tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68511254456255488212024-03-19T02:31:21.780-05:00First ThursdaysBringing life sciences venture capitalists in Massachusetts together socially to talk about startups, investment opportunities and just have some fun. We meet on the First Thursday of every month from 6-8 PM. Join us for a drink. No invitation needed. Visiting VCs are welcome !!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-69467496190899883182009-04-01T10:43:00.000-05:002009-03-19T20:19:25.696-05:00Friday, May 29 - 2nd Annual Life Sciences Golf Event @ The International on Friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTjE25R96Xf2vjn_tfqbFAGdRRyJoHyapYvxnYaED76QO-8zPtqKO-Oh1awCFxtEJPNbdQc2JuB0hWCQTCjxxt8BaZYrQ3aIkkscTJImvV84_J4SS67ijlcWhH31wCJsE1MdR2jx8ALw/s1600-h/pinescourseoverview2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTjE25R96Xf2vjn_tfqbFAGdRRyJoHyapYvxnYaED76QO-8zPtqKO-Oh1awCFxtEJPNbdQc2JuB0hWCQTCjxxt8BaZYrQ3aIkkscTJImvV84_J4SS67ijlcWhH31wCJsE1MdR2jx8ALw/s320/pinescourseoverview2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243678375566997650" /></a><br /><br />We would like to invite you to the 2nd Annual First Thursdays Lifesciences VC Golf Event held this year at The International. We're playing on The Oaks course, an 18-hole, 6,945-yard, Par 72 course designed by Tom Fazio. The Oaks was recently named one of the Top 10 Best New Courses and #1 in the Northeast by Golf Digest Magazine. <br /><br />The date for this event is Friday May 29, 2009 with the first tee time at 8AM. <a href="http://www.capitaladvisors.com/">Capital Advisors Group</a> has graciously offered to sponsor our event. (Handicaps will only be used to organize foursomes and will NOT be used for scoring). <br /><br />Beginners are welcome to participate.<br /><br />Address: <br />The International<br />159 Ballville Road, Bolton, MA 01740-1227<br />(978) 779-6919<br /><a href="http://www.theinternational.com/club/scripts/library/view_document.asp?DN=DIRECTIONS&NS=PUBLIC">Directions</a><br /><br />Yumin Choi<br />ychoi AT hlmvp.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-14561109436951376252009-03-19T20:06:00.003-05:002009-03-19T20:11:53.090-05:00May 29, 2009: First Thursdays Annual Golfing Event sponsored by Capital Advisors at the Oaks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbSatnLFZOjGSNl4MLqz1iAFwJqiSMN889PcpvkXqGh6u5l0d0yKLQrwOGJxiL5NS77AEfw1Rcx5CVWze518Tqo1BZfvyMC6oMoBkMnr9T1e4YSIWeORTF6eGtGIyslL-qx7gP8Btscs/s1600-h/main_PG.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbSatnLFZOjGSNl4MLqz1iAFwJqiSMN889PcpvkXqGh6u5l0d0yKLQrwOGJxiL5NS77AEfw1Rcx5CVWze518Tqo1BZfvyMC6oMoBkMnr9T1e4YSIWeORTF6eGtGIyslL-qx7gP8Btscs/s320/main_PG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315070959762350290" /></a><br /><br />We're playing on The Oaks course, an 18-hole, 6,945-yard, Par 72 course designed by Tom Fazio. The Oaks was recently named one of the Top 10 Best New Courses and #1 in the Northeast by Golf Digest Magazine. The sole sponsor is Capital Advisors Group. The event kicks off in the morning and includes continental breakfast, 18-hole golf with carts, and cold luncheon buffet for afterwards. There is a trophy and prizes for longest drive and closest to pin. Someone will buy beer ! <br /><br />Organizer: Yumin Choi, HLM Venture Partners<br />Sponsor: Capital Advisors<br />Email: yuminyg AT gmail.com<br />20 sign-ups as of March 20, 2009Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-80538138060242563122008-12-04T22:42:00.000-05:002008-11-28T22:48:33.511-05:00Dec 4, MP Healthcare Venture Management First Thurssdays event at Les Zygomates in Boston<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOe5CI6PJV1dNRyEGabhxEmNmSNI-OHm4zOJYxSSaTwlmhtrcCi_9csAHShuvA3xvp4J6MFeSqUzBJHdOKlKVdGlIsbvFOOvDfJoiUsJSN6MQfyUmops6xQ_My-5k2LF0x6SLeyvJ3NA/s1600-h/wine.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOe5CI6PJV1dNRyEGabhxEmNmSNI-OHm4zOJYxSSaTwlmhtrcCi_9csAHShuvA3xvp4J6MFeSqUzBJHdOKlKVdGlIsbvFOOvDfJoiUsJSN6MQfyUmops6xQ_My-5k2LF0x6SLeyvJ3NA/s320/wine.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273921221680419122" /></a><br />Please join MP Healthcare Venture Management (MPH) for the final First Thursday event of 2008 at Les Zygomates in Boston.