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MysteryMeet among a dozen demo-ers at tonight's Mass Innovation Night event

Posted by Scott Kirsner May 12, 2010 02:00 PM

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It's an eclectic bunch of start-ups that'll be showing off new products at the Mass Innovation Night event this evening in Waltham, from e-mail management software to Pearl's Premium lawn seed. The event is free, and it starts at 7 PM.

One of the more interesting concepts is MysteryMeet, a site that aims to help foodies group up to check out a new Boston restaurant once a month. "I thought it'd be a great way to drive traffic to new restaurants," says founder Seth Resler, "and a way for foodies to get something special." He's hoping to hold the first prix fixe dinner in June or July. "It's not a dating site, or a business networking site. It's just for people who really enjoy food."

"There isn't a business model yet," admits Resner, whose day job is as a marketing manager at Burlington-based Linkage. But eventually, the site could take a fee for helping fill tables at new restaurants. 

For a start-up that hasn't really launched yet, MysteryMeet isn't doing too shabbily on the social media front: they've got 2000+ Twitter followers.
tags Mass Innovation Nights, MysteryMeet, Seth Resler
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About Scott Kirsner Scott Kirsner was part of the team that launched Boston.com in 1995, and has been writing a column for the Globe since 2000. His work has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Newsweek, and Variety. Scott is also the author of the books "Fans, Friends & Followers" and "Inventing the Movies," was the editor of "The Convergence Guide: Life Sciences in New England," and was a contributor to "The Good City: Writers Explore 21st Century Boston." Scott also helps organize several local events on entrepreneurship, including the Nantucket Conference and Future Forward. Here's some background on how Scott decides what to cover, and how to pitch him a story idea.

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