Every week, we dig through our events calendar and hand-select five events worth checking out.
Built In Boston Event: Built In Brews at Klaviyo, Mar. 22 at 5:30 p.m.
Klaviyo invites you for a night of networking with fellow tech professionals for Boston's first ever Built In Brews! Built In Brews is a regular startup happy hour hosted by a different high-growth tech company in Boston. Come see the inside of the most inspiring tech offices, learn about the company's culture, meet the founders and employees, and enjoy food and drinks. Tickets are required for this event and space is limited – get your ticket now!
Idea CoLab Boston — Connecting Young Talent with Startups & Tech Pros, Mar. 19 at 6:30 p.m.
Want to go to a "hackathon for ideas?" Idea CoLab, a nonprofit startup accelerator that supports entrepreneurial growth, is bringing together some of the brightest young minds and startup founders and tech professionals for a night of collaboration and idea generation. Students visiting Boston from Golda Och Academy in New Jersey will be attending to learn from some of Boston's top minds in tech. They'll want to learn about your current work projects, and you'll get to meet the next generation to shape tech.
Discuss Startup Ideas and Network, Mar. 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Hosted by Hackers and Hustlers, this evening of networking invites attendees to come hear presentations from early-stage startups, while drinking beer, eating lots of pizza and meeting plenty of cool like minds. If you're unfamiliar with the group, Hackers and Hustlers is on a mission "to facilitate a connection between the two core personas needed to create a successful technology startup: the Hacker and the Hustler." Bring your best ideas and business cards.
Intro to jQuery, Mar. 20 at 6:30 p.m.
If you've learned HTML and CSS and are ready to start building more interactivity into your websites, this is the class for you. Hosted by Girl Develop It Boston, this two-night class will teach you the basics of jQuery, a popular JavaScript library for making web pages interactive and animated. This small but super powerful library is used by top tech companies such as Google, Amazon and WordPress, and over 65 percent of the top 10,000 websites. If you're serious about web development, this is a must-attend event.
How to Lead a Product Team to Success by Former CVS Product Manager, Mar. 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Product School Boston is hosting a former CVS Product Manager to teach attendees how to lead a team that delivers awesome products to the customer while juggling multiple projects at once. Main talking points will include how to be at the heart of your company's product, how to prioritize your roadmap, and how to handle feedback.
