrow We Will Have Nothing" released by Eyeball Records (2006)
"In Honor: A Compilation to Beat Cancer" released by Vagrant Records (2004)
Slick Shoes - "Far From Nowhere" released by SideOneDummy Records (2003)
Slick Shoes - "Slick Shoes" released by Tooth and Nail Records (2002)
TV Appearances
“Museums of the World: the New Reality Online and Offline” on Rossiya Segodnya (2020)
"There Goes The Motherhood" on Bravo TV (Season 1, Episode 8 | 2016)
“Making It Here: TeenStyle” on PBS WGBY (2008)