GreenhornTV Ep. 17: SXSW Week
Much of the Boston Startup Scene is down in Austin for SXSW, but for those of us still here, there are over 25 different Boston entrepreneur networking events and office hours this week. This week is the third week of Mass Mobile Month, a celebration of the mobile industry with tons of events this month. You can learn more about the month at the site MassMobileMonth.com. 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 entrepreneur networking events and office hours needs.
GreenhornTV: Episode 17: SXSW Week
Mar 14th - Mar 20th
** All Events are FREE unless otherwise noted **
/// Monday: Mar 15th
No Events = Enjoy the night off.
Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Working on some big updates for the Career Combine!
/// Tuesday: Mar 16th
MIT Enterprise Forum: Internet Video Everywhere: Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Online and Mobile Video
Description: New devices, networks, and business models are moving us toward "video everywhere." Content aggregators, technology platforms, advertising networks, and complementary digital service providers are all playing key roles in a growing video ecosystem. What important changes in licensing, subscription and advertising are taking place? Beyond media and entertainment, what markets seem most fertile?
Location: MIT Building E51-145
When: 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Cost: $20 for non-members, $10 for members
Where You'll See Greenhorn: Saving $ and staying in.
/// Wednesday, Mar 17th
Weekly Open Coffee
Description: Fellow web entrepreneurs and VCs gather once a week in Boston to grab some coffee, free WiFi, and chat about what's new. Great Networking opportunity!
Location: Cafe Andala 286 Franklin St, Cambridge, MA 02139
When: 8:30am to 9:30am
Revolve Nation: Boston Entrepreneur Networking & Discussion Group
Description: Lawyers lead a discussion on questions people bring. Intimate setting, great networking.
Location: Exemplar Law offices on Milk St in Boston
When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Rising early for Open Coffee
/// Thursday, Mar 18th
Start Here Open House: HubSpot
Description: HubSpot's vision is to provide a (killer) marketing application and provide great advice to small businesses enabling them to leverage these disruptive effects of the internet to "get found" by more prospects shopping in their niche and to convert a higher percentage of prospects into customers. •CEO and Founder, Brian Halligan, will discuss why Hubspot started in MA and how they maintain an entrepreneurial culture in a growing business .
Location: HubSpot, One Broadway, 5th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142
When: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
DartBoston’s Pokin Holes #Pokinholes
Description: Podcast/live stream show for young people starting companies to get feedback from the most talented young professionals students and entrepreneurs in Boston. This week: Abroad101
Location: Foundation Lounge, The Hotel Commonwealth, 500 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215
When: 6:45pm - 11:00pm
Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Joining my fellow young entrepreneurs at DartBoston…
/// Friday, Mar 19th
March Innovation Breakfast
Description: Connecting with other members of the local innovation economy doesn’t have to wait for the evening hours! Now you can connect over your morning coffee. Early birds unite! We’re gathering at the Charles River museum of Industry & Innovation starting at 8:30 a.m. and we’ll have you on your way by 10:00 a.m.
This Month: Nick Goggans, President & Co-founder, Conversion Associates
Location: Charles River Museum Of Industry & Innovation, 154 Moody Street, Waltham MA
When: 8:30am to 10:00am
Where You'll see Greenhorn: Can’t make it out to Waltham so no events Friday for Greenhorn.
/// EVENT OF THE WEEK: If you go to only one event this week...this is it:
DartBoston's PokinHoles
Why? The Dart Team is down at SXSW but are still coming back to do the show this week. They bring it every week and this week, with so many other groups taking the week off, there's no excuse for not getting out there.
/// 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, Mar 17th:
- Javier Cortes @ 8am
- Eric Shoenfeld @ 2pm
- Dave McLaughlin @ 2pm
Thursday, Mar 18th:
Web Strategy Open Office Hours with Fresh Tilled Soil
- Who: Fresh Tilled Soil works with entreprneurs to get your web ideas off the ground, and is made up of a team of entrepreneurs, web designers, and web marketing experts.
- Location: Fresh Tilled Soil 203 Crescent Street Suite 106 Waltham, MA 02453
- When: 10:00am to 12:30pm
- 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
- This Week: Jon Auerbach, Charles River Ventures
- Where: Venture Cafe, 11th Floor, Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
- When: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
- Craig Driscoll and Michael Gaiss will be available for 15 min slots
- Where: Venture Cafe, 11th Floor, Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
- When: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
- Mark Maloney @ 11am
- Yoon Lee @ 2pm
/// Upcoming Events:
Job Nob Boston Happy Hour
* Come "Jobnob" with cool new start ups and talented job seekers at this informal networking happy hour where you can find startup jobs. Be flexible on commitment and compensation - bootstrapped startups may be offering alternative compensation: reduced rates, equity, internships, part time, etc.
* March 24, 2010 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Tequila Rain 145 Ipswich St., Boston, MA 02215 (across from Fenway Park)
Boston TestCase II Presented by Performable and Genotrope
* TestCase is a gathering of web marketers and developers attempting to mix a good time with a learning experience. We hope to provide participating companies valuable feedback from the attendees and focus the conversation of the evening on testing, usibility and conversion rates.
* Wed, March 24th, 6:00pm to 9:00pm at Microsoft NERD
The Career Combine presented by MITX & Greenhorn Connect
* We're teaming up with MITX to connect the young talent in Boston with companies big and small in the Innovation Economy. If you're a graduating senior, graduate student or recent graduate, sign up now here. If you're a company looking to tap into the diverse talent at our local schools and are interested in exhibiting at the Career Combine, contact us at jason[at]greenhornconnect.com.
* Tues, April 13th, 12pm to 5pm at the Back Bay Events Center
Don't forget to check out the Greenhorn Connect calendar for all your Boston entrepreneurial networking, meeting and office hours needs. And check out the rest of Greenhorn Connect for other interesting content like our great guest bloggers and other original content like a recent post on why Corporate America is the missing piece in the new entrepreneur model in Massachusetts.
If you would like your event featured on GreenhornTV or are interested in sponsoring the show, please contact us at: Jason[at]GreenhornConnect[dot]com. You can follow all things Greenhorn on Twitter @GreenhornBoston, on our Facebook Fan Page and our LinkedIn Group.
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