GreenhornTV Ep. 14: The State of Massachusetts

It's the last week in February and there are over 40 different events this week. The highlights of the week are definitely the big state events celebrating entrepreneurship with the governor coming to the CIC and the State recognition of 4 local young entrepreneurs.  Check out the show and 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 14: The State of Massachusetts
Feb 21st - Feb 27th

** All Events are FREE unless otherwise noted **

/// Monday: Feb. 22nd

The Geography of Innovation: Why Do Clusters of Entrepreneurs Exist in Some Areas and Not in Others?
Description: Come join the Boston 101 Lecture Series to discuss the question of clustering entrepreneurs.
Location: Allison Dining Room, 5th floor, Harvard Kennedy School, Taubman Building, Corner 15 Eliot Street, Cambridge
When: 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Boston World Partnerships Open Mixer
Description: Bostonians enthusiastic to exchange insights, resources, and ideas – all in the name of strengthening Boston’s business community and economy. The space will be filled with great energy, and generating high-quality leads.
Location: Red Sky Restaurant & Lounge
When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

TiE Launchpad
Description:Takes entrepreneurs through the full life-cycle of a venture start-up. They will help the aspiring entrepreneur transform an idea into an entrepreneurial venture. Several themes will be explored ranging from ideation stage, funding, marketing hiccups, growth and serial entrepreneurship.
Location: TiE Boston Office Suite in Burlington, MA
When: 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Cost: All Members $10, NonMember $20

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Learning about the geography of innovation out at Harvard.

/// Tuesday: Feb. 23rd

Massachusetts: START Here
Description: Join Governor Deval Patrick And our statewide partners including: MassChallenge, Flybridge Capital Partners, the NEVCA, MITX & the Mass Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship as we launch a new campaign highlighting the Massachusetts spirit of entrepreneurship and break ground on the newly expanded Cambridge Innovation Center.
Location: Cambridge Innovation Center - 1 Broadway - 4th Floor - Cambridge, MA 02142
When: 2:00pm to 5:00pm

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

Massachusetts: START Here
Description: Join Governor Deval Patrick And our statewide partners including: MassChallenge, Flybridge Capital Partners, the NEVCA, MITX & the Mass Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship as we launch a new campaign highlighting the Massachusetts spirit of entrepreneurship and break ground on the newly expanded Cambridge Innovation Center.
Location: Cambridge Innovation Center - 1 Broadway - 4th Floor - Cambridge, MA 02142
When: 2:00pm to 5:00pm

MIT100K Track Mixers: Life Sciences & Development Mixers
Description: Looking for people to join your team? Or perhaps you're shopping around for a cool idea to lend your entrepreneurial skills (or at least energy) to?  Come mix it up and see if something good happens.
Location: MIT Stata Center, 32 Vassar Street,Cambridge MA
When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Where You'll See Greenhorn: Celebrating the expansion of the CIC at the Massachusetts START Here event.

/// Wednesday, Feb 24th

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

MassChallenge’s Amhert UnPanel
Description: Instead of sitting and listening to panelist after panelist, UnPanels provide an innovative way to hear from a number of seasoned entrepreneurs in small intimate groups.
Location: Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
When: 4:30-8:00pm

ICE: Ignite Clean Energy 2010 Kickoff
Description: Learn about the 2010 competition, hear from past competitors and about the mentoring experience. Find team members or Join a team. Network with our sponsors, entrepreneurs, investors, past competitors and more.
Location: Microsoft NERD, 1 Memorial Drive, 11th Floor, Cambridge, MA
When: 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Cost: $20 Professionals, $10 Students (Student IDs will be checked)

MIT Enterprise Forum: Lean Startups Panel
Description: A panel discussion on lean startups for software product development featuring: –David Cancel, Founder and CEO of Performable –Palle Pedersen, Tech Entrepreneur & StarStreetSports –Aaron White, CTO DoInk.com
Location: MIT Campus - Stata Center, Rm. 141 (32-141)
When: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Cost: $20 for non-members, $10 for members

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Rising early for Open Coffee then learning about Lean Startups from the expert panel.

/// Thursday, Feb 25th

Next: Celebrating The Commonwealth's Emerging Entrepreneurs
Description: Join us as we celebrate Massachusetts' wealth of talent, ingenuity and innovation. We will honor four of our own emerging entrepreneurs recognized by Bloomberg BusinessWeek Magazine as "America's Best Young Entrepreneurs." Companies honored: Emergent, Wistia, SCVNGR and IdeaPaint.
Location: Venture Development Center - University of Massachusetts Boston - 100 Morrissey Blvd. - Boston, MA 02125
When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

MIT $100K BPC Coaches Corner
Description: Get feedback before submitting your business plan! Meet with coaches from venture, legal and accounting firms to help you polish up your entry before the Round 1 submission.
Location: MIT Campus, Building E51 - 70 Memorial Dr.
When: 6:30pm to 9:00pm

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:  instantnightlife.com
Location: The Landsdowne Pub
When: 6:45pm - 11:00pm

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Celebrating the commonwealth’s talented young entrepreneurs at the NEXT event.

/// Friday, Feb 26th

Mobile World Congress 2010 - Debrief and Debate the News from Barcelona
Description: Can’t travel to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the world’s largest mobile conference and exhibition? Or are you planning to attend but looking for a robust discussion about what happened, what didn’t, and what you might have missed?
Location: IBM Innovation Center - 404 Wyman Street, North Entrance, Waltham MA
When: 8:00am to 9:30am

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Taking the day off from events...

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

START and NEXT
Why? Two great state events celebrating entrepreneurship…one great week!

/// Office Hours Round Up:

Friday, Feb 26th

• Boathouse Capital @ 10am
• BWP: Christopher Mirabile @ 4:30pm