Jon Pierce
hacker / entrepreneur / founder of @betahouse / founding member of @awesomefound

Silicon Valley Bank is hosting a free event to bring together the Boston and New York startup community. The event is invite only and reserved for Founders of tech startups that are clients of SVB. Various topics will be discussed, the focus is to educate Founders and hopefully eliminate common pitfalls.

If you would like to attend, please...

We launched Workvibe this week. Come join us for a celebratory #StartupDrinks!

NOW AT FIREBRAND SAINTS.
(Don't go to Meadhall.)

The 2nd Annual Boston Local Food Festival, www.bostonlocalfoodfestival.com will take place on Saturday, October 1, 2011 along Fort Point Channel near Boston Children’s Museum and on Children's Wharf Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Themed “Healthy Local Food for All!” this is a zero waste event and Boston's premier food festival...

WebInno is an informal gathering of people interested in internet and mobile innovation - open to all in the community. We'll begin with the doors officially opening at 6:30pm in the Cambridge Royal Sonesta Hotel. Main Dishes (presenting at 7pm): SnapApp - Seth Lieberman SocMetrics - Roy Rodenstein Yesware - Matthew Bellows and Cashman...

Register to attend: http://techco.tl/pmjf0e

Join us for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts, VCs, bloggers and entrepreneurs as we showcase local technology companies and take a closer look at their latest achievements.

Planking is so last year. This year is all about... The Boston Boogie Thursday, July 21 @ 9:00 p.m. Saint Boston, 90 Exeter  http://bostonboogie.tumblr.com Playtime is all growns up. Welcome to Playtime 2: The Boston Boogie. Because you've been perfecting your Dougie in the privacy of your own home for way too long... Because you're...

DartBoston has teamed up with TechStars and many fantastic sponsors to throw an after party unlike any Boston’s tech scene has ever seen. Tell your husband, wife, kids, professor, boss that you'll be out late on June 15th for a can't miss event!     Check out DartBoston for more details!     Fantastic Event Sponsors:     ...

DartBoston's Capitalize is back with a very special show immediately following Angel Bootcamp. Alex and Andy Cook of Rentabilities will be pitching their startup to a panel of local angel investors. Learn what it's like to pitch to angels and raise a seed round.
The live show starts at 6:30PM, please arrive promptly!

About Rentabilities...

Learn angel investing from the experts.

Angel Bootcamp is invite-only. If you'd like to attend, request an invite through the site.

WebInno is an informal gathering of people interested in internet and mobile innovation - open to all in the community. We'll begin with the doors officially opening at 6:30pm in the Cambridge Royal Sonesta Hotel.   Main Dishes (presenting at 7pm): Lockify ...

Don't miss out! Join Boston's best and brightest entrepreneurs on May 21, 2011 at Microsoft NERD as we learn from some of the top bootstrappers in the country. We'll be exploring:

Bootstrapped customer development
How to build a team without a budget
Cheap (and free!) tools to build your project
Building profitable side businesses...

#RubyRiot will be a riot. Well, sorta. It’s all about making connections. You help make Boston a great place to riot (umm, make connections) and everyone wins.

SIGN UP for the event: http://therubyriot.com

Oh, and tell some others too.

Nivi is the founder of VentureHacks and Angellist, the badass community of startups and investors that is the talk of the valley. He will be joining us for an afternoon chat accompanied by some beer and pizza.

With over 75 inches of snow this winter the nice weather here in Boston cannot come soon in enough. So in true BostInno fashion we are throwing an early summer kickoff on Cinco de Mayo.

Join us at Tia's on the Waterfront for some cocktails and good company. We have rented the bar so please make sure you register.
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#WhiskeyFriday moves to Davis this week. If you've never been to Sligo, the drinks have startup-friendly pricing.

As always, no one is looked down upon for their choice of beverage at Whiskey Friday.

Founder Dialogues is kicking off the New Year with a very exciting guest, Andy Palmer, Parallel Founder with an impressive background and track record. Come join us at the next Founder Dialogues IV and experience Andy’s story on January 26th, 2011 at the Microsoft New England R&D Center from 6pm - 8pm.