Your Weekly Boston Startup Entrepreneur Events Guide: GreenhornTV Ep.42: Sept 19th – Sept 25th
Hard to believe we’re over halfway through September already, but it’s never been a better time to be an entrepreneur in Boston. We just had an amazing Startup Bootcamp followed by the largest Web Innovators event ever, while FutureM and BREWBoston are both right around the corner. Not to be outdone, the calendar is jam packed with over 50 different Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours this week. Check out the show and notes below to find out all about them and all the other great happenings in the community this week. And don’t forget to check out the Greenhorn Connect Calendar for all your Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours needs.
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Your Weekly Boston Startup Entrepreneur Events Guide:
GreenhornTV Episode 42: Sept 19th – Sept 25th
** All Events are FREE unless otherwise noted **
/// Monday, Sept 20th
MassChallenge Finalist Pitching
Description: Come hear pitches from finalists and help them improve through feedback online.
Location: Microsoft – 1 Memorial Drive – Cambridge MA
When: 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Also happening on Tuesday!
Where will Greenhorn be? Taking the night off from the startup scene.
/// Tuesday, Sept 21st
Tech Tuesday: Digital Games
Description: Join your fellow geeks, tech savvy professionals, DIY-ers, press, and other industry luminaries for this informal gathering. •This month we will be celebrating the region’s digital game industry - bring your games, or come play others!
Location: Microsoft NERD – 1 Memorial Dr – Cambridge, MA 02142
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where will Greenhorn be? Joining the other tech fans at Tech Tuesday
// Wednesday, September 22nd
“Micro-Cap VC: Shaping the Future of Venture Funding?”
Description: “Micro-Cap VC: Shaping the Future of Venture Funding?” featuring: •John Landry, Super-Angel, Lead Dog Ventures, Panel Moderator •Katie Rae, Managing Director, Project 11, Panelist •Bill McCullen, Director of the Boston office of Launch Capital, Panelist.
Location: Vilna Shul 18 Phillips Street Boston, MA 02114
When: 6:00pm - 8:30 pm
gdgt live in Boston
Description: gdgt and Gazelle are teaming up on Gadgets for Good. Bring your used cellphones, cameras, media players, video games, DVDs, and other geeky stuff to the event, and Gazelle will donate the buyback value to a local charity. •Don’t Miss It: 413 RSVPs!!!
Location: The Royale 279 Tremont Street Boston, MA
When: 7:00pm - 10:00 pm
gdgt After Dark
Description: BostInnovation and Gazelle have teamed up to throw the official gdgt Live after party. Come join us at The W Hotel after one of the hottest events in Boston this year to cool down and enjoy some old fashioned networking/partying.
Location: The W Hotel – 100 Stuart St – Boston, MA 02116
When: 9:00pm - 1:00 am
Where will Greenhorn be? The triple header: Vilna Shul à gdgt live à gdgt after dark!
/// Thursday, September 23rd
The QUEST for Innovation 2010: Kendall Sq Edition
Description: THE QUEST for Innovation brings together all aspects of the entrepreneurial, innovation and creative communities for a high-tech exploration and celebration of Boston’s long heritage as a leader in driving global innovation. Competing teams in the mobile scavenger hunt
Location: Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA
When: 4:00pm to 8:00pm
Capitalize – Ep11 – Baydin
Description: Alex Moore of Baydin is going to be pitching Antonio Rodriguez of Matrix Partners. •Baydin helps their customers manage their inboxes, discover information they need to know about, and clear mental clutter out of their way.
Location: Microsoft NERD, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142
When: 6:45pm to 9:00pm
Lean Startup Circle Boston Monthly Meetup
Description: We’ll be hosting a Lean Workshop. We’re inviting individuals or Lean Startup Companies to make a short, 5 minute presentation, talking about what they’re working on, and to come with question(s) they’d like the group to answer.
Location: Microsoft NERD, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142
When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Where will Greenhorn be? Double dipping at NERD: #LeanStartups then #Capitalize .
/// Friday, September 24th
MassChallenge Open House
Description: Come meet the MassChallenge Finalists, learn about their companies and mingle. This is an open house where you can walk around and get to know the companies.
Location: ONE Marina Park Drive at FAN PIER – Boston, MA 02210
When: 3:30pm to 7:00pm
Where will Greenhorn be? Stopping by the MassChallenge open house after work, time permitting.
///Event of the Week presented by Microsoft NERD
If you only attend one event this week…this should be it:
gdgt live in Boston
Why? This is a huge event and there’s a great afterparty. Come check out the cool technology on display and stick around to network with other Boston Startupers. Let’s show the gdgt folks how Boston does it.
/// Office Hours Round Up:
*** This is your opportunity to meet with investors, entrepreneurs and others in the innovation community you may not otherwise have the chance to meet. Bring your questions and ideas to these events and gain valuable insight and connections.***
Wednesday, September 8th:
Javier Cortes – BWP Office Hours
- Areas of Expertise: Brand Strategy, Design and Communications
- When: 8am to 9am
Thursday, September 9th
- 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
Venture Cafe Beta Office Hours @ CIC
- This Week: Darren Black of SV Life Sciences & Caleb Winter of Excel Venture Management
- Where: Venture Cafe, 11th Floor, Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
- When: 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Friday, September 10th
- Our Friday Office Hours allow you to ask key questions, and bench test your business plan.
- Where: Venture Cafe, Now on the 4th Floor, Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
- When: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
///Upcoming Events:
*** Check out our Top Events for the month of September.! Look in the News & Announcements section on the homepage ***
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Don’t forget to check out the Greenhorn Connect Calendar for all your Boston startup entrepreneur networking, meetup event and office hours needs. And check out the rest of Greenhorn Connect for other interesting content like our entrepreneur resource section, great guest bloggers and other original content like a recent post on Why Startup Bootcamp was such a success and what other events can learn from it
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