Engine Advocacy is kicking off 2013 with happy hour at the Hattery to connect like-minded and extraordinary startup CEOs, VCs, and other professionals. We plan to host monthly happy hours throughout 2013 to build personal and professional networks, spread the word about Engine’s efforts for startups, and, of course, grab a drink.   Please join us for happy hour on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 6:30. Light appetizers and drinks will be served.    Engine’s mission is to create an environment where technological innovation and entrepreneurship thrive by educating, collaborating with, and involving startups in shaping policy. New businesses are the key to job creation and economic growth, and the Internet is the most fertile platform in history for new businesses. As startup entrepreneurs and investors, we believe deeply in the value of decentralized, emergent, bottom-up innovation, and we want to shape public policies that will allow it to flourish.   New technologies shape the contours of our lives and affect the ways our society is run. To stay relevant, competitive, and prosperous, our government and our businesses must act in partnership. Engine promotes an agenda based on good data used to educate and connect communities, and links those communities through building essential relationships to deepen understanding. Working together, startups and policymakers can change the course of the nation. Engine Happy Hour 0.00