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Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

andrewparker — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:06:19 -0000

Wow, wish I had seen this day one in Boston. This is great.

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

robchogo — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:10:39 -0000

Desmond, thanks for the comment. I think most of the people I added do post on their blog or twitter regularly. Maybe not as active on one or the other though. As for the female entrepreneurs comment - that's definitely true. This is a skewed list. I'd love more suggestions on that end. I know Jean Hammond if quite visible in the local community, but I don't know if she has an active blog or Twitter presence.

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

Jason Evanish — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:02:38 -0000

That's why we need sites like GreenhornConnect.com. This way, everyone helps build the list (anyone can add to the site) and people can see what all is out there, inventor, entrepreneur, investor, etc, active or otherwise. They can then decide what to check out.

Blog List is short now, but can always grow: http://greenhornconnect.com...

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

desmondpieri — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:37:20 -0000

Rob, great and useful list. My only gripe is with the "Entrepreneurs, VCs, and Academics" section. Most are great, but a few have not posted in months. Plus you have very few entrepreneurs. And all are men! Check out the founder of Daily Grommet (who I know quite well)

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

Croaky — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:55:49 -0000

For technical founders, check out http://bostonrb.org (Boston Ruby Group) and the Boston Javascript Meetup Group (http://javascript.meetup.co... ... A complete listing of Boston User Groups is at http://www.bugc.org/

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

RalfLippold — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:46:12 -0000

Great list:-)

Thanks a lot.

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

Phil Michaelson — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:14:39 -0000

1. Look for events/forums/panels on your industry by TiE, MIT Enterprise Forum and Harvard Business School.

2. Try to get students at Harvard and MIT undergrad and business schools to work on your projects for credit or learning experience :)

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

robchogo — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:55:36 -0000

Thanks. On #4, there was a MHT article that came out today on a similar topic: http://www.masshightech.com...

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

robchogo — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:52:10 -0000

How could I forget StayInMa? Thanks Jeff.

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

leehower — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:44:08 -0000

Great edited list. To the places in #4 I'd add the Starbucks in Kendall Marriott.

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

bussgang — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:34:38 -0000

Great list, Rob (and you're kind to insert me)! Don't forget Johnny's in Newton (best challah french toast in the country), www.StayInMA.com gives students scholarships to attend events, and BBJ, Mass High Tech and VentureFizz are good resources as well.

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

Jason Evanish — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:28:52 -0000

You should come check it out. They have events every Thursday night. Everyone is welcome.

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

robchogo — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:26:48 -0000

Thanks! I hadn't heard of DartBoston. Sounds like a great community.

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

Jason Evanish — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:11:11 -0000

Rob,

I think you're missing 3 key events for young people:

1) DartBoston (www.DartBoston.com) is the premier event for young entrepreneurs. You will not find a more energized, friendly group of young people in Boston than there.
2) Boston Young Entrepreneurs (www.bostonyoungentrepreneur...) is the city government's efforts to help young entrepreneurs.
3) Tech Tuesday (http://techtues091110.event... is the collection of all fans and entrepreneurs in technology gathering monthly

All these events are free and are some of my favorites as a young entrepreneur.

Best,

Jason Evanish
Co-founder, GreenhornConnect.com

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

robchogo — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:47:19 -0000

Most are, but the goal wasn't so much to include everyone as to have a somewhat curated list that's also manageable. Thanks!

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

Jason Evanish — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:28:59 -0000

Rob,

Great list. You can find the majority of those items and much much more at a site I recently launched: www.GreenhornConnect.com It's community based, so feel free to explore it and add any content that's missing.

Best,

Jason Evanish
Co-Founder, GreenhornConnect.com

Re: A "To-Do" List for New Entrepreneurs Arriving in Boston

Jon Smirl — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:40:49 -0000

Are all of your MA VC blogs in Larry's Google bundle?

http://www.google.com/reade...

You could add bundle feeds for the meetups and send meeting reminders via RSS.

Don't feel too bad about the preschools we can afford them and we still can't get admitted. We've been applying for three years now. Probably wasted $10,000 on application fees.