Greenhorn Weekly Countdown June 17- June 24
Just because summer started it doesn't mean your networking has to slow down. Boston has 44 startup networking events and office hours that you can show off your summer tan at this week!
/ / / Monday, Jun 18
Boston Beta :: Ask Founders Anything with Paul English
Description: Modeled after YCombinator's exclusive founder dinners, Ask Founders Anything (#afa) is a quarterly series that provides 40 up-and-coming founders with a rare opportunity to engage with proven technology entrepreneurs in an intimate, cellphone-free, off-the-record setting. Paul English is Chief Technology Officer and cofounder of KAYAK.
Time: Monday, Jun 18, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Cost: $15
Boston New Tech Meetup June 2012 #BNT18
Description: Come learn about 6 innovative and exciting technology products and network with the Boston/Cambridge startup community! Each presenter gets 5 minutes for product demonstration and 5 minutes for Q&A. Please follow @BostonNewTech and use the #BNT18 hashtag in social media posts: details here.
Time: Monday, Jun 18, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Place: Microsoft New England Research and Development Center 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
/ / / Tuesday, Jun 19
Intelligent.ly: Agile for Startups
Description: You've got your BIG VISION of how you're going to change the world. You've got your business model for how you're going to turn it into a successful business. You've started to build it out. But... now you've got some questions: Abby Fichtner (@HackerChick) produces The Hacker Chick Blog, co-organizes Boston's Lean Startup Circle, and is Microsoft's Evangelist for Startups, where she has the most awesome job of helping startups as they build out the next generation of software.
Time: Tuesday, Jun 19, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Place: Intelligent.ly Campus 500 Harrison Ave Boston, MA 02118
Cost: $30
/ / / Wednesday, Jun 20
Hiring, Firing and In-between: HR Issues for Growing Companies
Description: Whether a business has 2 employees or 100, there are some general employment laws and HR requirements that all businesses need to be aware of and follow. Employers that are not aware of employment laws are not exempt from fines. This interactive session will discuss the key areas and strategies to help protect you and your organization.
Time: Wednesday, Jun 20, 9:30am - 11:30am
Place: Cambridge Innovation Center One Broadway 5th Floor - Havana Training Room Cambridge, MA 02142
Cost: FREE
BostonEco Taste of Summer Networking Event
Description: BostonEco invites you to an evening of local food tasting and networking to celebrate the official first day of summer. Meet eco-minded, mission-driven entrepreneurs, healthy living experts, natural/local foodies and sustainability leaders. Come learn about what's happening in the local food and global green scene. Get inspired. Share ideas. Enjoy tastings of summer-inspired foods and beverages from local Boston and New England-based companies.
Time: Wednesday, Jun 20, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Place: WorkBarBoston, 711 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02111
Cost: $15
/ / / Weekend Special
Description: What makes the biggest and best hackathon ever? How about you and: * 1000+ amazing developers & designers for you to work with * 4 simultaneous connected locations: Boston, NYC, Seattle, and San Francisco! Get immediate attention, visibility, and opportunity for your project, an awesome community of mentors and expert judges (see below) and over $100,000 of incredible prizes including $50k in angel funding.
Time: Saturday, Jun 23, 9:00am - 8:00pm
Place: NERD - 1 Memorial Dr - Cambridge, MA 02142
Event of the Week Sponsored by Microsoft NERD
Why? Hack on your own project or join someone else's for the weekend at one of the world's biggest hackathons competing for 200k+ in prizes!
Student Event of the Week
No special student events this week. Keep enjoying the summer!
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