<br /><br />Date: Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008<br />Time: 6-8 PM<br />Where: Les Zygomates Wine Bar & Bistro<br />Address: 129 South Street, Boston, MA 02111 (near South Station) <br />Tel: (617) 542-5108 <br /><a href="http://www.winebar.com/">Website</a><br /><a href="http://www.winebar.com/directions.html ">Directions</a><br /><br />Les Zygomates is close to the T (South Station), and on-street or valet parking is available. Please direct questions to Mari Yoshioka at Mari_Yoshioka@mp-healthcare.com. <br /><br />Looking forward to seeing you next week, <br /><br />Jeff Moore, Tak Mukohira, Takashi Nagao, Junichi Watanabe & Mari Yoshioka, MP Healthcare Venture Management<br />& The First Thursdays Team<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTnsnAjWgSEDU8MabbupeMHRpOKYUtPTrd6yAfFGiiEL8hcBCfWG74vQclmgAILHHtQ7aJt6mfz-Ke-aoR-pQTNTyptzV7w6DBF-KoibKkR4KBGKKhAtwgZ5qmCAQNJPxGGLUhvZrF0Y/s1600-h/zygomateslogo.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTnsnAjWgSEDU8MabbupeMHRpOKYUtPTrd6yAfFGiiEL8hcBCfWG74vQclmgAILHHtQ7aJt6mfz-Ke-aoR-pQTNTyptzV7w6DBF-KoibKkR4KBGKKhAtwgZ5qmCAQNJPxGGLUhvZrF0Y/s320/zygomateslogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273920978908349250" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-47142545365819177472008-06-05T11:56:00.005-05:002008-06-05T12:02:49.360-05:00June 5: First Thursdays Event At Kinsale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8RbfhBtI99qbzC36ETIHrrjJLdP-8oAJhvyvn2eXjcY8TcWkw7Zy02gQ4Gb8kH4nMoF2nXZqdMlU1sUa-YHIJzEszwYaLmArvGYjEleIxEWxoh4OyWZ3w-SkRt_flpYuC6Q4AexzzaU/s1600-h/kinsale.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8RbfhBtI99qbzC36ETIHrrjJLdP-8oAJhvyvn2eXjcY8TcWkw7Zy02gQ4Gb8kH4nMoF2nXZqdMlU1sUa-YHIJzEszwYaLmArvGYjEleIxEWxoh4OyWZ3w-SkRt_flpYuC6Q4AexzzaU/s320/kinsale.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208442956057080146" /></a><br />To stay true to the First Thursday's tradition, we are planning to get together at the Kinsale in downtown Boston, near Government Center. We decided to make this a non-sponsored, informal event, which will kick off around 6:30.<br /><br />Kinsale Irish Pub and Restaurant<br />2 Center Plz<br />Boston, MA 02108<br />Tel(617) 742-5577<br />http://www.classicirish.com/kinsale_about.htmlUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-74824794681102009222008-04-24T21:10:00.005-05:002008-04-24T21:25:15.585-05:00May 1: TVM First Thursdays Event at Vinalia in Boston<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb7LfLfJpbdSwM_ORBiThxqgmRuXl085lM5T9Dsuz9EzjXPV6DDzPXbb3oXvGa2lhOGOgz4N2WsrwzCsruL9JopjP8GRcV3B6Xpsunq8Rcn_aUX_VhQQhneaPZOo-evRAH4otJ7sPH-M/s1600-h/Facilities_MainPic.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb7LfLfJpbdSwM_ORBiThxqgmRuXl085lM5T9Dsuz9EzjXPV6DDzPXbb3oXvGa2lhOGOgz4N2WsrwzCsruL9JopjP8GRcV3B6Xpsunq8Rcn_aUX_VhQQhneaPZOo-evRAH4otJ7sPH-M/s320/Facilities_MainPic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193002629451894962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="width: 500px;"><span style="">The weather's oustanding and its time to get together again. Please join TVM at <span class="hl">Vinalia</span> on May 1 for the First Thursdays event, which is being sponsored by Jens Eckstein and Gert Caspritz.<br /><br />Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008<br />Time: 6-8 PM<br />Where: <span class="hl">Vinalia</span><br />Address: 101 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110<br />Tel: <span fn_index="0" info="Call +16177371777;0;+16177371777;0;" onmouseup="SetCallButtonPressed(this, 0,0)" onmousedown="SetCallButtonPressed(this, 1,0)" onmouseover="SetCallButton(this, 1,0);skype_active=CheckCallButton(this);" onmouseout="SetCallButton(this, 0,0);HideSkypeMenu();" context="(617) 737-1777" rtl="false" class="skype_tb_injection" id="__skype_highlight_id"><span title="Call this phone number in United States of America with Skype: +16177371777" onclick="javascript:doRunCMD(event, 'call','+16177371777');event.preventBubble();return false;" onmouseout="SetCallButtonPart(this, 0)" onmouseover="SetCallButtonPart(this, 1)" class="skype_tb_injection_right" id="__skype_highlight_id_right"><span class="skype_tb_innerText" id="__skype_highlight_id_innerText">(617) 737-1777</span></span></span><br /><a href="http://www.vinaliaboston.com/">http://www.<span class="hl">vinalia</span>boston.com/</a><br /></span></span><br /><span style="width: 500px;"><span style="">Maps/directions <a href="http://www.vinaliaboston.com/contactdirections.html">http://www.<span class="hl">vinalia</span>boston.com/contactdirections.html</a><br /><br />Please direct que</span></span><span style="width: 500px;"><span style="">stions or comments to Jacqueline Schnabel at <a href="mailto:Schnabel@tvm-capital.com">Schnabel@tvm-capital.com</a><br />By accepting this outlook invitation, we will be able to track headcount.<br /><br />Hope to see you all there!<br /><br /></span></span><span style="width: 500px;"><span style="">Jens Eckstein & Gert Caspritz, TVM<br /><br />& The First Thursdays Team<br /><a href="http://firstthursdays.blogspot.com/">http://firstthursdays.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxEyDB7q_JH9eFE6vksoi4HiAu05pTJpaHKa9rvAOTZYLnJbgSih4cHJ4K42wwZ4ZgYHtS4yH7qL5upK7lwGG0WgaO8C-6ubSHuOqnX0xYYERAxCG6vrnLobl6mr3grbG3TD7ilAyak4/s1600-h/Cocktail_MainPic.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxEyDB7q_JH9eFE6vksoi4HiAu05pTJpaHKa9rvAOTZYLnJbgSih4cHJ4K42wwZ4ZgYHtS4yH7qL5upK7lwGG0WgaO8C-6ubSHuOqnX0xYYERAxCG6vrnLobl6mr3grbG3TD7ilAyak4/s320/Cocktail_MainPic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193002324509216930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="width: 500px;"><span style=""><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-90064259336786510212008-04-02T03:30:00.000-05:002008-04-02T03:31:32.349-05:00April: No eventSorry but no event this month. We'll be back soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-3817126010669952932008-02-08T23:58:00.003-05:002008-02-14T21:36:09.450-05:00March 6: BioVentures Investors First Thursdays Event at Vox Populi in Boston<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WfBUlZew5VUY5pdreI2KJAh20W_cDXInQcziw3lKVO0fCNnL7z7m84Lpofn2nIMxk3XqqVZoL0_yvRf_Do4wSPqkopV3t8Fk2LZhHOx-vlr_iNPA-ZZ9kSHhDugh0uwzm7ccWRyN71Q/s1600-h/vodka-gimlet.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WfBUlZew5VUY5pdreI2KJAh20W_cDXInQcziw3lKVO0fCNnL7z7m84Lpofn2nIMxk3XqqVZoL0_yvRf_Do4wSPqkopV3t8Fk2LZhHOx-vlr_iNPA-ZZ9kSHhDugh0uwzm7ccWRyN71Q/s320/vodka-gimlet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164873216675582354" /></a><br />After a 3-month gap, we're looking forward to getting together with all of you again. For those of you who showed up at the skiing in Utah, parties at JPMorgan and go-karting at Braintree, there's already been a lot of fun in the new year. <br /><br />Please join us at Vox Populi for the Thursday, March 6 event, which is being sponsored by Peter Feinstein, Marc Goldberg and Wally Gilbert of BioVentures Investors. <br /><br />Date: Thursday, March 6, 2008 <br />Time: 6-8 PM <br />Where: Vox Populi <br />Address: 755 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116 <br />Tel: (617) 424-8300 <br />www.voxboston.com <br /><br />Maps/directions on http://firstthursdays.blogspot.com/ <br /><br />We’ll all be on the second floor from about 6pm to 8pm. Please direct questions or comments to Tony Coia at acoia@bioventuresinvestors.com. <br /><br />Hope to see you all there! <br /><br />On behalf of <br />Tony Coia<br />BioVentures Investors <br /><br />& The First Thursdays Team <br />http://firstthursdays.blogspot.com/Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-64709331702844859122008-02-07T22:24:00.000-05:002008-02-09T00:33:01.286-05:00Feb 7: Formula One Event Sponsored by NEVCA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhX-gLuZkcOYULkV8niSGAsQ9-EKvq_sj2wKUewHc49XRGxJLq1cr5ZwjkZoV1qt8XsDXq2CR4pftyll1cgdOR9WXwy5bDp6tPfGYNwi2r-yx3xC12TEjUHDuy-Nr0nyx2_0YqMKhVjac/s1600-h/Ferrari_Formula_1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhX-gLuZkcOYULkV8niSGAsQ9-EKvq_sj2wKUewHc49XRGxJLq1cr5ZwjkZoV1qt8XsDXq2CR4pftyll1cgdOR9WXwy5bDp6tPfGYNwi2r-yx3xC12TEjUHDuy-Nr0nyx2_0YqMKhVjac/s320/Ferrari_Formula_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160364900610389698" /></a><br /><br />What a race. 70 racers; 14 races, with an oversize contingent of tech VCs. The final race showed Life Sciences VCs can drive ! Doug Farnborough (Oxford), Kevin Bitterman (Polaris) and Derek Lee (SVLS) showed up in the final 12. Doug took pole position and got to drive the checkered flag on the victory lap. Derek did spend some time cooling his heels in the penalty lane for dangerous driving. The money went to Boston Children's Hospital (Amir Nashat and Stephen St. Peter's team). Ed Chan and Anupendra Sharma (SVC), Enrico Picozza and Yumin Choi (HLM), Mark Carthy (Orion) and John McDonald (MPM) also showed up at the races.