Shawn BroderickSpeaking: Friday evening
Topic: Speaker and Mentor
Bio: I am Shawn Broderick, a geek, father, husband, and tech entrepreneur born, bred, and living in Boston (although I’m certain the stork meant to drop me in Del Mar and somehow got lost along the way, but c’est la vie).
I can be reached via email at shawn AT broderick DOT org. This is my second blog. I started one in 2004 but abandoned it. I hope you find these ruminations at least entertaining, if not informative. You can dig through some of my professional past via my LinkedIn profile and through some of my personal life via my Facebook profile. I also frequently rant and rave via Twitter. Outside of work, family, and community, I spend my miniscule spare time enjoying jazz and the rural countryside where we live.
Scott KirsnerSpeaking: Sunday evening
Topic: Working with Media & Getting Press Coverage
Bio: Scott Kirsner has been writing about innovation for more than a decade. His “Innovation Economy” column appears in the Globe every Sunday, and he also maintains a companion blog at http://www.boston.com/innovation.
Scott’s writing has also appeared in BusinessWeek, Variety, Wired, Fast Company, Newsweek, CIO, Salon.com, the San Jose Mercury News and the New York Times. Scott is the author of the books Fans, Friends & Followers (2009) and Inventing the Movies (2008). He was a contributing essayist to The Good City: Writers Explore 21st Century Boston (2004). He serves as the program chair for three regional events on innovation: the Nantucket Conference on Entrepreneurship & Innovation (held each May); Convergence: The Life Sciences Leaders Forum (held each June); and Future Forward (held each fall). Scott was part of the founding team of Boston.com from 1995 to 1997, as its lead content developer, working with software developers and designers. Prior to that he was the editorial director of Lochridge & Company, a management consulting firm. He is a graduate of Boston University’s College of Communication.
Bill SchnoorSpeaking: Sunday evening
Topic: Mentor / Advisor / Panelist - Legal
Bio: Bill Schnoor, a partner and co-chair of the firm’s Technology Companies Group and co-chair of its Clean Technologies Practice, concentrates in the areas of business and securities law, private equity and acquisitions.
He joined Goodwin Procter in 2005, after a 21-year career with Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Mr. Schnoor has been selected for inclusion in Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America. PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Mr. Schnoor speaks frequently on financing, entrepreneurship and public offerings. He has presented to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School New Enterprise course on “Legal Issues for Start-Ups,” and has appeared as a guest at the Harvard Business School course on Entrepreneurial Management on legal topics. Mr. Schnoor is also on the Advisory Board to the Yale Entrepreneurial Society and has participated as a judge in the YES Y50k business plan competition. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Prior to joining Goodwin Procter, Mr. Schnoor was a partner in the Business Practice Group at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault in Boston.
Justin LevySpeaking: Friday evening
Topic: New Media Marketing
Bio: Justin Levy is General Manager of New Marketing Labs, a new media marketing agency as well home to theInbound Marketing Summit events, Inbound Marketing Bootcamps and a host of other educational events.
In this role Justin helps businesses navigate the unknown seas of new media marketing including how to use social media tools, blogs, community platforms, and listening tools to drive business value. If you’d like more information about how Justin can help your business, pleasecontact him. When not busy with New Marketing Labs, Justin is Partner and General Manager of Caminito Argentinean Steakhouse, located in Northampton, MA. To learn more about Caminito Argentinean Steakhouse, please visit our About section. To share his food expertise, Justin also blogs at Prime Cutswhere he teaches his readers kitchen techniques, how to cook, how to grill and shares innovative recipes. Justin regularly speaks to groups and at events about his successes in driving revenue using new media with his steakhouse. You can find Justin at many different social media, marketing and tech events, conferences and meetups. If you’re interested in having Justin speak at your next event, please check out his Speaking page.
Al BrowneSpeaking: Sunday afternoon
Topic: Mentor / Advisor - Legal
Bio: Alfred L. Browne, III is a partner in the Cooley Godward Kronish Business department. He joined the Firm in 2007 and is resident in the Boston office. Mr.
Browne specializes in mergers and acquisitions; late-stage venture capital and growth equity transactions; cross border transactions; and complex intellectual property transactions, particularly in the software industry. Mr. Browne's clients include strategic and financial buyers and sellers in public and private acquisitions, including private equity sponsored leveraged buyouts and take-private transactions. Mr. Browne also has significant experience in counseling boards of directors in connection with mergers and acquisitions and related governance and anti-takeover matters. Mr. Browne has experience representing a broad range of technology and other growth companies including software, technology-enabled services, healthcare IT, telecommunications, and services companies. Prior to joining Cooley, Mr. Browne was a partner and chair of the Venture Capital/Emerging Companies Group in the Boston office of Sullivan & Worcester LLP. He also formerly practiced law in the Business Practice Group at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP.
