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The Business of Software Conference: for people growing great
software businesses. October 1-3, Boston, Ma.
Over two and a half days, you will hear, in
depth, from some of the world’s leading software entrepreneurs and experts
about growing global software businesses. This is a single track...
A car is more than a set of wheels. Over time the technology packed into an
automobile has grown significantly and it will only increase. For many,
their cars are their offices in this highly mobile society. A GPS
knows where you are based on satellites but with traffic...
We're
continuing our new monthly schedule with a Demo Night of new companies
on the Boston startup scene. We'll be announcing the lineup of
rapid-fire presentations shortly.
Doors open at 6pm. Presentations begin around 7pm. Networking resumes from 8-9pm.
If you're interested...
Enjoy
FREE food and music as you learn more about BUILD and how you can get
involved helping high school students launch their own businesses!
This event is hosted by Tito Jackson, Boston City CouncillorBUILD
is calling for passionate, talented, and committed professionals and
entrepreneurs to...
Predictive Analytics World has invited us to hold a Meetup as part of
their event which is occurring Sept. 29 to Oct. 4 at the Seaport World
Trade Center (which is MBTA subway accessible on Silver Line; or a ~15
min walk from South Station). A 15% Discount Code that people can use for...
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With
influx of so many amazing eateries in the Kendall Square area, the
Kendall Square Association thought it only fitting to invite everyone
over to sample all the great flavors of Kendall Square! The Kendall
Square EatUp! takes place on Tuesday, October 2nd in the outdoor green
space...
Join the MIT
Enterprise Forum New England Game SIG on October 2nd!
The video game
entertainment industry is constantly in motion. To survive and thrive, game
studios and technology providers must adapt to an ever-changing landscape with
evolving business models, game platforms, and player...
Course Description: Pricing is one of the most important aspects of any business, yet it is an area frequently overlooked. A 1% improvement in pricing results in an average increase in profits of 12.5%, so it’s clearly an area worth investing in. Come learn all the best pricing secrets from pricing...
The Evolving Funding Landscape with Michael GreeleyMichael is the President of the National Venture Capital Association as well as a Partner at Flybridge Ventures. He will give a broad overview of the evolving funding landscape in Boston and beyond.
Young Entrepreneurs Initiative is back!
Last July, 5 high potential entrepreneurs were selected to enter the YEi Accelerator.
Since then, they have been working hard with YEi's coaches to understand entrepreneurship & innovation in France, optimize their YEi-funded business trip in...
Who is talking about what: Two Boston.com experts -- Jon Goldberg and Adrienne Lavidor-Berman -- will discuss best uses of search engine optimization (SEO) and using social media platforms effectively.
* Jon Goldberg will discuss the importance of
headlines/title tags, Google’s newly...
Discover how Angel and Seed investors approach the problem of making a
good investment. Go behind the scenes of the decision making to
discover the process our panelist-investors use to choose and to invest
in emerging and seed stage companies. Whether you are planning to
launch a company...
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Are you thinking your business is too small, revenues too low or just not ready to bother with patent, trademark or copyright protection? The value of protecting and using the core of your business is significant in the short and long term.
Hear success stories of how small businesses are...
The Massachusetts Health Data Consortium is
hosting a competition for start-ups, established businesses, and
entrepreneurs who are developing innovative products and applications
designed to improve health care outcomes and patient engagement. The New
England...
Making Money in Mobile Consumer Services Moderator:Micah Adler, CEO, FiksuDavid Chang, Chief Operating Officer, PayPal Media NetworkWith
over six billion mobile users worldwide, companies are very excited
about the market opportunity for new consumer services. The deployment
of faster...
Venture Debt is an important alternative to angel and venture capital for rapidly growing startups. It permits a startup to leverage equity capital in order to increase valuations between equity rounds, reduce dilution and enhance investor return. In this workshop, Dan Allred of Silicon Valley Bank...
Join us for the inaugural kick-off party of the Boston chapter of Tech 4 Obama to meet fellow technologists, entreprenuers, and show your support the Obama Campaign.We will be watching the Presidential Debates, discussing the issues, and hearing from some leader's of our tech start-up scene.w/...
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Networking: Using Incubators to Start Your Start-up
When: Thursday, October 18, 2012, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Where: Microsoft NERD Center, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MACost: $10 for non-ENET members, free for ENET members.
...
Please join WEST for our first Women's Executive Dinner as we kick off the season with a women CEO panel.Panelists:Una Ryan - CEO of Diagnostics for All. Bonnie Fendrock - CEO of Hepregen.Diane Hessan - CEO of Communispace.Moderator: Donna Levin - ...
7:00-7:20
Sentiment Analysis Using RapidMiner - Sheamus McGovern
Sheamus, who has been using RapidMiner for quite some time, will be
given a lightning talk on performing Sentiment Analysis using Social
Media data derived primarily from Twitter.
7:20-8:20
Segmentation, Churn...
I'm thrilled to announce our next music-tech meetup will take place October 3rd at Intrepid Labs in Cambridge, from 7-9pm.
MEETUP OVERVIEW
Free Pizza and Drinks will be provided by Intrepid Labs. You must RSVP to attend!
WelcomePresentation by Intrepid LabsPresentation by 10X...
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Join MITX, Microsoft and The Commonwealth Institute
for an inspiring and innovative day of leadership, professional
development and personal success practices. If you’re a rising woman
leader and are looking to further your personal and professional
success, then The Successful You is for you...
(Disclaimer: Because of SEC regulations, we can only allow expert investors to be in the meeting. Entrepreneurs
are not allowed to solicit investments of any kind. Also, just to set
the expectation right, we rarely see any VC. You can drop by anytime,
and leave anytime without offending us...
Come mix and mingle with fellow entrepreneurs! Find serendipitous
connections, meet VCs for office hours and attend E&I-focused
events. www.vencaf.com Venture
Cafe alpha is an invitational prototype, with invitations extended to
the entrepreneurial, innovative and creative communities...
Hyperion Law is a CIC-based law firm
specializing in high technology patents founded by Cynthia Gilbert, a
passionate technologist and patent attorney. Ms. Gilbert's practice
focuses on the strategic development of patent portfolios for a range of
companies in all stages of the invention life...
With
more than 16 years practice as a patent attorney (five here at the CIC,
preceded by many years with the Boston office of a large international
firm), Bob Sayre represents local universities, startups and large
corporations in drafting and prosecuting patent applications. Bob is
also...
Travis Johnson specializes in patent law
and more particularly in the procurement, analysis and monetization of
patentable technology. He also acts as outside/inside counsel to help
manage IP portfolios, create IP strategies, create and manage IP
budgets, coordinate efforts with international...
For
15 years, the BBJ has honored hundreds of impressive entrepreneurs and
rising business leaders at our 40 Under 40 reception and awards
presentation. The traditions continue with a new class of the best and brightest emerging leaders.40 Under 40 Class of 2012 Announced!Adeyemi (Yemi)...
Course Description: In today’s increasingly competitive space, mobile apps live and die by whether early adopters adopt them. For example, amongst several dozens of location based apps that existed a few years ago, only Foursquare made it to other side of the tunnel. This did not happen by accident...
Description
Now we're getting to the nuts and bolts
of web sites: server side coding! Maybe you've built some static pages
up to this point, but what if you want to have users log in to store
information about them? You're going to need a way to communicate with
your server and a database...
Join
Dave Cappillo of Goodwin Procter LLP as he leads a discussion focused
on avoiding eight missteps that entrepreneurs commonly make in the early
stages of a company’s life cycle. Avoiding these eight “great”
mistakes will save an entrepreneur time, money and angst when raising
money...
Come join us as we get a hackerspace off the ground for the North Shore area!
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As election day is almost upon with so much at stake, I wanted to invite you to attend PoliTech: The Impact of Technology on the 2012 Campaign Trail this Friday in Boston.
There will be a free-wheeling and lively discussion on the intersection of Politics and Technology, looking at the people,...
Let's Get Visual - Whiteboard Communication Ever find yourself
trying to explain something on a whiteboard? Or even worse, wanting
skills to draw-out what's in your brain? This lunch and learn will
review the basics of concept visualization to help you better explain
what you're thinking....
The Massachusetts economy is outpacing much of the nation, which is due in large part to the Commonwealth's renowned workforce. But competition for top talent is fierce. This discussion, moderated by US Senator Scott Brown, will explore how fast-growing companies are using technology and tools...
Come join Johnson & Wales University and Startup Weekend on a 54-hour event that mixes students students and professionals, introducing all to the professional and personal challenges of a startup environmentStartup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered...
Have an app idea or need an app built for your business?
Mobile
App Hackathon is an event produced by the AT&T Developer Program
that is designed for attendees (technical & non-technical) to build
apps/mobile apps, get fed, compete for prizes across different
categories and most...
1000Pirates
A night of maritime revelry with 1,000 Boston staaart-up mateys.
If there's one thing that pirates and entrepreneurs share, it's a
calling to explore the vast blue unknown. So, methinks the salty sea be
the perfect setting fer cavortin' with mates, new and old...
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Have an app idea or need an app built for your business?
Mobile
App Hackathon is an event produced by the AT&T Developer Program
that is designed for attendees (technical & non-technical) to build
apps/mobile apps, get fed, compete for prizes across different
categories and most...
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Startup Bootcamp, run by StartLabs, brings ten varied and inspiring startup founders to MIT's Kresge auditorium for a free talk series each year. Open to the wider community, Startup Bootcamp has become one of the premier Boston-area startup events each year. The 2012 event will run from 9am to 4pm...
Startup Bootcamp, run by StartLabs, brings ten varied and inspiring
startup founders to MIT’s Kresge auditorium for a free talk series each
year. Open to the wider community, Startup Bootcamp has become one of
the premier Boston-area startup events each year. The 2012 event will
run from 9 a.m...
This meetup's topic is "Renormalize: The Sequel to SQL" will feature Ori H. from Akiban. (see below for free parking details)
Relational databases
and NoSQL document stores are generally perceived to be at opposing
extremes, with schemas and SQL receiving much of the blame for
relational...
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Big data initiatives are cropping up across every industry and market
sector. Where are the information layers and synergies to bring this
information together so it can be put to meaningful use? Major themes of
this conference include Big Data, data analytics, information layers,
monetizing...
Jim Johnston will lead a peer-to-peer discussion with CEOs of small
and medium sized companies in New England. He will be joined by
Immaculate Baking Co.'s CEO, Paul Nardone.
Only CEOs attend. This is an opportunity for a candid, productive discussion among peers over dinner.
Discussion Questions...
Join the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge for a battle between two competing views of the future:
“The future is mobile” – mobile phones/tablets (mostly by Apple) will be
the dominant way we interact with our friends, professional
connections, and the world around us. The mobile phone/tablet...
Course Description: With all that startups have to do, how can they quickly and efficiently generate and execute on B2B sales leads? In this introductory startup sales workshop, we'll discuss several key areas of the sales process, including how to generate leads, prospect potential deals, and work...
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Ivan Herman, W3C: W3C Prov Ontology. "A short and not-too-detailed overview of the provenance ontology, currently being finalized at W3C"
Jochen Rau: The Web...
Scott Friend will discuss his experience
founding and investing in companies that use data and analytics to
disrupt retail and ecommerce.
As an entrepreneur, Scott founded ProfitLogic which helped retailers
make more accurate sales forecasts and pricing decisions by analyzing
customer demand...
Thomas Edison knew all too well that "Genius is 1% inspiration, 99%
perspiration". You have a great idea for a new business - but that's
the easy part! What next?
Research? Fnd a mentor? Draft a business plan? Look for
money, consult with lawyers and accountants...
Build scalable technology for a post-PC worldRegister@: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3315836757About: Post-PC devices such as smartphones and tablets are generating enormous volumes & new kinds of data. In addition, the migration of users' content to the cloud is creating a wave of...
The venue has changed to Monster.com in Kendall Sq. Monster is located at 101 Main St, Cambridge, MA on the 10th floor.
Registration
is mandatory for this event - walk-ins will not be permitted. Please
bring a photo ID to show at the security desk when you arrive.
Frank...
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Big data initiatives are cropping up across every industry and market
sector. Where are the information layers and synergies to bring this
information together so it can be put to meaningful use? Major themes of
this conference include Big Data, data analytics, information layers,
monetizing...
October 10, 2012 - Participate in an exclusive Big Data Developer Day
hosted by the IBM Big Data Development team. Experience IBM’s
enterprise-class big data platform that allows you to address the full
spectrum of big data business challenges. The morning will include
interactive...
Join Internap, a leading IT Infrastructure provider, and Prolexic, a global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services at a joint leadership luncheon to learn strategies that can help you combat emerging DDoS threats and better protect your enterprise from significant...
Mass Innovation Nights is a monthly product
launch party designed to help local innovators increase the buzz around new
products and companies. 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...
The Microsoft New England Research & Development Center (NERD) is
a research and software innovation campus located in the heart of
Cambridge, Massachusetts. The NERD vertical campus spans two buildings
with its primary presence and conference center...
Time was, traditional PR was all you needed to get the word out about your company, organization, or idea. But social media changes everything, leveling the playing field but also making it more complicated. Is your PR strategy keeping up? Hear from experienced media professionals -- across...
Come work on Python projects, get programming help, help others, and hang out. Food will be provided by TalkTo!
Bring your own project or work on one of the suggested projects
below. Everyone is welcome, all skill levels are encouraged. Tell
your friends: http://meetu.ps/mngdx...
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The JOBS Act - Crowdfunding and So Much More!
at the IBM Innovation Center, 404 Wyman St. (N. Entrance), Waltham, MA...
(Disclaimer: Because of SEC regulations, we can only allow expert investors to be in the meeting. Entrepreneurs
are not allowed to solicit investments of any kind. Also, just to set
the expectation right, we rarely see any VC. You can drop by anytime,
and leave anytime without offending us...
This is event is an
opportunity for webops practicioners to get together and discuss common
issues and hack on open source projects.
Schedule is not final and is subject to change
9:00-9:30 - Check-in
9:30-9:40 - Intro
9:40-10:30 - Lightning talks (5 minute talks to get your juices flowing)
10:...
Come mix and mingle with fellow entrepreneurs! Find serendipitous
connections, meet VCs for office hours and attend E&I-focused
events. www.vencaf.com Venture
Cafe alpha is an invitational prototype, with invitations extended to
the entrepreneurial, innovative and creative communities...
The International Entrepreneurship
Center is a place where domestic and international early-stage and
emerging growth companies can find guidance, resources, relationships,
experience and capital necessary to realize success. Our unique approach
to entrepreneurship involves drawing on a pool of...
Stop by and chat with Jennifer Jordan,
Vice President of MassVentures. She will be at a table in the Café
taking meetings on a first-come, first-serve basis.
You can ask a cafe team member or just look for the table sign.
MassVentures' goal is to meet potential funding candidates, whose...
Have you ever been “stuck” in a
problem...and no matter how often you and your colleagues try to solve
it, it’s still a dead-end? Variety in the way a problem is framed and
interpreted can help a problem become “unstuck” when a single approach
isn’t able to produce a workable solution. This...
Come stop by office hours with Artem Zakharchenko from InVenture Partners (http://bit.ly/vc-ivp).
They are a venture fund with an emphasis on internet, mobile, software
and e-commerce segments looking for promising teams with global
ambitions and novel approach to solving real problems across...
Show 'n Tell & Code As Well
Now that the refs are back,
Boston PHP would like to celebrate with an evening of coding fun
without replacement refs. Bring your laptop and bring a project you are
working on. We'll provide the concessions.
Show 'n Tell
If you would like...
Whether you're just starting out or have
already been on a road show pitching to investors, you probably know
that successfully pitching to investors is challenging at best and
frustrating at worst. If you haven't started yet, you may be overwhelmed
by the amount of information that's available...
Learn how to define, evaluate and build
your value proposition to ensure your venture can break out and build a
compelling and sustainable business. Learn about “pain gain ratios”
and other ways to assess whether you are creating, delivering, and
harnessing value in your venture.
Remember Slamball,
that ridiculous "sport" televised on the now defunct TNN that had people
jumping on trampolines with basketballs and taking 30 foot slam dunk
attempts making Michael Jordan look like a middle school bench player? Yeah?! Well, we're doing that (in case you need a visual:...
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This workshop is limited to the first 50 people who register in order to maintain an intimate learning environment.Questions?Email rob@LeanStartupMachine.comOr Tweet @Lean_Boston
Full Event Details: http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/boston-october-12-14...
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This workshop is limited to the first 50 people who register in order to maintain an intimate learning environment.Questions?Email rob@LeanStartupMachine.comOr Tweet @Lean_Boston
Full Event Details: http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/boston-october-12-14
Who's...
This will be a free, one day informal conference, created by the Boston chapter of OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) The goal is to try to increase awareness and knowledge of web and mobile application security in the greater Boston area.The conference is intended for people both new to...
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This workshop is limited to the first 50 people who register in order to maintain an intimate learning environment.Questions?Email rob@LeanStartupMachine.comOr Tweet @Lean_Boston
Full Event Details: http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/boston-october-12-14
Who's...
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Are you a talented developer or technical architect, looking to get
into the hot eCommerce space? Are you looking to ramp up on Demandware
technology and expand your career opportunities? Register today at http://codingconnect.demandware.com
What is Demandware?
Demandware (NYSE: DWRE)...
Are you an entrepreneur or business owner looking to make new connections and learn more about running a successful business? If so, you won't want to miss the BREW KICK OFF event on Monday, October 15th from 4-8pm. Constant Contact and Boston Region Entrepreneurship Week (BREW) are...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Boston and
Harvard Startup Scenes with Jeff Bussgang
HBS Senior Lecturer and Flybridge General Partner Jeff Bussgang will
join us to deliver a "Hitchhiker's Guide" to the Boston and Harvard
Start-Up Scene. Jeff is a former entrepreneur (cofounder/president of...
Note: This class provides high-level discussion around the most important web technologies to help you make technology decisions. It will not cover the actual usage of these technologies.Launching a web startup? There are numerous technology decisions that have to made as you start to...
Founding a Tech Startup in Silicon
Valley – The Good, Bad, and Ugly with Raj Kapoor
This will be a must-see talk and discussion with successful
entrepreneur/VC Raj Kapoor (HBS 96) - Managing Director, Mayfield Fund;
cofounder/CEO of Snapfish; and now founder of "cofounder.co". He will
also...
Come learn Ruby, the programming language behind the popular web-development framework Ruby on Rails, by programming the code-breaking game Mastermind!
During the workshop you'll learn Ruby's syntax as well as how to write and interact with Ruby objects.
thoughtbot is one of the leading Ruby on...
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When: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 8-10 am - light breakfast
Where: Goodwin Procter offices, 53 State St., Boston, MA
Who: Funded Founders to be named later
What: Our panel of funded founders will talk about:
-- How they connected with potential funders
-- How they structured their...
Only a select few early-stage companies will have what it takes to get growth capital from outside investors. This session will outline some of the characteristics of fundable companies – from business plan fundamentals to rule-of-thumb metrics used by angel and venture capital investors.Topic...
Learn what it takes to form and build an
enduring company and culture right from the start. Understand the
crucial skills involved in hiring the right people to pursue your vision
and equipping them with the tools to win.
It’s all about the Valuation - Stupid
Whether you are raising capital, selling your company, attracting key
talent, making a new investment or just trying to cash out; the company
valuation is critical. It is the real world measure of the value of the
company on the open market. Ultimately the...
Free event! October meeting of the Boston New Tech Meetup - 22nd edition!
Come learn about 8 innovative and
exciting technology products and network with the Boston/Cambridge
startup community! Each presenter gets 5 minutes for product
demonstration and 5 minutes for Q&A. ...
Join EFactor for an information packed event that will bring social media and marketing professionals to teach you everything you need to know about startup marketing. Learn from a panel of leading experts how to develop and implement an exciting new social media marketing strategy....
Boston Java Meetup Group - Java & NewSQL: Merging the Best of the Old World & New World Technologies
Java & NewSQL: Merging the Best of the Old World & New World Technologies
In recent years, Java, Scala and Clojure developers have jumped through countless hoops to work around the Object-Relational Mapping "impedance mismatch." Akiban Server is a powerful data store that enables...
Have you been wanting to learn how to use Django, the foremost web framework for Python? This is your chance!Kevin Grinberg will give an introduction to Django for those who have never used it. The first hour will be Kevin's presentation. The second hour you can use as...
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Startups may be small, but they are characterized by big ambitions. Often they envision turning top corporations into customers. This session features a panel of executives from large enterprises who have a history of working with vendors and service providers. They will share their perspectives to...
Small Business Innovation Research grants (SBIRs) and contracts provide seed funding for many start-ups. Uncle Sam (aka your tax dollars) is a very patient investor and takes NO equity, but these awards are highly competitive. Success rates are on the order of 10% of submissions for “Phase I...
This event open to NEVCA members and entrepreneurs
Guten Tag!
Join the NEVCA and Bessemer Venture Partners for an Oktoberfest celebration on October 17th.
We will be celebrating the tradition German festival in true fashion
sporting steins and more! Prepare for a night of...
“Access to clean water has emerged as a critical issue affecting economic activity, development and business around the world.”
Dhamodaran Ramakrishnan, Director, Smarter Planet Solutions, IBM India/South Asia
Water is a finite resource. Only .5% of the world’s water is fresh
and accessible. It...
UXPA Boston is pleased to invite you to our monthly meeting at Autodesk for a Smörgåsbord of exciting short talks. Please note: we have prepared a packed schedule for your enjoyment: talks will start at 7pm sharp. SpeakersSeven speakers will reprise their Ignite talks from UXPA 2012;...
DreamIt Ventures is kicking off a three-city meet and greet with local entrepreneurs by hosting an evening for the community to "Get To Know DreamIt." First stop, Boston!Find out what it's like to be part of this ground breaking program from those who have been-there & done-that; and...
Incubators are in the news lately. It seems that every week we see
news of another incubator-backed company winning funding or launching a
successful new product. You may find yourself wondering whether going
the incubator route is worthwhile for your great idea. And wondering
what other...
The purpose of this in-person Meetup is to help you find a
co-founder for your business or help you find a business to join as a
co-founder. In the meantime, you should get started networking with
potential co-founders by creating a free profile on www.CoFoundersLab.com
Get ready Boston, after a year away gdgt live returns on October 17th!
When: Wednesday, October 17th (7:00pm – 10:00pm)
Where: Bijou Nightclub – 51 Stuart St., Boston, MA 02116
Why: Because you love checking out new technology!
Who: See below for the current list of gdgt live in
Boston sponsors...
WHAT?
NEXPO is a celebration
of the entrepreneurial groups, students, and organizations in the
Northeastern and Boston communities. NEXPO is also a unique opportunity
to meet and network with fellow entrepreneurs while startup ventures
working with IDEA will be showcasing their businesses...
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Let
Fresh Tilled Soil usher you into the modern world of mobile, cloud, and
web apps where horrible user experiences are a thing of the past. CEO & Co Founder, Richard Banfield,
will show you how user interface design methods and recent technologies
can provide refreshing and feasible...
(Disclaimer: Because of SEC regulations, we can only allow expert investors to be in the meeting. Entrepreneurs
are not allowed to solicit investments of any kind. Also, just to set
the expectation right, we rarely see any VC. You can drop by anytime,
and leave anytime without offending us...
The "Profitable Connections" Awards program's
operating philosophy is driven by the desire to make a tangible
difference in a small business person's outcome. These awards
represent meaningful results that were achieved by SBANE in
collaboration with the award winner in identifying...
Come mix and mingle with fellow entrepreneurs! Find serendipitous
connections, meet VCs for office hours and attend E&I-focused
events. www.vencaf.com Venture
Cafe alpha is an invitational prototype, with invitations extended to
the entrepreneurial, innovative and creative communities...
Come meet with Jo Tango from Kepha
Partners during Venture Cafe. He will be having office hours from 3pm to
5pm. He has invested in the e-commerce, search engine, Internet ad
network, wireless, supply chain software, storage, database, security,
on-line payments and data center virtualization...
What role does placemaking have in
serving as a catalyst for success in an entrepreneurial ecosystem, such
as the community being fostered with the City of Boston’s Innovation
District initiative? Join Matt Edlen and Jennie Kalberer, members of the
development team at Gerding Edlen and Co-...
Would you like to learn more about
cutting-edge technologies and innovative ideas that are coming out of
Russia? Are you looking for opportunities to build relationships, invest
in a Russian start-up, or simply meet some Russian entrepreneurs?
Join us for Russian Start Ups Demo Night, hosted...
Scratch
Marketing + Media is thrilled to welcome back Boston #HIT #HCR and
#HITsm enthusiasts to our Cambridge office for a night of networking,
expert-led discussion and (of course) complimentary beverages.
This
month we’ll focus on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and how this
model—...
Ideastorm
is a high energy, lightly structured brainstorming event.
Challenge Question: Exercising sucks. No matter what playlist we put on
our Ipod, how much we pay a personal trainer, or what stylish workout
clothes we purchase, going to the gym is still a drag. What technology,
products,...
Join us for the finale of our pitch contest series! Winners from our four previous pitch contests will square off for BIG CASH PRIZES!1st Place-$10,0002nd Place-$1,2003rd Place-$800Celebrity Guest Judges:Jack Clancy – CEO, Enterprise Bank Desh Deshpande – Chairman, A123 Systems,...
Accelerating Accelerators: the sustainability and scalability of accelerators. The last few years have seen a dramatic expansion in the number of accelerator programs and exponential rise in those applying to these programs. This has led to several questions about this burgeoning industry of...
Product Managers know Win/Loss
analysis is an effective sales tool for vendor strategy, but what can it
teach us about the portfolio, product, and feature set? This event will
highlight three critical touchpoints -- before, during, and after an
implementation -- and explore the insights we can...
Let's celebrate Oktoberfest, NSWG-style! Join us for our October meet up. Details to come!
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Confirmed Speakers:
David Cancel, Chief Product Officer, HubSpot
Scott Davis, CTO, End User Computing Business Unit, VMWare
Adriel Desautels, President and CEO, Netragard
Chris Gervais, VP of Engineering, Enservio
Kai Gray, VP of Operations and Information Services, Carbonite
Carleton Hall,...
Metrics That Matter: How To Measure Your Social Media Marketing Efforts
Curious
about the impact of your social media marketing? Need ammunition to
convince investors that social media is worth the spend? Measuring ROI
of social media marketing is much easier than measuring the impact of...
2012 Lean Startup Challenge Awards Ceremony
35 promising startups entered the Lean Startup Challenge a month ago to compete for over $20,000 in cash & prizes. Each one of
them worked hard to test their assumptions the last 4 weeks to build a
robust business using the Lean Startup...
Part Halloween party, part coding contest, we're celebrating the night in true startup fashion: working with our fellow hackers and designers to create something awesome.... before the sun rises!It's like a mini Startup Weekend compressed into a single night. With lots of booze. And weird costumes...
Here’s a hackathon with a twist: A hack on a presidential debate *before* it’s held.
Analyze the debates, using whatever tools, data, or social media you
want to use. We will make video/audio and transcripts available.
Successful entries could be used by Boston.com or BostonGlobe.com,...
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Founder Dialogues is a Cambridge-based public event series featuring successful founders.
Have
you ever wondered about the founders behind successful companies? How
did they dream up their businesses? How did they get enough conviction
to bet on success? What path led...
Course Description: In this 90-minute hands-on workshop you’ll learn how to develop compelling positioning and messaging for your company and product.The workshop will be begin with a quick introduction to a messaging framework and methodology that is applicable in a wide range of markets and...
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Join Foley Hoag and venue co-host Louis Boston
at a book discussion, signing and reception for entrepreneur and
venture capitalist Tony Tjan, who is the co-author of the book Heart, Smarts, Guts and Luck. Published by Harvard Business School Press, the book launched on August 7...
Opening night is the kickoff event to
the biggest marketing festival in Boston. A celebration of our awesome
community, a get-together of the industry’s best and brightest from
around the country. How better to launch a great week than a party!?
Fantastic music, food and drinks will get us...
Building an apparel company from the ground up:Join us Monday October 22nd at Bocoup Loft for a talk with Andrew and Matthieu Bridier, founders ofCastaway Clothing. Castaway Clothing was founded in 2005 and is best known for their embroidered men's, ladies', and children's clothing styles...
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From the CEO to the CMO to the IT
Department, it’s not just about marketing anymore. How do companies
survive and thrive in a world where the old ways of marketing aren’t
getting it done?Brand marketing didn't change much for fifty years. We
built an entire global marketing and...
Speakers Chris Brogan - President, Human Business WorksChris
Brogan consults and speaks professionally with Fortune 100 and 500
companies like PepsiCo, General Motors, Microsoft, and more, on the
future of business communications, and social software technologies. He
is a New York Times...
Renowned video advertising expert Brian
Shin, founder and CEO of Visible Measures, will explore the evolution
and future of video marketing, taking the audience from TV advertising,
to the first video ads online, to choice-based advertising and the
video landscape for the next few years....
Come and watch as three startups take
their shot at the big-time: a chance to win an assignment from Dunkin’
Donuts, one of the most beloved brands in the world. The stakes are high
and the pressure is on: three pitches (from blippar, Dailybreak, and
myIMPAX), one assignment, with the winner...
Marketers are at the core of this
radical change, which will redefine the tools and environments in which
they attract customers. How can marketers gain customer loyalty in new
and innovative ways in this new environment? What are the new customer
expectations in the mobile commerce world? How...
In a lively and insightful conversation,
Rachel Weiss, VP of Digital Strategy and Innovation for L’Oreal and
Rudina Seseri, Partner at Fairhaven Capital will discuss the state of
digital innovation at big brands, the role of social media and the
challenges and successes of navigating large...
We're all aware that brands don't want
to bombard consumers with ads and that the ultimate goal is to cut
through the noise and connect with customers on an emotional level. With
the advent of online and social, brands are now looking to their
customers, their stories and experiences, to inform...
From a consumer’s perspective, what are
the new technologies and tools they have at their fingertips? What are
the accelerators and barriers to adoption? How can Mobile Commerce go
mainstream by 2013?
This panel is part of the 2012 Mobile Commerce Summit gathering
experts to discuss the...
As mobile commerce technologies link
together data on customers, their purchases, and their payment methods
the volume and detail of possible information is exploding. But with all
this information, how do businesses determine the valuable insights
into consumer behavior? How will big data...
Boston.com Innovation Economy blogger
Scott Kirsner (@ScottKirsner) brings in a local entrepreneur to pitch a
new product to an investor.This "show" which will be live streamed on
Boston.com will allow viewers and guests to submit their own questions
to Kirsner. Witness a real-time pitch...
Just one city on earth can boast as many
world class marketing authors, speakers, entrepreneurs, agencies,
university programs and marketing innovations as we have here in the
Hub. We have a critical mass of agencies, software companies and major
international marketing events. Inbound...
Join MassChallenge and over 1,200 business and community leaders for our most exciting, highest-value event of the year.-
Get inspired by 1-minute pitches from the top 26 startups of the
MassChallenge 2012 Accelerator, the top 2% of the original 1,237
entrants-
Be amazed as we award over...
Understanding the Accelerator Landscape
with Brent Grinna
Brent Grinna (MBA '10) is the Founder & CEO of EverTrue. EverTrue
participated in TechStars Boston and was selected as a winner of
MassChallenge. This workshop will review the rapidly growing
accelerator landscape and help students...
Let's meet together for an informal, pay-your-own way dinner. No purchase is required, if you want to hang out and chat and have some water that's fine, if you want to just have drinks, that's fine and if you want to have dinner, it's all good too.
John Harvard's is in Harvard Square. Please RSVP...
In this session we'll look at how the mobile web has
transformed and where it is going. We'll talk about the latest tools
for testing & debugging websites, the latest in
HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript, and optimization & performance strategies /
best practices for mobile websites....
Have a few drinks and a great time! Join attendees of FutureM and
HubSpot for a cocktail party at the Back Bay Social Club on Boylston.
We are offering two in-depth, hands-on MongoDB workshops a day before
MongoDB Boston. Each workshop is offered in both the morning
(9:00-12:30) and afternoon session (1:30-5:00). Register for the
workshops here: http://www.10gen.com/events/mongodb-boston and get a complimentary ticket...
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Many
organizations struggle to find current employees who are capable of stepping
into leadership roles. While staffers may be very strong in their individual
technical domains, they often lack the capabilities needed to lead
cross-functional teams and drive positive change within...
The leading event dedicated to enabling companies to succeed in Software as a Service (SaaS) returns to Boston. Five keynotes, five tracks, 26 sessions, four workshops. Tracks include "Integration and Community in SaaS;" "SaaS Finances" (including M&A and key metrics); "SaaS...
IDEAS Boston’s mission is to promote innovation and contribute to the
economic vitality and competitiveness of the region. Through a unique
conference, dissemination of new ideas after the event, and connecting
cutting-edge thinkers across sectors, IDEAS Boston serves as an...
Today’s marketing strategy must focus on
engaging audiences both new and existing. With engagement comes viral
Word-of-Mouth and customer endorsements – the anchors of Engagement
Marketing. It is crucial to understand “why” and “how” engagement should
be a strategic element of your marketing...
MongoDB Boston is an annual one-day conference in Boston, MA
dedicated to the open source, non-relational database MongoDB. This
year's conference will include new presentation topics, including:
'Using MongoDB in the Windows Azure Cloud', Jim O'Neil, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft'Simplifying...
Is my company set up with the best structure from a business and tax perspective?How can intellectual property and patents help my company attract investors and receive investments?What is the best way to protect my company for growth?What happens to my idea or business when I die?How can I pass my...
Mobile has changed the way people
communicate, consume content, and shop. In the future, it will be more
important than ever before for brands to connect with mobile consumers
in a targeted, personal way—wherever they are—to make an impact and
drive results. But what’s the best way...
Sean Corcoran, SVP, Digital Media &
Social Influence at Mullen (and formerly a senior digital media and
marketing analyst at Forrester) leads a group of "misfit toys" (A.K.A.
Creative Technologists) in a discussion about why they chose the agency
world to ply their skills and what unique...
In this limited-seat Expert Lunch, learn how to tackle the structure of your founder relationships and equity agreements before they get in the way of your company’s ability to attract investment capital. Seating is limited to provide each entrepreneur time to get specific answers and guidance for...
Building a loyal following around your
business is important, but how do you find the right audience and turn
consumer curiosity into actual currency? John Mulliken, co-founder and
general manager of Joss & Main, discusses how his company went from
0 members to over 1 million décor...
Mobile subscriptions have already passed
the population of the US - and will continue to grow. Most marketers
have realized the incredible opportunity mobile brings. What they're
stuck on, however, is how to target and approach this massive audience
at scale. This panel offers marketers ...
Big
data, now a mainstream buzzword, is at its core a race to make sense of
exponentially increasing amounts of information in daily life. From
consumer spending habits to Web browsing preferences, from business
intelligence to IT management, there is data to be gathered, analyzed,
used...
“The basic idea is that ads should be content...” -Mark Zuckerberg.
As the Facebook Platform and advertising products continue to
reinforce this mission, Marketers must become adept story-tellers,
marrying content creation with story amplification. This new dynamic
redefines the "...
The convergence of three trends -
offers, mobile payments, and "big data" - are colliding to create a new
category of marketing, dubbed "card-linked marketing." In a Future M
world, anonymous transaction data and payment-linked deals will
eliminate unprofitable discounts, eradicate paper...
Digital natives switch between different
types of media 27 times per hour. With such fierce competition to win
their time, it's critical that we rethink how to capture and retain
consumers’ attention. This panel will explore why traditional
approaches to mobile just won’t cut it, offering...
Long term career success requires a new approach to leading others
and connecting with clients, colleagues, and your professional
communities. Patti Hunt Dirlam and Marcie Schorr Hills will share their
insight and ideas on how to leverage networking in today's (and
tomorrow's) ever-changing...
Facebook is the future of engagement marketing, and it’s about more than
sweepstakes and coupons. Facebook fans demand a voice to influence the
future of the things they love - letting them become a piece of their
favorite brands’ history. Napkin Labs will demonstrate how open
collaboration and...
EdTechup
has partnered with Matchbox to showcase Matchbox's new office space in
Downtown Boston, as well as highlight ed tech startups in the higher ed
space. Come by for drinks, conversation, and networking.
Companies that will be showcased include:
AcceptUBoundless...
Design Psychology and User Experience Tools & Tricks
Amy Bucher, Behavioral Scientist, Wellness & Prevention (Johnson & Johnson)
Design Psychology: Motivate Your User (10/24/12)
It
doesn't matter what your product is; your goal is to motivate a user to
DO something,...
Our meeting will be held on* WEDNESDAY, October 24th *at
7pm at The Skellig in Waltham. We have a special guest speaker with a special
format. Scott Crabtree will be giving an interactive talk and workshop based on
his successful GDC talk on better game development through good mental health.
The...
New to FutureM this year, Find Your Future is a night of networking
for industry professionals and Boston's most promising prospects in the
fields of marketing and technology. FutureM searched for students who
demonstrate superiority and passion in the areas of:
Creative ex. design, writing, etc...
Tim Wright (@csskarma) will be presenting "Environmental Design on the Web":
We’ve come a long way, but there’s still a lot of work to be done.
As we step further down the path of responsive design we begin to
expose new and exciting problems, which help define the future of user...
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Presenters from Quant5 and Booz Allen HamiltonDate: Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 Time: 1:00 PM EDT To register for this webinar, please go to the following URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/86323003444664064 This joint webinar will help businesses understand the benefits...
Recent Studies show that 60% of the
general public would be more apt to share online if they had control
over who viewed their opinions. The trend for consumers to become more
privatized in their online behavior represents the next revolution in
internet and social media marketing and...
(Disclaimer: Because of SEC regulations, we can only allow expert investors to be in the meeting. Entrepreneurs
are not allowed to solicit investments of any kind. Also, just to set
the expectation right, we rarely see any VC. You can drop by anytime,
and leave anytime without offending us...
It's easier to retain a customer than to
gain a new one. New technologies make it easier than ever to make sure
that once a customer buys your product, they keep on buying for the
long term. This session will feature several companies on the cutting
edge of loyalty marketing presenting...
Don't exhaust your entire marketing
budget on an over-produced video that may not get any views. YouTube and
and online video represent the onset of precision market sizing,
hyper-targeting, and 10X response rates. YouTube revolutionized online
video. Now it's poised to do the same with...
The role of televideo in healthcare is
an important one with many hospitals and major health delivery
organizations using these technologies to help increase access, expand
referrals and enlarge their footprint. An easy, convenient and
attractive way to get patients engaged in their care,...
Join Babson College for our 13th
annual Rocket Pitch! Come hear the nation’s top entrepreneurship students and
alumni pitch their new ventures - in three minutes or less!
Rocket Pitch is an annual event where Babson (students and alumni), Olin
Engineering and Wellesley College student...
Marketing, advertising and agency
professionals are starting to ask: “Are brands becoming media
houses?”It’s clear that marketing is not the way that it used to be.
The ways we find, consume and share information have changed
dramatically over the past few years. This trend has caused...
Come mix and mingle with fellow entrepreneurs! Find serendipitous
connections, meet VCs for office hours and attend E&I-focused
events. www.vencaf.com Venture
Cafe alpha is an invitational prototype, with invitations extended to
the entrepreneurial, innovative and creative communities...
TCN UpStart Roundtables are monthly
gatherings at the Venture Cafe that bring together Boston-area
early-stage startups and seasoned entrepreneurs. This free series with
The Capital Network, Venture Cafe, and Silicon Valley Bank is a great
opportunity for you to ask burning questions about...
Traditional
and alternative funding options: Attorney Gil Breiman can discuss best
strategies and forms of possible funding with participants, as well as
some of the alternative financings, such as grants, Kickstarter,
accelerator programs and platforms, contemplated crowd funding. He can...
You’ve seen the TV show where
entrepreneurs present their business to a panel of investors to earn an
opportunity of a lifetime, now see it done FutureM style. BzzAgent and
FutureM are bringing Shark Tank to the greatest innovation city in the
country. Several Boston tech...
Join
us during our monthly office hours for one-on-one PR mentoring
sessions. Startups and entrepreneurs will walk away with the tools and
resources to launch their company or product, implement an online
marketing strategy and get their stories heard.
Learn:
How to develop company messaging...
Boston Beta :: Free Culture + Open Source EditionThe last Boston Beta of 2012 is a benefit for the Free Software Foundation and a celebration of Boston's leading role in the free software and open source movements.Boston Beta is part cocktail party, part demo night. Join us for an evening...
The October 25th Boston Azure meeting marks our THREE YEAR
ANNIVERSARY. Ours is the oldest Windows Azure user group in the world!
There will be two talks this month: why EVault chose the Windows
Azure platform and how they user it, and an opening talk on using TFS in
the cloud to build...
There’s a storm brewing. Have you
noticed? Have you felt it? A power shift has upended the balance
between art and science in marketing and changed our industry forever.
Data-driven marketing has undeniably skewed marketing analysis and
strategy toward science. Those who don’t lean into...
After Shark Tank Live!, head over to
Firebrand Saints in Kendall Sq for the tastiest party of FutureM week.
Reserve your place and get there early, this will be a blow out.
UX Design: An Introduction with Scout
Stevenson
User Experience is more than creating a slick web page. It's about
understanding your users and aligning their behaviors, goals and
motivations with your business strategy. This presentation will outline
best practices surrounding the process and...
The Google Developers Group is pleased to sponsor talks by Google engineers Ryan Boyd and Marc Cohen with Google at a special sneak preview of hack/reduce.
hack/reduce is a non-profit hacker space for Big Data that’s launching
this Fall in Kendall Square with the mission of helping Boston create...
influencers@ is 1 year old!Now, it's time to celebrate, and we want all of you to join us! After all, a party isn't a party without everyone there! Come meet us on October 25th for drinks, food, networking, free prizes and, most importantly, a good time!Extra special thanks to our amazing...
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The 2nd Annual College Face-off:Social
Media for Social Good is back and better than ever. Student teams from
the Boston area’s colleges and universities will design a marketing
campaign focusing on social web efforts for a local non-profit
organization. Each team will present to a panel of...
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OverviewDo you know what’s the business model fueling a large portion of the Internet? Have you wondered how there can be so many high quality contents, services and tools for free? Join us to learn about the power, inner working and opportunities of Digital Marketing.Digital Marketing...
We believe collective intelligence is the key to solving consumer challenges.
So we're bringing people and platforms together for 48 hours on a live brief to see just what can be achieved.
It'll be frenzied. But it'll be fun. Food, drinks and live band included...
With millions of NFC-enabled (Near Field Communications) Android
devices sold every month, the search continues for NFC's killer app. A
lot is being said and millions poured into secure NFC applications -
mostly mobile wallets and payments systems. But very little is done so
far to leverage...
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We believe collective intelligence is the key to solving consumer challenges.
So we're bringing people and platforms together for 48 hours on a live brief to see just what can be achieved.
It'll be frenzied. But it'll be fun. Food, drinks and live band included...
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Fresh Tilled Soil is organizing a design portfolio review night in Boston, hosted by Design Museum Boston!
We're inviting creative professionals in our local community to share your work with peer designers and artists. Come and expand your knowledge, find new inspiration, and...
Legal Landmines: What to Know When Starting Your Startup
Starting a new company is hard, but putting in place the right legal framework for your business doesn’t have to be.
In
this class, you’ll learn how to avoid the most common costly mistakes
when starting your...
We're uniquely creative, we're inspiration driven, we obsess over
every detail and we can rarely turn-it-off ... we are designers, and,
we're different. We think differently, we perform differently and we
need to work differently. A rant, a rave and a reality check on how we
build...
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Amazon Elastic MapReduce 3-Day Developer Course
The Amazon Elastic MapReduce 3-Day Developer Course gives
you the essential skills to develop applications on Amazon Elastic
MapReduce (Amazon EMR). Our goal is to make you productive as quickly as
possible, while setting the stage for your future...
We’re excited to announce the location for LunchSpotting 1.2: Communispace!
On October 30th at noon, Communispace’s Fenway Park cafeteria will be our next Lunch Spot!
Communispace CEO, Diane Hessan, will kick things off and then we’ll
get started connecting, sharing ideas and stories and, of...
Rescheduled to Friday November 9, 2012 at 3:00pm through 6:00 pm.
Panelists:
• Sree Chaguturu, MD, Medical Director for Population Health Management and Primary Care Physician, Partners Healthcare
• Kamal Jethwani, MD, MPH, Corporate Manager, Center for Connected Health at Massachusetts General Hospital and Dermatologist
• John Moore, MD, Research...
Improving Your Pitch with Storytelling
Whether
you're selling to customers or pitching investors, you'll have more
success if you incorporate storytelling aspects into your
communications. There's a reason people sit through crappy movies, and
it's because we're naturally drawn to stories. They...
Metis Communications will present PR 101
for startups. This workshop will include an overview of what PR is, the
role it plays in launching a startup, and the continued benefits it
provides a growing company. Metis will also share startup success
stories and provide an overview of the different...
Please join us on Tuesday, October 30th for the fall B2B IT Forum, an event series hosted by Ascent Venture Partners that focuses exclusively on rapidly emerging enterprise IT technologies.
Our October event will examine "Cracking the Code on Enterprise Selling."
The panel will be comprised...
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