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Upcoming Events 🗓️
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TechCrunch Early Stage 2023
Speaker: Lack of Community: The Not-so-Secret Enemy of Early-Stage Founders Thursday, April 20 • Hynes Convention Center |
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BAJ Accelerator
Speaker: The Secret Playbook of Fundraising & Top Pitch Tips Thursday, May 18 • Online |
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Babson Executive Education: Launch and Grow: The Kenyan Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Program
Lecturer: Building, Managing, and Motivating Teams Wednesday, June 14 • Babson College |
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Arc Tank 5.0
Pitch Competition Moderator Tuesday, December 5 • The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum |
2023 Past Events
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GetKonnected! Boston's Most Influential Men of Color (WCVB5 clip)
Honoree Tuesday, March 28 • The Grand Boston |
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Smart Business Dealmakers Conference
Honoree: Dealmakers Hall of Fame Thursday, March 23 • Westin Copley Place |
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RESOLVE | The MassChallenge 2023 Summit
Speaker: Closing Keynote | 2030 Exploration Roundtable hosted by Boston Globe Thursday, February 16 • Aloft Boston Seaport District |
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MIT Executive Education: Entrepreneurship Development Program
Pitch Judge: Final Presentations Friday, January 27 • MIT Sloan |
2022 Past Events
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3 Interesting People "3IP" Coffee
Guest Instigator Friday, October 21 • Tatte 125 Summer Street |
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Nantucket Conference
Speaker: Deals: How Startups Can Get Leverage in Negotiations Thursday, October 13 • White Elephant |
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BAJ Accelerator
Speaker: The Secret Playbook of Fundraising & Top Pitch Tips Thursday, September 22 • Online |
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Boston Startup Week
Speaker: People Ops: Messaging into the Abyss: Personalizing Candidate Outreach and Employer Brand Monday, September 19 • District Hall |
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MassChallenge Workshop
Speaker: How to raise money from angels Tuesday, August 30 • Online |
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Babson Summer Venture Program
Speaker: The Secret Playbook to Raising $$$ Wednesday, July 6 • Babson Boston |
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MIT Executive Education: Entrepreneurship Development Program
Pitch Judge: Final Presentations Friday, June 10 • MIT Sloan |
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StartupTree Webinar
An Entrepreneur's Approach: How to Empower Student Founders & Innovators Tuesday, May 24 • Online |
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3 Interesting People "3IP" Coffee
Guest Instigator Friday, May 6 • Tatte 125 Summer Street |
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Bridge to MassChallenge Nigeria
Speaker: Fundraising ABC's in the U.S. Tuesday, April 19 • Online |
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Babson Executive Education
Lecturer: Building, Managing, and Motivating Teams Wednesday, April 6 • Online |
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WindESCo Offsite
Guest Speaker: Product Market Fit & The Entrepreneurial Journey Tuesday, April 5 • Online |
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SparkTank 2022
Pitch Judge Sunday, February 13 • Online |
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HBS Bootcamp Pitch Panel
Pitch Judge Friday, January 21 • Online |
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2021 Events
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Babson eTower Young Entrepreneurs Conference (YEC)
Panelist: Is an Accelerator Right for You? Friday, October 1 • Babson College |
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Startup Boston Week 2021
Speaker: Hit the Deck: How to create an inspiring pitch Friday, September 24 • Online |
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Babson College: LEAD Class
Pitch Judge Monday, August 16 • Online |
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Tufts University ExCollege: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Startups: Final Projects
Guest Judge Monday, May 3 • Online |
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StartupGrind Boston Fireside Chat
Guest: From Operator to Investor: Entrepreneurship and funding discussion with David Chang (TBD Angels) Wednesday, April 14 • Online |
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Harvard Business School: Field Y Class
Guest Speaker: How to raise a round Tuesday, April 6 • Harvard Business School |
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HBS Bootcamp Pitch Panel
Pitch Judge Friday, January 22 • Online |
2020 Events
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Startup Life LIVE with Ande Lyons
Guest: How to Raise Capital During a Crisis (video) Friday, October 30 • Online |
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Bridge to MassChallenge India Bootcamp
Speaker: How to Raise a Seed Round Thursday, October 15 • Online |
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All Raise Seed Bootcamp
Moderator: What Makes a Great Story & Pitch Deck Tuesday, October 13 • Online |
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Startup Boston
Panelist: Make Your Board Seat Count: How to Serve and Support Your Portfolio Companies Thursday, September 24 • Online |
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Babson Summer Catalyst
Guest Speaker: How to Raise a Seed Round Wednesday, July 8 • Online |
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Cuseum
Guest Speaker: Fireside chat Tuesday, July 7 • Online |
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Babson Summer Catalyst
Speaker: Boston Ecosystem Tuesday, June 2 • Online |
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MassChallenge-Morocco Bootcamp
Speaker: Fundraising 101 Tuesday, June 2 • Online |
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Future of Boston: Technology & Innovation
Moderator: Challenges, opportunities, and work ahead for Boston as we look to beyond COVID-19 (video) Tuesday, May 12 • Online |
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Survive and Thrive Growth Summit
Panelist: Resilient Leadership: Thriving Through Change Thursday, April 23 • Online |
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MassChallenge FinTech: Happy Hour
Speaker: Founder Resiliency: Turning Challenges into Opportunities Wednesday, April 22 • Online |
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Harvard Business School New Venture Competition
Pitch Judge, Alumni Track Thursday, April 16 • Online |
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OptimizeRx Learning Together
Panelist: The Transformational Nature of COVID-19 on the Healthcare Industry Thursday, April 9 • Webinar |
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Launch Lab X Speaker: Exits & Acquisitions
Speaker Thursday, April 2 • Online |
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Babson College: Launch-Grow Class
Guest Speaker Tuesday, March 31 • Online |
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BE 500 Leadership Biomedical Engineering Spring 2020
Guest Lecturer: How to raise a seed round & career tips Wednesday, March 18 • Online |
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AASU: Black Tech Master Series
Speaker: Financing your dreams: Fundraising 101 Friday, February 28 • Harvard Business School |
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HBS Bootcamp Pitch Panel
Pitch Judge Friday, January 24 • Harvard Business School |
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Big Booster Boston Bootcamp
Speaker: Fundraising Tips & Boston Ecosystem Monday, January 13 • MassChallenge |
2019 Events
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Arc Tank 3.0
Pitch Competition Moderator (recap video) 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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HubWeek: 2019 Fall Festival
Speaker: C-Suite Conversation: Solving Hard Problems Facing the Student Debt Crisis Head-on (video) Thursday, October 3 |
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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 Events
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Salesforce CxO Dinner
Co-host with David Cancel 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, Alumni Track 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 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, October 19 • WeWork St. James |
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InnovateEDU & HUBweek: Celebration of Student Entrepreneurship in Boston (recap video)
Closing Keynote Speaker Wednesday, October 11 • Boston University |
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BUILD Entrepreneur Games
Host Committee Co-Chair Wednesday, October 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 Saturday, September 30 • Boston Hynes Convention Center |
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Babson eTower: Young Entrepreneurs Conference
Closing Keynote Friday, September 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, September 14 • Seaport World Trade Center |
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Babson College: New Technology Ventures Class
Guest Speaker: Adventures in launching tech businesses Thursday, September 14 • Babson College |
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MassChallenge Pitch Workshop
Pitch Feedback Judge Wednesday, August 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 Saturday, 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 Friday, April 28 • Babson College |
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Harvard Business School New Venture Competition
Pitch Judge, Alumni Track Tuesday, April 25 • Harvard Business School |
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Intelligent.ly Exchange
Guest Speaker: Navigating Change Thursday, April 13 |
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E.F Kauffman Foundation Bootcamp
Panelist: Funding Friday, March 31 • MassChallenge |
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Rock Accelerator Pitch Workshop
Pitch Judge Monday, March 6 • Harvard Business School |
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BUILD Student Showcase
Judge Thursday, March 2 • MIT Sloan |
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Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) Harvard Conference
Panelist: Technology in Innovation Sunday, February 19 • Harvard |
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Liaoyuan and Harvard China Forum: Startup & Innovation Night
Speaker: Boston Startup Ecosystem Panelist: What angels look for Friday, February 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, February 8 • PwC |
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National Collegiate Research Conference
Panelist: Entrepreneurship Thursday, January 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 Monday, December 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, December 7 • Royale Boston |
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Wanderu Hackathon
Pitch Judge Friday, December 2 • Wanderu |
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Rock Founders Dinner
Guest Speaker Wednesday, November 30 • Harvard Business School |
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Mass TLC Transform
Lunch Discussion Leader: How Large Organizations Can Leverage Start-Ups Friday, November 18 • Federal Reserve, Boston |
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Shoobx Startup Series
Panelist: Solving the Funding Puzzle Thursday, November 17 • WeWork South Station |
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Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project
Guest Speaker: Lunch talk on fundraising Friday, November 11 • Harvard Law School |
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Babson Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab
Speaker: Monetizing web/mobile services Wednesday, October 26 • Babson |
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US-China VC Summit & Startup Expo
Panelist: Startup Infrastructure Saturday, October 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, September 27 • Harvard Business School |
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SmartMoney Startups Workshop
Speaker (with JD Davids): Fast Track Fundraising for Your Portfolio Companies Wednesday, September 14 • OpenView Venture Partners |
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MassChallenge Workshop
Speaker (with JD Davids): Identifying Funding Sources Monday, September 12 • MassChallenge |
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Intelligent.ly Exchange
Guest Speaker: Navigating Change Tuesday, August 23 • District Hall |
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Leland Cheung Young Professionals Event: Innovators & Apps
(see event photos) Co-host Thursday, August 11 • Felipe's Taqueria |
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Lean Startup Circle Meetup Panel
Panelist: Best practices for raising a seed round Wednesday, August 10 • Foley & Lardner |
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MassChallenge 2016 Bootcamp
Speaker (with Scott Bailey): Doing Business in Boston Monday, June 27 • MassChallenge |
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MassChallenge 2016 Bootcamp
Speaker (with Shereen Shermak): Fundraising Intro Friday, 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 Wednesday, 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 Monday, 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, April 27 • Harvard Business School |
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Raizlabs XLR8 Roundtable
Guest Speaker: Fireside Chat Thursday, March 3 • Raizlabs |
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MassChallenge Korea Bootcamp
Speaker (with Dan Deac): Fundraising Tactics 101 Thursday, February 25 • MassChallenge |
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Startup Leadership Program
Pitch Judge Monday, February 22 • Foley Hoag |
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Northeastern Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers (SASE) Northeast Regional Conference
Closing Keynote Speaker: Collaboration, Creativity & Inspiration Saturday, February 13 • Northeastern |
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Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) Harvard Conference
Morning Keynote Speaker: Lessons Learned in Global Entrepreneurship Saturday, February 13 • Harvard |
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MIT $100K Winter Accelerate Finale
(see event photos and webcast [video]) Emcee/Host Wednesday, February 10 • MIT |
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Harvard Winter Xcelerate Demo Day
Panelist: Entrepreneurship & Career Paths Saturday, January 23 • Harvard |
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PwC Boston HeForShe
Guest Speaker/Flash Talk: Gender Diversity in the Workplace (#HeForShe) Thursday, January 21 • PwC |
2015 Events
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MassChallenge-Morocco Bootcamp
Speaker: Fundraising 101 Tuesday, December 8 |
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Intelligent.ly Exchange
Guest Speaker Tuesday, November 10 • District Hall |
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Big Booster Lyon
Keynote Speaker: Welcome Address Tuesday, October 27 • Lyon Convention Center, France |
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MassChallenge Deep Dive
Speaker: Funding & pitching Thursday, August 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 Saturday, May 30 |
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Global STEM Education & an Innovation-Driven Global Workforce of the 21 Century
Panelist Friday, May 29 |
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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, April 8 |
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Northeastern University: Entrepreneurial Finance Class
Guest Speaker Friday, April 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 Saturday, March 7 • MIT Media Lab |
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2014 Events
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Boston College Tech Trek
Host Friday, December 5 • PayPal |
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CJP/Haifa Visit to Start Tank
Host & Speaker: Entrepreneurship & About Start Tank Monday, November 17 • PayPal |
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Innovation unConference
Expert Friday, November 14 |
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MIT Sloan E&I Club to Start Tank
Host & Speaker: About Start Tank & Entrepreneurship Friday, November 7 • PayPal |
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BBJ Power 50: Most Influential Bostonians
Honoree Thursday, November 6 • Boston Harbor Hotel |
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Harvard Asian Alumni Summit
Panelist: Start-up Tales from the Tech Frontier Sunday, October 26 • Harvard Science Center |
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Northeastern University: Entrepreneurship Class
Guest Speaker: Entrepreneurial finance in practice Wednesday, October 22 • Northeastern |
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Tufts University: Entrepreneurship Class Visit to Start Tank
Host & Speaker: Tufts & entrepreneurship presentation Monday, October 20 • PayPal |
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Harvard Hackfest
Keynote Speaker: Media, advertising & entrepreneurship Saturday, October 18 • Harvard i-Lab |
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Atlas Annual Meeting - Boston Syndicates
2-minute pitch/showcase presentation on Inmoji Thursday, October 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, October 1 • District Hall |
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BattleHack
Guest Speaker Sunday, August 10 |
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Tech Caucus
Host Tuesday, July 15 • PayPal |
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Boston College Startup Circle Visit to Start Tank
Host & Speaker Wednesday, June 25 • PayPal |
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TCN M&A stories
Panelist Tuesday, June 24 • Autodesk |
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Brand-a-thon
Emcee Friday, June 20 / Thursday, June 26 |
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Boston Idea Week: The Future of Boston's Startup Culture
Panelist Tuesday, June 17 • Idea Lab @ Courthouse MBTA |
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Tufts Entrepreneurship Visit
Host & Speaker Friday, April 18 • PayPal |
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SingTel Visit to Start Tank
Host & Speaker Wednesday, April 2 • PayPal |
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Mobile Madness 2014: The Next Disruptors
Moderator: Mobile Through the Ages Wednesday, March 19 • Microsoft NERD |
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2013 Q4 Events
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Crashpad: Taste of Entrepreneurship
Guest Speaker Thursday, December 12 |
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Mobile Monday Mid-atlantic: The Future of Mobile in Retail
Keynote Speaker Monday, November 11 • Cira Centre |
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MassTLC unConference
Mentor Friday, November 1 |
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PayPal Boston Presents: The Start Tank (Boston Idea Week Kickoff)
Host & Emcee Tuesday, October 1 • PayPal |
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BrandCamp
Speaker Thursday, September 26 |
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JNK Securities Roundtable Lunch
Speaker Tuesday, September 17 |