Venture CaféIf you attend Venture Cafe, you at least have an idea of the extent to which Greater Boston surpasses most other places in advancing social welfare through invention. Now that you know, why not celebrate it with the Museum of Science’s Invented Here! exhibition? Liz Callanan and Scott Hultman represented MoS on Thursday in the cafe and spoke with some of our entrepreneurs about how they have contributed to the invention-oriented environment in Boston. Scott Hultman spoke with me about this evolving project that they are now ready to launch – the Museum is excited to feature inventions that convey the significance of scientific advancement to museum-goers from around the world. Invented Here! is being organized in association with the New England Patent Law Association so applicants must have obtained a patent for their product within the last five years, and the invention must have continued relevance to the technologically advanced environment that dominates much of Boston. Here’s the Invented Here! website in case you’d like to enter your invention to be celebrated by the Museum of Science and general public.
Luis Garcia and Android-founder Rich Miner of Google Ventures, and Alex Taussig of Highland Capital Partners were also conducting office hours in the cafe. We were so glad to welcome both firms and hope to see all representatives again, even if it’s just for a casual beer and conversation. If you’re a VC who has held office hours at the Venture Cafe, don’t be shy about coming back informally! You certainly don’t need to be holding office hours to come and enjoy the ambiance and amenities at Venture Cafe.
We were also pleased to have two new local beers on tap – Maine’s Allagash White and Blue Hills Red Baron Ale from Canton, MA.
Next Thursday begins September’s great lineup of events — make sure that you’re around to participate! See tomorrow’s post for more information.
Have a great weekend and welcome back to all the students!
-Liz Peyton
