Rory Cuddyer was named the City of Boston’s Startup Manager by the Mayor in March of 2015. But what does that mean and what does he do? I sat down with Rory to find out. Previously, Rory was an advisor the Mayor’s Chief of Staff and was named the Startup Manager because the Mayor wants to ensure the city is doing as much for startups as it’s doing for more well established companies.   In this episode, Rory talks about:   What the Startup Manager does on a day to day basis   What companies and founders can reach out to him for help on   The efforts by the city to keep graduating students in the region after graduation   Why founders should start their companies in Boston   The number one initiative he is working on over the next year   Links from today’s episode:   StartHub   MassChallenge   WeWork   New England Venture Capital Association   Venture Café   IBM   Hatch Fenway   Pulse at MassChallenge   Roxbury Innovation Center   Spark Boston   WEBOS   BostInno   Boston Business Journal   Xconomy   The Power Broker   If you liked this episode:   Follow the podcast on Twitter   Subscribe on iTunes or your podcast app and write a review   Get in touch with feedback, ideas, or to say hi: nic {AT} startupbostonpodcast [DOT] com   Music by: Broke For Free