<br /><br />Invitation from NEVCA<br />A second annual break-away event, the New England Venture Capital Association F1 Racing Charity event, has outstanding participation. The winning team's charity will receive a donation in the team's name. MGH Children's Hospital team is captained by Michael Greeley, IDG Ventures and Boston Children's Hospital team is sponsored by Amir Nashat, Polaris and Steven St. Peter, MPM Capital. To get an invitation, contact Stephanie Smith, stepsmith@deloitte.com or Arlene McNulty, amcnulty@themackenziegroup.com. The New England Venture Capital Association would like to thank the event underwriters: Bowne of Boston, Capital Advisors Group, Deloitte Tech-Venture Center, Goodwin Procter LLP and William Gallagher AssociatesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-11056573878419760772007-12-07T00:40:00.000-05:002007-12-07T00:55:10.160-05:00Dec & Jan - No events in Boston<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_-N8iLhHECHDxkwqqACGpE7cdz8Ur2WusoNObfvXuZ1TuOWj6WFIYjo1bQldtDB_Ip0xSU727ETE5m1vkuscWvS4iHX_0kFT7oIoCiqM_Tc2R5hORpV-7halRN7LjSqNTxvjEbdZllA/s1600-h/JPMorgan+logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_-N8iLhHECHDxkwqqACGpE7cdz8Ur2WusoNObfvXuZ1TuOWj6WFIYjo1bQldtDB_Ip0xSU727ETE5m1vkuscWvS4iHX_0kFT7oIoCiqM_Tc2R5hORpV-7halRN7LjSqNTxvjEbdZllA/s320/JPMorgan+logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141102983480599522" border="0" /></a>We're taking a break in December. We hope to see you all in Union Square in January at the JPMorgan conference in SFO.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_yi7h3csFODiWIY-lempdyVqe0xXqohb9Y0jkOZV2ITWX-k_huv0nw6N4IsM3OZRFV7_TQShkIsB3Nis7rWqT385YhSwIIEBu17GPqFUv0zG0jq9UEaCjFLlMH_pS_J1uX8H5DAZd0U/s1600-h/skiing.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_yi7h3csFODiWIY-lempdyVqe0xXqohb9Y0jkOZV2ITWX-k_huv0nw6N4IsM3OZRFV7_TQShkIsB3Nis7rWqT385YhSwIIEBu17GPqFUv0zG0jq9UEaCjFLlMH_pS_J1uX8H5DAZd0U/s320/skiing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141105302762939410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you intend to go skiing during the previous week, contact Derek Lee at SV Lifesciences. This event is in its 6th Year, and should be a lot of fun.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-25420775453358489572007-12-07T00:39:00.002-05:002008-02-14T21:24:16.378-05:00Nov 1 - Thanks to Point Judith Capital<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYN0CPGm5TA8rB7snjb7oN1z19-Sq56-8EvxAe8Dvb679NXXIkCZIYQzO6618IsorgSpaqq99Gpjm_D1uMJvQCLKK6_t6D5paxsJA8eGJpML3DJlFvaDCmVxqze0japRDHrVBtxuc1Ac/s1600-h/Brasserie-Jo-Outdoors.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYN0CPGm5TA8rB7snjb7oN1z19-Sq56-8EvxAe8Dvb679NXXIkCZIYQzO6618IsorgSpaqq99Gpjm_D1uMJvQCLKK6_t6D5paxsJA8eGJpML3DJlFvaDCmVxqze0japRDHrVBtxuc1Ac/s320/Brasserie-Jo-Outdoors.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167027108414788146" /></a><br />First Thursday’s this month was held at Brasserie Jo in a private function room. This was my first time there and while the inside was upscale and formal it still had a charged atmosphere. We had around 20 people show up which made for a nice comfortable setting. The appetizers were outstanding and made an excellent complement to the drinks. Thanks to Gina Raimundo at Point Judith Capital for sponsoring the event!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-83457815610264111682007-09-23T20:17:00.000-05:002007-12-07T00:44:27.310-05:00October 12: First Annual Lifesciences VC Golf (hosted by Andrew Jay, Siemens Venture Capital)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbef55OamtKM5b1VsUef2Ud17tr7_fyvA04a0N-hEpwdr2vSN4MrJWzbRZLfTkFe16Ynsk_nDYOv_R5_HjjuQlMPoryrJCa63sbP6uJoY30NEwkdE0YCKn63iuiUX3fzGREoCA5VaCNo8/s1600-h/BraeburnCountryClub.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbef55OamtKM5b1VsUef2Ud17tr7_fyvA04a0N-hEpwdr2vSN4MrJWzbRZLfTkFe16Ynsk_nDYOv_R5_HjjuQlMPoryrJCa63sbP6uJoY30NEwkdE0YCKn63iuiUX3fzGREoCA5VaCNo8/s320/BraeburnCountryClub.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113574107589450946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Golf Event <br /><br />A great event. Thanks to Andrew Jay for hosting at Braeburn and Yumin Choi for for organizing the event. Everyone enjoyed it and wants to do it again. Next year we'll do a scramble and lunch. <br /><br />Team Winners - Low net <br /><br />Scott Rocklage, 5AM Ventures<br />Kevin Forrest, 5AM Ventures<br />Andrew Jay, Siemens Venture Capital <br />Jonathan Lim, Polaris Ventures<br /> <br />Winner Longest Drive <br />Dennis Crowley, Covidien Ventures<br /> <br />Winner Closest to the Hole<br />Andrew Jay, Siemens Venture Capital<br /><br />Thanks to all those who turned up<br /><br />John Brooks <br />Dennis Crowley <br />Jeff Moore <br />Scott Rocklage <br />Kevin Forrest <br />Jonathan Lim <br />Enrico Picozza <br />Yumin Choi<br />Omar Amirana <br />Caleb Winder <br />Ed Chan <br />Andrew Jay <br /><br />Invitation<br />We are pleased to announce a fall golfing event for those of you interested in playing at the historic Braeburn Country Club, where Walter Hagan defeated Mike Brady in 1919 by one stroke.