DartBoston » jason evanish http://dartboston.com Just another WordPress site Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:41:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Greenhorn Weekly Events Countdown April 10-16 http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-weekly-events-countdown-april-10-16/ http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-weekly-events-countdown-april-10-16/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:30:55 +0000 Jason Evanish http://dartboston.com/?p=3459 It’s another amazing week here in Boston. Now that it actually feels like spring has arrived, the Boston startup scene is heating up fast as we head into Marathon Monday weekend. This week we have 39 networking events and office hours scheduled. It’s a lot to pack in, but we can all marathon through and get some great connections going. So get out those spring clothes and head out to some great events this week! Read on to find out the *can’t misss* events of the week!

/// Monday, April 11

Description:Last day to send in your application for our 2011 competition!
Do you have the next BIG idea? Be a part of the largest global startup competition and accelerator! We are seeking high-impact, high growth startups to apply from now until April 11th. The top 125 teams will go on to participate in our 3-month accelerator program, and have the chance to win a portion of $1 million in non-equity funding.
Location: Online
Time:9:00am - 11:00pm
Cost: Application Fee

Description: For details, link here: http://momobostonapril11.eventbrite.com Our long-overdue Mobile Monday event on the enterprise has arrived. This event will showcase how companies are building mobile enterprise apps and the tools available to the developers who are building them. This Boston event is part of a five-city US tour with Cisco, the first national tour in the history of Mobile Monday America. The tour kicks off in Austin, TX on April 4th, followed by San Francisco, CA & Boston, MA on April 11th, Seattle, WA on April 18th and New York City, NY on April 25th. Speakers Cisco Thomson Reuters Pyxis Mobile Nuance and more Logistics
Location:Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles St. Boston, MA 02114 Date: April 11 at 7 pm. Doors open at 6:30.
Cost: Free – but registration is required to attend. Parking Garage at 215 Charles St. for $16 Valet parking available for $42 per day Public Transportation: Take the red line to the Charles/MGH Station
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

/// Tuesday, April 12

Description: 6 Presenters each giving 5 minutes of demo followed by 5 minutes of questions. See what’s new and cool in the local startup scene!
Location: Workbar 711 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02111
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Ideastorm 13: Tues, April 12, 6pm @ CIC (Kendall Square)
Description: For details, link here: http://ideastorm13.eventbrite.com Get ready to join the biggest and best brainstorming session ever. We’re looking forward to a great new event on Tuesday, April 12th. Tickets are limited so please register here. For those of you new to IdeaStorm, it’s a fast-paced, lightly moderated, high energy brainstorming session. Creative Ideas + Entrepreneurial Minds = Great Teams + Hot Startups. Bring your startup idea for others to help build on, or just bring your creativity and feedback for peers. Event format: 1. Challenge Question – Ex: “How can we use WiFi to improve everyday items?” 2. Fresh Ideas – Pitch your ideas to the group and brainstorm 3. Founder’s Dilemma – Help a real founder tackle a real business problem Bring ideas, bring feedback, and bring friends! Don’t worry if you have to leave early. Cheers, The IdeaStorm Champions http://ideastorm.tumblr.com/ @MIT_IdeaStorm *Ideastorm graphics by Resident Doodler @vijayjpatel
Location: CambridgeInnovation Center – 1 Broadway – 4th Floor – Cambridge, MA 02142
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Description: I would like to officially invite you to partake in the second of a 5 event series ParallelCities is organizing. The series, titled ”Grilling the Boston Startup Scene” will focus on different aspects of Boston’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. This second event will focus on Branding, Marketing and Public Relations, and panelists (comprised of experts on each field) will focus on how these different fields differentiate themselves but how they need to work together, if a company is to ultimately be successful. This event will also serve as ParallelCities’ launch party. Confirmed panelists are:
Scott Kirsner, of Boston Globe’s Innovation Economy.
Bobbie Carlton, of Carlton PR and Marketing.
Sonja Jacob of The Cultivated Word.
Laura Sauter of  Agency-Bel design.
The event will be broken down into two parts. The first, features a panel where each panelist will talk about their organization how they relate to the topic, and fellow members of the Boston startup community will be given a chance to “grill” panelists with all types of questions they may have, including: how would the panelists  see it done successfully from their perspective, how they would approach it if they were in an entrepreneur’s shoes, lessons they have learned from great examples they have done/seen, mistakes entrepreneurs usually make, how they have
effectively worked with the other fields represented in the panel, etc .  To add a twist to the usual format of a panel, audience members will be asking questions using the “chatting” feature of the ParallelCities mobile application. The questions will be projected on a big screen in real time.
Please sign up for ParallelCities before coming to the event!
After the panel, the second half of the event will allow attendees to network together using the second main feature of the application: the ability to find relevant people in a crowd, by searching for specific key words that would describe them. See a video here http://vimeo.com/16994395
Location: Microsoft NERD Center. 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

/// Wednesday, April 13

Mass Innovation Nights

Description: Not only are we going to have totally awesome video of the event but we’ll be hanging out in Continuum’s super-cool “Hall of Products You Wish You Invented”! You’ll get to meet the source of hundreds of cool new products like the Swiffer and the Reebok Pump.  Plus, VideoLink will be offering tours of their TV studios.  (Who knows who we’ll see going in to appear live “via satellite” on CNN and other major networks.)  There’s also plenty of free parking in the garage right behind the building and on-street parking too.
In keeping with the product design theme, we leaned heavily toward the “real” products side and collected a group of really neat new physical products (and other cool stuff too.   Our event opens at 6:00 pm, presentations at 7:00 and we party ’till 8:30 when we head out to an after-party at a nearby bar.  Join us!  And, speaking of partying,  because you asked, #MIN24 was our second “birth”day but #min25 is the second anniversary of our first event.
Here’s what you need to do:
1. Check out the cool new products (below)
2. Vote for the four companies you’d like to see present
3. RSVP (easy to do here!)
4. Come to our live event on April 13
5. Make some noise to support local innovation – blog, tweet (#min25), post pictures or videos!
Here are this month’s new products. Which ones would you like to hear more about?
·        Carpet Workroom – remnants made into finished rugs
·        Leveraged freedom chair – Continuum and MIT partner to bring a wheelchair to people with disabilities throughout the world
·        MassDevice – News service for medical devices
·        Memory on Hand – USB Flash Drive Bracelet
·        Mouthwatchers – Antibacterial nano-silver toothbrush with patented flossing bristles
·        New England Bike Expo – EVENT, May 7th-8th Arts at the Armory Somerville
·        Parachute Dog – Dog Waste Bag Kit
·        ReadyCam 2.0 – Remotely-Controlled Broadcast Quality Video Solution
·        Skedtime – Social Influence Marketing
·        ThunderLily - Crowd-sourcing fashion
Location: 1220 and 1230 (same building) Washington Street in West Newton. (Continuum and VideoLink offices)
Time:6:30pm - 8:30pm

How to Build a Social Selling Machine with HubSpot at MIT

Description: Brought to you by SalesCrunch, the social selling platform, and The MIT Sloan Sales
Club, this session of SalesSchool will reveal the best kept secrets of one of today’s fastest
growing internet companies on how they built their social sales machines.
Location: MIT: Maclaurin Building 222 Memorial Drive Room 10-250 (Building 10, 2nd Fl) Cambridge, MA 02139
Time:6:30pm - 8:30pm

/// Thursday, April 14

Agile Games 2011

Description: Agile Games Conference explores the more playful side of human nature and how it can innovate, solve problems, and get work done within Agile projects. The theme for this year is “Learn. Share. Play!” This will be an experience where you will not only be learning new concepts, but also have an opportunity to co-create and explore them with other participants. Boasting a blend of deep dive sessions, interactive clinics, open space, and games facilitated by renowned experts within the Agile community and beyond, this conference offers a rich experience and networking opportunity for professionals both new and experienced in Agile software development and project management.

