Top January Bay Area Startup Events

Posted by cass

January 5, 2010

A quick reminder that I’ve recently been announced as a finalist for the Rising Star Event Solutions Award; it would be great if you could take a moment and vote for me: http://www.event-solutions.com/spotlight/vote/

The Girls in Tech Catalyst Conference is coming up on January 26th. I truly hope the 25% of this list that is female has signed up and secured a spot! The event brings some of the leading ladies in technology to the stage to discuss business tips, technology tools, and advice for women, founders, and executives working in technology. At the rate tickets are selling, this is looking to be a sold out show, so grab a spot today! Get 15% off here!

Don’t forget, you can find this list and other event alerts, production advice, and networking tips at WebWallflower.com.

-=Cass=-
@webwallflower

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TOP UPCOMING BAY AREA TECH EVENTS
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EVENT DISCOUNTS
SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS
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EVENT DISCOUNTS:

15% off – The Founder Showcase
Thursday, Jan 14th, 5:30 – 10:30pm
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Palo Alto, CA
The Founder Showcase, by TheFunded.com, is an open startup pitch and networking event that highlights the newest cutting-edge businesses and helps innovators gain traction among the Silicon Valley elite. On Thursday, January 14th, ten of the most promising early-stage companies, as selected by over 13,000 registered Members of TheFunded.com, will present to an audience of over 200 investors, founders, and members of the press. A panel of experts will critique the pitches, and an open ballot of those in attendance will determine the Founder Showcase Winner – who will win a number of prizes, including $2500 in cash. Founder Showcase guests will be treated to snacks and drinks, as well as informative talks by two leading Silicon Valley CEOs – Philip Kaplan of Blippy, and Jay Jamison of Moonshoot. Special 15% discount at http://foundershowcase-webwallflower.eventbrite.com/?discount=friends15

Demonstrator/AlphaPitch Deadline for DEMO2010
January 18th
If you have a product in any stage of development (or represent a company who does), in any of the following vertical segments, we want to hear from you! DEMO Spring 2010 gives you or your clients a first-of-its-kind opportunity to present in one of seven industry-specific launch categories: Social and Media, Health and Life Science, Clean and Sustaining Technologies, Cloud, Enterprise, Mobile, and Consumer. DEMO is interested in market-ready products, alpha-stage products as well as business plan only initiatives. Please contact Matt Marshall, DEMO Executive Producer at mmarshall@venturebeat.com or go to www.demo.com for complete information and application forms.

15% off – Girls in Tech: Catalyst Conference
January 26th, 2010
Commonwealth Club
Catalyst Conference will bring over 250 passionate, creative women together to fuel new relationships and ideas. Come prepared to share concrete technology and business tools and tactics, meet energetic leaders and entrepreneurs, and develop your own business ventures. This conference is for women at the top of their industries as well as those leading their first ventures, and will guide them all in discussions of strategy and success. Please note: This event is for WOMEN ONLY. More information is available at http://girlsintech.net/conference2010

$100 Off – ARF Industry Leader Forum – Putting Listening to Work
Jan. 28, 2010
Bently Reserve
The Advertising Research Foundation’s Industry Leader Forum is an interactive event to help advertisers, agencies, media and research companies determine how to use social media and digital behavior for their listening strategies. Learn how to use listening, evaluate listening applications, develop a listening strategy, integrate it into your existing research program, create an action plan and apply insights garnered. Attendees will receive The ARF Foundations Series – Listening tool, an $895 value, featuring 25 case studies and 30+ company reviews how listening is used for consumer insight, customer service, new product development, reputation management, competitive benchmarking, and breaking into new applications like media planning, targeting and predictive modeling. Speakers include: Jeremiah Owyang, digital media strategy superstar and blogger, Altimeter Group, Toyota Motor Sales, Saatchi and Saatchi Wellness and LinkedIn. WebWallflower readers can use promo code ARFWW to save $100. ARF Members: $595, Non-Members: $895 http://thearf.org/assets/ilf

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SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS:

