Category Archives: Week in Review

Week in Review: August 22-29

Posted on August 28, 2010 by peyton

If 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 … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: August 22-29

Posted on August 23, 2010 by peyton

Due to an issue with our server, we were unable to post either the “Week in Review,” or “This Week in the Cafe” posts this weekend.  We apologize for the inconvenience and are happy to bring you both posts today. … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: August 8-14, 2010

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Carrie Stalder

While August seems quietest before the storm of students that returns this coming week, twenty or so curious and thirsty souls came out to the Cafe this past Thursday to help us explore Whimwords as a ‘social hack’/icebreaker concept for … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: August 1-7, 2010

Posted on August 8, 2010 by peyton

Despite the near-apocalyptic rains, this past Thursday marked the second successful installment of the Connectors’ Corner series, hosted by Boston World Partnerships.  The connectors Jane Devlin (@usworkvisas), Jeanne Dasaro (@jeannedasaro), Matt Goldstein(@mattygold) and John Silva (@Aristarch) – plus a few … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: July 25-31, 2010

Posted on July 30, 2010 by peyton

In addition to the Venture Cafe’s normal Thursday time-slot, we also opened our space on Saturday night, July 24, to Drumbeat Boston, an event put on by Mozilla Drumbeat, and the July Awesome Foundation announcement. (The food from Flour “3″ was … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: July 18 – 24

Posted on July 24, 2010 by peyton

The cafe was packed last night in what proved to be a cohesive mingling of the worlds of life science, journalism, new media and civic engagement and venture capital. Meetings such as this, which due to the wide breadth of … Continue reading →

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This Week in the Cafe: July 11 – 16

Posted on July 17, 2010 by peyton

So, what is the best way to get a meeting with a VC for your start-up anyway?  The Venture Cafe is a great place to start! This week, we  welcomed David Skok and Antonio Rodriguez of Matrix Partners, along with … Continue reading →

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Week in Review & This Week in the Cafe: July 11-16

Posted on July 11, 2010 by peyton

So your start-up is up and running. You have a dedicated team, you’ve piqued the interest or secured funding of a couple VC’s and now your next step is how to handle your PR. To cover this aspect of the … Continue reading →

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Ask the Bartender: Ale vs. Lager

Posted on July 8, 2010 by tindell

Your deepest and darkest questions about alcoholic beverages: Answered. The past two weeks at Venture Cafe, our taps featured Cisco Whale’s Tale Pale Ale, an English Ale, and Cape Ann’s Fisherman’s Brew, an American Lager. Guests noticed that the brews … Continue reading →

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Week in Review and This Week in the Cafe: July 4 – 10

Posted on July 6, 2010 by peyton

The cafe’s regular open hours were joined this week by the MIT Sloan Fellows Entrepreneurs Interest Group fresh from a talk by MIT Media Lab Senior Lecturer Joost Bonsen on Understanding Innovation & Entrepreneurship at MIT. (From the MIT Sloan … Continue reading →

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