Jason SchupbachSpeaking: Friday evening
Topic: The Boston Innovation Economy
Bio: Jason Schupbach is the first-in-the-nation Creative Economy Industry Director at the Massachusetts Department of Business Development.
In this job he focuses on the nexus of creativity, innovation and technology to grow the creative industries cluster in the state, including film, tv, digital media, videogames, design, advertising, music, and publishing businesses. He formerly was the director of ArtistLink, a Ford Foundation initiative to stabilize and revitalize communities through the creation of affordable space and innovative environments for creative entrepreneurs. Jason worked for the mayor’s office and Department of Cultural Affairs in Chicago, and he was the staff urban planner and capital projects manager for the Department of Cultural Affairs in New York City. Jason has a degree in public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master's degree in city planning from MIT. Jason is graduate of the UMASS Center for Collaborative Emerging Leadership and was recipient of the MIT Excellence in Public Service Award.
Jeffry VocellBio: Jeffrey Vocell is a New Hampshire based Business Analyst with experience in worldwide markets. He has served in numerous roles in marketing, customer service, and business development among various software companies in New England.
He received his BS in Business Management & Leadership from Daniel Webster College. He is currently working with a Los Angeles transportation startup, and on launching a startup in the mobile web space.
Jason EvanishBio: Jason is the co-founder of GreenhornConnect.com, a resource hub for Boston's Entrepreneurs. The site includes a comprehensive, searchable listing of all of the organizations and events in the region as well as other relevant content for local entrepreneurs.
Jason is a recent graduate of the School of Technological Entrepreneurship master's program at Northeastern University and an active member of the entrepreneurial community. He also has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern. You can learn more at www.GreenhornConnect.com or on Linkedin.
Aaron GerryBio: Aaron Gerry is currently a Junior at Northeastern University and is pursuing a Bachelor's of Science in Biology. A self-described startup enthusiast, Aaron has a particular passion for developing programs and helping fellow student entrepreneurs; he is especially proud of the innovative Husky Innovation Challenge and IDEA programs at NU.
In the past, Aaron has interned at Localytics, taught Boston Public High School students, and was part of the core team that brought Ultra Light Startups to Boston. Aaron enjoys hot sauce and zombie movies and is excited for the launch of his own startup, Zazu!
TechStarsPosted by Marc Nager
Just heard today that things are final to have the next 2 events at Microsoft’s NERD center again! We will have the Commons (the large room on the 11th floor) for June 4th – 6th.
A huge thank you to Gus and Leah there for helping out.
In the meantime, we are going to start getting a new lineup of speakers/mentors/sponsors lined up, so join the Boston group on our new community, and give us your feedback so we can make the next one even better!
Posted by Marc Nager
Thanks to everyone who came out for the SW Reunion last night! I wish I could have been there. A huge thank you to Jason and Aaron for taking the lead on things for the event, and Cooley, of course for hosting the event!
It sounds like there were about 20 people there and they heard updates from 3 ventures that are still chugging along: Doodlebugging, IZaazu, and Meetlie. Kyle from Boston Innovation did a writeup here: http://bostinnovation.com/2010/02/18/boston-startup-weekend-homeless/
Also, it looks like the next event will be held at Cooley’s office in early June. I’m finalizing things now, but I will let you know as soon as it’s final. Keep following the hash tag #swboston for more updates.
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Be sure to drop by Cooley’s office tonight around 6pm for some drinks, snacks, and updates from all the Startup Weekend teams! If you haven’t RSVP’d, please do so now!
Posted by Startup Weekend Crew
Time to get back together and see what everyone has been up to! This is a great excuse to come out for a drink and network with everyone you met at the last Startup Weekend in Boston.
This event NOT limited to only past attendees, anyone that might be interested in learning more about Startup Weekend for next time is welcome.
Where: Cooley’s office @ 500 Boylston St.
When: Tuesday, Feb. 16th 6pm-8pm
Agenda:
6pm: arrive, networking and drinks
6:30-7:15: Teams will give an update on progress, and outline any outstanding resources needed. Those that wish, can give a presentation/demo.
7:15-8:00: Questions for Cooley lawyers & more networking!
Please RSVP. Your name needs to be on the list to get in the building. Please check in with guest services in the main lobby.
Revive the hash tag: #swboston
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We’ll let the pros tell it best! See the great coverage from Scott Kirsner in today’s Entrepreneurship section in the Boston Globe!
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After a long weekend of coding, stress and some snow we had 9 different teams that ended up presenting on Sunday. Congratulations to Doodlebugging for winning the 1st prize of the weekend. We had a tie for second which was broken by a second round of voting where ReleaseQ took second place and iZaazu took 3rd.