Crunchies 2010
January 8th, 7:30 – 11:30pm
Herbst Theater
The awards celebrate the best tech accomplishments of 2009. Join GigaOm, VentureBeat, and TechCrunch as co-hosts and masters in ceremonies. True, we’re not a highly produced Oscars ceremony. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have just as much fun. We promise a memorable evening with the community to celebrate our accomplishments of 2009 and look forward to a bright 2010. Information is available at http://crunchies2009.techcrunch.com/ (there isnt a 2010 specific site…)

dot429 Brunch
January 10th, 11am – 2pm
Novellus Theater
Come meet the most well-connected bay area luminaries. Conversation to rival the spectacular view of yerba buena’s artful gardens. Walk off brunch with a complimentary visit to the acclaimed exhibit “when lives become form: contemporary brazilian art, 1960s to present” or join ybca visual arts curator betti-sue hertz for a guided tour at 2pm. Brunch by top chefs jennifer biesty from scala’s bistro & jamie lauren from absinthe, and music by steve mak | $25 donation at the door or http://dot429.eventbrite.com | benefitting YBCA and GLAAD

No Pants Subway Ride: 2010
January 10th, 3:00 – 6:00pm
I love ImproveEverywhere, and support anything they bring to the Bay Area. I’ll be here and hope you can join me! All are invited to participate in the 9th Annual No Pants! Subway Ride. REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION: 1) Willing to take pants off on subway. 2) Able to keep a straight face about it. If you are unfamiliar with the No Pants Subway Ride, read the history here: http://improveverywhere.com/missions/the-no-pants-subway-ride/ For updates on meetup locations and others involved, check out their Facebook Event.

SXSW Pre-Party
January 11th, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Slim’s
So apparently NOW this party is official (it’s on Facebook, not just Plancast). Hosted by party-king Larry Chiang, this SXSW prep and pre-party will draw some of the best players in the industry for a night of drinks and debauchery. Well…at least one of the above. Be sure to stop by and crash the fun. http://plancast.com/a/3s2

Mobile Internet Executive Reception
January 13th, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Interested in the world of mobile technology and development internationally? Come connect with high level executives (CEOs, VPs, Department Heads) from leading mobile internet companies from China, Japan, and Korea: Alibaba B2B, Alipay, Tencent, China Unicom, Lenovo Mobile, Sina, Kong.net, and more! More information at http://meetchina.eventbrite.com/

Enterprise Mashup Summit
January 15th, 8:30am – 5:00pm
SF State (835 Market St)
The Enterprise Mashups Summit is the leading open industry event and user community for 21st Century enterprise integration. Community members and conference participants are business enterprise users, scholars, developers, service providers, institutional users and stakeholders. They originate from the enterprise, media, government, military and education. The Enterprise Mashups Summit conference and community is agnostic and open. The collaboration consists of business users, vendors, technologists, developers thought leaders and others pursuing comprehensive mastery of enterprise mashups. For more information, check out http://www.emusummit.com/

Healthcare Stimulus Exchange
January 19th – 20th
Hyatt Regency, SF
While at first glance this may not seem tech related, I met with the organizers and it sounds great, and possibly relevant for a few of my readers. Healthcare, information exchange, and medical management tools have been rising themes at numerous startup events I’ve attended: TechCrunch 50, Startup Weekend, and demos at FailCon. This event will be discussing the legality of and technology available for healthcare, information exchange, payment possibilities, and more. They are exploring and embracing the startups working to make the process to get and give healthcare easier. If you’ve got even an interest in this hot industry, you have got to check this out.http://sanfranciscohsx.eventbrite.com/

TEDxSoMa
January 22nd, 2010
PariSoMa
TEDxSoMa will bring the TED experience to a local level, bringing together innovative ideas and concepts through TEDtalks and inspiring speakers to grow the collective conscience. With recurring events every quarter, TEDxSoMa events hope to: Foster education, innovation and exploration, create an interactive experience, and inspire collaboration and community. Current confirmed speakers include Heather Fleming of Catapult Design, Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange, David Sibbet of The Grove, Phil Libin of Evernote, Marina Gorbis of Institute for the Future, and Damon Horowitz of Aardvark, with several more very exciting speakers days from being announced. For more information, check out TEDxSoMa

ChicMeetsGeek
February 4th, 6:30 – 10:00pm
Automattic Lounge
ChicMeetsGeek™ invites you to join us at the ultra-chic geek Automattic Lounge at Pier 38 to recognize BUILD.org, a nonprofit social venture, based in Palo Alto, that empowers underprivileged and under-resourced high school students with an education in entrepreneurship. Come enjoy beautiful views of the Bay, hosted cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and a unique opportunity to mix and mingle with the movers and shakers from both the chic and geek crowds of the San Francisco socialites and Silicon Valley tech community. There will be a variety of entertainment that evening. Be prepared to be dazzled by a chic geek pop rock band performance, ballroom dancers, tech demos, a fashion runway show with a silent auction twist, and talented illustrators. Reserve your spot at http://chicmeetsgeek2.eventbrite.com/

