Introduce yourself...where do you go to school and what’s your major?

I just began my second year at Northeastern University studying Computer Science and Business.

How did you find out about the startup ecosystem in Boston?

The Northeastern Entrepreneurs Club quickly pulled me into Boston’s startup scene. The club brings in different startup executives each week to talk about their successes, failures, and insights. Talk about motivating!

It seems like we in Boston are saturated with networking events for the tech world—which is a good thing. From RubyRiot to TechStars Demo Day to all the great nightly events, we’re doing something exciting every evening as a community, it seems.

I moved to Boston in the fall of 2008 to work at The Steppingstone Foundation, a local non-profit focused on educational access. Since I was helping to build a new organization within the non-profit, I set out to meet more people in my field and build up my network. This was very difficult since Greenhorn Connect hadn’t been founded yet. Even finding groups of reform-minded educators was not as easy as I had imagined. I eventually stumbled upon Boston Leaders for the Future of Education (BLFE), an organization geared toward young professionals who were mostly educators passionate about public policy reform.

Most entrepreneurs who form an LLC or incorporate a business are not aware of their tax and government filing requirements.  Entrepreneurs often think there are no filing requirements because they are in the startup phase and there is very little or no financial activity.  Unfortunately, this often costs the startup thousands of dollars in penalties and can really mess up a future angel financing or venture capital financing.

We're sad to see Will Cox leave our team as he's about to travel Europe for the next several months. But we're glad to announce our newest edition: Patricia Gomez. She's a newcomer to the Boston tech world which she's been excited about ever since she arrived from Spain. Her goal is to eventually found her own company in Europe and believes Greenhorn Connect is a stepping stone to reach that goal. You can learn more about her here:

There are a lot of students interested in working in entrepreneurship, but most don’t realize it’s possible. It’s been dramatized in many young people’s minds convincing them that working in a young company right out of school is out of the question without experience.

The Greenhorn Summit, Boston’s first student entrepreneurship conference is sold out and only days away. Students from as far as Washington, DC are making their way to Boston to learn from local entrepreneurs, investors and other innovation community leaders.

Boston is a hub for higher education and should always aim to pioneer that image. But that learning doesn't have to end on our college campuses and we love promoting programs that encourage it.

Greenhorn Connect prides itself on having the most comprehensive calendar and filters through the top suggested events to attend each week on our weekly newsletter. The following is a quick guide to help make your event successful.

Everyone loves a great innovator: someone with vision that identifies opportunities where others see problems.

They’re awesome and there’s no doubt about it. But even the best innovator won’t be successful unless he can execute.