Sushi…

…with sake…

…and the DartBoston Community?

We’re not sure, but on November 6th, you’re invited to come find out!

The next Family Dinner is a make-your-own sushi night taking place at 102 Dartmouth Street — the original Dart HQ and where Cort, Jake, Justin, Stu and Alexa started it all.

The sushi preparation begins at 7pm sharp. We’ll take care of the ingredients, drinks, and setup. All you have to do is reserve your ticket and show up. Be ready to get some hands on experience rolling maki, prepping nigiri, and slicing sashimi.

To cover the cost of supplies, ingredients, desserts, and drinks, tickets for the dinner are $20.00 – payable via the Eventbrite widget below.

And if you can’t make the dinner, consider dropping by at 10pm for the after party. Sake, desert, and (possibly, but no promises…) any remaining sushi. It IS a Friday night, and we have no intentions of wrapping up early. : )

Reserve your spot before Sunday, November 1st. (20 tickets available)

Hope to see you guys there!

Contact @ezYZ with any questions/comments.

Photos courtesy of tokyofoodcast, frankartculinary, and our very own Marcus Andrews.

It’s Thursday and our offiical 9th Pokin’ Holes episode. Tonight we have Thomas Edwards, The Professional Wingman.  If you want to hear from Thomas about what he and his company do check out the Pokin’ Holes Pre Show.

After talking to Thomas we hammered out a few issues that we are going to try to help him out with tonight.

• Lead Generation – How can Thomas build a client base to maximize his revenue potential
• Message – When a prospective client asks Thomas what he does, what is the value proposition that he should be conveying
• Publicity – How can he build a ton of hype and buzz about his services.  Ultimately build a sick brand and reputation!

To help get to the bottom of these issues we have 3 young Boston astronauts…

Jake Cacciapaglia – startup lifestyle, its all about small victories

Carla Blumenthal – We are living in a digital world, and I am a digital girl

Alexis Karlin – Web Producer at a Research company in Boston

Great panel discussion with:

Thomas Edwards – Dating and Lifestyle Coach & Founder of The Professional Wingman. Obsession is a word the LAZY use to describe the DEDICATED. The juice is worth the squeeze.

Aaron O’Hearn – I’m an entrepreneur looking to connect people and create something exciting. The ocean and traveling are both really awesome too.

Timmy Wong – Entrepreneur with a keen interest in web technologies, content management systems, and information marketing.

Take a listen to the panel and founders of Internship Ratings…

If you are interested in joining the conversation and connecting with other awesome people in Boston definitely come out and join us.

This week we are heading to Match at 9:00 PM.

94 Massachusetts Ave
Boston, MA 02115

Don’t forget to bring your BYFAD cards as you will be missing out on your free drinks!

If you don’t know what BYFAD is, it is a way for you to get free drinks at the bar. The card that BYFAD provides you works like a credit card at all their affiliated bars. For every dollar that you put on your card, BYFAD adds an additional 20%. So if you throw in $25 you will get an extra $5 to spend at the bar, that’s a free drink!

I would recommend grabbing one if you are going to come to wrap parties because we are going to be hitting up a lot of BYFAD bars around Boston!

To get your BYFAD card click here!

Today we are going to take a look at the business side of Blabberize to see if there are ways in which we can help improve the business model, traffic to the site and the overall user experience.

To help with today’s show we are bringing in a few rockstar young entrepreneurs in Boston.

Nidhi Makhija: Call me P Niddy or Cakes – Recent Emerson grad, I do marketing & try my hand at social media. I also cook sometimes. Indian, Thai and Chinese.

George Gayl: SEO & SEM guru, harnesser of social media channels to increase brand awareness, drive traffic and engage users

Paul Northup:  Graphic and web designer, snowboard enthusiast, music lover, talker

Come out and meet tonight’s Pokin’ Holes’ guests, have a cocktail and chat it up with other young Boston entrepreneurs.

Cactus Club is located at: 939 Boylston Street in Boston… Take the green line to Hynes or Copley and it is directly across from Hynes Convention Center.

Don’t forget your BYFAD cards as Cactus Club is a BYFAD bar.

If you don’t know what BYFAD is, it is a way for you to get free drinks at the bar. The card that BYFAD provides you works like a credit card at all their affiliated bars. For every dollar that you put on your card, BYFAD adds an additional 20%. So if you throw in $25 you will get an extra $5 to spend at the bar, that’s a free drink!

I would recommend grabbing one if you are going to come to wrap parties because we are going to be hitting up a lot of BYFAD bars around Boston!

To get your BYFAD card click here!

We had an awesome conversation getting at some of the action items that Sean Pierre can execute to take his company to the next level.  Let us know what you think in the comments below and if you have ideas for Sean Pierre we would love to hear them!

Check out the video below to see what all of our guests thought about the episode.  Want to know more about the guests?  Check out the pre show post.

We are going to tackle this very question tonight, Pokin’ Holes on Sian Pierre Regis‘ start-up called Swagger Paris (http://www.swaggerparis.com).  Swagger Paris is  an interactive, street style website allowing you to check out what the fashionistas of Paris are wearing, where you can buy their wardrobe and provides you with their contact information so you can connect with them.

To help Sian Pierre with his start-up we are going to look at a couple key topics…

- The current business model and if it is sustainable

- How to build his brand both offline and online to increase traffic to his site

- Upgrading his current website… What platform should be used to deliver the most value for the user

To help us with these topics we have three awesome guests…

Sarah Merion: Ann Arbor, MI Native | Social Media Protégé | Anomaly | Assistant to @LewisHowes

Nicolas Ward: Gainfully employed geek by day, gamer by night

Aaron O’Hearn: Entrepreneur and currently working with Living Social and BuyYourFriendaDrink.com (yes I plug his company all the time becuase it is that awesome!)