Thank you to our sponsors who helped make this event actually happen – Microsoft N.E.R.D Center was absolutely amazing, Sun Startup Essentials, Blog Catalog, BostInnovation, Flowtown, Greenhorn Connect, Techstars, VentureFizz, wowrack, Massachusetts Its all here, and Twilio.
Companies:
Description: A scheduling and information aggregation site for open office hours. A cool idea to help people meet face to face.
Go to the website: Meetlie.com
Follow them on Twitter: @mtlie
Bio Contracts:
Description: Create an efficient, centralized online marketplace connecting pharma and bioteh companies with specialized service providers, and supporting the management of these projects. A place where you post projects and competitively bid, with rating system.
Description: Motini makes it easy to create mobile versions of your favorite websites. Using a point-n-click interface you can repurpose content for optimal viewing on mobile devices such as iPhones, Blackberries, Android and other phones. Grab what you want, and put it into motini, and on your phone it displays only the requested information. Modeled after mixing a drink!
Go to the Website: Motini
Follow them on Twitter: @mymotini
Description: Mission is to make the world’s most efficient marketplace from the world’s largest conversation. The easiest way to buy and sell anything on twitter! @doodlebugging
Go to the website: Doodlebugging
Follow them on Twitter: @doodlebugging
Description: A mobile app that lets you customize your morning. Looking for a way to organize a hectic life and wake up on the informative side of the bed? iZazzu will help you!
Go to the website: iZaazu
Follow them on Twitter: @izaazu
Description: Track your favorite upcoming releases: movies, books, music, and video games. Gives you a way to organize the overwhelming amount of information that is out there in a way that is relevant to you.
Go to the website: releaseQ
Follow them on Twitter: @releaseq
Description: Provides a marketplace to find and provide industry knowledge and functional expertise via video.
Go to Website: OwlCounsel
Follow them on Twitter: @owlcounsel
Description: Simple web interface for logging chores on the web. Allows you to show those who haven’t witnessed your effots that you in fact did do your “chores”.
Go to the website: Chorelog
Follow them on Twitter: @chorelog
Hey, I got you these – @heyigotuthese – www.higut.com
A website to help improve your web comic experience. A place where authors and viewers come together to help fuel and sustain the comic industry.
Posted by Startup Weekend Crew
We have 3 great offers to the top teams from startup weekend tonight:
1. Shawn Broderick from TechStars will be offering coaching time for two of the top teams as well as priority consideration for TechStars Boston 2010.
2. Al Browne from Cooley will be presenting two $2,000 gifts in free legals services that can be used after the weekend.
3. The special announcement of follow on support of $250 a month for the top team from Tony Berkman with blocatalog.com and blogersunite.com .
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A huge thank you to Tony Berkman with blocatalog.com and blogersunite.com who just send this special note about his continued support for a team from Boston Startup Weekend. Tony not only sponsored drinks on Friday night, but he is going to be offering $250 per month for a year to one top team from the weekend to continue their efforts!
Read Tony’s message for all of the background:
“Dear Startup Weekend,
I have experienced to 2 StartUpWeekends, one in San Antonio and most recently StartUpWeekend NewYork ‘09 where I met and was inspired by so many outstanding, innovative people who get things done, and get the massive opportunities that we have today. Words can’t fully express how much I appreciate the value of a StartUpWeekend experience and the meaning and value that you deliver.
A favorite quote of mine is, “Your significance will remain forever obscure to you, but you may assume you are fulfilling your life’s purpose if you apply yourself to converting all your experiences to the highest advantage of others.” – Buckminster Fuller
StartUpWeek .org, and the people who are part of it, do this. So while there is no way to understand the extent of the positive impact that StartUpWeekends have on attendees, and therefore the country and the world - you can rest assured that you are fulfilling your life’s purpose.
Out of my gratitude for your organization’s contributions to connecting entrepreneurs, sparking new ideas, in an amazing experiential environment, I would like to make a monthly gift of $250, for one year, to team at StartUpWeekend Boston.
The gift will go to the team that has the best idea and execution capability, as chosen by the panel. The money is to be used in the launch of the business. The only condition of the gift is that it be used for purposes of getting the business launched. The winning team will need to deliver to StartUpWeekend.org a monthly report showing that they are committed to the business and continuing to execute on their roadmap. Each month, once I receive the nod that the team is team is doing this, I will send the money.
Once launched, an additional gift will be given, as a congratulations and an additional spark to get the business exposure. The gift is million ad impressions (300 x 250s) on one of my sites and provide the team with the opportunity to be a sponsor of BloggersUnite.org, a non profit, social cause platform that is changing the world through blogging and social media.
Cheers,
Tony Berkman
p.s. When in business and in life, “don’t let perfect get in the way of possible.” - Keith Cunningham possibly the best business professors on the planet”
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