In today’s competitive marketplace, everyone faces growing pressure to innovate and improve. Teams need new tools that encourage and allow for people to reach their maximum potential, and that is exactly what this conference aims to do. Come learn new techniques, explore with a group of like-minded learners, and have fun at the same time!
Location: Microsoft New England R&D Center, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142
Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Description: Currently, in session every Thursday from 3-8pm, the Venture Café alpha is an invitational prototype, with an open invitation extended to the entrepreneurial, innovative and creative communities around Greater Boston.
Drop in to chat about what you’re working on and enjoy community events in a warm and welcoming atmosphere!
The Venture Café was created to provide a networking resource for the Boston entrepreneurial and venture capital communities. The café serves as a nexus, helping innovators and entrepreneurs connect and collaborate to bring their dreams to reality. Meeting in person establishes the trust that’s so crucial to working together, particularly on risky, underfunded projects.
Cafe-goers are expected to participate in a manner consistent with the cafe’s Credo (www.venturecafe.net/credo/credo).
Watch our Twitter feed if you’re interested in news about our progress. http://www.twitter.com/venturecafe
Location: Venture Cafe @ CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center), One Broadway, 4th floor, Cambridge, MA 02142
Time: 3:00pm - 8:00pm

/// Friday April 8

MITX Innovation Awards Submission Deadline
Description: The MITX Innovation Awards celebrates the innovations powering the future of marketing and revolutionizing the way we work and play.
Location: The Award Ceremony will be held in June at the Westin Boston Waterfront. Submit your application online.
Time: 12:00pm
Cost: $25 – $250

/// Weekend Special

4sqDayBoston Pub Crawl to benefit the Greater Boston Food Bank

Description:
Let’s celebrate #4sqDayBoston by pub crawling and checking in to benefit The Greater Boston Food Bank!

The Food Bank distributes more than 34 million pounds of food and grocery products annually to a network of nearly 600 hunger-relief agencies in 190 communities across Eastern Massachusetts. Eventbrite ticket proceeds will be donated to The Food Bank.

S C H E D U L E
4:00 – 5:00  Red Sky
5:00 – 6:00  The Point
6:00 – 7:00  Sissy K’s
7:00 – 8:00  The Hong Kong

Plus, specials at each venue!
Location: Faneuil Hall area.
Time: 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Cost: $5 donation

///Event of the Week presented by Microsoft NERD

Why? Selling is a hugely underrated skill and greatly underdeveloped at most startups. Come learn from some of the best…for Free!



]]> http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-weekly-events-countdown-april-10-16/feed/ 0 Greenhorn TV Episode 63: March 13th – March 19th http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-63-march-13th-%e2%80%93-march-19th/ http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-63-march-13th-%e2%80%93-march-19th/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:53:53 +0000 Jason Evanish http://dartboston.com/?p=3445 It’s another great week here in Boston. After last week’s craziness of MassChallenge launching, Webinno and Massinno nights, we’re onto a quieter week with over 30 networking events and office hours going on. Remember to wear some green for St. Patrick’s Day and read on to find out the *can’t miss* events of the week!

/// Monday, March 14

Many Meetups:
Check out these meetups based on your interests:
Where will Greenhorn Be? At SXSW…
/// Tuesday, March 15

Description: Boston Tech Meetup #3, features presenters each giving 5 minutes of demo followed by 5 minutes of questions. See what’s new and cool in the local startup scene! Companies presenting this month:
·        Better Lesson
·        Easy Unsubscriber
·        Textaurant
·        Boston Crisis Camp
·        Coloci
·        Mobinett
·        Proxlet
Location: Microsoft N.E.R.D. Center – One Memorial Drive – Cambridge, MA 02 142
When: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Where will Greenhorn Be? At SXSW
/// Wednesday, March 16

Description: Is your start-up ready to transition from seed capital to venture capital?  This limited seat luncheon will provide attendees with advice on how to appeal to venture capitalists now that your start-up is off the ground.  Prepare yourself and your company when adding new investors by understanding valuation and other terms, as well as the impact of dilution on your ownership.
Location: Bingham McCutchen, One Federal Street, Boston
When: 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Cost: $70
Description: A panel discussion with:
Moderator:  Dan Primack, Author & Editor, The Term Sheet, Fortune
Location: The Historic Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips Street, Beacon Hill, Boston
When: 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Description: Come join David J. Ekelund, Jr., Esq. of Perry, Krumsiek & Jack, LLP, for a brief seminar on entity formation, drafting operating agreements/shareholder agreements, doing business in multiple states and protecting owners from personal liability.  The seminar is followed by a round table discussion among attendees and networking.
Location: 101 Arch St, Boston 19th Floor Boston, MA 02210
When: 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Description:Instead of sitting and listening to panelist after panelist, UnPanels provide an innovative way to hear from a number of seasoned entrepreneurs in small intimate groups. Following the UnPanel, chat with panelists and attendees during Open Networking!
Location: MassChallenge Headquarters: ONE Marina Park Drive (55 Northern Ave for GPS)
When: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Where will Greenhorn Be? Returning from SXSW
/// Thursday, March 17

Description: Drop in to chat about what you’re working on and enjoy community events in a warm and welcoming atmosphere!  This week in the Café:
Location: Venture Cafe @ CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center), One Broadway, 4th floor, Cambridge, MA
When: 3:00pm to 8:00pm
Description: Pints with Kevin Phelan is a showcase of the Boston community. At this St. Patrick’s Day Pints Night, we’ll highlight a Boston charity for their innovative use of technology from a Boston start up.   All are welcome and encouraged to use the #Pints hashtag at this event.  Please visit www.PintswithKevinPhelan.com for more info and follow us as @BostonPints.
Location: Battery Park Bar and Lounge 33 Batterymarch Street, Boston, MA
When: 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Where will Greenhorn Be? Swinging by the Venture Café after work
/// Weekend Special

Description: It’s a new year and time to update your professional image! Your headshot & bio is your first impression in an increasingly online world, so make sure you take charge and put your best face forward!  A professional headshot and new bio could cost you from $500-$900 on your own.
Get professional styling advice to take your makeup to the next level so you’re “camera ready”! Get a fresh, new headshot by a professional photographer.
Work with professional writers to craft a great biography that captures YOU!
Location: Brookline Holiday Inn
1200 Beacon Street Brookline, MA 02445
When: 9:00am to 12:00pm
///Event of the Week presented by Microsoft NERD

Why? Come see the pitches from some great Boston startups.

