Greenhorn Weekly Countdown April 29 - May 6
May is here and our lovely Boston summer is fast approaching. Get ready to finalize your summer plans with 32 events happening this week on the Greenhorn Connect calendar!
Special Announcements:
- RamenCamp: On May 12th, RamenCamp returns to Boston, featuring returning speakers like Seth Lieberman and new big names like Noah Kagan of AppSumo and Hiten Shah of KISSmetrics sharing their best tips on how to build a business.
- Microsoft Launches The Foundry- At the Foundry, student developers and designers will spend twelve weeks this summer building apps for Microsoft’s exciting new operating system – Windows 8. Student teams will have access to great technical training, coaches and mentors from across Microsoft, and some of the coolest hardware and technology around.
We have the can't-miss events miss events of the week below. See you out there!
/ / / Monday, Apr 30
TiE Boston-How to Build Your Start Up from the Heart - TiE LaunchPad Workshop Part 1- By Bill Warner
Description: Bill Warner, in thinking about his own experiences (in particular, the contrast between building Avid and Wildfire), has developed a powerful set of concepts that can help an entrepreneur better understand their own intentions, and ultimately follow the call of their heart, and build hugely successful businesses. The way Google, Twitter and Facebook did it.
Time: Monday, Apr 30, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Place: Cambridge Innovation Center One Broadway, 14th Floor Cambridge 02142
Cost: $ 10
/ / / Tuesday, May 1
Digital Media SIG Event: In-Store Shopping Goes Mobile
Description: Join us for a fascinating discussion about how the latest advances in smart mobile applications are changing the face of retail shopping. A distinguished panel of experts — including retailers grappling with these issues now and their mobile commerce solution partners — will provide valuable insights into what’s happening on the retail floor now, where mobile retail goes from here and how players in the space can benefit.
Time: Tuesday, May 1, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Place: MIT Tang Center, Roon E51-149 70 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02139
Cost: $10-$20 Free for Students
/ / / Wednesday, May 2
Description: This panel will explore the impact of the recent economic downturn on the venture capital industry, the current investment climate, and the near-term outlook for venture financing. Panelists include David Beisel, Jo Tango and CA Webb.
Time: Wednesday, May 2, 9:30am - 11:30am
Place: Cambridge Innovation Center One Broadway 5th Floor - Havana Training Room Cambridge, MA 02142
Cost: FREE
/ / / Thursday, May 3
DartBoston's TechStars After Party
Description: Boston is coming off a tremendous year filled with the emergence of some truly special companies, among which include the TechStars class of 2012. Please join us as we celebrate our booming start-up ecosystem with a thousand of our closest friends at Royale on May 3rd. DartBoston has teamed up with TechStars again to throw an after party unlike any Boston’s tech scene has ever seen.
Time: Thursday, May 3, 7:30pm - 1:00am
Place: Royale 279 Tremont St Boston, Massachusetts
Cost: $10
/ / / Weekend Special
Description: New England GiveCamp is a weekend hackathon bringing together over two dozen non-profit organizations and 100+ technologists to work on projects such as websites, CMS, contributor databases, social media integration, logo design and other projects benefitting the NPO.
Time: Friday, May 4, 6:00pm
Place: Microsoft NERD, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA
Cost: 0
Event of the Week Sponsored by Microsoft NERD
DartBoston's TechStars After Party
Why? Celebrate Techstars Demo Day with the Boston tech community and friends!
Student Event of the Week
Information Session: Spend your summer building apps for Windows 8
Why? Learn about Microsoft's exciting new program which will hone your dev skills while connecting you with industry leaders and resource
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