Getting to Know Brandon Hickie

Continuing my three part series of interviews with OpenView’s newest team members, please allow me to introduce you to Brandon Hickie, who recently joined the research and analytics team at OpenView Labs.

Brandon Hickie recently moved to Boston from California, where he was an Associate in the Competition Practice at Charles River Associates, and worked with companies operating in the technology, internet, energy, healthcare, and primary product industries. Brandon graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a MA in Public Policy Economics with a concentration in statistic and economic analysis, and has a BA from Occidental College in Spanish and Diplomacy and World Affairs.

10 Questions with Brandon Hickie – OpenView Labs, Market Research Analyst
1. Tell us about yourself—Twitter style (in 140 characters or less).B: I am a California transplant who enjoys traveling, hiking, running and watching sports. I am an avid Dodgers fan and wine enthusiast.

[Editor’s note: Follow Brandon on Twitter (@bhickie) and check out his blog!]

2. What are you most looking forward to about working on OpenView Labs’ research and analytics team? B: I am looking forward to working with OpenView’s portfolio companies and learning about new technologies. I am very excited to work with these companies at such a pivotal point in their development.

3. What is your favorite type of analysis? B: I really enjoy doing all types of customer analytics, especially customer loss analysis.

4. What is your top source for news? B: The Economist.

5. What is the last book you read? B: The last book I read was Jon Krakauer’s Under the Banner of Heaven. I also recently read Julia Flynn Siler’s The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty.

6. If you had to eat one type of food for the rest of your life, what would it be? B: Mexican Food. I love fajitas, vegetable enchiladas and chile relleños. Mexican food is the thing I miss most about California, not the weather.

7. Boston winter weather: worse than expected or not all it’s cracked up to be? B: Boston winters are not as bad as everyone makes them out to be. As long as the temperature stays above zero and does not dip into the single digits too often, it is very livable. I would trade a Boston winter for a Boston fall any day.

8. What is your favorite neighborhood in Boston so far? B: The North End without question. I love the cultural aspects of the North End and the amazing Italian food. I also really like the South End.

9. If Hollywood made a movie about your life, which actor would play you in the lead role? B: Ben Affleck.

10. When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? B: I wanted to be a professional baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Growing up I always looked up to Orel Hershiser and Mike Piazza.

Thank you to our newest employees for participating in our Q&A! Happy Hiring 🙂