Boston Social Sports

I just met the founders of Social Boston Sports at the Boston Young Entrepreneur meet up and got to listen to their pitch. First off, if you live in Boston I highly recommend BYE because of their strong network of passionate entrepreneurs. Justin Obey and Brian Shaw, two 2006 Bentley College graduates, just quit their jobs to build their company that hosts social activities, adventurous trips, sporting leagues, bar crawls, and generally fun events as an alternative way for young professionals (target age range of 21 – 35) to meet new people. Other entrepreneurs and young professionals at the meeting were quite fond of the idea and eager to join their dodge ball league to release stress from work and let loose. For those of you who don't like being pegged in the face with rubber balls there are also soccer, softball, kickball, and flag football leagues. Justin came up with the idea at college when he was on the Red Bull street team and helped plan pub crawls through the city. Since their February 2007 launch they have experienced 800% growth in membership and have hosted over 50 different events that range from white water rafting to corporate events and parties with over 200 people.Continue Reading...