/// Office Hours Round Up

Thursday:
Who: Polaris Ventures hosts office space here. Come check out the space and meet with a member of the Polaris team to get feedback and meet a VC.
Location: One Cambridge Center, 6th floor, Cambridge, MA
When: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Where: Venture Cafe, 4th Floor, Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
When: 3:00pm to 8:00pm

Friday:

Who: Our Friday Office Hours allow you to ask key questions, and bench test your business plan.
Location:VentureCafé at Cambridge Innovation Center (Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA) and Bain Capital Ventures (111 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA)
When: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Who: To pitch your business to VC’s focused primarily on healthcare investing. Location: Boston Millennia Partners, 30 Rowes Wharf, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02110
When: 9:00am to 12:00pm
/// Other Announcements
  • Over 30 events this week and over 200 this month!
  • Searchable listings, color coded for your viewing pleasure.

Contact us: Jason@ GREENHORN CONNECT .COM

Twitter: @GREENHORN BOSTON



]]> http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-63-march-13th-%e2%80%93-march-19th/feed/ 0 Greenhorn TV Episode 61: February 27th – March 5th http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-61-february-27th-%e2%80%93-march-5th/ http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-61-february-27th-%e2%80%93-march-5th/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:50:23 +0000 Jason Evanish http://dartboston.com/?p=3432 We’re onto another great week and another amazing month in the Boston startup community. This week promises you over 35 networking events and office hours! We know it’s impossible to get to them all, so here’s the best events for you to get the most out of the week. Read on to find out the can’t-miss events of the week!

///Monday, February 28
Description: It’s not just about tags! It’s about the tag-to-reader interaction, and then how you manage and exploit the data being collected. Your choice in architecting an infrastructure is fundamental toward meeting performance requirements and has profound implications on the cost of visibility solutions.  
Location: MIT Stata Center 32 Vassar St, Room 141 Cambridge, MA 02139
When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Cost: Free for students $10 for members, $20, non members
Description: Learn from the same people that helped launch SCVNGR:  DreamIt Ventures is a summer incubator program that provides:
o   Up to $25,000 in seed capital
o   1-on-1 mentoring
o   Weekly speaker series
o   A Demo Day in front of investors 
Location: 4th floor of Harvard Student Agencies MA
Harvard Square. 67 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge,
When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Where will Greenhorn Be? Taking the night to catch up after attending Edward Tufte’s course all day.
/// Tuesday, March 1
Description: As a follow-on to our very popular event on Usability with Steve Krug, let’s have a night where we conduct Usability tests on your own sites in almost a speed dating like format… What is Usability? Usability is a measure of the quality of a person’s experience in interacting with content or services. 
Location: Microsoft N.E.R.D. Center – One Memorial Drive – Cambridge, MA 02 142
When: 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Description: The Boston Ruby hackfest is a monthly occasion for every Ruby developer in the Boston area to get together. We’ve contributed patches to large projects, developed and released gems, and helped each other through particularly tricky Rails bugs. thoughtbot provides dinner, wireless, monitors, and comfortable chairs. See you on the first Tuesday of the month!  
Location: Thoughtbot Office 41 Winter Street 3rd Floor Boston, MA
When: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Where will Greenhorn Be? Checking out Usability with Steve Krug
/// Wednesday, March 2
Description: Fellow web entrepreneurs and VCs gather once a week in Boston to grab some coffee, free WiFi, and chat about what’s new. New Location in Kendall!
Location: Voltage Coffee & Art 295 3rd Street Cambridge, MA 02139
When: 8:30am to 10:30am
Description: Mobile commerce is no longer for geeks, techies, teenagers and outliers.  In 2011, millions of Americans will use their Smartphones to browse, shop and purchase items.
Mobile commerce is no longer for geeks, techies, teenagers and outliers.  In 2011, millions of Americans will use their Smartphones to browse, shop and purchase items.
Featuring:
·          Mike Baker, president & CEO of Data Xu – a mobile advertising and digital media pioneer
·          Emily Green, chairman of the board at Yankee Group and the author of Anywhere
·          Andrew Paradise, founder and CEO at AisleBuyer – a technology entrepreneur
·          Nitzan Shaer, a co-founder of High Start Group – a mobile business expert
Location: The Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips Street, Boston, MA
When: 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Description: Want to know how to create an advisory board?
Please join us with speaker Susan C. Hammond and several of MassChallenge 2010 finalists!
The workshop will educate participants about advisory boards and how to implement an advisory board to grow their business. This workshop is directed at start-up and new business owners who want to grow a sustainable, scalable business.
Location: MassChallenge Headquarters: One Marina Park Drive, 14th Floor
When: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Where will Greenhorn Be? Learning about Mobile Commerce trends at the Vilna Shul.
///Thursday, March 3
Description: Drop in to chat about what you’re working on and enjoy community events in a warm and welcoming atmosphere!  This week in the Café:
Location: Venture Cafe @ CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center), One Broadway, 4th floor, Cambridge, MA
When: 3:00pm to 8:00pm
Description: If you work with content, it’s time to embrace your place in the ethical debate of creation and curation. It’s nothing new—but it’s time for user experience practitioners to acknowledge it. Why?
Location: Microsoft NERD – One Memorial Drive, Suite 100 – Cambridge, MA 02142
When: 6:15pm to 8:30pm
Where will Greenhorn Be? Swinging by the Venture Café after work.
///Event of the Week presented by Microsoft NERD
Why? When starting your company the advisors and mentors you engage are some of the most valuable assets you can develop.MassChallenge will help you find out how to get ahead and build your board!
/// Office Hours Round Up
Thursday:
Who: Polaris Ventures hosts office space here. Come check out the space and meet with a member of the Polaris team to get feedback and meet a VC.
Location: One Cambridge Center, 6th floor, Cambridge, MA
When: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Where: Venture Cafe, 4th Floor, Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
When: 3:00pm to 8:00pm
Friday:
Who: Our Friday Office Hours allow you to ask key questions, and bench test your business plan.
Location: VentureCafé at Cambridge Innovation Center (Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA) and Bain Capital Ventures (111 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA)
When: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Who: To pitch your business to VC’s focused primarily on healthcare investing.
Location: Boston Millennia Partners, 30 Rowes Wharf, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02110
When: 9:00am to 12:00pm
/// Other Announcements
Look for our March Countdown coming out later this week!
*Over 35 events this week and over 200 this month!
*Searchable listings, color coded for your viewing pleasure.
Contact us:
Jason@GREENHORN CONNECT .COM

Twitter: @GREENHORN BOSTON



]]> http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-61-february-27th-%e2%80%93-march-5th/feed/ 0 Greenhorn TV Episode 60: February 20th – 26th http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-60-february-20th-%e2%80%93-26th/ http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-60-february-20th-%e2%80%93-26th/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:17:52 +0000 Jason Evanish http://dartboston.com/?p=3429 Happy President’s Day! Whether you’re working today like Jason or enjoying the long weekend like Pardees, we bet you’re gearing up for another great week in Boston! This week boasts of over 31 awesome startup networking events and office hours. We know you can’t attend them all so we’ve counted down the best! Read on to find out the can’t miss events of the week!

