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Babson How2Tuesdays
Speaker: How to raise a seed round Tuesday, February 18 | Babson College |
2020 Past Events
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Big Booster Boston Bootcamp
Speaker: Fundraising Tips & Boston Ecosystem Monday, January 13 | MassChallenge |
2019 Past Events
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Arc Tank 3.0
Pitch Competition Moderator Tuesday, November 19 | The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum |
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BizTech: Tech for Society Conference
Opening Keynote Speaker Panelist: Imposter Syndrome Saturday, October 26 | Boston University |
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BUILD Entrepreneur Games
Host Committee Co-Chair Thursday, October 24 | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |
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Harvard Business School: Field X Class
Guest Speaker: Fundraising and startup tips Tuesday, October 1 | Harvard Business School |
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Startup Boston
Panelist: Seed Funding and Raising Capital: How to Fundraise Before Your Startup has Traction Friday, September 20 | CIC |
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Startup Boston
Panelist: Making an Offer They Can't Refuse: How to Recruit the Startup Talent You Want Wednesday, September 18 | CIC |
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Babson College: New Technology Ventures Class
Guest Speaker: Adventures in launching tech ventures Thursday, September 12 | Babson College |
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Babson Summer Venture Program
Guest Speaker: How to Raise a Seed Round Thursday, July 11 | Babson College |
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Harvard Business School Online: Connext 2019: Business with a Purpose
Panelist Saturday, April 27 | Harvard Business School |
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Best Places to Work in the Bay Area 2019
Sponsor and Awards Presenter Thursday, April 18 | Hilton Union Square |
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Startup Founder Talk
Guest Speaker: Founder Lessons, Learned the Hard Way Thursday, February 21 | First Republic Bank |
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Harvard Business School: Field Y Class
Guest Speaker: Financing 101: financing your startup and yourself Tuesday, February 19 | Harvard Business School |
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HBS Startup Bootcamp Pitch Panels
Pitch Feedback Judge Friday, January 25 | Harvard Business School |
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BUILD Education Roundtable
Host Tuesday, January 15 |
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The Stacking Benjamins Show: Smart Money Moves To Make In 2019 (and an intro to Gradifi)
Guest Friday, January 11 |
2018 Past Events
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Salesforce CxO Dinner
Guest Speaker Wednesday, December 5 |
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Arc Tank 2.0
Pitch Competition Moderator Tuesday, November 27 | The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum |
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New Frontiers in Cybersecurity: From Blockchain to Machine Learning
Moderator Thursday, October 25 | Wayfair |
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BUILD Entrepreneur Games
Host Committee Chair Thursday, October 18 | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |
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Boston Fintech Week: Universities & Innovation Life Cycles
Panelist Thursday, September 13 | WPI Innovation Center |
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Babson College: New Technology Ventures Class
Guest Speaker: Adventures in launching tech ventures Tuesday, September 11 | Babson College |
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Babson College: Customer-Centric Marketing Class
Guest Speaker Monday, September 10 | Babson College |
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Revolution Day
Dinner Guest Speaker Tuesday, August 7 | Row 34 |
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gener8tor Executives on a Plane: Visit to Boston Tech Hub
Speaker: Universities & Entrepreneurship Wednesday, June 13 | Revere Hotel |
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Retail Boost
Moderator: Selling on Social: How to Move Past Engagement & Maximize Sales Wednesday, May 9 | Rue La La |
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Harvard Business School New Venture Competition
Pitch Judge Wednesday, April 18 | Harvard Business School |
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WeStart-Wellesley Business Leadership Council Startup Weekend
Workshop Speaker (with Rob Kornblum): How to Pitch Sunday, March 11 | Wellesley College |
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Asian American Heritage Week
Panelist: Asian Americans in Tech and Entrepreneurship Thursday, February 22 | Northeastern |
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HBS Startup Bootcamp Pitch Panels
Pitch Feedback Judge Friday, January 19 | Harvard Business School |
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2017 Past Events
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The Arc Tank
Pitch Competition Moderator Wednesday, November 15 | The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum |
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Harvard Business School: Field X Class
Guest Speaker: Fundraising 101: How to pitch and land your first investors Tuesday, November 7 | Harvard Business School |
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Guppy Tank: Boston Public School Students Design Mobile Apps
Pitch Judge Thursday, Oct 19 | WeWork St. James |
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InnovateEDU & HUBweek: Celebration of Student Entrepreneurship in Boston (recap video)
Closing Keynote Speaker Wednesday, Oct 11 | Boston University |
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BUILD Entrepreneur Games
Host Committee Co-Chair Wednesday, Oct 11 | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |
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US-China VC Summit & Startup Expo
Fireside Chat with Zac Pan, Lightspeed China: US-China startup ecosystem Sat, Sept 30 | Boston Hynes Convention Center |
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Babson eTower: Young Entrepreneurs Conference
Closing Keynote Fri, Sept 15 | Babson College Park Manor West |
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Mass Technology Leadership Council 2017 Leadership Awards Gala
Tribute to Sir Tim Berners-Lee for the Commonwealth Award (tribute video) Thursday, Sept 14 | Seaport World Trade Center |
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Babson College: New Technology Ventures Class
Guest Speaker: Adventures in launching tech businesses Thu, Sept 14 | Babson College |
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MassChallenge Pitch Workshop
Pitch Feedback Judge Wednesday, Aug 30 | MassChallenge |
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CUFSLP Partners Meeting Summer 2017
Guest Speaker Thursday, July 13 | University of Massachusetts Club |
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OTEC-Liaoyuan Private Demo Day
Pitch Judge Sat, June 17 | Hatch Fenway |
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MITX Data Summit
Moderator: Improving Athletic Performance: The Role of Data in Sports Wednesday, June 14 | Google Cambridge |
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C Space Shark Tank
Pitch Judge Wednesday, May 17 | C Space |
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Uber Retreat
Guest Speaker Thursday, May 11 |
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Babson Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab Pitch
Pitch Judge Wednesday, May 3 | The Atrium at The Davenport |
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Babson Tie-Off Demo Day
Pitch Judge Fri, Apr 28 | Babson College |
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Intelligent.ly Exchange
Guest Speaker: Navigating Change Thursday, Apr 13 |
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E.F Kauffman Foundation Bootcamp
Panelist: Funding Fri, Mar 31 | MassChallenge |
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Rock Accelerator Pitch Workshop
Pitch Judge Mon, Mar 6 | Harvard Business School |
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BUILD Student Showcase
Judge Thursday, Mar 2 | MIT Sloan |
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Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) Harvard Conference
Panelist: Technology in Innovation Sun, Feb 19 | Harvard |
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Liaoyuan and Harvard China Forum: Startup & Innovation Night
Speaker: Boston Startup Ecosystem Panelist: What angels look for Fri, Feb 10 | Harvard |
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MITX eCommerce Summit: Accelerating Commerce
Moderator (Fireside Chat with Sanchan Saxena, Instagram): The Role Social Plays in eCommerce Roundtable discussion leader: Social Media + eCommerce Wednesday, Feb 8 | PwC |
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National Collegiate Research Conference
Panelist: Entrepreneurship Thursday, Jan 19 | Harvard University |
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2016 Events
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Venture Fast Track: Fundraising Bootcamp for Early Stage Entrepreneurs
Lunch Mentor & Pitch Judge Mon, Dec 12 | Nutter McClennen & Fish |
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BIA Kelsey Next
Moderator (Fireside Chat with Ben Sack): Automating Local Commerce: From Buttons to Bots Wednesday, Dec 7 | Royale Boston |
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Wanderu Hackathon
Pitch Judge Fri, Dec 2 | Wanderu |
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Rock Founders Dinner
Guest Speaker Wednesday, Nov 30 | Harvard Business School |
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Mass TLC Transform
Lunch Discussion Leader: How Large Organizations Can Leverage Start-Ups Fri, Nov 18 | Federal Reserve, Boston |
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Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project
Guest Speaker: Lunch talk on fundraising Fri, Nov 11 | Harvard Law School |
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US-China VC Summit & Startup Expo
Panelist: Startup Infrastructure Sat, Oct 1 | Boston Convention and Exhibition Center |
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Harvard Business School: Field X Class
Guest Speaker: Fundraising 101: How to land your seed round Tuesday, Sept 27 | Harvard Business School |
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SmartMoney Startups Workshop
Speaker (with JD Davids): Fast Track Fundraising for Your Portfolio Companies Wednesday, Sept 14 | OpenView Venture Partners |
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MassChallenge Workshop
Speaker (with JD Davids): Identifying Funding Sources Mon, Sept 12 | MassChallenge |
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Intelligent.ly Exchange
Guest Speaker: Navigating Change Tuesday, Aug 23 | District Hall |
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Leland Cheung Young Professionals Event: Innovators & Apps
(see event photos) Co-host Thursday, Aug 11 | Felipe's Taqueria |
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Lean Startup Circle Meetup Panel
Panelist: Best practices for raising a seed round Wednesday, Aug 10 | Foley & Lardner |
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MassChallenge 2016 Bootcamp
Speaker (with Scott Bailey): Doing Business in Boston Mon, June 27 | MassChallenge |
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MassChallenge 2016 Bootcamp
Speaker (with Shereen Shermak): Fundraising Intro Fri, June 24 | MassChallenge |
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BUILD Entrepreneur Games
Host Committee Co-Chair Thursday, June 23 | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |
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International Entrepreneur Meetup
Guest Speaker: Doing Business in Boston & Lessons Learned Wed, June 15 | Plug Cambridge |
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Education First Networking Q&A