<br /><br />Club Host: Andrew Jay, Siemens Venture Capital<br />Organizer: Yumin Choi, HLM Ventures<br /><br />The full cost of an 18-hole day will be $65, lunch is included but cart fees are not. If you are interested, please email ychoi@hlmvp.com<br /><br />Look forward to seeing you.<span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ><o:p></o:p></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-75752016594673402772007-09-09T23:10:00.001-05:002007-09-09T23:11:36.139-05:00September 6 Event Pictures (John Brooks / Prism Party)<div><embed src="http://widget-b4.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564238338740&site=widget-b4.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564238338740&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b4.slide.com/p1/432345564238338740/bb_t001_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564238338740&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b4.slide.com/p2/432345564238338740/bb_t001_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-77444070444572587732007-09-06T20:28:00.000-05:002007-08-26T19:50:53.746-05:00"First Thursdays" Cambridge Event ! Dante Bar @ Royal Sonesta at 6PM on Thursday Sept 6, 2007<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0raXxIQwDJnbaL-ag5TTYcLf_s2hfZRpRD0EHDH2VIwHtZL9HDC1BTwVh6QsPZzhhdAExnxcNTRjT7Hzzm8ckWoZd69H5uL9OA376SjDsTIKk4k35n17mjmgRhSuOUz1OOSkSgmLBuPg/s1600-h/Mojito.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0raXxIQwDJnbaL-ag5TTYcLf_s2hfZRpRD0EHDH2VIwHtZL9HDC1BTwVh6QsPZzhhdAExnxcNTRjT7Hzzm8ckWoZd69H5uL9OA376SjDsTIKk4k35n17mjmgRhSuOUz1OOSkSgmLBuPg/s320/Mojito.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097622908610048530" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">August was a full house in Boston. We're moving to the river for an outstanding outdoor setting overlooking the Charles. We'll hang around outdoors at the patio of the Dante Restaurant and Bar at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge. The event is hosted by John Brooks of Prism VentureWorks.<br /><br />Dante Details<span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >:<br /><a href="http://www.theskellig.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></a></span><a href="http://www.sonesta.com/Boston/"><span class="a"><span style="">http://www.sonesta.com/Boston/</span></span></a><br />40 Edwin Land Boulevard<br />Cambridge, MA 02142<br />Tel: 617.806.4200<br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Time: 6-8PM</span><br /><br />Host: John Brooks, Prism Venture Works<br /><br />Also looking forward to seeing you: Anupendra & Dean<br />and our regulars: Aaron, Ben, Derek, Josh and Kevin<br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-80500394464232697682007-08-11T19:42:00.000-05:002007-08-26T19:51:16.412-05:00Photos from Fletcher Spaght Event (Aug 2, 2007)<div><embed src="http://widget-bc.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=576460752310958780&site=widget-bc.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=576460752310958780&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-bc.slide.com/p1/576460752310958780/bb_t016_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=576460752310958780&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-bc.slide.com/p2/576460752310958780/bb_t016_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-56394735005065032052007-08-02T17:00:00.000-05:002007-08-11T20:25:13.173-05:00"First Thursdays" Boston Event ! Cottonwood Cafe at 6PM on Thursday August 2, 2007<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqQvp_1rlSYYutMmXAiopkxAGBN-xuV-zl_rQTsY_-oPxIRwRyfqcK5CRA-4adcan-FM0FN4zBhe2qSlUGzC14_ayMqOSaZ_xea-RMkGcfvA14MG1Twuf1Dm2Evc6vCXlYZF55n7Jsog/s1600-h/IMG_4800.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqQvp_1rlSYYutMmXAiopkxAGBN-xuV-zl_rQTsY_-oPxIRwRyfqcK5CRA-4adcan-FM0FN4zBhe2qSlUGzC14_ayMqOSaZ_xea-RMkGcfvA14MG1Twuf1Dm2Evc6vCXlYZF55n7Jsog/s320/IMG_4800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097617642980143618" border="0" /></a><br /><span><br />Finally, we filled the room ! A great event with 25 people from all ages, even a couple of interns. With an excellent spread thanks to John Fletcher, and a good layout of food, lots of drinks, it was a perfect summer evening. We'll be back in September for another event, and try to figure out a golf outing for October. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Fourth Event Invitation</span><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SEWhhnj16VbuwK0h0BbTs2PYu9Sbdq1qFM4Pq9VS-74ohogsEVe9fTXbGQiQIo2gyetrJiQKafz3DRBlKZGPhJfc_w3NMRXnckpPT1kGTGmSO_WSHiGNmysa_OhBWHOw8m-8gvm4lkA/s1600-h/Margaritas.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SEWhhnj16VbuwK0h0BbTs2PYu9Sbdq1qFM4Pq9VS-74ohogsEVe9fTXbGQiQIo2gyetrJiQKafz3DRBlKZGPhJfc_w3NMRXnckpPT1kGTGmSO_WSHiGNmysa_OhBWHOw8m-8gvm4lkA/s320/Margaritas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087251758512861122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After our July holiday, we're back in August for another one of our First Thursdays sessions. We'll meet at the Cottonwood Cafe. John Fletcher of Fletcher Spaght Ventures has offered to play host. Cottonwood Cafe has been voted the city's best Margarita's, and of course, the best Southwestern food.<br /><br />Cottonwood Cafe <span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >details:<br /><a href="http://www.theskellig.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></a></span><a href="http://www.theskellig.com/"><span class="a"><span style="">www.<b>cottonwood</b><b>boston</b>.com/</span></span></a><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Phone (617) </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >247 2225<br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Address: 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA <st1:address st="on"><st1:postalcode st="on">02215</st1:postalcode></st1:address><br />Time: 6-8PM</span><br /><br />Host: John Fletcher<br />Also looking forward to seeing you: Anupendra & Dean<br />and our regulars: Aaron, Ben, Derek, Josh and KevinUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-25774529913818551492007-07-04T16:18:00.000-05:002007-07-02T16:26:01.550-05:00"First Thursdays" - No July 2007 Event (due to the Fourth holiday)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVLbre41fT9N6w7L9qt-GPGRH3XxN7xd0K4YQ2-eYPqbhptVlRomHOgovlmdkPD7IHsPfoEeFyopfY86ru7f1e0FCvh3te77ponYYzXfozbfDmnDM_alGg7HnxbZ0cQ5VDey3sSnXYJY/s1600-h/fireworks1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVLbre41fT9N6w7L9qt-GPGRH3XxN7xd0K4YQ2-eYPqbhptVlRomHOgovlmdkPD7IHsPfoEeFyopfY86ru7f1e0FCvh3te77ponYYzXfozbfDmnDM_alGg7HnxbZ0cQ5VDey3sSnXYJY/s320/fireworks1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082713369715234786" border="0" /></a><br />Have a happy Fourth of July. We'll look forward to seeing you in the first week of August at the Cottonwood Cafe. John Fletcher of Fletcher Spaight Ventures is hosting this one.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-82152373386340645012007-06-07T21:11:00.000-05:002007-06-16T21:59:36.445-05:00"First Thursdays" Boston Event ! Match at 6PM on Thursday June 7, 2007<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJv3cN8oA888_E1xcbE3GXtsP-WNq3lmIMBdhbbVnm0tuSWcAn3YNlTN9BbwQpG17piJTDWOUvZXs7L6jyWJ4wH8KtePvz7eiWCVkWeIXucCy4FhtQZBg3n7AAmgmgnHwxLQPOTaX9z4/s1600-h/martini.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJv3cN8oA888_E1xcbE3GXtsP-WNq3lmIMBdhbbVnm0tuSWcAn3YNlTN9BbwQpG17piJTDWOUvZXs7L6jyWJ4wH8KtePvz7eiWCVkWeIXucCy4FhtQZBg3n7AAmgmgnHwxLQPOTaX9z4/s320/martini.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062006927744806770" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Another Successful Party<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Our third event was the biggest yet. We hit double digits in numbers ! While I was overseas, putting on pounds from some great food, Dean played gracious host to another excellent gathering. I missed the jokes, so I'll skip the commentary.<br /><br />Dave (Flagship), Josh (Prism) Ben (Fidelity), Kevin (Polaris), Derek (SV) Gina Raimondo (Point Judith), Aaron (<st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Norwich</st1:place></st1:city>), Scott (Clarus), and a few others showed up. (Sorry - still waiting for Dean to send me the rest of the list). I do want to thank our regulars - Josh and Aaron, who have showed up every time ! Thanks guys...!!<br /><br />We'll take a break from monthly drinks in July and replace it with a fine american BBQ. Haven't picked a date yet so watch this space. But we'll be back with drinks in August at Cottonwood Cafe (thanks to John Fletcher). We're also starting to work on some golf foursomes. Let me know if you play.