Greenhorn Weekly Countdown May 19 - 26

Boston has a community full of friendly and vibrant people eager to make connections. Fortunately, Boston has 23 startup networking events and office hours that'll help you meet and greet them all!

/ / /Monday, May 20

Intelligent.ly Class - Game Design Fundamentals

Description: Games are played on every device across the world. Game mechanics are being intregated into our favorite services and making their way into our everyday lives. In this class, Seth will discuss topics surrounding indirect control, interest curves, and flow with examples from around the industry. Come to this class to build a foundation in game design and understand new ways to think about and analyze user experiences.

What You'll Learn:

• Basic game design skills 
• How to analyze an entertainment experience 
• Tips on how to leverage common user behaviors

Time: Monday, May 20, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Place: Intelligent.ly Campus 500 Harrison Ave Boston, MA 02118
Cost: $25.00

/ / / Tuesday, May 21

The Capital Network - How to plan for an M&A exit before and after early-stage equity financing

Description: Join us for a panel discussion with the area’s biggest and most active M&A corporations. Listen to what they look for in a structure, early financing deals, whether they want customers/revenue, and what the team should look like. Get tips on the best practices for knowing which companies are right for you and how to meet and approach the right people. The panel discussion will be followed by breakout “office hours” for some specific, tailored advice and introductions

Experts:
Dina Routhier –  Autodesk
Jeremy Segal – Akamai Technologies
Jack Danahy -  IBM
Albert Lee - Google
Time: Tuesday, May 21, 8:00am - 10:30am
Place: Autodesk, Inc. 1560 Trapelo Road Waltham, MA 02451
Cost: $30

EntreTech: The Internet of Things (aka Machine to Machine or M2M) - A new Frontier for Entrepreneurs

Description:  Will you commercialize on the next technology revolution or fall behind?  Recent reports estimate M2M will be a $1 Trillion industry by 2020.  Where are the opportunities and strategies for Entrepreneurs?  How will you embrace it for your business and thrive?  Does your startup focus on M2M?  Join us for our next forum where we will discuss this new frontier, where business are seizing opportunities, how to commercialize and how you can position yourself for the next technology wave.
Time: Tuesday, May 21, 6:30pm - 6:30pm
Place: Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag the Bay Colony Corporate Center 1000 Winter Street, Suite 4000 (North Entrance) Waltham, MA
Cost: $25 public, $10 students

/ / / Wednesday, May 22

MIT Sloan CIO Symposium

Description: Now in its tenth year, the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium (http://www.mitcio.com) is a world class one-day conference, held on the MIT campus, where over 800 CIOs and senior business executives from around the world meet. IT leaders network and explore how innovative technologies and leading-edge academic research can help address the practical challenges faced in today’s changing economy.
Time: Wednesday, May 22, 7:30am - 7:00pm
Place: The Kresge Auditorium 48 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
Cost: visit www.mitcio.com

/ / / Thursday, May 23

Search Marketing Project Night (sponsored by General Assembly and Venture Cafe)

Description: Join us for the first Search Marketing Project Night (co-sponsored by Venture Café and General Assembly, two of Boston’s largest entrepreneurial and learning communities). This is an informal event with lots of discussion and gathering around laptops. Beginners are welcome!
Time: Thursday, May 23, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Place: One Broadway (5th floor, Havana Room), Cambridge, MA 02142
Cost: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6192671447

Event of the Week Sponsored by Microsoft NERD

The Capital Network - How to plan for an M&A exit before and after early-stage equity financing

Why?  Support the hardware startup community in Boston and help it grow!