GreenhornTV Ep. 8: Back in the Swing of Things

The holiday hangovers are long gone and the entrepreneurial networking scene is heating up. There are many great events this week and an equally great number of office hours. Check out the show and notes below to find out all about them. And don't forget to check out the Greenhorn Connect Calendar for all your event and office hours needs.

GreenhornTV: Episode 8: Jan. 10th - Jan. 16th
Back in the Swing of Things
* All events are FREE unless otherwise noted

MONDAY: Jan 11^th

No events: TechStars Applications due at MIDNIGHT!
Why you should apply for TechStars by Bill Warner, mentor and all-around awesome guy

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Executing...

Tuesday: Jan 5th

TCN Breakfast Roundtable: Pitching a Business Plan
Description: Through an interactive panel discussion, attendees learn how to maximize their chances of identifying the right investors and securing the capital they need to grow their business. Attendees learn how to create an "Elevator Pitch" and what to include in their "Investment Deck".
Panelists: Phil Cooper - Member, Boston Harbor Angels & Laura Fitton - Founder & CEO, oneforty inc.
Moderator: Jeremy Halpern - Managing Director, Evolution Advisors LLC
Location: Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center, 1000 Winter Street, Suite 4000, Waltham, MA
When: 7:30am to 9:30am
Cost: $60 public, $20 students through StayInMA

Tech Tuesday
Description: Join your fellow geeks, tech savvy professionals, DIY-ers, press, and other industry luminaries for this informal gathering. Bring your laptops, robots, OLPC XO's, Amazon Kindles, new cell phones, gadgets, and other new-fangled devices. Got a great demo or YouTube clip? Bring it! LCD projector and wi-fi will be available for ad hoc show and tell. This event is free! Includes office hours this month with: - David Beisel, Vice President, Venrock - Scott Friend / Adam Marchick, Bain Capital - Bill Warner, Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, founder of Avid and WildFire
Location: Microsoft NERD
When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Microsoft BizSpark Boston Meetup: Office Leasing Basics
Description: Jon Frisch of T3 Advisors will present on the basics considering leasing office space for tech startups. After the presentation | demonstration, we will go around the room introducing ourselves and asking the group for advice | opinions on any startup-related issues members are facing.
Location: Microsoft NERD
When: 6:00pm

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: at Tech Tuesday taking advantage of their awesome office hours by meeting with Bill Warner

Wednesday, Jan 6th

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: Allows companies large and small to showcase their new products to a live audience of social media enthusiasts, mass media and potential customers.
Location: IBM Innovation Center
When: 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Rising early for Open Coffee.

Thursday, Jan 7th

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: Demoing.com
Location: Game On
When: 6:45pm - 11:00pm

The Vilna Shul's Annual VC Panel
Description: The Speakers Series’ Annual Panel of Leaders in Venture Capital provide views and predictions for the upcoming year. The 2010 panel includes Elliot Katzman of Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Jeff Fagnan of Atlas Ventures and Eric Paley of the Founders Collective.
Location: The Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture, 18 Phillips Street, Boston, MA 02114
When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm