The Boston BizSpark Meetup group brings fellow Microsoft® BizSpark™startups and other startups interested in the BizSpark™program together to connect, share ideas, and grow together. We also invite and welcome startup investors to join us, make contacts, and share ideas a well. Microsoft® BizSpark™ is a global program designed to help accelerate the success of early stage startups by providing key resources when they need it the most. Learn more at http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark

As an entrepreneur, you know that the answers to certain legal questions can make or break your business. Do you know the best way to split the company’s equity? What are the tax implications for the different types of business structures, and what exactly is the significance of an 83(b) election? Is your intellectual property adequately protected? Should you hire independent contractors or employees? Everyone will tell you that a good business attorney will provide vital assistance in almost ev …

OVERVIEW New Group!  Tech entrepreneurs and marketers come together to solve marketing, product marketing and product strategy challenges, big and small. Members are software/hardware/mobile app entrepreneurs and company founders, senior management, and folks from the marketing, product marketing and product management functions in companies big and small. The typical meeting includes a startup marketing case study (it could be YOU!), a rapid-fire roundtable discussion in which we we tackle …

Organized by the creative, entrepreneurial folks over at the abi Innovation Hub, "StartUp MHT" is where fellow entrepreneurs and "in the know" professionals gather once a week in the growing MHT to grab some lunch, free WiFi, and chat about what's new. So here is an open invitation extended to the entrepreneurial, innovative and creative communities around greater Manchester. Drop in to chat about what you’re working on!

The startup game is largely won by amazing developers who can turn on a dime in response to market feedback. Presenters will present their own internal solutions and "quick tips" with the greater purpose of teaching others how to succeed in making very fast product iterations with limited developer resources. Attendees will have the chance to learn from proven development teams. They'll be inspired to respond to user data faster with kind of outside-of-the-box solutions that you can expect from …

Monthly meetup of startup enthusiasts to discuss relevant issues to starting, funding, managing and improving our startups. Our monthly events include Presentations by Local Startups Discussions of Common Issues Networking Note - this is not a networking group for those interested in selling to startups.  No selling allowed.

Are you an entrepeneur? Love talking startups? Have a dog? Love being around dogs? Come meet other startup enthusiasts and dog lovers and join in our low-pressure, high-fun hangouts. We will talk about everything from tips on launching a business to new tricks to train your dog. We plan on having at least one meetup a month! Look forward to meeting you!

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of Boston Meetup group! Maybe you are a serial entrepreneur, maybe you are a developer, and maybe corporate life is not for you. Have you been doing searches on CoFoundersLab.com? Tasted a startup, or want to startup your own business? Co-Founders Wanted of Boston serves as an in-person matchmaking service for co-founders. Did you know VCs prefer co-founders over one-man startups? There are lots of benefits to starting a business with someone who complements you. We …

Meet other Boston/Cambridge members interested in business model innovation. Whether you're an absolute beginner learning the ropes or a business tycoon with the next billion dollar startup, you are welcome to come out to exchange ideas, network with each other, learn, and have a good time.

In Nov 2012, Hao Chen stepped up to keep this meetup alive. The following description is from the ex-organizer: History/why I want to do this: As a young engineer in the late 90s/early 2000s I went to some loosely organized lunches with various industry pros, all architect/senior level working for many big names back then. Amazing things were discussed. It totally pierced my mind. Now, fast forward to 2012,  I want to get everyone together to discuss tech, over some good food :) I want to keepin …

A meetup group for MassChallenge alumni (and staff and mentors, too!) We'll be hosting monthly happy hours at different bars in Boston and Cambridge. Nothing fancy, just fun get-togethers over drinks and a way to keep the community we built going. If you want to receive updates on where the happy hour will be each month, be sure to sign up for this group!

Startup Grind is an event series and website designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story with our community and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.