/// Monday, February 21

MassAccess: A Speed Networking Event

Description: A speed networking event. This is an opportunity for students, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, service providers and investors to discuss innovative ideas and prime future collaboration. 

Location: Microsoft New England R&D Center One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142

When: 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Android Hackfest

Description: Typically five to twenty people show, and people do things ranging from installing Eclipse and the Android SDK to writing a widget to exploring alternative SDKs to upgrading their phone—not to mention the networking and socializing. We will be writing code so bring a laptop and enthusiasm.  

Location: SCVNGR HQ - 175 Second Street, Cambridge MA 02142

When: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Where will Greenhorn Be? Dropping in on the Speed Networking at NERD

///Tuesday, February 22

Start the Presses: News sites of the future, told by the people building them

Description: Wondering what news websites will look like in the future? Find out at this panel featuring the people building them from the ground up at both the local and international levels. Panelists include:

  • Dries Buytaert, creator of Drupal
  • Adam Gaffin, founder of Universal Hub 

Location: Boston Globe – 135 Morrissey Blvd. – Dorchester, MA 02108

When: 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Where will Greenhorn Be? Taking the night off to #ELaMF

///Wednesday, February 23

OpenCoffee Cambridge Meetup

Description: Fellow web entrepreneurs and VCs gather once a week in Boston to grab some coffee, free WiFi, and chat about what’s new.  New Location in Kendall!

Location: Voltage Coffee & Art 295 3rd Street Cambridge, MA 02139

When: 8:30am to 10:30am

Exit Strategies: Should You Plan for Acquisition or Long-Term Growth?

Description: You have just passed the threshold of survival and think you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Take some time to reflect on your journey so far. How long do you plan to continue this endeavor. Is it time to think about exiting? Should you have thought about it earlier—much earlier?

Location: MIT Stata Center, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA

When: 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Cost: Free for students with valid ID, $10 Forum Members, $20 Non-members !

Where will Greenhorn Be? Swinging by open coffee in the morning.

/// Thursday, February 24

Venture Cafe alpha in session

Description: Drop in to chat about what you’re working on and enjoy community events in a warm and welcoming atmosphere!  This week in the Café:

Location: Venture Cafe @ CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center), One Broadway, 4th floor, Cambridge, MA

When: 3:00pm to 8:00pm

Lean Startup Circle Boston February Meetup

Description: Featuring 2 great speakers:

Brant Cooper & Patrick Vlaskovits are the co-authors of the new book The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development Bring your questions about Lean Startups!

Location: Microsoft NERD – One Memorial Drive, Suite 100 – Cambridge, MA 02142

When: 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Where will Greenhorn Be? Learning from the customer development experts at Lean Startups Circle

/// Weekend Special

The Boston Hack Day Challenge

Description: Hacks/Hackers Boston Boston.Com Invites All Innovators to “The Boston Hack Day Challenge,” February 25-27, 2011 Weekend will challenge local developers to create new digital products to make life in Boston .

Location: MassChallenge Inc – One Marina Park Drive at Fan Pier, 14th floor – Boston, MA 0221

When: Friday at 7pm through Sunday at 6pm

Lean Startup Machine / BOSTON

Description: Your startup will probably fail. Get used to it. How about building what customers want? Heh, we wish it were that simple. Build a faster horse instead of a car and you’re dead.At Lean Startup Machine, you’ll learn how to figure out what customers really want. In 48 hours, you’ll form a team with other participants and work on a new startup while competing for cash, mentorship, and glory. Lean Startup Machine will change the way you think about building startups.

Location: Microsoft NERD One Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02142

When: Friday at 6pm until Sunday at 7pm

///Event of the Week presented by Microsoft NERD

Lean Startup Circle Boston February Meetup

Why? Can’t make Lean Startup Machine over the weekend? This is your chance to still learn a ton about Lean Startups.

/// Office Hours Round Up

Thursday

DogPatch Labs Office Hours:

Who: Polaris Ventures hosts office space here. Come check out the space and meet with a member of the Polaris team to get feedback and meet a VC.

Location: One Cambridge Center, 6th floor, Cambridge, MA

When: 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Venture Cafe Beta Office Hours @ CIC

Where: Venture Cafe, 4th Floor, Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA

When: 3:00pm to 8:00pm

Friday

Bain Capital Office Hours

Who: Our Friday Office Hours allow you to ask key questions, and bench test your business plan.

Location: VentureCafé at Cambridge Innovation Center (Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA) and Bain Capital Ventures (111 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA)

When: 3:00pm to 5:00pm

BMP Office Hours – Millennia Partners

Who: To pitch your business to VC’s focused primarily on healthcare investing.

Location: Boston Millennia Partners, 30 Rowes Wharf, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02110

When: 9:00am to 12:00pm

///Other Announcements

Check out our February Countdown!!Get your March events on the Calendar now!Find a job or add your company to the Career Connector Contact us: Jason@ GREENHORN CONNECT .COM
@GREENHORN BOSTON



]]> http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-60-february-20th-%e2%80%93-26th/feed/ 0 Greenhorn TV Episode 59: February 13th –19th http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-59-february-13th-%e2%80%9319th/ http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-59-february-13th-%e2%80%9319th/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:51:53 +0000 Jason Evanish http://dartboston.com/?p=3422 Hope everyone’s well rested after this weekend, because Boston has packed the week with some awesome startup events this week! February is in full swing with over 55 events going on this week, and over 200 scheduled for the month. It was hard, but we narrowed down the best events of this week for you. Read on to find out the can’t-miss events of the week!

/// Monday, February 14

No Recommended Events Check the Greenhorn Connect calendar for specific, industry-related meetups or GSD on your startup!  

/// Tuesday, February 15

Performable Office Warming Party
 Description:Join them for the grand opening of the new Performable Office in Cambridge! We couldn’t just take up residence in any old space. We scored a coup and got an amazing space on Green Street that we would love to show you. Location: Performable Office – 486 Green Street – Cambridge, MA 02139
When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

February Boston Tech Meetup
Description:Join us at Microsoft NERD to see what’s new and cool on the local tech startup scene.
Featuring:

  • Michael Raybman, WaySavvy - http://www.waysavvy.com
  • Frank Qiu,  VoKnow - http://www.voknow.com/
  • Aaron White, Proxlet - http://proxlet.com/
  • Sunil Bhatia, RetireHub - http://retirehub.com/
  • Sidi Gomes, Parallel Cities - http://parallelcities.com/
  • Kabir Hemrajani, Spotly - http://spotly.com/

    • Location: Microsoft NERD – One Memorial Drive, Suite 100 – Cambridge, MA 02142
    When: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

    Where will Greenhorn Be? Checking out Performable’s *awesome* new space.

