Greenhorn Weekly Countdown September 16 - 23

You may have the gears, the levers and the grease but without the first push your great idea may never start up.  Boston has 58 startup networking events and office hoursthat can spark your company into motion.

/ / / Monday, Sep 17

MassChallenge Internship and Job Fair

Description: Attention prospective startup enthusiasts! MassChallenge is holding an internship & job fair for our Finalist teams to showcase for potential interns, hires, or volunteers. We are inviting New England’s top University students and qualified individuals looking to get involved in the startup community.
Time: Monday, Sep 17, 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Place: MassChallenge Headquarters, One Marina Park Drive, Boston, MA 02210.
Cost: FREE

/ / / Tuesday, Sep 18

Boston New Technology Meetup #BNT21 (21+)

Description: Free event! September meeting of the Boston New Tech Meetup - 21st edition! This event is 21+, due to alcohol being served. Come learn about 7 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 #BNT21 hashtag in social media posts: details here.
Time: Tuesday, Sep 18, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Place: 135 William T Morrissey Blvd Boston, MA 02125
Cost: FREE!

/ / / Thursday, Sep 20

Lunch & Learn with BUILD at the Cambridge Innovation Center

Description: Mentor High School Entrepreneurs with BUILD: 2 hours a week is all it takes! Learn more at the Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC), Havana Room on Thursday, September 20, 2-3:30pm. Join us for networking, drinks, and lunch will be provided by Crazy Doughs Pizza! BUILD Greater Boston, in partnership with the CIC, is gathering a select group of entrepreneurs and business professionals to mentor student business teams in some of Boston’s lowest performing high schools. 
Time: Thursday, Sep 20, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Place: Cambridge Innovation Center One Broadway, 5th Floor Havana Room Boston, MA 02142
Cost: Free

1st Annual Inter-Collegiate Mixer for Entrepreneurship (AIM4E)

Description: Are you a student entrepreneur or an aspiring entrepreneur? Do you want to meet Boston's youngest business masterminds and technical gurus all at one event? ePowerhouse is giving you the opportunity to network with Boston's most entrepreneurial peers, startup enthusiasts, and experts on entrepreneurship. We have put together the largest inter-collegiate mixer for entrepreneurship in the Greater Boston Area supported by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (OSBE).
Time: Thursday, Sep 20, 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Place: Microsoft NERD Center 1 Memorial Drive Cambridge, 02142
Cost: $5 - $50

/ / / Friday, Sep 21

Lean Startup Challenge LAUNCH!

Description: Lean Startup Challenge is back this fall for it's second year! Startups join a 4 week challenge to keep Lean and compete for $20,000 in cash and prizes to be split between the top 3 winners.  Join us to kick off this year's competition and get a chance to learn more about Lean Startups from Prof. Tom Eisenmann of the Harvard Business School. Also, get a chance to meet this year's teams and find out what they will be doing to build their businesses during the 4 week challenge. 
Time: Friday, Sep 21, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Place: Space with a Soul, 281 Summer St Boston, MA 02210
Cost: $15 early bird ticket sales end 9/17, $25 regular tickets

/ / / Saturday, Sep 22

Boston Festival of Indie Games

Description: Boston Indies, a community of dedicated independent game developers in Massachusetts, and MIT Game Lab presents the Boston Festival of Indie Games, a celebration of independent games made in the New England area. Boston Festival of Indie Games is focused on creating an intersection between community, academic and independent interests in game play.  
Time: Saturday, Sep 22, 10:00am - 10:00pm
Place: Festival to take place in Kendall Square on the MIT campus (Building 56, 21 Ames Street, Cambridge).
Cost: Free!

GE Garages at CollegeFest

Description: Students can take a break from studying to custom laser cut their laptop, mold a case for their iPhone, or help weld bike racks for campus. There are also lots of giveaways and special prizes each day. Launched at SouthxSouthwest earlier this year, GE Garages is a hands-on “pop-up lab,” giving students a chance to discover modern prototyping, out-of-the-box manufacturing processes, while collaborating in hands-on workshops, participating in specialized manufacturing training and education – and learning from local Boston technologists.
Time: Saturday, Sep 22, 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Place: Right outside the Prudential Center at 800 Boylston Street
Cost: FREE

Event of the Week Sponsored by Microsoft NERD

Boston Festival of Indie Games

Why? Learn and celebrate with Boston's gaming community in Kendall Square!

Student Event of the Week

MassChallenge Internship and Job Fair

Why? Get a internship or job with a Mass Challenge company to join a local startup!