The Reverse Startup is an accelerated product launch camp, driven by the open source community, focused on rapid prototyping and rapid execution around a series of proof-of-concept exercises. Encompassing a wide range of topics, this group is ideal for developers, designers, technologists, marketing professionals and entrepreneurs. The Reverse Startup is a non-profit organization, dedicated to the community and helping people actualize their dreams and professional goals. We endeavor to come tog …

Intelligent.ly connects Boston's top experts with entrepreneurs and startup folks who want to hone their skills. Improve your craft or learn a new subject in 90-minutes through workshop-style classes in Marketing, Product Management, UX, Business Strategy and more. Learn, to win!

Boston has a boatload of tech meetups and events for software companies, but where's all the hardware love? We want to bring together a strong community of folks eager to build businesses with physical products. Whether you're an engineer, designer, CEO, investor, or anyone interested in being a part of the hardware startup ecosystem, come join us and let's create an amazing addition to the tech scene in the Boston/Cambridge area.

There are a lot of great companies operating out of Davis Square and the area around it. Let's get together, chat about what's happening, and make our networks work for one another! After all, why should Kendall Square have all the fun?

Are you looking to join or begin working at a start up? Come have a drink and tell us about it. This Meetup is primarily about networking in the start-up world of Boston.

a fun, quick and strategic way to meet developers, entrepreneurs, investors, & designers from boston, ny, austin, chicago & miami.

Thanks for joining Startup Grind Southern New Hampshire! Startup Grind is a global event series and community designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.

Where aspiring entrepreneurs work together to: *Brainstorm start-up ideas *Discuss how to vet and prioritize ideas *Find co-founders *Overcome initial barriers to being an entrepreneur *Find resources to bring ideas to fruition

Imagine if there was a place, where at one table an entrepreneur meets her next $100,000 investor. A designer meets a new client, a web developer with a great internet startup. A Ruby engineer meets a charismatic founder that excites him with her vision, so much so that he can picture leaving his day job for the exhilarating experience of working tirelessly for technology stock options that could be worth millions one day... We're building this community. --- Part of the Tech Happy Hour Allianc …

Portland Maine Startup is a community focused on Maine mobile and web startups, technologists, entrepreneurship, founders, investors, designers, pitchers, networkers, hackers, and everyone else that fits this spectrum. Our focus is to make Portland the place where young people retire. Let's make Maine the next startup Mecca for creative projects.

Attended a Startup Weekend event, or thinking about checking out one in the near future? Come hang with organizers, volunteers, past attendees, winners, judges, coaches, and others interested in Startup Weekend to find out what it means to be a part of the most amazing entrepreneurship movement in the world!

Whether it’s your first start-up, or you’re a seasoned entrepreneur, you’ll find this group an invaluable resource as you develop essential skills without the access to the training & development resources of a large corporation. At each meeting we’ll focus on one of the common challenges facing entrepreneurs, and through 90-minute workshops comprising a mix of expert presentation and peer coaching, build the personal skills essential to the success of your venture.

Each week a local entrepreneur will host a dinner to help the startup community share ideas and help each other out!

As students at the Startup Institute Boston, we learned what its like to work in the incredible startup community here in Boston, MA. This group lets us continue that experience with monthly talks from kick-ass startups, alumni news, and job opportunities. Its a private group for Startup Institute Alumni, but each member can bring along a guest so find one and have them bring you along. OK, so how do you find a member? Not sure yet, but we will make that possible soon. Please only join this grou …

This group was created to bring together entrepreneurial people with ideas, desires, hopes, and fears all related to starting, nurturing, or designing a business that you are passionate about. Sometimes it takes seeing another person's passion for an idea before we realize that we are also capable of fulfilling our dreams. Being an entrepreneur is also about taking risks, which may not always end favorably. This group is the perfect place to ask questions, share frustrations, build business plan …

Got a vision for your startup culture? This is the place to share, discover, and analyze aspects of workplace culture in our startup ecosystem. Let's get together to talk about the elements of a successful, sustainable culture and delve deep into discussions centered on hiring practices, retention management, methods of establishing and communicating values, and promoting inclusion and awareness. How can we share experiences to enrich the time spent at work?