Upcoming Events

LOCTITE Adhesive & Equipment Innovations for Medical Device and General Assembly Challenges ATTENTION MEDICAL DEVICE DEVELOPERS • PRODUCT DESIGNERS & ENGINEERS • STUDENTS: Join us to learn about the latest innovations in adhesive and equipment (curing and dispensing) solutions that allow for fast, effective design and assembly of a wide range of materials. You may find the answer to your most "sticky" medical device challenges! New light cure, hybrid and instant adhesives will be demonstrated along with Henkel’s newest solutions…

Please join She+ Geeks Out and Velir at their beautiful offices in Somerville for a fun night of learning, networking, eating and drinking! You’ll walk away with more knowledge, new connections, and a full belly! Please note that this is a women-only event that intends an inclusive definition of women. We are welcoming and respectful of women, including trans women and those that are nonbinary, gender non-conforming, and any others who identify as a woman in a way that is significant to them. Would you…

Nothing says Fall in Boston like hard cider...and coding! Join GA for an evening of coding and cider. Through a series of lightning talks with leaders of Boston’s innovation community and a short, hands-on coding crash course - you’ll discover all the creative and entrepreneurial things that can be done with code. We’ll explore how local tech companies are using code to improve our urban experience, make us more healthy and fit, and help us organize our busy lives. Whether…

Have an idea for an app or website, but been frustrated trying to communicate it to others? Enter Sketch. Unlike the bloated tools it replaces (see: Photoshop, Illustrator), Sketch is a simple, powerful design tool made specifically for those who design for screens. It has taken the UI/UX design world by storm and designers worldwide have already made the switch. Why should you, the non-designer, care? Sketch lets you express your product ideas visually, with its intuitive interface. You’ll be…

For most professionals, the ability to organize information is quickly becoming a fundamental part of the job description. Whether you already consider yourself an expert or are just getting started with spreadsheets, this hands-on workshop will allow you to take your skills to the next level and become a “power” user. We’ll start with the absolute basics, and quickly move on to lesser known shortcuts, functions, and features that you will be able to immediately put to use on the…

Acquisition. Adoption. Retention. Growth. All-important attributes to the customer journey. There is a lot of untapped potential for the typical marketing leader if they look at Customer Lifecycle Marketing instead of strictly ToFu (Top of the Funnel) prospect acquisition. Online communities, advisory boards, advocacy programs, product adoption, events, and customer success efforts in any given company usually go unloved, pushed into different departments with no clear owner or cohesive plan. Grab the opportunity to stand out in your company today…

Join us for an evening good conversation with a panel of female entrepreneurs spanning across different industries. These creative and inspirational women will share their stories on how they got to where they are today and share their insights into being a woman in business. Afterwards we will open up the floor for questions, followed by mingling with panelists and attendees.

Social media initiatives don’t start when you register a Facebook or Twitter account and start posting announcements, it begins much sooner. In this workshop, you’ll be taken through a 6-step methodology that will help guide your efforts to develop an actionable social media strategy. You’ll learn how to structure your social media efforts, deploy your resources, and ultimately launch a social media campaign that is professional and provides results you’ll be able to interpret and understand.

Scrum is used extensively, but not exclusively, in web and software development. Everyone from developers to business execs are now expected to know how to work using Scrum, but few are taught it and many struggle along with misinformed ideas. This workshop will cover the main principles and ideas underpinning agile and why using Scrum is the best way to run certain projects. Through games, hands-on practice and project simulations, you’ll be armed with the knowledge of how to use…

Financial Projections are key in all aspects of the fundraising process: Pitching, Valuation, Due Diligence, and in the long term planning of your company. Join our experts in an overview discussion of financial projections and learn the key metrics that will get investors to notice you, as well as those that will get you rejected. With the expert advice of investors and financial experts, we’ll walk you through the process of what you need to know. If you have no…

User research is a key aspect of user experience (UX) design, which gives you insight into who your users are, how they do things, and their needs and wants. And this research simply makes design better.What are the techniques and challenges typically faced in user research, and how can we make it less of a "hard sell" to stakeholders? In this panel - ideal for designers, product managers, developers, and even marketers - our speakers will walk you through the…