    /// Wednesday, February 16 OpenCoffee Cambridge Meetup
     Description:Fellow web entrepreneurs and VCs gather once a week in Boston to grab some coffee, free WiFi, and chat about what’s new. New Location in Kendall!
    Location: Voltage Coffee & Art 295 3rd Street Cambridge, MA 02139
    When: 8:30am to 10:30am   Mass Customization: MA’s Hidden Tech Cluster
     Description: Mass-customization combines individual consumer desires with mass production pricing.  This event will feature a panel moderated by Katie Rae, Director, TechStars Boston, and demos by local companies who are leading the charge in this revolution of consumer meeting technology. 8 companies will present  5 minute demos each to the entire crowd, followed by a panel discussion. Demonstrations:

    • Artaic: Custom mosaic design and fabrication
    • Blank Label: Co-create your own dress shirt.
    • CustomMade: CustomMade connects expert artisans with discerning customers who work with a maker to design a project crafted individually for them.
    • FashionPlaytes: the leading clothing design studio for girls ages 5-12.
    • Gemvara: Design your own jewelry.

    Location: MIT Stata Center, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA
    When: 5:30pm to 8:00pm
    Cost: $25-$45 WIN a Free ticket by Tweeting our Newsletter!
    ‘Learn Before You Launch’ – Subscription Billing Primer & Pitfalls
    Description: Entrepreneurs and Developers: If you’re currently managing or building an application that may have subscription/recurring billing in it’s future, you’ll want to attend this event. Overview: Isaac Hall, CEO of Recurly, has extensive knowledge and experience from his background in building e-commerce and telecom billing back-end systems. 
    Location: DogPatch Labs, 1 Cambridge Center, 6th floor – Cambridge MA
    When: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

    Where will Greenhorn Be? Learning about Massachusetts’s Mass Customization cluster!  

    ///Thursday, February 17 Venture Cafe alpha in session


     Description: Drop in to chat about what you’re working on and enjoy community events in a warm and welcoming atmosphere!
    This week in the Café:

    Location: Venture Cafe @ CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center), One Broadway, 4th floor, Cambridge, MA
    When: 3:00pm to 8:00pm
    Chargify vs. Peekaboo Mobile Networking Throwdown
    Description: This isn’t your typical startup networking event. Watch two of your favorite Boston startup mascot’s duke it out in the ring. Peekaboo Mobile’s “Peeks” takes on Chargify’s “Charlie” in a battle for true startup dominance.  Free food, Free T-Shirts, Free Narragansett
    Location: TapOut 60 Canal St. Boston, MA
    When: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

    Where will Greenhorn Be? Swinging by the Venture Cafe

    /// Weekend Special


     Mobile Mondays MobileCamp Boston
    Description: MobileCamp Boston is a one-day un-conference style event that brings together entrepreneurs, students, faculty, and telecom industry professionals to share ideas, network and discuss the latest advances in the mobile industries

    • Jason will be leading a panel discussion on Student Entrepreneurs.

    Location: MIT Sloan 70 Memorial Dr., Cambridge, MA 02139
    When: Saturday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
    Health 2.0 Developer Challenge Boston Code-a-thon
    Description: Developers, designers, researchers and other stakeholders are given an overview of health care issues, tools and data sets, and are asked to creatively design new tools for the health care space. Developers are encouraged to use OpenGov data sets as well as private data sets to create their application.
    Location: Microsoft NERD One Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02142
    When: Saturday 9:00am to 8:00pm
    Google Chrome Hackathon
    Description: In the morning, we’ll cover APIs for building Chrome extensions and apps. After lunch we’ll have an extended hacking session with Googlers on hand to answer all your questions. At the end of the day we’ll have some special prizes for the coolest applications developed that day.
    Location: HubSpot 25 First Street, 2nd Floor Cambridge, MA 02141
    When: Saturday, 10:00am to 6:00pm

    ///Event of the Week presented by Microsoft NERD
    Mobile Mondays MobileCamp Boston
    Why? If you’re in the Mobile Industry or just curious, you can’t miss this awesome Boston Mobile Industry gathering.

    /// Office Hours Round Up

    Thursday:
    DogPatch Labs Office Hours:
    Who: Polaris Ventures hosts office space here. Come check out the space and meet with a member of the Polaris team to get feedback and meet a VC.
    Location: One Cambridge Center, 6th floor, Cambridge, MA
    When: 2:00pm to 5:00pm

    Venture Cafe Beta Office Hours @ CIC
    Where: Venture Cafe, 4th Floor, Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
    When: 3:00pm to 8:00pm

    Friday:
    Bain Capital Office Hours
     Who: Our Friday Office Hours allow you to ask key questions, and bench test your business plan.
    Location:VentureCafé at Cambridge Innovation Center (Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA) and Bain Capital Ventures (111 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA)
    When: 3:00pm to 5:00pm  

    BMP Office Hours – Millennia Partners
    Who: To pitch your business to VC’s focused primarily on healthcare investing.
    Location: Boston Millennia Partners, 30 Rowes Wharf, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02110
    When: 9:00am to 12:00pm

    /// Other Announcements
     Check out our February Countdown!
    Find a job or add your company to the Career Connector
    The GreenhornConnect.com Calendar!

    • Over 55 events this week and over 200 this month!
    • Searchable listings, color coded for your viewing pleasure.

    Contact us:
    Jason@GREENHORN CONNECT .COM
    @GREENHORN BOSTON



    ]]>     http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-59-february-13th-%e2%80%9319th/feed/ 0     Greenhorn TV Episode 57: January 30th – February 5th http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-57-january-30th-%e2%80%93-february-5th/ http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-57-january-30th-%e2%80%93-february-5th/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:52:28 +0000 Jason Evanish http://dartboston.com/?p=3417 Welcome to another awesome week in Boston! January may be behind us, but February will be bringing it on with tons of great events! As always, we count down the can’t miss events of the week. Read on to see where you should be!
    Watch Greenhorn TV Episode 57

    /// Monday January 31

    Mobile Monday Demo Night at Park Plaza

    Description: Mobile Monday Boston demo night of awesome apps created by local Boston developers.
    The currently confirmed demos include:
    • Peekaboo, Appswell, ComicStrip, Parallel Cities, Springpad.
    Location: Park Plaza Hotel, 50 Park Plaza
    Boston, MA
    When: 6:30pm to 9:00pm

    Where will Greenhorn Be? Getting Mobile at Mobile Monday Demo Night!

    /// Tuesday February 1

    No Recommended Events. Enjoy the night off to GSD….

