GreenhornTV Ep. 16: March Madness

GreenhornTV: Episode 16: March Madness
Mar 7th - Mar 13th

** All Events are FREE unless otherwise noted **

/// Monday: Mar 8th

An Innovations Agenda for Massachusetts
Description: Join Gregory Bialecki, Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development as he discusses the innovation agenda for Massachusetts.
Location: Allison Dining Room, 5th floor, Taubman Building, Harvard Kennedy School, 15 Eliot Street, Cambridge
When: 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Mobile Monday Boston UK vs. US
Description: Mobile Monday Boston and our generous sponsor UK Trade and Investment are hosting a demo night for the hottest mobile companies from the UK and Boston. It will be a fun event where you'll get to interact with some cool companies in mobile you might not otherwise get to meet.
Location: InterContinental Boston Hotel - 510 Atlantic Ave - Boston, MA 02210
When: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Listening to Sect. Bialecki at Harvard then running over to Mobile Monday!

/// Tuesday: Mar 9th

Xconomy Forum: Mobile Madness — The New Future of Computing
Description: Mobile computing is the future of consumer computing. Or at least many entrepreneurs seem to think so: there's a mad scramble underway to create the most popular and profitable services, content, and applications for the new array of smartphones and mobile devices.
Location: Microsoft New England R&D Center - One Memorial Drive - Cambridge 02142
When: 1:30pm to 6:00pm
Cost: $225 (Students can use the StayinMA program to get help paying for the event)

Tech Tuesday: Mobile Month
Description: If you're looking for talent, clients or to just spread the word about what you are doing in the social media space, join us for this Tech Tuesday. You'll have an opportunity for a fast-pitch shout-out to the audience of fellow geeks, tech savvy professionals, DIY-ers, and other industry luminaries at this high energy informal gathering.
Location: Microsoft NERD - 1 Memorial Dr - Cambridge, MA 02142
When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Vilna Shul Series: The State of Angel Finance
Description: Bill Warner, Founder and President of Warner Research, will moderate a discussion on the state of angel finance with panelists David Frankel, Managing Partner, Founders Collective, and Joe Caruso, President, Bantam Group.
Location: The Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips Street, Boston, MA
When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

IdeaStorm by MIT Sloan
Description: Welcome to IdeaStorm 9: Hot on the heels of the biggest and best IdeaStorm ever, we have secured TWO floors at the Cambridge Innovation Center in Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA. After more than 100 attendees at IdeaStorm 8, we’re expecting a great turnout from MIT, Boston schools, and the local tech entrepreneurship community.
Location: Cambridge Innovation Center 1 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02142
When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Where You'll See Greenhorn: Hearing about the State of Angel Finance while Ashkan checks out Tech Tuesday.

/// Wednesday,  Mar 10th

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

Accelerating Start-Up Growth: Seed Funding Models Helping Entrepreneurs Launch Sustainable Businesses
Description: Session to Feature Keynote Roundtable Discussion with Start-up Experts and Investors:  Dave McClure of Founders Fund, Sim Simeonov of FastIgnite,Hemant Taneja of General Catalyst, and David Cohen of TechStars.
Location: MIT Stata Center(Building 32), Kirsch Auditorium
When: 6:00-9:00pm
Cost: $25 for Members, $40 for Non Members; FREE for Students.

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: Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation 154 Moody St Waltham, MA 02453.
When: 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Rising early for Open Coffee and then checking out the MIT Enterprise Forum panel.

/// Thursday, Mar 11th

ULS Boston - SEO Strategies
Description: Learn about SEO strategies for new web sites and creating content. This month's fourm will feature short presentations by leading SEO experts. •Eric Enge - President of of Stone Temple Consulting, will cover SEO for new web sites
Location: WorkBar Boston - 711 Atlantic Ave - Boston, MA 02111
When: 6:30pm to 8:30pm

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: George Guest, makers of unique bags.
Location: Hangout Hub at 110 Chauncy St., Boston, MA
When: 6:45pm - 11:00pm

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Checking out Pokin Holes and the Foosball league both happening at Hangout Hub that night.

/// Friday, Mar 12th

Coffee For No Reason
Description: It's an occasional gathering of people who work in tech, biotech, media, and the wider start-up world. The objective? To drink coffee together for absolutely no reason. Essentially, it's a chance to take a break from work, meet some interesting people, and hear what they're up to.
Location: Cosi in Kendall Square
When: 9:00am to 11:00am

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

Accelerating Start-up Growth Panel
Why? The MIT enterprise forum has pulled out all stops, bringing in amazing panelists, giving away tickets, and making it free for students.

/// Office Hours Round Up:
*** This is your opportunity to meet with investors, entrepreneurs and others in the innovation community you may not otherwise have the chance to meet. Bring your questions and ideas to these events and gain valuable insight and connections.***

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