This week is another healthy week of networking and office hours. We have two special all-day events at Microsoft NERD that you should definitely check out. Students: there’s an event especially for you, so definitely try to make it. Check out the show and notes below to find out all about them and all the other great happenings in the community this week. And don’t forget to check out the Greenhorn Connect Calendar for all your Boston event and office hours needs.
GreenhornTV: Episode 11: Jan. 31st – Feb. 6th
Week of NERD
** All Events are FREE unless otherwise noted **
Monday: Feb. 1st
No events this Monday
Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Enjoying the night off…
Tuesday: Feb. 2nd
Launching a New Company and Getting Early Customer Validation
In this session, the panelists will describe successful pre-launch activities and provide guidance on how to gather customer feedback before you have paying customers. Receiving early customer feedback gives your start-up a competitive advantage and helps attract venture funding! •Panelists: Scott Friend, Co-founder of Profit Logic (Acquired by Oracle) and Managing Director at Bain Capital Ventures, Leah Busque, CEO of RunMyErrand, Jason Jacobs, CEO of FitnessKeeper
Dart #FamilyDinner @ Baraka Cafe
Bakara Cafe is a small Algerian-Tunisian diner in Central Square. This week’s family dinner is special for two reasons:
1. It’s on a Tuesday – February 2nd. Sadly, Baraka is closed on Mondays. But trust me, this one is worth waiting an extra day.
2. It will be limited to SIX seats. I’ve always been about small groups, so let’s see what happens.
Boston ENET: Legal Challenges for Startups – Licensing Technology
Are you an inventor or entrepreneur seeking to license technology from a university? Are you a company owner seeking to license out your technology to gain revenue? or to market your products? On February 2, the IEEE Boston Entrepreneurs’ Network panel will approach the topic “Licensing Technology” from both sides.
Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Looking for a ride to Olin…
Wednesday, Feb 3rd
Weekly Open Coffee
Fellow web entrepreneurs and VCs gather once a week in Boston to grab some coffee, free WiFi, and chat about what’s new. Great Networking opportunity!
Vilna Shul: Fireside Chat w/ Misiek Piskorski
Fireside Chat with Misiek Piskorski, Associate Professor of Strategy at Harvard Business School, where he teaches a second-year elective entitled Competing with Social Networks.
Revolve Nation: Boston Entrepreneur Networking & Discussion Group
Lawyers lead a discussion on questions people bring. Intimate setting, great networking.
MIT Enterprise Forum: Startup Clinic Life Sciences
Come and Hear from two life sciences startups out of MIT:Firefly Bioworks and Lantos Technologies Panelists: –Greg Erman, Medical Technology Entrepreneur –Mirena Bagur, President, CONTeXO –William C. Mills III is an independent venture capitalist and is currently a board member of Ascension Health Ventures and Stereotaxis, Inc.Moderator: Marc Rioult, MIT Technology Licensing Office
Cost: Tech. Entrepreneurs: Members $35 or Non-members $45; Business Professionals: Members $50 or Non-members $65
Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Rising early for Open Coffee then checking out the Fireside Chat at the Vilna Shul
Thursday, Feb 4th
Launch Camp Boston: 2010
The event is designed to help entrepreneurs make the essential decisions needed to launch their brand, product or service. It is organized by PR, marketing, social media and business professionals looking to identify and replicate some of the best practices in the market for moving entrepreneurial organizations along the growth curve. Guests include: Dharmesh Shah, CTO of Hubspot, David Biesel, VC at Venrock, Jules Pieri of the Daily Grommet and more!
Cost: $25
DartBoston’s Pokin Holes #Pokinholes
Podcast/live stream show for young people starting companies to get feedback from the most talented young professionals students and entrepreneurs in Boston. This week: Textaurant
Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Launch Camp by day, Pokin Holes at Night.
Friday, Feb 5th
Venture Well East: Invention to Venture
Are you an undergraduate or graduate researcher, student inventor or budding entrepreneur? Venture Well East will set you on an inside track, through a series of workshops, that will accelerate your idea or venture towards funding and commercialization. Join us for the first event, Invention to Venture on February 5, 8 am-2 pm, with Keynote Speaker Matt Mason, author of The Pirate’s Dilemma!
Cost: $10 Students, $50 others (Studenst! See Discount on GreenhornTV)
EVENT OF THE WEEK: If you go to only one event this week…this is it:
Launch Camp & Invention to Venture: 2 Great all-day events at MSNERD
Why? A pair of great all-day events to learn whether you’re a student or a local entrepreneur.
Office Hours Round Up:
Tuesday, Feb 2nd:
- Joselin Mane @ 11am
Wednesday, Feb. 3rd:
- Javier Cortes @ 8am
- Jay Sun @ 2pm
- Eric Shoenfeld @ 2pm
- Dave McLaughlin @ 2pm
Paul Zavracky, Dean School of Technological Entrepreneurship, Northeastern University
- This ‘Office Hours’ meeting is your opportunity to learn from the Dean of the School of Technological Entrepreneurship at Northeastern University about the richness of the programs and how they will help you succeed in your entrepreneurial career.
- 10am to 11:30am
Thursday, Jan 28th:
DogPatch Labs Office Hours: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Boston World Partnerships
- Matt Boynton & Fresh Tilled Soil @ 10am
- Mark Maloney @ 11am
- Yoon Lee @ 2pm
- Divyan Gupta @ 3pm
Upcoming Events:
Mass Innovation Nights
* Mass Innovation Nights (MIN) is a website and organization created to provide innovators with ways to connect with the social networking world, the main stream media, the marketplace and each other.
* Feb. 10th, at 6:30pm to 8:30pm @ the Waltham IBM Innovation Center, 404 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA.
Boston CrisisCamp
* Brings again together volunteers in Boston, MA to collaborate on technology projects which aim to assist in Haiti’s relief efforts by providing data, information, maps and technical assistance to NGOs, relief agencies and the public.
* February 13th, 2010 at Akamai: 8 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA 02142
Innovation Breakfast
* Innovation Conversations for Early Risers Connecting with other members of the local innovation economy doesn’t have to wait for the evening hours! Now you can connect over your morning coffee. Early birds unite! This Month’s Guest: Shawn Broderick of TechStars
* February 19th, 8:30am to 10:00am at Waltham IBM Innovation Center – 404 Wyman Street, North Pod – Wal tham MA
Web Innovators: 25
* An informal gathering of people interested in internet and mobile innovation – free and open to all in the community.
* March 1st, 2010 @ the Royal Sonesta
Don’t forget to check out the Greenhorn Connect calendar for all your Boston entrepreneurial networking, meeting and office hours needs. And check out the rest of Greenhorn Connect for other interesting content like our great guest bloggers and interesting discussions like a recent one on how to find a technical co-founder.
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