November 2011

The Social Glue: Community Builders that Bind Us

This is a new series on Greenhorn Connect that will highlight community builders who are making a tremendous impact on the lives of many. Communities are ubiquitous and in this column we will talk with leaders from across business, non-profits, education, politics and more. Through a series of interviews, we will gain an inside look at how different communities were started, who helped to create them and their mindset and the motivations for doing so. In the end, we will glean best practices for building and expanding communities.

Greenhorn Weekly Countdown Nov 27th - Dec 3rd

We hope everyone took some time around Thanksgiving to spend time with friends and family. There's 35 networking events and office hours planned this week. As usual, the can't miss events are below.

Learning to Say No

An entrepreneur's most valuable resource is time. No matter the size of your company, there will always be more to do than you have time to do.  The fastest, and most efficient way to handle this daunting challenge is to Learn to Say No.

Greenhorn Weekly Countdown Nov 13th - Nov 19th

We've all had at least one friend who's introduced us to a meaningful connection to help push us to the next level. Take time before Thanksgiving and thank anyone who's helped you reach that next milestone while paying it forward and helping someone in a similar situation. Boston is packing in all the events before Thanksgiving this week, withover 45 scheduled networking events and office hours. Enjoy the last week before Thanksgiving and we'll see you in December!

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The Boston Success Project - 10 Ways We're Winning

Boston has a habit of being a cynical town. We love our hard data and empirical proof. We sometimes dwell more on what's not working than what does. This can often help improve your product, your environment or yourself, but as Rob May so accutely noted, it can be even more beneficial to push harder on what is working.

Looking around the Boston startup community, there's much to be positive about. It's just hiding under the surface and not being highlighted nearly as much as our deficiencies lately.

Here at Greenhorn Connect, we're all about empowering the community, so since no single person could hope to know all the good things happening in town,  I'm asking for your help in building a list of things to celebrate and be proud of in our ecosystem.

 

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Greenhorn Weekly Countdown November 6 - November 12

 Fall is in full swing here in Boston. The crisp weather is back with leaves, sun, and of course, Starbucks' seasonal drinks. Enjoy the weather with some networking events to help move your startup along.

The 2 Ways to Find Your Next Startup Ideas

For the past six months I've been on a quest to find the idea for my next startup. It's been a journey of ups and downs, tons of meetings, many experiments and a healthy dose of customer development and old fashioned research. Through this process, I've heard the origin stories of many startups both local and famous. Listening carefully, I've discovered there are two common ways to start a company. Depending on which fits you better (which is often a product of your personality and current position) you'll end up following likely one (or sometimes both) of these paths.

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