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They did not imagine what would come the next month, in February, when the success of the project would inspire Zuckerberg to expand the website nationally, enlisting the help of his roommate, Dustin A. Moskovitz ’06-’07. Nor did they imagine the concert tickets, dinners, or the new sport utility vehicle that investors looking to cash in on the project would eventually throw Zuckerberg’s way. They did not imagine that this fall one of these investors would reward their success with a party at his posh San Francisco club, Frisson, where...
...discuss investment opportunities. Nearly all of the top-tier Silicon Valley venture capital firms have expressed an interest, he says, and TheFacebook has met with most of them. The casual nature of the investor meetings makes it easy for Zuckerberg to go out for lunch, or to a concert, with or without the intention of accepting money. He enjoys the meetings, he says, out of sheer curiosity. But over the summer, when TheFacebook fell $50 to $60,000 in debt, investors and business strategies became hot topics for the team, and the meetings carried more weight...
When your Kong budget at last takes full control of your wallet, a classical concert is also your best bet for a cost-free Friday night. Boston teems with free concerts, most of which can be found at the large selection of music schools. The New England Conservatory has the largest presence, but the Boston Conservatory, the Boston University School of Music, and the Longy School of Music all have concert calendars full of free performances. Longy, a hop and a skip from Cambridge Common, is closer to the Yard than even the Quad. MIT also has a very eclectic...
Ticket prices start at $17, though student rush tickets can also be found at the Harvard Box Office for $10, at 5:00 p.m. prior to the concert. The next concert cycle, performed on March 18 and 20, features Maurice Ravel’s “Sonata for Violin and Cello,” a piece about Ravel’s traumatizing experiences in World War I—which is of particular relevance in light of today’s war-obsessed social climate...
With Cultural Rhythms, the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations hopes to encourage students to embrace their own identity. The Foundation also helped organize “Changing the Tide,” this past weekend’s concert for the benefit of the Harvard College Tsunami Relief Effort. The premiere presentation of the Foundation, however, has traditionally been Cultural Rhythms, which the Foundation has been producing almost since its inception...