It's another great week in the startup scene with exciting events featuring DartBoston with their Family Dinner which includes a night of Bowling at Lucky Strike and Boston University hosting an awesome event for the students and the greater community. There are over 30 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.

It's another great week in the startup scene with exciting events featuring Paul English of Kayak talking about Hiring to Cirque de Soleil performers at a street party. There are over 30 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.

 The weather is hot outside, but there's plenty of cool events in the entrepreneur scene this week. There are over 35 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.

Networking events can be a great way to meet potential partners, clients and even friends.  From my last article, you should now be in tip-top shape on how to mentally prepare, but now you may be curious on what to do once you actually walk in the door.
 
 
Set the scene: The elevator doors open and you step out onto the 11th Floor of the Microsoft NERD Center (quick plug: it’s an awesome space).  You grab your name badge and look out upon the vast sea of people. Panic sets in, “what do I do now!?" 

Innovation Month may be over, but the entrepreneur scene continues to have tons of great events. There are over 25 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.

Week 3 of Innovation Month was another great week with awesome events like Web Innovators 26 and DartBoston's own Capitalize.  Week 4 has even more great events as there are over 35 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.

Part of being an entrepreneur is the fact that you have to network, network, network.  Whether you have started ten companies or are new to the scene, it’s an inevitable aspect of life.  The beautiful part of meeting new people, though, is that you never know where a conversation will lead; you can make new friends, find potential partners or simply have an engaging conversation -- take a chance, start a conversation and get out there! 
 
To preface, this is my mindset: you have something you are passionate about and I want to hear all about it.  I’m a listener by nature and would rather ask questions than talk.  I love learning and if you have something interesting to say (everyone does) then I’m in this conversation for the long haul.
 
Without further adieu, these are my “guidelines” for having a conversation:

Innovation Month is in full swing.  There are hundreds of events and great crowds coming to the many events.  Thanks to Scott Kirsner's challenge, there's a healthy discussion on ways we can improve the innovation economy here and make our ecosystem stronger.  Amongst all this discussion of change, I'd like to recognize something that is working and is a pivotal part of our emerging "Startup Renassaince":  Microsoft NERD.  
 
Without the efforts of some of their employees and the many things they do as an organization, I don't think this month would be as big and our ecosystem would not be what it is now. For that reason, I'd like to remind us all what we might be taking for granted right now: