GreenhornTV Ep 13: Vacation Week

It's vacation week for students in Boston, and the entrepreneurial community is taking a bit of a breather as well.  However, there are still quite a few great events this week and plenty of office hours.  There's MIT Sloan's IdeaStorm, DartBoston's #PokinHoles is on the road at SCVNGR and the HBS Entrepreneurship Conference are all this week. Check out the show notes below to find out all about them and all the other great happenings in the community this week. And don't forget to check out the Greenhorn Connect Calendar for all your Boston entrepreneur events and office hours needs.

GreenhornTV: Episode 13: Vacation Week
Feb 14th - Feb 20th

** All Events are FREE unless otherwise noted **

/// Monday: Feb. 15th

~ No Events ~

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Enjoying the night off...

/// Tuesday: Feb. 16th

~ No Events ~

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Enjoying the night off...

/// Wednesday, Feb 17th

Weekly Open Coffee
Description: Fellow web entrepreneurs and VCs gather once a week in Boston to grab some coffee, free WiFi, and chat about what's new. Great Networking opportunity!
Location: Cafe Andala 286 Franklin St, Cambridge, MA 02139
When: 8:30am to 9:30am

Mass Innovation Nights
Description: Provides innovators with ways to connect with the social networking world, the main stream media, the marketplace and each other. 10 tables, 10 companies and consultants.
Location: the Waltham IBM Innovation Center, 404 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA.
When: 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Boston Startup Weekend Reunion

Description: Time to get back together and see what everyone has been up to! This is a great excuse to come out for a drink and network with everyone you met at the last Startup Weekend in Boston.  This event is for Past Startup Weekend attendees AND anyone that might be interested in learning more about Startup Weekend for next time.
Location: Cooley Office, 500 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116
When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Revolve Nation: Boston Entrepreneur Networking & Discussion Group
Description: Lawyers lead a discussion on questions people bring. Intimate setting, great networking.
Location: Exemplar law offices on Milk St in Boston
When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Rising early for Open Coffee then meeting up with my fellow Startup Weekend Alumni.

/// Thursday, Feb 18th

MIT’s IdeaStorm 8
Description: It's a fast-paced, lightly moderated, high energy brainstorming session. Creative Ideas + Entrepreneurial Minds = Great Teams + Hot Startups. Bring your startup idea for others to help build on, or just bring your creativity and feedback for peers.
Location: Cambridge Innovation Center: 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142
When: 6:15pm to 8:00pm

DartBoston’s Pokin Holes #Pokinholes
Description: Podcast/live stream show for young people starting companies to get feedback from the most talented young professionals students and entrepreneurs in Boston. This week:  BirdSwell, makers of, "surf art you can wear."
Location: SVGNR
When: 6:45pm - 11:00pm

Digital Home Part 1: Connected devices - Semiconductor & Electronics Devices Forum
Description: In this first part of two part series, the focus is on consumer electronics devices and how the connectedness is changing the industry. We’ll discuss how this is leading to a new class of devices, software applications, communication protocols that is presenting multiple opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Location: Foley Hoag Suite Number: 4000 1000 Winter Street Waltham , MA -02451
When: 5:30pm to 9:00pm

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Checking out IdeaStorm 8 at the CIC

/// Friday, Feb 19th

Innovation Breakfast - February
Description: Innovation Conversations for Early Risers connecting with other members of the local innovation economy doesn’t have to wait for the evening hours! Now you can connect over your morning coffee. Early birds unite! This Month’s Guest: Shawn Broderick of TechStars
Location: Waltham IBM Innovation Center - 404 Wyman Street, North Pod - Waltham MA
When: 8:30am to 10:00am

Innovation Open House: CSN Stores
Description: Innovation Open Houses offer currently-enrolled students a chance to visit interesting companies in and around Boston. (We think of them as "a backstage pass" to cool local companies. They're definitely not job/internship interviews, so relax.)
Location: CSN Stores - Prudential Tower - 800 Boylston Street, Suite 1600 - Boston, MA 02199
When: 3:00pm to 5:00pm

/// EVENT OF THE WEEK: If you go to only one event this week...this is it:

MIT’s IdeaStorm 8
Why? Morgan, Adam and Slava have put a lot of work into this event and it should be huge!

WEEKEND SPECIAL:

Ideas Unleashed! HBS Entrepreneurship Conference:
Description: Hear from successful entrepreneurs including Desh Deshpande, Chairman of A123 Systems and co-founder of Sycamore Networks, as well as Mick Mountz, founder of Kiva Systems, #6 on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing companies in America.
Location: Harvard Business School, Spangler Hall
When: Sun, Feb. 21st, 8:00am to 5:30pm
Cost: $60 general admission, $30 students

/// Office Hours Round Up: