The theft of intellectual property and trade secrets is not a victimless crime. Investors, employees and shareholders pay the price through losses of jobs and corporate and shareholder value. In turn, municipal, state and federal programs feel the squeeze as these losses result in reduced tax...

MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference The conference goal is to provide a forum for industry professionals (executives and leading researchers) and students to discuss the increasing role of analytics in the sports industry. MIT Sloan is dedicated to fostering growth in this arena, and the...

MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference The conference goal is to provide a forum for industry professionals (executives and leading researchers) and students to discuss the increasing role of analytics in the sports industry. MIT Sloan is dedicated to fostering growth in this arena, and the...

At long last, Startup Weekend is returning to the mean streets of Boston! Clear your calendar for the weekend of February 24-26, and join us for a fun-filled, action-packed time that will see you creating a new company from scratch! Startup Weekend is an intense 54-hour event which focuses on...

With over 25 speakers, TVnext is organized into three segments: INTEGRATION presents social TV case studies from some of the leading television networks. INSIGHTS dives into the research and learnings from the millions of social impressions we create while watching TV. And INTERACTION features the...

Mobile and BIG Business: Challenges, Successes, and Future Landscapes February 28, 2012 8:30am - 10:30am Microsoft NERD, Cambridge, MA Tweet it out! @MassTLC #MobileStrategy   Panelists to date:Joshua Robin, Director of Innovation and Special Projects, MBTA Minerva Tantoco, Executive Director...

Fellow web entrepreneurs and VCs gather once a week in Boston to grab some coffee, free WiFi, and chat about what's new. Around the world, tech entrepreneurs and investors are meeting regularly to drink coffee, network and hopefully do deals. No more of the old-school "please send us your...

This session will take you beyond ideas into real life examples that look at the bottom line. Learn from SaaS executives and venture capitalists who will share their strategies and experiences to help put your business's success within reach. 

Welcome to Internet Marketing Boot Camp 2012!Internet Marketing Boot Camp 2012 will feature experts in Public Relations, Social Media and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) discussing how to drive traffic, leads and customers to your business. Internet Marketing Boot Camp is perfect for any retail,...

 Only a few Early Bird Tickets left.. right on track to sell out at 400 =) Jump start your startup at AngelHack's national hackathon competition, where you can win $75,000 in prizes and hack your way into meeting top angel investors and national media.   It all starts with a...

What is MassChallenge?When can I apply?  Please join us for an information session at UMass BostonDate: January 28, 2012Time: 12pm - 1pm Where: UMass Boston100 William T Morrissey Boulevard  Boston, MA 02125Questions? Comments? Concerns? Suggestions?events@...

Hear the tax issues you need to be thinking about as an emerging company. We'll provide lunch and a short presentation with information about:         • Personal income taxes on restricted stock and options         • Income taxes...

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...

Have questions for angel investors? Looking for advice for you startup? Meet with CommonAngels team members Eric Birch (http://www.commonangels.com/members/eric-birch/), Joe Caruso (http://www.commonangels.com/members/joe-caruso/) and Ron Rubbico (http://www.commonangels.com/members/ron-rubbico...

Gather great insight (^2) from a serial entrepreneur whose primary focus has been product management. Before joining as Chief Product Officer at InsightSquared, Sam was VP Product at HubSpot, VP Product at BzzAgent, and on the initial team at Elance.com. His background also includes venture...

You will negotiate a mock transaction with a counterpart, and then we will deconstruct what you did well, and what you screwed up. The only way to improve your negotiation skills is to 1) practice and 2) get honest feedback on your strengths and weaknesses. We will do both. Charles River...

What is MassChallenge?When can I apply?Beer? Please Join us at the MassChallenge Headquarters for “MassChallenge UnTapped”Date: February 28, 2012Time: 6:00 - 8:00pmLocation: ONE Marina Park Drive14th Floor (use 55 Northern Avenue for GPS directions)Boston, MA 02210Format:6:00-6:30...

PyCon 2012 is coming up in March in Santa Clara. In this second of two sessions, four Boston-area speakers will practice their presentations. If you can't make it to PyCon, this is a great way to see some of the PyCon talks, and also help your fellow Bostonians polish their presentations....

Business models in pursuit of social impact goals (how do you determine structure and what are the costs and benefits associated); how you attract capital; skills, tools, and strategies to achieve impact. Led by Jim Bildner, Senior Research Fellow, Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations....

The prospect of starting and growing a new business can be especially daunting in tough economic times.  On the other hand, instability can breed opportunity for those entrepreneurs with the vision to identify the opportunity and the creativity to marshall the resources necessary to bring...

The New Economy Boot Camp™ arms you with proven strategies and powerful techniques you can implement today to grow your business. Our innovative approach combines informational learning with an interactive environment using hands-on techniques and live demonstrations.Whether you are a...

We'll be getting experts from all areas of mobile development together to discuss the development-related issues that matter to you.  Topics will include: The lastest tips & tricks for iOS and Android developmentAndroid fragmentation: Does it really matter?HTML5: How's it being used...

Boston / Cambridge SEO Internet Marketing Networking Group We invite local Boston SEO, affiliate marketing and search engine marketing professionals in New England area to join us. Location: Robbins Library   Mass Ave   Arlington, MA Agenda: 6:30pm to 7pm: Open Networking...

If virtual reality creates a rich experience within a world that may not exist, then augmented reality (AR) creates a rich experience within the world that actually does. AR overlays relevant digital content on physical environments in real time so you can interact with them in ways that are...

With Scott Friend, Bain Capital Ventures. Scott will lead a discussion about Disruptions in Retail/E-Commerce and talk about his experiences as co-founder of Profit-Logic and as an investor in retail/ecommerce industries.

Join other web designers, usability professionals, information architects, interaction designers, content strategists, and user experience professionals as we meet, greet, and connect up with people who share similar challenges.This month's event will be held from 6:30 - 8:30pm at Meadhall...

Join David Capillo, from Goodwin Proctor as he takes you through a meeting with a real startup team. He will conduct an actual "first meeting" with this team, taking them through all the questions he asks client companies. This promises to be a fun and lively session, with much time reserved for Q...

Considering applying to DreamIt? Find out what it’s really like from those who have been there and done that! Meet DreamIt and Alumni at the offices of SCVNGR/LevelUp, one of our portfolio companies. We’re going to be hosting a happy hour reception on March 1st, 2012 from 6pm – 8pm.We’re looking...

We're hosting cocktails and apps at Boston's famous Liberty Hotel and I'd love for you to join.You'll have a chance to hear Towerstream, a leading wireless service provider, explain why their legacy ERP system couldn't work with the business requirements of their newly launched wireless...

When it comes to keeping track of how a file has changed from one iteration to the next, we turn to a variety of methods, many of which can fall short. Keeping multiple copies of the same file ("final FINAL", anyone?), using backup tools like Time Machine, or even trusting to memory or...

DESCRIPTION: No longer is it enough to research, write and file a story; today’s journalists, bloggers and storytellers must engage their (now worldwide) audiences through new media tools and digital toys, both within their stories and as public figures. But these tools and toys can be...

SeatGeek will be in Boston for this year's Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC), an event that brings hundreds of great, interesting people to Boston to discuss sports, analytics and the fascinating intersection of those two fields. In true startup tradition, we felt like there was a void for a...