There are plenty of big networking opportunities this week, including a student meetup at HubSpot and a Women Who Code meetup at Jana's Boston headquarters. Some of these events are starting to sell out, so be sure to act fast.
Monday, Jan. 30
Goodwin Download Speaker Series—Immigration and Innovation: Founders Workbench hosts this event from 5:30 p.m. to 8 at Goodwin’s 100 Northern Ave. office in Boston. The speakers are William Brah, founder and director of Venture Development Center at UMass Boston; Jeff Bussgang, general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners; Denzil Mohammed, director of The ILC Public Education Institute; and Bill Schnoor, partner at Goodwin. The event is free.
So You Want to be An Entrepreneur—Stories from the Frontline: This event runs from 6 p.m. to 8 at 50 Milk St. Speakers include Catherine Morris of Boston Arts and Music Soul Festival, Ola Akin of Afrodesia City and Diana Vertus of Exquisite Design Concepts. The event is free.
Lessons Learned from CEOs on their Journey from Entrepreneur to Leader: Atlantic Consultants hosts this event from 5 p.m. to 7:30 at the Newton Marriott. The speakers are Nancy Briefs, president and CEO of InfoBionics; Steve Snyder, entrepreneur-in-residence at Gesmer Updegrove; and Emily Green, former CEO of Smart Lunches. The event costs $50.
Informal Android Developer Meetup: Google Developer’s Group Boston hosts this event from 7 p.m. to 10 at Jaho Coffee Roasters & Wine Bar in Boston. The event is free.
Tuesday, Jan. 31
She Geeks Out Sponsored by Amazon Alexa: This event runs from 6 p.m. to 9 at Amazon’s Cambridge office. The speakers are Manizeh Khan, data scientist at Amazon; Melissa Studzinski, head of customer engagement and loyalty at Rue La La; and Janice Carte, chef and owner of Tiny Spoon Chef. Sales have ended for the event.
Boston Accelerators—Navigating Your Options: The Capital Network hosts this event from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 at the Boston office of Morgan Lewis. The speakers are Asad Butt of LearnLaunch, Melissa Withers of RevUp, Robby Bitting of MassChallenge, Kofi Callender of Smarter in the City and Ty Danco of Techstars. The event is free for members, $35 for non-members and $25 for students.
Women Who Code Boston hosts Lightning Talks and Social Night at Jana’s Boston office from 6 p.m. to 9. The event is free.
Startup Grind hosts a fireside chat with angel investor Howard Love starting at 6 p.m. at Pivotal’s Cambridge office. Love’s angel investments include HotelTonight, Trulia and OpenTable. The event costs $15 to $20.
Wednesday, Feb. 1
Pathways to Entrepreneurship—Adam Friedman, MD, PhD: Harvard University Office of Technology Development hosts this event from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 at Harvard Medical School’s Gordon Hall in Boston. The speaker is Adam Friedman, co-founder of Raze Therapeutics and former entrepreneur-in-residence at Atlas Venture. The event is free.
Tech Cigars host a meetup from noon to 1:30 p.m. to at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park. The event is free.
MoonWatcher Kickstarter Kickoff: Lunar Station Corporation hosts this event from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Venture Café in Cambridge. The event is free.
Free Circuit Hacking Night: Artisan’s Asylum hosts this event from 6 p.m. to 8 at its 10 Tyler St. location in Somerville. The event is free.
Thursday, Feb. 2
Meet Jeff Klaus of Intel: Boston Data Center Community hosts this meetup from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 at Vanderweil’s Boston headquarters. Klaus is general manager of data center services at Intel. The event is free.
Learn VR Development: This event begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Cambridge Innovation Center. The event is free.
Navigating your Startup Career: Mendix hosts this event from 5:45 p.m. to 8 at Battery Ventures’ Boston office. The speakers are Michael Brown, general partner at Battery Ventures; Derek Roos, CEO and co-founder at Mendix; and Eric Poley, VP of sales at Mendix. The event is free.
Student Networking Event—Starting Your Tech Sales Career with HubSpot: HubSpot hosts this event from 6:30 p.m. to 9 at its 2 Canal Park office in Cambridge. The event is free.
Friday, Feb. 3
A Conversation with Drew Houston, Co-Founder and CEO of Dropbox: MIT hosts this sold-out event from 2 p.m. to 3 at the Stata Center in Cambridge. The event is sold out.
How She Did It—Steps to Success for Women Entrepreneurs: BostonSpeaks hosts this event from 8 a.m. to 10 at 50 Milk St. in Boston. The speakers are Kely Dempsey, founder of Rack Addik; Samantha Shih, founder and CEO of 9tailers; TedX speaker Catherine Storing; and photojournalist Katrina Hajagos. The event is free.
New Venture Competition—Pitch & Pizza 2nd Round: Boston University’s BUzz Lab hosts this event from 5 p.m. to 7 at the Questrom School of Business in Boston. The event is free.
