Baseball season just started again, signaling the end of a very long winter here in Boston! Although we had a freak storm last week, things should be slowly warming up, making it easier to go to all of the great startup networking events and office hours happening every day. This week shows that April means business, with over 40 networking events and office hours scheduled. 

In trying to decide what to write about today, I found myself torn between a number of topics. None of them jumped out for a full post, so instead, I decided to do shorter thoughts on all three topics.  

In the aftermath of the spat between Kirsner and Whadwhatever, it did leave me thinking about what the real challenges in our ecosystem still are and most importantly, what we can do to make it better.

So if you're interested in the topics of Everybody Codes, Startup Ass Kickings and Startup Knowledge sharing, read on...

Welcome to another week of November! Thanksgiving is coming up, but we're not taking a break yet!  Our  calendar is filled with over 50 different Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours this week. 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 Job Board to see which startups are searching for talent!

We're in first week of November and things are really rolling. This week we have over 42 events and office hours and over 150 happening this month! 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 Job Board to see which startups are searching for talent!

For almost a year now, I've been curating the Greenhorn Connect calendar and going to as many startup events as I can.  During that time, I've seen an explosion in the number of events; the early days saw about 20 to 30 events a week to now we've had as many as 80 events in a single week.  

I'd love to say that all of those events we've added are high quality, can't miss events, but that fact is, our ecosystem is filled with a lot of events basking in mediocrity.  Their thematic content, whether it be a panel discussion or brief speaker often lack enough takeaways to add serious educational value, and the networking is often equally weak as the crowd quickly thins after the main content.  To make our ecosystem stronger, we need to create a barbell system for our events.  Confused? Read on.

An awesome week of FutureM is over and now BREWBoston is upon us. There are over 60 events this week, with none bigger than the 2010 MassTLC unConference, so get ready! 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 startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours needs.

It's the first full week of October! All the leaves are changing colors, the stores are getting pumpkin flavored food, and the start up scene is ablaze with events! The BREW Boston and Future M series means there will be over 50 different Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours this week. 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 startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours needs.

 Hard to believe we're over halfway through September already, but it's never been a better time to be an entrepreneur in Boston.  We just had an amazing Startup Bootcamp followed by the largest Web Innovators event ever, while FutureM and BREWBoston are both right around the corner.  Not to be outdone, the calendar is jam packed with over 50 different Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours this week. 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 startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours needs.

And just like that, the startup community is back in full swing.  This weekend was the incredible Startup Bootcamp, which brought a packed house. If you missed it, there are summaries here and here and video will be up soon here. This week is packed with great events in a packed month as there are over 125 events this month and 30 different Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours this week. 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 startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours needs.

 After a brief slowdown at the end of August, the startup scene has come roaring back with many awesome events this week, especially Startup Bootcamp. This is the start of an awesome September as there are over 125 events this month and 30 different Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours this week. 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 startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours needs.