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Third Event Invitation</span><br /></span><br />For our third event, we're making two changes. Firstly, we are bringing the party to <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Boston</st1:place></st1:city> for the first time. Secondly, we are switching from beers to martinis, from pubs to bars. Match is a hip <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:state> style bar. A number of VCs who haven't come said they want to attend, so we are looking forward to growing the party. Today, we counted 40 VCs in lifesciences in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Boston</st1:place></st1:city>, so as word gets out, the parties should get bigger.<br /><br />Thanks to Derek Lee at SV Lifesciences for the recommendation ! We know there is tons of parking in the area (we'll provide more info shortly).<br /><br />Match Bar details:<br /><a href="http://www.theskellig.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://www.matchbackbay.com</span></a><br />Phone (617) 247-9922<br />Address 94 <st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on">Massachussets Avenue</st1:street>, <st1:city st="on">Boston</st1:city> <st1:state st="on">MA</st1:state> <st1:postalcode st="on">02215</st1:postalcode></st1:address><br />Time: 6-8PM<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing you.<br /><br />Anupe</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >ndra & Dean<br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-68555658827456776312007-05-03T18:41:00.000-05:002007-05-07T22:11:43.924-05:00"First Thursdays" Waltham Event ! Skellig at 6PM on Thursday May 3, 2007<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnFKMamN2wNK99s_ePzagdyvZiIWg4wNAF3v8fSOdvoOaIBjoxgCFViMPVdbHWmeoQ940bZqbsX0gLh_Ddm-MQgFn3xXETX7v-NmAT3QeWY4S5BbHhNclsERhjyHaztA30omgO4-CeTs/s1600-h/IMG_4751.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnFKMamN2wNK99s_ePzagdyvZiIWg4wNAF3v8fSOdvoOaIBjoxgCFViMPVdbHWmeoQ940bZqbsX0gLh_Ddm-MQgFn3xXETX7v-NmAT3QeWY4S5BbHhNclsERhjyHaztA30omgO4-CeTs/s320/IMG_4751.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060522793205739362" border="0" /></a><br />(L 2 R Aaron - Norwich Ventures, Dean - Highland, Josh - Prism, John - Fletcher Spaght, Ben - Fidelity Biosciences, Vikas - MVM, Anupendra - Siemens Venture Capital)<br /><br />Another fun evening (minus figuring out traffic and parking) Three new faces (from three new firms) at today's party; happy to say the group is coming along nicely. Good food, excellent Guinness.<br /><br />Dean refused to listen to some tech investing talk, but some of us were excited about the new venture from the Kazaa/Skype TV (which we unanimously agreed that no one had time to watch). Speaking of TV shows, does anyone remember the best Simpson's episode ever ? Vikas can talk for an hour on this stuff. Aaron dated himself talking about Bob Hart (?) shows. Ben refuses to take up golf, which wasn't much help since Anupendra is looking for brave souls to play 9 holes at 630 am on weekends. John kindly offered to organize the August event at Cottonwood Cafe in Boston. Josh (who did a great imitation of Robin Williams describing the game of golf in a scottish accent!) will see if he can swing a golf event for all of us, and maybe we will convince Ben that he simply has to try it; miniature golf does not translate well. There was some interesting talk about medtech devices but we tried to keep work stuff to a light note. (BTW - Is anyone from Boston going to be in Tel Aviv for BioMed next month ?).<br /><br />See you on June 7th in Boston, or somewhere on a beach in Tel Aviv.<br /><br />Anupendra & Dean<br /><br />____________________________________________________<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Second Event Invitation</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ_MSIeQk5c6-KeiJ4tmDWe6_oQzQx1LNu7tMojVWE-zs15Z5j3GxQNoMD87H00Y8fI71OLmXyZ8jAP3QVT5edNefK7lBhdRbIX4ChkcNe8oPA-z48QeKaESnqX3naJfA0Qo9wNNpWw8/s1600-h/guiness.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ_MSIeQk5c6-KeiJ4tmDWe6_oQzQx1LNu7tMojVWE-zs15Z5j3GxQNoMD87H00Y8fI71OLmXyZ8jAP3QVT5edNefK7lBhdRbIX4ChkcNe8oPA-z48QeKaESnqX3naJfA0Qo9wNNpWw8/s200/guiness.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057146672562129010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We're taking our initiative to get Boston VCs </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">in Lifesciences </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">together, to Waltham. For our second event, we're meeting at the Skellig, a nice irish pub on Moody Street in Waltham.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Thanks to Kevin for the recommendation ! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" ><span class="a">Skellig Details</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" ><span class="a">Website </span></span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.theskellig.