March 2012

Why Rejection is Awesome!

You’ve been pitching investors but no one seems to get your vision? Maybe you’ve been pining after that cute girl in your CS class but she has a boyfriend?

That’s great! Rejection is actually pretty awesome and here’s why:

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The Importance of a Good Vacation

Most start up founders and employees have insane work weeks while juggling other projects and hobbies. Working 60+ hours a week and dealing with the ups and down of a startup lifestyle can become really stressful. It’s increasingly important to distress for the health of your team dynamic and yourself.

Go on a Team Vacation

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Greenhorn Weekly Countdown March 11 - March 18

Boston is split this week--there's some of us in Austin, and some left here behind. No matter where you are, you can still get your networking on.

For those of you in Austin, enjoy your time there! For those of you still in here in Boston, we have 18 networking events and office hour oppportunites going on this week. We have the can't-miss events of the week below! 

Erin Rohr: How To Create Content Like A Pro

Here’s the scenario: You and three others recently founded a company in Boston. You understand that content is important for lead generation and brand awareness. However, your team is small, and no one has extra time to develop blogs, social media posts or articles to contribute to publications. Time is not the only issue; your marketing budget for content creation is non-existent. What now? 
 
No need to panic. Let’s take a step back. First, how is your company selling itself to prospective customers? Are you using a sales presentation, e-mail campaign or industry-focused whitepaper? No matter the level of your startup, you have some form of existing content that you use to win customers.
 
 Put that content to good use. Below are five ways your startup can effectively repurpose existing content on a variety of platforms.

It's a great time to be a Student in Boston

There are a lot of really excited students out there eager to break into the Boston start up community. There’s also a lot of supportive entrepreneurs eager to help them. Now... how do we get these people talking?

 

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Greenhorn Weekly Countdown March 4 - March 10

With the crazily mild winter mostly behind us, we're moving onto the final month in the first quarter of 2012: March! Do some spring cleaning this month with your network and connect with those that will help you level up.