DartBoston » Start up 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 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 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
]]> http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-53-dec-12th-%e2%80%93-dec-18th/feed/ 0 Greenhorn TV Episode 52: December 5 – December 1 http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-52-december-5-december-1/ http://dartboston.com/greenhorn-tv-episode-52-december-5-december-1/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:15:36 +0000 Jason Evanish http://dartboston.com/?p=3393 Welcome back to another great week in the Boston startup scene. Don’t worry, Boston’s heading into the Holiday season with full steam ahead. There are over 40 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 52

/// Monday, December 6
Description:So you want to be an entrepreneur? You have your big idea, business plan ready, and cash in the bank. What do you do next to build the foundation of your new company? Please join us for the first ‘Open’ Startup Leadership class to learn the key steps and identify the biggest mistakes of growing a new business.
Location: MIT Boynton Hall, 6-120 – 77 Mass Ave – Cambridge, MA 02139
When: 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Where will Greenhorn Be? Learning about the Nuts & Bolts of Startups!
/// Tuesday, December 7
Description: Presented by OnStartups, this is your chance to learn from some of the most successful web app founders & CEOs:
·                    Speakers include: Hiten Shah (KissMetrics), David Cancel (Performable), Todd Garland (BuySellAds), Noah Kagan (AppSumo), Dan Martell (FlowTown), Allan Branch (LessEverything)
Location: Where: Anywhere in the world via your browser at http://www.plusconf.com
When: 12:00pm to 7:00pm
Description: DrinksOnTap is an informal event for Boston area iPhone developers. The event is held every 2-3 months and brings together some of the leading developers in the Boston area.
Location: Asgard – 350 Massachusetts Ave. – Cambridge, MA 02139
When: 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Where will Greenhorn Be? Enjoying a little work – LIFE balance…
/// Wednesday, December 8
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, December 8th, 6:00pm to 8:30 pm
Description: This is an informal networking event, live music, free food and cool giveaways from local startups.
Samantha Hammar from the BRA will talk about  the Innovation District’s Welcome Home Challenge which will award $25k to a startup.
Location: Felt Boston 533 Washington Street Downtown Crossing Boston Ma
When: 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Where will Greenhorn Be? Checking out the afterwork series drinks at Felt.
/// Thursday, December 9
Description: Let’s celebrate the great year that we’ve shared together and have some fun.  We have up a killer DJ lineup. Boston’s best, DJ Ms Thang and a special guest DJ will be rocking the party until 2am. You all know the guest DJ but you probably don’t know of their stealthy turntable talents!
Missed the @DartBoston party? Don’t miss this!
Location: Saint – 90 Exeter St, Boston, MA
When: 9:30pm to 2am
Where will Greenhorn Be? Partying it up with other startupers!
///Event of the Week presented by Microsoft NERD
Why? A lot of people missed out on the DartBoston party due to the sell out. Don’t miss this second chance at having fun with other startupers!
/// 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
Boston World Partnerships Connectors
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:
Check out the December Countdown! We’ve counted down the top December events you can’t miss!
  • Over 40 events this week and over 100 this month!
  • Searchable listings, color coded for your viewing pleasure.
Contact us: Jason @ GREENHORN CONNECT .COM
Twitter: @GREENHORNBOSTON
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Of course the night was all about Kabir Hemrajani and his company RiotVine.  He is going to be pitching this Tuesday at Venrock for Dart’s first Capitalize event.  If you don’t get a ticket remember we are live streaming the event so be sure to participate online!

Helping us out last night in the Pokin’ Holes discussion we had a 3 great panelists two of which were first timers.