    /// Wednesday February 2

    Description:Fellow web entrepreneurs and VCs gather once a week in Boston to grab some coffee, free WiFi, and chat about what’s new. New Location in Kendall!
    Location: Voltage Coffee & Art 295 3rd Street Cambridge, MA 02139
    When: 8:30am to 10:30am
    Description: We’ve got some great things in store for 2011 and can’t wait to share them! Please come with comments, questions, suggestions, and more. Welcome to anyone interested in being a participant, sponsor, mentor, or judge.
    Location: MassChallenge Office One Marina Park Drive, 14th Floor Boston, MA 02210
    When: 5:00pm to 7:00pm
    Description:oin other web designers, usability professionals, information architects, interaction designers, content strategists, and user experience professionals as we meet, greet, and connect up with other folks who face the same challenges we have.” Perfetti Media and Above the Fold are co-hosting this month’s event. We will be providing appetizers!
    Location: Asgard Irish Pub 350 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
    When: 6:30pm to 8:00pm
    Where will Greenhorn Be? Stopping by OpenCoffee at Voltage

    /// Thursday February 3
    TechConnect at Boston University
    Description: Tech Connect is a networking event organized by the MS-MBA Association at Boston University’s School of Management. The event is designed to bring together Boston-area executives that work in the technology sector with MBA students and professors that are focused on technology in the academic setting.
    Location: Boston University School of Management 595 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA 02215
    When: 5:30pm to 8:00pm
    Description: Join us for a fun, casual welcome mixer for our newest NERD resident entrepreneurs from Dogpatch Labs & TechStars. We will be serving beer, wine and appetizers! Find out how your startup can get space, too!
    Location: One Cambridge Center – 6th floor – Cambridge, MA 02142
    When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
    Where will Greenhorn Be? Checking out the new Dogpatch / TechStars space in Kendall Square.
    //Event of the Week presented by Microsoft NERD
    Why? Free office space and some of the hottest startups? Well worth checking out!
    Meet great startups already in the space and find out how your startup can get space.
    /// Office Hours Round Up
    Thursday
    Who: Polaris Ventures hosts office space here. Come check out the space and meet with a member of the Polaris team to get feedback and meet a VC.
    Location: 222 Third Street, 4th Floor, in Cambridge
    When: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
    Richard Dale of Sigma Partners & Mike Iacobucci CEO of Interactions
    Where: Venture Cafe, 4th Floor, Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
    When: 3:00pm to 8:00pm
    Friday
    Who: Our Friday Office Hours allow you to ask key questions, and bench test your business plan.
    Location:VentureCafé at Cambridge Innovation Center (Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA) and Bain Capital Ventures (111 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA)
    When: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
    Who: To pitch your business to VC’s focused primarily on healthcare investing.
    Location: Boston Millennia Partners, 30 Rowes Wharf, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02110
    When: 9:00am to 12:00pm
    /// Other Announcements
    Contact us:
    Jason @ GREENHORN CONNECT .COM
    Twitter: @GREENHORN BOSTON
    ]]>     http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-57-january-30th-%e2%80%93-february-5th/feed/ 0     Greenhorn TV Episode 56: January 23rd – Jan 29th http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-56/ http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-56/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:26:11 +0000 Jason Evanish http://dartboston.com/?p=3413 Welcome to the last week of January! While January is slowly fading away, the events have really started going. This week we have over 40 awesome Boston startup events, with over 150 this month! That’s a lot to choose from, but we narrow it down for you with this week’s episode of Greenhorn TV. Watch or read on to find the *can’t miss* events of the week!

    Watch Greenhorn TV Episode 56

    /// Monday, January 24

    Description: If you have a startup with a web presence, there’s likely a community that needs managed. Come celebrate Community Manager Appreciation Day with other community managers and the businesses that depend on them as the first line of communication with their users.
    Location: The Asgard 350 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
    When: 7:00pm to 10:00pm
    Where will Greenhorn Be? Meeting all the *awesome* community managers in Boston!

    /// Tuesday, January 25

    Description: Legislation is being proposed that would encourage the growth of the MA game industry. Points being discussed for inclusion in the proposed legislation may include tax credits, incentives for early-stage game companies, and much more!
    Location: Microsoft NERD, One Memorial Drive Suite 100 Cambridge, MA 02142
    When: 6:00pm to 9:00pm
    Where will Greenhorn Be? Taking the night off to GSD….with potentially a #StartupDinner on the side (watch Twitter)
    /// Wednesday, January 26

    Description:Fellow web entrepreneurs and VCs gather once a week in Boston to grab some coffee, free WiFi, and chat about what’s new. New Location in Kendall!
    Location: Voltage Coffee & Art 295 3rd Street Cambridge, MA 02139
    When: 8:30am to 10:30am
    Description: We’ve got some great things in store for 2011 and can’t wait to share them! Please come with comments, questions, suggestions, and more. Welcome to anyone interested in being a participant, sponsor, mentor, or judge.
    Location: MassChallenge Office One Marina Park Drive, 14th Floor Boston, MA 02210
    When: 5:00pm to 7:00pm
    Description:Have you ever wondered about the founders behind successful companies? How did they dream up their businesses? How did they get enough conviction to bet on success? What path led them to where they are now? What challenges did they face? What advice would they give to future entrepreneurs?
    This Month: serial entrepreneur Andy Palmer
    Location: Microsoft New England R&D Center – One Memorial Drive – Cambridge , MA 02142
    When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
    Where will Greenhorn Be? Hearing the stories of 6x entrepreneur Andy Palmer at Founders Dialogues IV!
    /// Thursday, January 27

    Description: An evening with Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup methodology and the author of the popular entrepreneurship blog Startup Lessons Learned. Eric will be introducing brand new material covered in his upcoming book.
    ·         Applying Lean Startup principles outside of startups in the “garage”.
    ·         New style of management required for the startup institution.
    ·         How to build startup processes that accelerate the speed through the Build-Measure-Learn feedback loop.
    ·         How to measure progress, how to setup milestones, and how to prioritize work.
    Location: Microsoft New England R&D Center – One Memorial Drive – Cambridge , MA 02142
    When: 6:30pm to 9:00pm
    Note: This event is *SOLD OUT* check Twitter for contests

    Description: What’s better than watching great people presenting their ideas and experiences from the comfort of your own home!?
    Learn from Great, Local web entrepreneurs like:
    · Chris Savage of Wistia
    · Roy Rodenstein of Going.com
    · Jason Baptiste of OnSwipe
    · David Hauser of Grasshopper
    When: Webcast starts at 4PM
    Where: Online at PlusConf.com
    Description: We’re very excited about the future of news and taking an active role in shaping what it looks like. In anticipation of the new platform that we will be rolling out in the coming weeks, we want to invite you all to come celebrate with us and learn a bit about where we are going in the world of new media.
    Location: Ned Devines – 1 Faneuil Hall Market Place – Quincy Market Building – Boston, MA
    When: 7:00pm to 11:00pm
    Where will Greenhorn Be? Listening to Eric Ries and then heading over to the BostInnovation Party!
    /// Friday, January 28

    Description: Innovation Open Houses offer currently-enrolled students a chance to visit interesting companies in and around Boston. (We think of them as “a backstage pass” to cool local companies. They’re definitely not job/internship interviews, so relax.) To participate, you’ll need to register.
    Feat: Gazelle, which buys your consumer electronics
    Location: Gazelle 61 North Beacon Street, Suite 3000 Boston, MA 02134
    When: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
    ///Event of the Week presented by Microsoft NERD
    Founder Dialogues IV Why? Eric Paley always digs deep into the stories of great founders. Come learn from 6 time successful entrepreneur Andy Palmer.
    /// Office Hours Round Up
    Thursday
    Who: Polaris Ventures hosts office space here. Come check out the space and meet with a member of the Polaris team to get feedback and meet a VC.
    Location: 222 Third Street, 4th Floor, in Cambridge
    When: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
    Richard Dale of Sigma Partners & Mike Iacobucci CEO of Interactions
    Where: Venture Cafe, 4th Floor, Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
    When: 3:00pm to 8:00 pm
    Friday:
    Who: Our Friday Office Hours allow you to ask key questions, and bench test your business plan.
    Location:VentureCafé at Cambridge Innovation Center (Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA) and Bain Capital Ventures (111 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA)
    When: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
    Who: To pitch your business to VC’s focused primarily on healthcare investing.
    Location: Boston Millennia Partners, 30 Rowes Wharf, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02110
    When: 9:00am to 12:00pm
    Other News/Announcements:

    Contact us:

    Jason @ GREENHORN CONNECT .COM

    Twitter: @GREENHORN BOSTON



    ]]>     http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-56/feed/ 0     Greenhorn TV Episode 54: January 9 – January 13 http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-54-january-9-january-13/ http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-54-january-9-january-13/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:36:54 +0000 Jason Evanish http://dartboston.com/?p=3408 Welcome to another week of great networking events! We’ve got over 40 events going on this week. Don’t know where to go? Read on to find out about the *can’t miss* events of this week!

    /// Monday, January 10

    No Recommended Events
    Check our calendar for some targeted meetups:
    • Healthcare
    • Downtown Women’s Club
    • Internet Marketing / SEO
    • F# and MySQL User Groups
    …or GSD on your startup.

    /// Tuesday, January 11

    Description: Early stage ventures seeking investment need to know how to target, locate, approach and close with venture capitalists, angels and strategic investors.  Attendees will learn how to maximize their chances of identifying the right investors and securing capital.
    Location: Foley Hoag 1000 Winter Street, Suite 4000, North Entrance Waltham, MA
    When: 7:30am to 9:30am
    Cost: $65
    Where will Greenhorn Be? GSD on work at oneforty & Greenhorn

    /// Wednesday, January 12

    Description:Fellow web entrepreneurs and VCs gather once a week in Boston to grab some coffee, free WiFi, and chat about what’s new. New Location in Kendall!
    Location: Voltage Coffee & Art 295 3rd Street Cambridge, MA 02139
    When: 8:30am to 10:30am
    Description: The event will start out with 8 companies (including
    Blank Label and CustomMade) will present  5 minute demos each to the entire crowd, followed by a panel discussion.
    Panelists discussing the future of Mass customization:
    Location: MIT Stata Center, Room 123 32 Vassar Street Cambridge, MA 02139
    When: 5:30pm to 8:00pm
    Cost: Free for students with valid ID, $25 Forum Members, $45 Non-members
    Description:A Launch party for 10 startups each month:
    Registration and networking at 6:00 p.m.
    Presentations start showing at 7:00 p.m.
    Experts Corner team has one-on-one conversations w start-ups/ entrepreneurs
    After-party at a nearby bar at 8:30 p.m.
    Location: Waltham IBM Innovation Center, 404 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA.
    When: Wednesday, January 12th, 6:00pm to 8:30pm
    Where will Greenhorn Be? Learning more about the Mass Customization Tech Cluster

    /// Thursday, January 13

    Description: Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, developers, and other members of the Boston startup community drop in to chat about what they’re working on.
    This week featuring: Boston World Partnerships, Katie Rae (Project 11 & TechStars), & NEVCA office hours
    Location: Venture Cafe @ CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center), One Broadway, 4th floor, Cambridge, MA 02142
    When: 3:00pm to 8:00pm
    Where will Greenhorn Be? Stopping by the Venture Café and then grabbing #StartupDinner with some other entrepreneurs

    ///Event of the Week presented by Microsoft NERD

    Why? The move to Voltage Coffee has reinvigorated the meetup, so it’s a great time to swing by before work.
    /// Office Hours Round Up:
    This is your opportunity to meet with investors and mentors you may not normally have an opportunity to reach.

    Thursday:

    Who: Polaris Ventures hosts office space here. Come check out the space and meet with a member of the Polaris team to get feedback and meet a VC.
    Location: 222 Third Street, 4th Floor, in Cambridge
    When: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
    Alex Taussig of Highland Capital & Ben Levitan of In-Q-Tel
    Where: Venture Cafe, 4th Floor, Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
    When: 3:00pm to 8:00pm

    Friday:

    Who: Our Friday Office Hours allow you to ask key questions, and bench test your business plan.
    Location:VentureCafé at Cambridge Innovation Center (Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA) and Bain Capital Ventures (111 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA)
    When: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
    Who: To pitch your business to VC’s focused primarily on healthcare investing.
    Location: Boston Millennia Partners, 30 Rowes Wharf, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02110
    When: 9:00am to 12:00pm

    Contact us!
    Twitter: @GreenhornBoston
    Jason @ greenhornconnect . com

    Other Announcements:

    –> We have over 50 job openings on our job board! Search, or add your own.

    –> Get Greenhorn TV delivered to your inbox every Monday by signing up for the Greenhorn Connector!
    ]]>     http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-54-january-9-january-13/feed/ 0     Greenhorn TV January Special http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-january-special/ http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-january-special/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:19:52 +0000 Jason Evanish http://dartboston.com/?p=3404 Happy New Year! We’re at it again, this time we’re bringing you the best events in January! Don’t forget that you can see all the events and office hours happening this month with the Greenhorn Connect Calendar! Unfortunately, there were a few glitches with video this time, so it will be added at a later date. See you out there!

    January Monthly Countdown

    #8 : TechStars Info Session and Meetup

    Description: Katie Rae, Managing Director of TechStars Boston will be there to tell you more about the program and answer your questions. Some other TechStars mentors will come as well.
    Location: Voltage Coffee 295 3rd St, Cambridge, MA 02139
    When: Every Tuesday in January (4th, 11th, 18th, 25th) from 12:00pm to 1:30pm

    Description: Arguably the biggest problem facing every software developer – not to mention entire teams and perhaps the entire industry – is that of setting and meeting deadlines.
    In this highly interactive session, Richard will help you look at deadlines as contracts – where a contract is an agreement by both parties, and not open to change by one party without the other’s consent. We’ll talk about why deadlines are valuable, when you should set them and when you shouldn’t.
    Location: Microsoft New England R&D Center, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142
    When: Thursday, January 6th, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

    Description: The event will start out with 8 companies (including Blank Label and CustomMade) will present  5 minute demos each to the entire crowd, followed by a panel discussion.
    Panelists discussing the future of Mass customization:
    Location: MIT Stata Center, Room 123 32 Vassar Street Cambridge, MA 02139
    When: Wednesday, January 12th 5:30pm to 8:00pm
    Cost: Free for students with valid ID, $25 Forum Members, $45 Non-members

    Description: Held once a month:
    • Registration and networking at 6:00 p.m.
    • Presentations start showing at 7:00 p.m.
    • Experts Corner team has one-on-one conversations w start-ups/ entrepreneurs
    • After-party at a nearby bar at 8:30 p.m.
    Location: The Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, 154 Moody St, Waltham, MA, 02453
    When: Wednesday, January 12th, 6:00pm to 8:30pm

