It’s Monday and a bit brisk — neither of which is conducive to you wanting to get up out of your bed and back to work for another week. But unfortunately, you have no real choice in the matter, so we’ve put together a list of great tech events to help get you up and at ’em. And while you may be tired, Boston, at least there’s no snow (yet), so now’s the perfect time to fit in all those meetups you’ve been meaning to check out for months now.
Monday 11/10
Tank Utility: From Garage to Kickstarter — Want to discuss the rags-to-riches story of one product that made it out of the garage and into a successful Kickstarter campaign? Come listen to Nick Mashburn speak about how his product, Tank Utility, did just that. Listen to tips and tricks, as well as learn about bumps in the road and how to avoid them when trying to launch your product from humble beginnings. Register here.
Tuesday 11/11
Angel Bootcamp — If you’re at all interested in angel investing, Angel Bootcamp is the event to attend. Head to MIT’s Tang Center with other seasoned angels, early-stage VCs and high-potential entrepreneurs for an afternoon of advice from the experts. The event is invite-only, but you can request a seat in the room here.
Financing the Future Mixer: Networking, Cocktails and Conversation — Come for a night of learning about the future of sustainable project development with Managing Director of Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure John Chaimanis. Tickets are free and can be found here.
Wednesday 11/12
TechStars Boston Demo Day Fall 2014 — Come watch as Techstars presents the Boston Class of Fall 2014 at the House of Blues. Twelve companies will be having their first public launch and, after three months of hard work, they’re ready to show off what they’ve been doing. Register here. Can’t make it to Demo Day? There will be an After Party happening at the Emerald Lounge at the Revere Hotel. The fun kicks off at 7 p.m., and you can register for free here.
Thursday 11/13
WUNDERBAR Launch Party — Boston advertising agency Mullen has teamed up with Workbar this year to make WUNDERBAR, the first co-working space in Boston for emerging ad-tech startups. The inaugural class will be moving in this week and want to celebrate with you over beer, wine and good food. Register here.
Startup Institute Open Doors Celebration — Head on over to this great networking event open to students, alumni, partners, instructors and friends of the Startup Institute to celebrate the growing tech community here in the Hub. Free appetizers and drinks will be served to the first 100 people through the door. Register here.
Art Hack Day Providence — Hop on the commuter rail and head to the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, where roughly 60 artists and hackers will be creating an art exhibit from scratch in 48 hours. Participants will meet Thursday night and, come Saturday, RISD’s student-run art space, EXPOSÉ, will transition to an exhibition hall where projects will be shown to the public for just one evening. Visitors can keep tabs on the projects as they’re uploaded online here, before heading over Saturday. RSVP here.
Friday 11/14
MassTLC Innovation unConference 2014 — The unConference is the Boston networking event of all networking events. Roughly 1,000 people — ranging from C-level executives to student entrepreneurs — will be at the Hynes Convention Center for nine hours of improvised and interactive sessions and one-on-one mentoring. Get your tickets here and then school yourself on the experts who will be in attendance before the event.
Hack Urban Food — For this weekend-long hackathon, developers, designers, entrepreneurs and food system experts will come together to solve some of the biggest problems facing our food system today. This city-wide event will produce meaningful solutions to an issue that affects everyone, and the best idea wins $5,000. Grab your tickets here.
ARROWS Launch Event — Advance, Recruit, Retain and Organize Women is the name of the game for this new community. Organized by Boston University, this group seeks to get more women into STEM positions and keep them there. Help them celebrate the launch of the community with this gala Friday night. Grab a date and register here.
Weekend Bonus: Saturday 11/15
HBS Entrepreneurship Conference — The HBS Entrepreneurship Club will be dropping students from HBS, Harvard and MIT into a room with entrepreneurs and investors from around Boston for a day of keynotes and panels with seasoned experts. Speakers for this year’s event include: Deborah Singer, VP of marketing for Lulu; Joshua Kushner, founder of Thrive Capital; Justin McLeod, founder and CEO of Hinge; and Noubar Afeyan, founder and CEO of Flagship Ventures. Register here.
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