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">http://www.theskellig.com/</span></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br />Phone (781) 647-0679</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br />Address 240 Moody Street, Waltham MA 02453</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Time: 6-8PM</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Anupendra & Dean</span><br /></div><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www2.blogger.com/posts.g?blogID=6851125445625548821"> </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851125445625548821.post-34446854750479238552007-04-05T12:11:00.000-05:002007-05-03T21:16:08.153-05:00"First Thursdays" Kickoff ! Asgard: 6PM on Thursday April 5, 2007<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5S2lyy4rkA2FBxZiYQd6gjhFCtZFNbNs6awZoKaKkqn_4ypxmotVAmygOyP1cxu8e7ERuP5zHfjvZTenVtx9zNZwBRJ_eG2xgKNM-FpeXzktVeefogTbbvJWnwLW6uM-W8xMIJFmXm0/s1600-h/FirstEventApril52007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050426913319742242" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5S2lyy4rkA2FBxZiYQd6gjhFCtZFNbNs6awZoKaKkqn_4ypxmotVAmygOyP1cxu8e7ERuP5zHfjvZTenVtx9zNZwBRJ_eG2xgKNM-FpeXzktVeefogTbbvJWnwLW6uM-W8xMIJFmXm0/s320/FirstEventApril52007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Great first event on April 5; thanks for coming. (L 2 R Aaron - Norwich Ventures, Dean - Highland, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Anupendra</span> - Siemens Venture Capital, Kevin - Polaris, Omar - Oxford, Josh - Prism and Derek - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">SV</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Lifesciences</span>, he's missing bcoz he was late!). Was a lot of laughs, and some good wheat beer.<br /><br />Want grow the group, get all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">lifesciences</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">VC</span>s to attend our events. Omar suggested a business theme for discussion at the next event. He's in the market for an apartment (and always in the market for stock tips). <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Anu</span> and Aaron want to strengthen management talent in Boston (getting Directors and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">VPs</span> out of their corporate cubes). Kevin was the expert on last night's game and rare Belgian beers in Boston. Derek is excited about ideas of poker, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">cookoouts</span>...even beer pong. And if you, like Josh are wondering why army folks are interested in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">VC</span>, Dean will tell you. See you next month.<br /><br />____________________________________________________<br /><br /><strong>Invitation to first event</strong><br /><br /><p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivB7Ljy7P7ISn5lN55jIQm_K1QMLhhot_hMPtAOEFWXeo2EwWG-rWbwLieaxTbeDGOYBteptomSecOr-6w_xvvVe-ysgHKvgBWtE3OHkPaNMTcvLcndUYw0NJpK2M5eQKScuD3GAlUHIA/s1600-h/BarScene.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050427463075556146" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivB7Ljy7P7ISn5lN55jIQm_K1QMLhhot_hMPtAOEFWXeo2EwWG-rWbwLieaxTbeDGOYBteptomSecOr-6w_xvvVe-ysgHKvgBWtE3OHkPaNMTcvLcndUYw0NJpK2M5eQKScuD3GAlUHIA/s320/BarScene.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p></p>We're kicking off our initiative to get Boston <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">VCs</span> in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Lifesciences</span> talking in a social setting. We've titled it First Thursdays. We're planning to meet at Asgard, a nice big, roomy place that's perfect to drink and talk. Asgard is 350 Mass Avenue, between Central Square and MIT. There's parking next door at the University Garage, which you can get validated at Asgard for $3.00.<span style="font-size:0;"><span class="a"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="a">Asgard Details<br />Website <a href="http://www.classicirish.com/asgard_about.html">www.classicirish.com/asgard_about.html</a></span><a href="http://www2.blogger.com/Asgard%20Website"><br /></a></span>Phone 617 577 9100<br />Address 350 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA<br /><br /><br />We look forward to seeing you there. If you have any questions, please call or email us.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Anupendra</span> & DeanUnknownnoreply@blogger.com