GreenhornTV Episode 4: Startup Weekend

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and had a chance to recharge a bit, because this is going to be another awesome week for all you entrepreneurs out there.  There are quite a few opportunities on Wednesday and Thursday as well as a huge event this weekend: Startup Weekend Boston.  If you haven’t signed up for Startup Weekend yet, watch this week’s episode of GreenhornTV to get a discount code!

Also, Greenhorn Connect now has a Facebook fan page, so check it out if you want to stay up on all that’s happening in the community.

GreenhornTV: Episode 4

Week of Nov. 30th - Dec. 6th: Startup Weekend

MONDAY: November 30th 

Nothing…Finish off that tryptophan recovery…

TUESDAY: December 1st

ENET: Acquiring Customers
Description: This panel will discuss: How to efficiently “go to market” from idea to execution, the importance of well-placed PR to drive awareness and new prospects and the emergence of Social Media and its impact on you and your customers
Location: Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center, 1000 Winter Street, Suite 4000, Waltham, MA
When: 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Cost: Free for members, $20 for non-members

WEDNESDAY: December 2nd

TiE Boston: Aneesh Chopra on Innovation for America: Restoring Growth, Reforming Government, Fixing Health Care and Expanding Opportunity
Description: Aneesh Chopra is the Chief Technology Officer and Associate Director for Technology in the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy will address those topics.
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 5 Wheeler Road, Burlington , MA -01803
When: 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Cost: $25 for members, $15 for students, $35 for Non-members

Ignite: Spatial Boston
Description: If you had five minutes on stage to talk spatial, what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers. See presentation topics list here.
Location: Microsoft NERD - One Memorial Drive - Cambridge, MA 02142
When: 6:30pm to 9:30pm * Only 10 tickets left!

MIT Enterprise Forum: Start-up Clinics: Numote & Lime Design
Description: Alan Gordon, Director of Business Development at Harvard leads a distinguished panel in evaluating pitches from Lime Design and Numote
Location: The Royal East Restaurant. 792 Main St., Cambridge
When: 6:00pm to 9:00pm (Networking at 5:30pm)
Cost: $35 for members & students, $45 for Non-members

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: Checking out the unique presentations at Ignite Spatial Boston

THURSDAY: December 2nd

MITX: Everything You Need To Know About Facebook Connect : #MITXMT
Description: Interested in seeing an 30-200% increase in registration and response on your site?  How about a 15-100% improvement in reviews and other user generated content?* Then, you should be considering Facebook Connect - and MITX is here to tell you everything you need to know about this tool.
Location: Digitas, 33 Arch St, Boston MA
When: 8:00am to 10:00am
Price: $35 for members & $70 for non-members

DogPatch Labs Office Hours:
Description: Come by to meet Polaris, Dogpatch residents, solicit feedback on your latest project, get a tour of the Lab, etc.
Location: 222 Third Street, 4th Floor, in Cambridge
When: 2:00pm to 5:00pm

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:  Greenhorn Connect!!
Location: Microsoft NERD, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142
When: 6:00pm to 7:00pm (Joining the MegaTweetup after the show!)

1st Annual Mega Tweetup: #MegaTweetup
Description: Join us for a celebration honoring a year’s worth of TweetUps and networking events throughout New England. Think Red Carpet, meets Music Awards, paired with unprecedented Networking, all at a TweetUp!
Location: Microsoft NERD, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142
When: 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Cost: $6.11 (All proceeds go to Dana Farber Cancer Institute)

Where You’ll see Greenhorn: On the hot seat for Pokin’ Holes then at the MegaTweetup!

SPECIAL WEEKEND:

Boston Startup Weekend: #SWBoston (Watch the Video for a Discount Code!)
Description: Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects.
Location: Microsoft NERD, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142
When: Dec. 4th, 2009, 6pm to Dec. 6th, 2009 @ 10pm 
Cost: $40 for Students, $75 for everyone else (Watch for a discount code!)

Greenhorn will definitely be there as will: Scott Kirsner of the Boston Globe, Shawn Broderick of TechStars, Adam Marchick of Bain Capital and Jason Schupbach of the Mass. Dept of Business Development

Events for the Rest of 2009:

WebInno24
* WebInno is an informal gathering of people interested in internet and mobile innovation - free and open to all in the community.  Includes “Main Dish” auditorium presentations as well as “side dish” tables set up with other companies at tables presenting their startup.
* Dec. 7th, 2009 at 6:30pm at the Cambridge Royal Sonesta Hotel

Mass Innovation Nights
* Monthly gatherings celebrating innovation in the region.  10 Companies have tables displaying their startup. 4 companies get to present (based on voting) for 5 minutes.  Also has an “experts corner” where you can talk to service providers like lawyers, bankers and investors.
* Dec. 9th, 2009 at 6pm at Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation

DartBoston’s 2nd Episode of Capitalize
* The Dart community invades the boardroom of Flybridge capital to show another Dart member pitching their product to a VC.
* Dec. 15th, 2009 at 7pm

If you would like your event featured on GreenhornTV or are interested in sponsoring the show, please contact us at: Jason[at]GreenhornConnect[dot]com.

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