Greenhorn Weekly Countdown Sept 30- Oct 7

Grab your hooks, eye patches and parrots. Swashbuckling entrepreneurs are storming the city's shores for this pirate themed week. Boston has 37 startup networking events and office hours to help you plunder some startup booty.

/ / / Monday, Oct 1

Predictive Analytics World: Lightning Talks

Description: Predictive Analytics World has invited us to hold a Meetup as part of their event which is occurring Sept. 29 to Oct. 4 at the Seaport World Trade Center (which is MBTA subway accessible on Silver Line; or a ~15 min walk from South Station).  A 15% Discount Code that people can use for their main, daytime event is BPA1215.  Our Meetup is free.
Time: Monday, Oct 1, 7:30pm - 10:00pm
Place: Seaport World Trade Center 200 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA

/ / / Tuesday, Oct 2

State of Play: The Thriving Game Industry in MA

Description: Join the MIT Enterprise Forum New England Game SIG on October 2nd! The video game entertainment industry is constantly in motion. To survive and thrive, game studios and technology providers must adapt to an ever-changing landscape with evolving business models, game platforms, and player preferences. Many game companies in New England fully understand that change is the constant in the game industry and have found ways to be agile and successful. Our panel kicks off with a summary of the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute’s (MassDiGI) recent industry survey of companies in the state, followed by a discussion between executives from all areas of the ecosystem - both small and large studios and with a focus on various game platforms and business models.  Learn how our local studios thrive in the game industry.
Time: Tuesday, Oct 2, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Place: Microsoft NERD Center (One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA)
Cost: Free, but registration required

Boston.com's The Hive Launch Party (Free 21+Boston New Technology partner event)

Description: Here is an awesome, free, 21+ event from BNT partners, Boston.com! Join The Hive's editor Michael Morisy and Boston.com at Firebrand Saints in Cambridge on Tuesday to celebrate the launch of Boston.com's new innovation section The Hive! The Hive from Boston.com gives you the buzz on local innovators, business leaders, notable companies, events, job leads, and more.
Time: Tuesday, Oct 2, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Place: Firebrand Saints 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA

/ / / Wednesday, Oct 3

Alternatives to Angel & VC Financing: Venture Debt

Description: Venture Debt is an important alternative to angel and venture capital for rapidly growing startups. It permits a startup to leverage equity capital in order to increase valuations between equity rounds, reduce dilution and enhance investor return. In this workshop, Dan Allred of Silicon Valley Bank will discuss the key differences between venture debt and other forms of financing and the circumstances when venture debt may be most beneficial for a company.
Time: Wednesday, Oct 3, 9:30am - 11:30am
Place: Cambridge Innovation Center One Broadway 5th Floor - Havana Training Room Cambridge, MA 02142

Pirate Metrics and Your Customers

Description: Critical to the Lean Startup method is to build by customer metrics. So the importance of measuring your customer's behavior in meaningful chunks to optimizing your product/service go hand in hand. Pirate metrics or AARRR metrics was a term coined by Dave McClure of 500 Startups. It's a framework to break down your customer acquisition funnel to 5 simple letters that can help optimize your product and marketing funnels. REGISTER
Time: Wednesday, Oct 3, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Place: Workbar, 711 Atlantic Ave, lower level, Boston MA 02111
Cost: free

/ / / Thursday, Oct 4

Designing a Product for Early Adopters

Description: In today’s increasingly competitive space, mobile apps live and die by whether early adopters adopt them. In this class, we will look at a few real and hypothetical apps, and walkthrough design characteristics that are essential for a consumer product in first phases of its evolution. Students will learn how they can design their app to stand out amongst the crowd and appeal specifically to early adopters, who will determine their product’s success to large extent. Mastering these design techniques will be key for a startup's success, and entrepreneurs, product managers, product marketers, and product designers will all benefit from attending. 
Time: Thursday, Oct 4, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Place: Intelligent.ly 500 Harrison Ave., FL 3R Boston, MA 02118
Cost: $

/ / / Friday, Oct 5

1000Pirates

Description: A night of maritime revelry with 1,000 of your closest staarrrrtup mateys. If there's one thing that pirates and entrepreneurs share, it's a calling to explore the vast blue unknown. So, methinks the salty sea be the perfect setting fer cavortin' with mates, new and old. Poseidon himself has returned to the dreams of the Rentabilities crew, remindin' us to rent anothaarr sea-fairin' vessel. We'll be throwin' a parrrrrty the likes of which have never been seen this side of the equator! With great honarr we welcome back to arrreee deck first mate Jefr Tale to supply ye' with hours of swashbucklin' beats. This event be 21+
Time: Friday, Oct 5, 6:45pm - 10:30pm
Place: World Trade Center, Boston Harbor on-board ProvincetownII 200 Seaport Boulevard Boston, MA 02210
Cost: $10, $15

/ / / Saturday, Oct 6

Greenhorn Summit

Description: The #GreenhornSummit is a one day conference for students interested in Boston area startups. Boston’s best entrepreneurs and tech influencers will explain their experiences and insights so you can succeed in this startup environment.
Time: Saturday, Oct 6, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Place: Microsoft NERD - 1 Memorial Dr - Cambridge, MA 02142

/ / / Weekend Special

Providence Startup Weekend

Description: All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and then it’s a 54 hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekends culminate with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.
Time: Friday, Oct 5, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Place: Johnson and Wales, Pepsi Forum 9 Cabbot Street Providence, RI
Cost: $99.00

Event of the Week Sponsored by Microsoft NERD

1000Pirates

Why? Party with the Boston startup community on a boat this Friday! You'll make genuine connections and enjoy pirate revelry!  

Student Event of the Week

Greenhorn Summit

Why? Check out the first Boston student entrepreneurship conference where students learn from local entrepreneurs.