Greenhorn Weekly Countdown August 11 - 18
Just like the Perseid meteor shower growing a company is unique and difficult to see the potential at first. It will always help to meet others struggling with similar problems that you can learn from. Fortunately, Boston has 34 startup events and office hours where you find peers to help get the job done!
Make sure to check out these out this week too:
- AngelHack is teaming up with Hasbro for the first toy Hackathon Aug 17-18th at Hasbro HQ.
- Mill No. 5 : A former textile mill converted into loft spaces for tech start-ups and independent retail.
/ / / Monday, Aug 12
The Boston MySQL Meetup Group Monthly Meetup
Description: Sheeri Cabral of Mozilla (and the meetup organizer) will talk about Performance Schema in MySQL 5.5 and 5.6.
Time: Monday, Aug 12, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Place: MIT Building E51, Room 149 - 4 Amherst Street - Cambridge, MA 02 142
/ / / Tuesday, Aug 13
Data Visualization for Non-Programmers Workshop Series (General Assembly)
Description:General Assembly Boston is offering a 4-part workshop series, Data Visualization for Non-Programmers, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:00 p.m. August 13, 15, 20, 22.
Time: Tuesday, Aug 13, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Place: GA Boston 101 Main Street, 14th floor Cambridge , MA 02142
Cost: $30 per session (4 sessions)
"The Millionaire Makeover Tour" Boston
Description: Have you heard? The rumors are true! We have convinced Loral Langemeier HERSELF to come to Boston! She is a 5 time best selling author and known as the...you guessed it "Millionaire Maker." This powerful business woman has created over 1,039 documented millionaires out of everyday average ordinary people following her business and investment advice over the last 10 years.She has been featured as a guest speaker in the movie The Secret, has appeared on Oprah, CNN, Dr. Phil, The View, and so much more.
Time: Tuesday, Aug 13, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Place: TBA
Cost: FREE
/ / / Wednesday, Aug 14
August Project Night
Description:all skill levels welcome • work on your project or help others with theirs • bring a laptop and power cord We'll also take a time-out to let people introduce themselves and what they're working on. Pizza and drinks are generously provided by edX.
Time: Wednesday, Aug 14, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Place: Bocoup Loft - 355 Congress St. - Boston, MA 02210
Mass Innovation Nights: Foodie Edition
Description: Every month ten companies bring new products to the event and the social media community turns out to blog, tweet, post pictures and video, add product mentions to LinkedIn and Facebook statuses, and otherwise help spread the word. This event will feature 15 new food-related products! In the last two years, the events have helped to:
Time: Wednesday, Aug 14, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Place: TradeCenter 128 300 Trade Center Woburn, MA 01801
Cost: FREE
Meetup Event: Launching a startup and using free software for efficiency and cutting expenses
Description: Launching a startup and using free software for efficiency and cutting expenses
Time: Wednesday, Aug 14, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Place: Alpha Landmark, 5 Middlesex Ave 4th Floor, Somerville, MA 02145
Cost: Free
/ / / Thursday, Aug 15
The Capital Network - Understanding Angel & Venture Term Sheets
Description: This limited seat luncheon brings some of Boston’s most experienced attorneys to provide 2 hours of deep instruction to entrepreneurs struggling to understand the complexity of high growth investments. Sample terms sheets will be provided and analyzed. Working lunch programs are hosted by TCN’s professional service sponsors to provide tactical level information designed to accelerate the fundraising process.
Time: Thursday, Aug 15, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Place: Bingham McCutchen 1 Federal St Boston, MA 02110
Cost: $40
Intelligent.ly Community Potluck
Description: This summer you've dealt with blistering heat, pouring rain, and even a rainbow or two. Now that August is upon us and the summer is almost over, let's send it off in style with a celebration that the whole community's invited to. If you've been working your tail off all season and haven't had much time to cook yourself a meal, we've got the event for you.
Time: Thursday, Aug 15, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Place: Intelligent.ly Campus 500 Harrison Ave Boston, MA 02118
Cost: $1
Event of the Week Sponsored by Microsoft NERD
"The Millionaire Makeover Tour" Boston
Why? If you're interested in starting a business, especially as a female entrepreneur this is a must attend event to learn from the best!
Student Event of the Week
No extra special student events this week! Keep enjoying summer vacation!
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