July 2012

Guide: Getting A Startup Job in Boston

With The Boston Startup School Expose today and friends that are recent graduates asking about employment any advice on how best to navigate the Boston tech job market would be really appreciated by them. So I outlined a process that worked for me after being suggested to it by local entrepreneurs and hiring managers.

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Greenhorn Weekly Countdown July 29- August 5


Start Training for Entrepreneurship Gold 

Do you need to implement with Usain Bolt's speed? Could you use some help building your Dream Team? Boston has 23 startup networking events and office hours to light your startup flame.

This week you can enter to win a free tech consultation (how to hire developers, planning for launch, technology choices) from CJRBS.  CJR Business Solutions is a local software development shop that specializes in bringing lean products to market. Fast.

To enter, mention us on Twitter: "[your pitch here] @cjrbs #contest

The Greenhorn Year

There are a lot of incredible initiatives around Boston attempting to cultivate an entrepreneurial community. Greenhorn Connect has and always will strive to connect those interested in entrepreneurship to the local community. Walter Somol, our Tier 1 Microsoft NERD sponsor and good friend, suggested we lay out our plan for the year so everyone knows how we plan to contribute our part to the community. The goal is to make everyone aware so they know what’s to come and how they can get involved. So Boston startup-ers, here it is…

Greenhorn Weekly Countdown July 22 -July 28

Relentless, driven, dedicated, sleepless. No matter how you define successful startups, it's time to start living those adjectives. Boston has 45 startup networking events and office hours this week to help you write your companies future.

Introducing Tiange (Angela) Lei Director of Social Media and Public Relations

As you're well aware Greenhorn Connect has been going through a transition these last few months building out a new team of incredible young Boston talents. We are happy to announce Pardees' replacement for the Director of Social Media and Public Relations Tiange (Angela) Lei. I met Angela through a mutual connection at Angelhack Boston a few weeks ago where she expressed interest in the role. Without being asked she helped with a variety of tasks during the event and followed up with a comprehensive description of how she would contribute to the team. She's a young student that we can all expect great things from in the future. Please read the following to get to know her better before reaching out about promotion and Greenhorn Connect resource requests:

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Greenhorn Weekly Countdown July 15 -July 21

Summer's about halfway over but you still have time to take advantage of Boston's startup life! Boston has 37 startup networking events and office hours this week to keep your summer days fun!

Dear Freshman: Don't take that startup job.

I’ve recently been asked by a couple different incoming college students on the best ways to get involved with the tech scene. They both had short and long term goals combined with a passion for tech startups. If they keep it up they’ll be prime targets for internship and full time positions with Boston area startups soon. But when they asked me about joining a startup now or in the Fall I told them what some people would hate me for saying...

“Don’t do it.”

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