Alex King: Director of Marketing with @webnoter

Vadim Revzin: Bentley grad and a man looking to micro fund start-ups

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

Check out what these guys had to say about RiotVine…

Listen to Kabir pitch and the community’s questions…

Listen to the audiences thoughts on comments for Kabir…
]]> http://dartboston.com/pokin-holes-ep26-riotvine/feed/ 0 Too Young to Contemplate Failure http://dartboston.com/342/ http://dartboston.com/342/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:46:30 +0000 Jake http://dart102.com/blog/?p=342 Today, as I was reading Richard Branson’s Losing My Virginity I was inspired to write this post. Branson talks about a business he started at the age of 16 called Student magazine. He says, “[knowing] would have prevented me from picking up the phone at all. But I was too young to contemplate failure.” I have been thinking a lot about this topic lately and many of our conversations at Dart are about value of young minds.

So I thought I would share something with you. Last week Dart102 received some criticism from an experienced entrepreneur. He wrote to us insinuating that if we want to “poke holes” we should solicit advice from people with more start-up experience. While I appreciate his input on the topic, I am going to have to disagree him on this.

Two weeks ago I was in LA for a conference held by NAFSA, the association of international educators where Muhammad Yunus delivered the opening speech. I left the conference hall feeling incredibly motivated by what I had just heard. The overarching message of his speech was that sometimes it is best to be inexperienced in whatever business it is you are getting into.

Yunus started as an economics professor from Bangladesh who went on to receive a Nobel Peace prize in 2006 for his efforts in micro-credit and for creating Grameen Bank. Yunus’ concept was simple, lend small amounts of money to the poor and they will pay back the loans with interest over time. When he first approached banks about the idea of giving loans to the poor, they said it was impossible. Yunus was convinced and fought banks for months until he finally decided to personally take on the risk as the guarantor in exchange for banks to loan the money. Yunus knew nothing about banking when he started, but from his experience working in the poor villages knew there was an opportunity to improve the standard of living for many. Today Grameen Bank has over 8 million borrowers with a 98% pay back rate, pretty impressive! Yunus advises that we are more likely to develop breakthrough ideas by not being exposed to how things have been done in the past.

I am not suggesting we ignore the lessons learned by experienced entrepreneurs, but instead that we also listen to what young people have to say. There is a different kind of value in being young and having a bit of naivete. Sometimes knowing too much can get in the way of actually making things happen.

Boston has been a distant second place to San Francisco for fostering young start-ups. At Dart102 with programs like Pokin’ Holes we hope to improve the start-up environment by building a community in Boston that focuses on young people with awesome ideas.



]]> http://dartboston.com/342/feed/ 1 Pokin' Holes – Co-Working Space in Boston http://dartboston.com/pokin-holes-co-working-space-in-boston/ http://dartboston.com/pokin-holes-co-working-space-in-boston/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 22:14:00 +0000 Cort http://dart102.com/blog/?p=79 Well… we had a blast this past Thursday doing a pilot/test show for Pokin’ Holes.  Unfortunately I wasn’t able to be there due to a very eventful graduation in Rochester, NY (check out what made it eventful at my personal blog) but Jake picked up the slack and moderated the discussion for me.  Yeah I know, I dropped the ball on the very first show, I need to work on my planning.

We are trying to figure out the most productive and efficient way to produce Pokin’ Holes so we are looking to emulate some of our favorite shows like the ‘Diane Rehm Show‘ with Diane Rehm, ‘TWiT‘ with Leo Laporte, ‘On Point‘ with Tom Ashbrook and ‘Morning Joe‘ with Joe Scarborough (please don’t judge me because of my viewing and listening tastes).

For the pilot we had 3 guests: Wayne Franklin from OfficeLAB and Urban Sun Investments, Jay Neely from Social Strategist and Aaron O’Hearn from Initial Advantage who all are involved with co-working spaces or co-working space start-up projects.

For this being our first attempt at a moderated style show I think it wen pretty well.  We definitely have some takeaways from the experience but all in all the conversation went well and we are working on getting the audio up for the podcast right now so we can everyone’s feedback.

As for the content and overall opinion of the conversation, I am going to let Jake comment on it as he was much more involved than I.

I’ll have this coming week’s show topic up soon.  I am really looking forward to bringing the young entrepreneur community of Boston together to help one another with one another’s start-up ideas.  I hope to see some serious execution taking place this summer!

Photo by Angel of Illumination



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