Panelist Thursday, June 9 | Education First |
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MassChallenge Round 2 Judging
Pitch Judge Mon, May 9 | Morgan Lewis |
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Techstars Selling to Prospects Elevator Pitch Judging
Pitch Feedback Judge Thursday, May 5 | Techstars |
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Rock 100 Entrepreneurs Summit
Discussion Leader: Sales & Growth in Mobile Tech Wednesday, Apr 27 | Harvard Business School |
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Raizlabs XLR8 Roundtable
Guest Speaker: Fireside chat Thursday, Mar 3 | Raizlabs |
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MassChallenge Korea Bootcamp
Speaker (with Dan Deac): Fundraising Tactics 101 Thursday, Feb 25 | MassChallenge |
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Startup Leadership Program
Pitch Judge Mon, Feb 22 | Foley Hoag |
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Northeastern Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers (SASE) Northeast Regional Conference
Closing Keynote Speaker: Collaboration, Creativity & Inspiration Sat, Feb 13 | Northeastern |
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Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) Harvard Conference
Morning Keynote Speaker: Lessons Learned in Global Entrepreneurship Sat, Feb 13 | Harvard |
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MIT $100K Winter Accelerate Finale
(see event photos and webcast [VIDEO]) Emcee/Host Wednesday, Feb 10 | MIT |
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PwC Boston HeForShe
Guest Speaker/Flash Talk: Gender Diversity in the Workplace (#HeForShe) Thursday, Jan 21 | PwC |
2015 Events
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MassChallenge-Morocco Bootcamp
Speaker: Fundraising 101 Tuesday, Dec 8 |
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Intelligent.ly Exchange
Guest Speaker Tuesday, Nov 10 |
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MassChallenge Deep Dive
Speaker: Funding & pitching Thursday, Aug 20 |
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nToggle Lunch & Learn
Guest Speaker Wednesday, June 24 |
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BUILD’s 4th Annual Youth Business Plan Competition
Pitch Judge Sat, May 30 |
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Front End of Innovation
Panelist: Connecting with startups Blog interview, CMO luncheon Tuesday, May 19 | Boston WTC |
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Intelligent.ly Exchange
Guest Speaker Wednesday, Apr 8 |
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Northeastern University: Entrepreneurial Finance Class
Guest Speaker Fri, Apr 3 |
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MIT Asia Business Conference
Panelist: How to identify the next big entrepreneurs: from incubating and accelerating to angel investing and VC investing Sat, Mar 7 | MIT Media Lab |
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2014 Events
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Boston College Tech Trek
Host Fri, Dec 5 | PayPal |
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CJP/Haifa Visit to Start Tank
Host & Speaker: Entrepreneurship & About Start Tank Mon, Nov 17 | PayPal |
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Innovation unConference
Expert Fri, Nov 14 |
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MIT Sloan E&I Club to Start Tank
Host & Speaker: About Start Tank & Entrepreneurship Fri, Nov 7 | PayPal |
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BBJ Power 50: Most Influential Bostonians
Honoree Thursday, Nov 6 | Boston Harbor Hotel |
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Harvard Asian Alumni Summit
Panelist: Start-up Tales from the Tech Frontier Sun, Oct 26 | Harvard Science Center |
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Northeastern University: Entrepreneurship Class
Guest Speaker: Entrepreneurial finance in practice Wednesday, Oct 22 | Northeastern |
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Tufts University: Entrepreneurship Class Visit to Start Tank
Host & Speaker: Tufts & entrepreneurship presentation Mon, Oct 20 | PayPal |
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Atlas Annual Meeting - Boston Syndicates
2-minute pitch/showcase presentation on Inmoji Thursday, Oct 2 | The State Room (60 State Street) |
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MIT Enterprise Forum - Innovation Spaces
How physical spaces foster innovation presentation & panel (with Karen Landry) Wednesday, Oct 1 | District Hall |
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BattleHack
Guest Speaker Aug 10 |
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Tech Caucus
Host July 15 | PayPal |
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Boston College Startup Circle Visit to Start Tank
Host & Speaker June 25 | PayPal |
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TCN M&A stories
June 24 |
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Brand-a-thon
Emcee June 20/26 |
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Boston Idea Week: The Future of Boston's Startup Culture
Panelist June 17 | Idea Lab @ Courthouse MBTA |
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Tufts Entrepreneurship Visit
Host & Speaker Apr 18 | PayPal |
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SingTel Visit to Start Tank
Host & Speaker Apr 2 | PayPal |
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2013 Q4 Events
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Crashpad: Taste of Entrepreneurship
Guest Speaker Thursday, Dec 12 |
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Mobile Monday Mid-atlantic: The Future of Mobile in Retail
Keynote Speaker Monday, Nov 11 | Cira Centre |
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MassTLC unConference
Mentor Friday, Nov 1 |
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PayPal Boston Presents: The Start Tank (Boston Idea Week Kickoff)
Host & Emcee Tuesday, Oct 1 | PayPal |
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BrandCamp
Speaker Thursday, Sept 26 |
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JNK Securities Roundtable Lunch
Speaker Tuesday, Sept 17 |