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At PillPack, a lot of credit goes to the father of invention

By Scott Kirsner — Boston GlobeJuly 27, 2018

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A photo of Lenny Parker and TJ Parker.
Lenny Parker, vice president of pharmacy at PillPack, and his son, TJ Parker, who is the company’s founder and chief executive. Courtesy PillPack

The PillPack story fits the classic startup stereotype: young founders (one with a scraggly beard!), industrial chic office space in Somerville, Mass., and the drive to disrupt a dusty business — in this case, the neighborhood pharmacy.

And in June, the company hit the classic startup jackpot: an acquisition by Amazon for about $1 billion.

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Scott Kirsner — Boston Globe

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