Boston Meet-Up for YC Founders and News Contributors (Sunday, May 6th)

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Post by ed » Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 12:41 AM UTC

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Re: Boston Meet-Up for YC Founders and News Contributors (Sunday, May 6th)

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Post by twism » Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 12:44 AM UTC

Im there... Where?

Re: Boston Meet-Up for YC Founders and News Contributors (Sunday, May 6th)

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Post by ed » Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 12:48 AM UTC

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FACTS:

What: Boston Meet-up for YC founders and contributors

When: May 6th, 7:00PM

Where: Espresso Royale Cafe on Commonwealth Ave in Boston ( http://espressoroyale.com/location.php?id=9 )

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DETAILS:

I'm hoping to organize a Boston area meet-up for News.YC'ers and YC founders on May 6th, at 7:00PM. Espresso has some great coffee, a perfect atmosphere and is T-accessible. The idea was originally suggested in this thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=17711

Bring Friends, Co-Founders, whoever! Post with a little bit of information about yourself so we know who's coming!

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Re: Boston Meet-Up for YC Founders and News Contributors (Sunday, May 6th)

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Post by chandrab » Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 1:17 AM UTC

Damn...It's my birthday and I won't be in town that day! Is there another potential meetup next month (June?)

Re: Boston Meet-Up for YC Founders and News Contributors (Sunday, May 6th)

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Post by ed » Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 1:23 AM UTC

chandrab wrote: post #4

Damn...It's my birthday and I won't be in town that day! Is there another potential meetup next month (June?)

Haven't discussed it but if this goes well I'd like to see it become a monthly thing.

Re: Boston Meet-Up for YC Founders and News Contributors (Sunday, May 6th)

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Post by ed » Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 1:48 AM UTC

MY INFO:

I'm currently working on http://www.PhotoFlock.com - a fairly standard photo upload site which offers similar functionality to imageshack.us (with a few web 2.0 extras). This summer I will be aggressively expanding the operations of the site to create a UGC destination with some innovative premium services. I didn't apply to YC and will be bootstrapping development for the next few months.

For the last year, I was involved with http://www.SciLink.com where I was a co-founder and the principal designer. SciLink is a social network for life-science professionals which integrates journal article data. I recently left the company to focus on finishing school and also to explore the viability of my current project.

Re: Boston Meet-Up for YC Founders and News Contributors (Sunday, May 6th)

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Post by jmw » Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 1:56 AM UTC

I'm in.

I'm co-founder of a YCombinator startup that hasn't gone public yet. I'm also an MIT student that's living in Boston until at least the end of the summer.

Anyone who's interested in startups/hacking should come. I suggest bringing something to hack on or get feedback on (I'm probably going to be working in Espresso Royale that day).

Re: Boston Meet-Up for YC Founders and News Contributors (Sunday, May 6th)

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Post by dummypointer » Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 2:07 AM UTC

I think it is a good idea ! It would be a great opportunity for those who are looking for great hackers or great ideas. Why don't we form a "Boston/Cambridge Young Entrepreneurs Club"? We could have monthly meetings, reviews of our demo products and sharing knowledge/experiences. We could also discuss different successful start ups, fund raising issues...sort of our own small Start Up school - by Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs ! Those who are successful founders in the area can also tell their stories and share their experiences. We could extend this idea to the next level by having investors to give us talks if possible. Any suggestions/issues?

Re: Boston Meet-Up for YC Founders and News Contributors (Sunday, May 6th)

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Post by nostrademons » Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 2:28 AM UTC

I'm in. I'll float the idea by my cofounder too and see if he wants to come.

Re: Boston Meet-Up for YC Founders and News Contributors (Sunday, May 6th)

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Post by ed » Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 2:29 AM UTC

dummypointer wrote: post #8

I think it is a good idea ! It would be a great opportunity for those who are looking for great hackers or great ideas. Why don't we form a "Boston/Cambridge Young Entrepreneurs Club"? We could have monthly meetings, reviews of our demo products and sharing knowledge/experiences. We could also discuss different successful start ups, fund raising issues...sort of our own small Start Up school - by Entrepreneurs for En…

Yeah I like the idea of having an organized club to put on these events but I feel like every other month this exact idea is being proposed. And not only that but there are quite a few of these groups which exist already (google "site:ycombinator.com meet-up"). No point in creating an undifferentiated alternative. I think I prefer an ad-hoc group where YC'ers can just get together once in a while, drink coffee and hack. Sounds fun, doesn't it?