    Description: Like the massive New York Tech Meetup, but in Boston! 6 presenters, each giving 5 minutes of tech demo followed by taking 5 minutes of audience questions!
    Location: Microsoft NERD, One Memorial Drive Suite 100 Cambridge, MA 02142
    When: Tuesday, January 18th, 7:00pm to 9:00pm

    Description: DartBoston family dinners are an opportunity for the under-30 crowd in the entrepreneur community to get the chance to meet and share a meal with each other and some awesome angel investors and mentors in the startup community.
    When: Thursday, January 20th, 7:00pm to 10:00pm

    Description: The Lean Startup Circle Boston meets to discuss a variety of topics related Customer Development and The Lean Startup methodology.If you are serious about building a great web or mobile startup, you don’t want to miss this learning opportunity!
    Location: Microsoft N.E.R.D. Center – One Memorial Drive – Cambridge, MA 02 142
    When: Thursday, January 27th, 7:00pm to 9:00pm

    Description: Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, developers, and other members of the Boston startup community drop in to chat about what they’re working on. Events @VentureCafe: Boston World Partnerships, TechStars, Project 11 Ventures, CareInnovators social, Healthcare Businesswomen reception, PitchPub and #IDTechup
    Location: Cambridge Innovation Center, One Broadway, 4th floor, Cambridge, MA
    When: Every Thursday from 3:00pm to 8:00pm
    For ALL 80+ Events in January, Check out the GreenhornConnect.com Calendar!
    • Searchable
    • List and Grid format
    • Anyone can add an event
    • Color coded so you can make sense of it
    Twitter: @GREENHORN BOSTON
    Contact us: Jason @ GREENHORN CONNECT .COM
    ]]>     http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-january-special/feed/ 0     Greenhorn TV Episode 53: Dec. 12th – Dec. 18th http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-53-dec-12th-%e2%80%93-dec-18th/ http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-53-dec-12th-%e2%80%93-dec-18th/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:44:22 +0000 Jason Evanish http://dartboston.com/?p=3395 And just like that another week has flown by! We hope everyone is well rested after all those holiday parties for some great events coming up this week. There are over 30 networking events and office hours this week, with 100 happening this month! Also don’t forget to check our Job Board for all startup opportunities in Boston. Read on to find the *can’t miss* events for this week!

    Watch Greenhorn TV Episode 53

    /// Monday, December 13
    No Recommended Events
    Check our calendar for some targeted meetups:
    …or GSD on your startup.
    /// Tuesday, December 14
    No Recommended Events
    Grab Lunch/Dinner with some fellow startupers
    …or GSD on your startup.
    /// Wednesday, December 15
    Description:This working group lunch will help you build your own capitalization table in a simple but powerful spreadsheet format and will then explain how to use this tool to understand:
    dilutive impact of stock options, restricted stock, early stage angel or venture capital investment, “down-rounds”, anti-dilution provisions and other events.
    Location: Cambridge Innovation Center One Broadway, 14th Floor Cambridge, MA
    When: 12:00pm to 2:00pm
    Cost: $70
    Description:For people with an idea or a project who want to work on it in a forum with others who have similar goals – people who want to work with others on projects – people who want feedback or assistance with their startup ideas.
    Location: Merchants Row Mall – Atrium – 2053 Washington St. – Hanover 02339
    When: 6:00pm to 11:00pm
    Description: We will teach you how to add and use Google Analytics with your site. We will cover all the basics as well as how to interpret the results and make solid business decisions from the data. Presented by BostonPHP
    Location: Microsoft N.E.R.D. Center – One Memorial Drive – Cambridge, MA 02142
    When: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
    Where will Greenhorn Be? Learning about Google Analytics!
    /// Thursday, December 16
    Description: We are bringing the City Councils of Boston and Cambridge together for the first time to discuss ways in which we can bridge the gap between our municipal administrations, policy makers, and business communities.
    Location: Museum of Science
    When: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
    Description: CloudCamp is an unconference where attendees can exchange ideas, knowledge and information in a creative and supporting environment, advancing the current state of cloud computing and related technologies.
    Location: Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center – 1000 Winter St. Suite 4000 – Waltham, MA 02451
    When: 3:00pm to 9:00pm
    Description: Together we can put the Social in Social Media. Join us for a celebration honoring a year’s worth of TweetUps and networking events throughout New England.
    Think Red Carpet, meets Music Awards, paired with unprecedented Networking, all at a TweetUp! This event is for everyone!
    Location: Microsoft NERD – One Memorial Drive – Cambridge, MA 02142
    When: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
    Where will Greenhorn Be? Puttingthe “social” in “social media” at the #MegaTweetup
    /// Friday, December 17
    Description: It’s an occasional gathering of people who work in tech, biotech, media, and the wider start-up world. The objective? To drink coffee together for absolutely no reason.
    ·                                Guests include: Elon Boms, Launch Capital, Katie Rae, TechStars, Tim Rowe, Cambridge Innovation Center, Jason Jacobs, RunKeeper, Fred Destin, Atlas Venture, Eric Paley, Founder Collective, Bob Metcalfe, Polaris Ventures, Matt Lauzon, Gemvara,Steve Papa, Endeca
    Location: Voltage Coffee, Kendall Square
    When: 8:30am to 11:00am
    Description: Haven’t left the city yet for the holidays? Come hang out with BostInnovation and friends. Live cover band comes on at 10pm if you have what it takes for Binno After Dark!
    Last #StartupDrinkup was so big it trended on Twitter in Boston!
    Location: Landsdowne Pub 9 Landsdowne St Boston, MA
    When: 9:00pm to 2:00am
    Where will Greenhorn Be? Stopping by Voltage in the morning for Coffee for No Reason then #StartupDrinkup after work!
    ///Event of the Week presented by Microsoft NERD
    Why? Joselin does it big and this should be even bigger than last year’s!
    Tell us on Twitter (@GreenhornBoston) what your *favorite event* of 2010 was and you can win a free ticket!

    /// Office Hours Round Up:
    Thursday:
    Who: Polaris Ventures hosts office space here. Come check out the space and meet with a member of the Polaris team to get feedback and meet a VC.
    Location: 222 Third Street, 4th Floor, in Cambridge
    When: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
    MegaTweetup PreParty
    Where: Venture Cafe, 4th Floor, Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
    When: 3:00pm to 8:00pm
    Friday:
    Who: Our Friday Office Hours allow you to ask key questions, and bench test your business plan.
    Location:VentureCafé at Cambridge Innovation Center (Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA) and Bain Capital Ventures (111 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA)
    When: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
    Who: to pitch your business to VC’s focused primarily on healthcare investing.
    Location: Boston Millennia Partners, 30 Rowes Wharf, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02110
    When: 9:00am to 12:00pm
    /// Other Announcements:
    Get your events ready for 2011!
    We’ll do it again for January, so get your events on the calendar and tell us why your event is can’t miss.
    Over 34 events this week and over 100 this month!
    Searchable listings, color coded for your viewing pleasure.
    Contact us: Jason @ GREENHORN CONNECT .COM
    Follow us on Twitter: @GREENHORN BOSTON
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