It’s almost the holiday break, but there’s still 14 great events this week for you to get out there in the community and make connections. This week we have more office hours, a new “Founder’s Dating” event, episode 2 of DartBoston’s Capitalize and a lot more. We’re also previewing a few great January events you should get on your calendar right now.
GreenhornTV: Episode 6: Dec 14th – Dec 20th
Holiday Season Wrap Up
MONDAY: Dec 14th
Boston World Partnerships Open Mixer
* Bostonians enthusiastic to exchange insights, resources, and ideas – all in the name of strengthening Boston’s business community and economy. The space will be filled with great energy, and generating high-quality leads. As we bid farewell to 2009 and welcome 2010, we’ll toast over free hors d’oeuvres provided by Mantra and share with you what BWP has accomplished, is working on, and will offer in 2010.
Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Checking out the BWP’s event.
TUESDAY: December 15th
Office Hours:
Alphabet Arm Design (Hours still available!)
* How does effective identity and branding help to quickly establish your start-up or new company? How can rebranding your company reposition you as a leader in your respective industry? Gather unique insight from the award-winning studio that has built their reputation on developing bold, creative and distinctive design solutions for their clients.
Contact: openofficehours@alphabetarm.com / 617-451-9990 to reserve a spot.
David Aronoff of Flybridge Capital (All slots filled!)
*If you are an entrepreneur who is thinking about starting a new technology focused company, already working on a tech company and interested in getting feedback from a VC, facing a business challenge and looking for advice, or are ready to get financing and want to review your pitch, we’d love to meet with you.
DartBoston’s 2nd Episode of Capitalize
* The Dart community invades the boardroom of Flybridge capital to show another Dart member pitching their product to a VC. Watch Live at http://capitalize.dartboston.com/
Entretech Forum: Web 3.0: Where’s the Money
* What is Web 3.0? What are the parameters that will define and delimit the next generation of the web? Most importantly for the entrepreneurial and venturing community, where’s the value? Panelists discussing the question: Shawn Broderick of TechStars Boston, Chris Matheus of Vistology, Mok Oh of Everyscape, Jon Pierce of Betahouse & The Awesome Foundation.
Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Alphabet Arm hours in the morning, making the trek out to Waltham to get the scoop on Web 3.0 from some great experts at night then watching Capitalize at dartboston.com!
WEDNESDAY: December 16th
MITX: Digital Predictions for 2010 (#MITXDT)
* Join MITX for the final event of 2009, in which we’ll discuss our predictions for ‘what’s next’ in 2010! Stay on top of the quickly changing trends for the new year, as we discuss location based social networking, changes in communications with the advent of Google Wave, social CRM, advancements in mobile marketing, online video and more!
Founder Dating for TechStars
* If you’re determined to apply but are looking for a co-founder, you should attend. You do not need an idea for a business; the goal is to connect interested parties with complimentary skills that want to form a team. The only requirements are that you kick a lot of ass at what you do, fully intend to apply for the Techstars program and will be available to attend the Spring session from March 2nd until June 2nd.
Vilna Shul Fireside Chat with Panelists, Scott Kirsner, Moderator
* This will be an intimate fireside chat with three of the leaders in today’s travel business. They have great stories about their company’s founding and startup, and how they built and scaled highly successful businesses in the Boston-area in today’s climate. Panelists: Jeremy Wertheimer, CEO of ITA Software, Mark Watkins, CEO of Goby, and Dena Yahya of TripAdvisor, Director of Revenue and Traffic Management.
Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Checking out Founder’s Dating for TechStars
THURSDAY: December 17th
Dogpatch Labs Office Hours:
* Come by to meet Polaris, Dogpatch residents, solicit feedback on your latest project, get a tour of the Lab, etc.
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: Get Prept: Interview practice
Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Visiting my favorite young entrepreneur’s group, DartBoston for Pokin Holes.
Events for January 2010:
Tech Tuesday
* Join your fellow geeks, tech savvy professionals, DIY-ers, press, and other industry luminaries for this informal gathering. Bring your laptops, robots, OLPC XO’s, Amazon Kindles, new cell phones, gadgets, and other new-fangled devices. Got a great demo or YouTube clip? Bring it! LCD projector and wi-fi will be available for ad hoc show and tell. This event is free!
* Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010 at 6:00pm at Mircrosoft NERD
DartBoston’s 3rd Episode of Capitalize
* The Dart community invades the boardroom of Bain Capital Ventures to show another Dart member pitching their product to a VC.
* Tuesday, January 19, 2010
WordCamp Boston 2010
* WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress. WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are put together by WordPress users like you. Everyone from casual users to core developers participate, share ideas, and get to know each other. WordCamps are open toWordPress.com and WordPress.org users alike.
* Jan. 23, 2010 at 8:00am to 6:30pm at Microsoft NERD
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