May 2012

Hypothesis: Women like Being Minorities in the Tech World

At the last Mass TLC Unconference, I hosted a session on the lack of women at startups. An alarming number of women under 30 said they felt another woman tried to bar them from joining and staying in the Boston tech scene.  Having experienced being on both ends of the spectrum, I want to explore the notion that women currently in the startup scene may not want new women entering the scene. Are we stunting our growth?

Greenhorn Weekly Countdown May 27 - June 2

We can all feel summer coming with Memorial Day Weekend! Whether you planned to go to the beach, your family's barbeque, or are just getting more things done on your startup, you will still be back to work on Tuesday.

Joe Faris: How to Negotiate your Equity Compensation in VC-Backed Startups

joe faris, negotiating salary,
In our work at venture-backed startups, we are amazed at how hard new employees will negotiate pay, benefits, workspace, duties, titles, etc. and just totally accept their equity compensation.
 
So, we have prepared six questions that will make you look really smart and help you understand your equity compensation. It may also make you a lot richer when your Company is acquired.
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Greenhorn Weekly Countdown May 20- May 27

There's one more week between you and Memorial Day. No matter what you're planning, you know you're excited for the warm weather and the start of the summer season in Boston.

How to Save Time While Networking

An entrepreneur's greatest resource is time. Networking events can be very helpful for giving you product feedback, meeting potential employees, and getting advice to get you to the next level. At the same time, they can be a real time-suck if you're not getting anything out of it. Networking for the sake of networking is the worst waste of time when you have other things you need to be doing. Here are my tips for getting the most out of your networking time!

Guest Post: Boston Biz Lab on Professional and Personal Development

 

boston biz lab, greenhorn connect, 2012

A great business idea doesn’t do you any good if you keep it to yourself. Like a car sitting in the showroom, it may look great, but you can’t just kick the tires and turn the engine before signing on the dotted line. You need to take it for a test drive to see how it handles out in the real world.

Seeing if anybody else thinks it’s a good idea – in other words, finding out if there are people out there who will want to either invest in your business or buy your product – is a critical step in launching any business. You have to be smart about it though. You need to find the right stage to showcase your ideas, as well as the right audience.

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Greenhorn Weekly Countdown May 13 - May 20

We all want our startups to be successful, and what better way to get to the next level than to learn from others' past successes and failures! There's a great lineup of events this week that will let you do just that. This week Boston brings another 32 startup networking events and office hours.

The Nantucket Conference announces its "Under 30" entrepreneurs for 2012

Each year, the prestigious Nantucket Conference offers a set of passes to entrepreneurs under the age of 30, sponsored by various VC firms, corporations, and generous individuals. The "Under 30" program enables early-stage entrepreneurs to present their businesses to Nantucket Conference participants, and get formal and informal advice throughout the two-and-a-half day event. The entrepreneurs are selected both by the underwriters of the Under 30 program and the conference organizers.

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Greenhorn Weekly Countdown May 6- May 12

Get out of the office and get out into the Boston networking world for some memorable connections, good advice, and fresh air! This week is jam packed with 32 networking events and office hours scheduled. We have the can't-miss events miss events of the week below. See you out there!

Who says Boston can't dance?

It’s a proven formula:

Live Music

+/- Alcohol

+ Entrepreneurs

= Memorable Connections

 

Boston has great resources including co-working spaces like Dogpatch and the Cambridge Innovation Center, accelerator programs like Mass Challenge and Techstars and generous sponsors like Silicon Valley Bank, Microsoft and T3 Advisors. But Boston also has some kickass parties!

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