Teens in Tech Conference 2.0
February 6th
Google Offices
The Teens in Tech Conference is bringing youth and technology together in San Francisco again in 2010. The conference features speakers including Joe Hewitt (Facebook), Danny Trinh (Digg), Jared Kim (WeGame), Vitor Lourenço (Twitter) and many, many more. More information at http://www.teensintechconf.com

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BAY AREA EVENTS:

SVNewTech
Jan 5th, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Palo Alto, CA
Meet other entrepreneurs, investors, bloggers, and tech enthusiasts who come together to network and watch demos of hot new technologies. We meet once a month, the first hour is company demos, the 2nd hour is networking. Food, Wine, and Beer is provided. More information is available at http://www.meetup.com/svnewtech/

VC Breakfast with Ron Weissman
January 7th, 8:30am – 9:00am
Palo Alto, CA
Join Ron Weissman from Band of Angels and Ajax Partners to discuss the state of the startup industry and get feedback on your own idea, business plan, funding route, etc. VC Breakfasts are a weekly event with new guest speakers each Thursday, so keep an eye on the SVASE calendar! http://svase.com/?q=event

SVASE: Angel Investors to the Rescue?
January 7th, 6:00 – 8:30pm
Palo Alto, CA
With public markets in the mist of recalibrating, are Angel investors down for the count, or will they stay in the game an ride the wave back to economic recovery? According to Ron Conway, they are still actively looking at funding pitches an have money for promising start-ups. So while over-extended VC Firms have downsized and their portfolio companies are doing more with less, Conway still feels it’s a great time for entrepreneurs to start companies, and for Angels to invest in capital efficient startups. Do other Angels feel the same way, or are they hiding out in the hills till good times return? Come meet with and hear leading angel investors in a lively exchange as they explore trends and provide insights on critical funding and business development questions. Info and registration at http://svase.com/?q=node/3756

West Coast Community Leadership Summit
January 9th, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Daly City, CA
Join experienced community leaders and organizers to discuss, debate and explore the many avenues of building strong community in an open unconference setting. Learn and build on the experience of others well versed in the art of building strong community, and apply these concepts to your own community. Meet, greet and build connections with a raft of community leaders, managers and organizers. This is just about sold-out, but to reserve a spot check out http://clswest.eventbrite.com

Get Exposure to Silicon Valley at The Founder Showcase
January 14th, 5:30 – 10:30pm
Palo Alto, CA
The Founder Showcase is an open startup pitch and networking event taking place on January 14th in Palo Alto. That evening, 10 of the most promising early-stage companies, as voted by the CEOs of TheFunded.com, will present to over 300 investors, founders, and members of the press. Guests will also hear informative talks by leading CEOs – Philip Kaplan of Adbrite, and Jay Jamison of Moonshoot. Early-stage companies are invited to apply, and ticket sales are open to everybody at http://foundershowcase-webwallflower.eventbrite.com/?discount=friends15 – WebWallFlower readers get 15%.

Data Exhaust Alchemy – Turning the Web’s Waste into Solid Gold
January 19th, 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Stanford, Palo Alto, CA
The internet, and social media, create a mountain of random, unstructured, and at times ephemeral data by-products, which may appear to be trash. Yet, one person’s trash is another’s treasure. Come meet the savvy entrepreneurs who are building companies that mine this mountain of digital waste and turn it into gold. This event brings together experts, entrepreneurs and investors to explore the business opportunities arising from the innovative ways Data Exhaust is being harnessed. For more information and to register, head to http://www.vlab.org/article.html?aid=304

Power of Social Technologies BootCamp
January 20th, 6:00pm
Graduate School of Business, Stanford
Heheh, apparently including this on the list may have sent them a few people too many; but I’m gonna keep it on here anyway. Apologize to Julio and Jennifer for me. I dont’t have much information on this yet, but the panel line up is impressive and the plancast event is popular – http://plancast.com/a/332 Keep an eye out there for more information as the date approaches.

Startup2Startup featuring Matt Blumberg
January 21st, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Startup2Startup is a group of Silicon Valley geeks, entrepreneurs, and investors dedicated to educating and helping the next generation of internet startups. We meet monthly over dinner to discuss relevant topics in technology and entrepreneurship, connect with new people and companies, and share our knowledge and experience. For the January Startup2Startup, they have invited Matt Blumberg, Cofounder, CEO, and Chairman of Return Path to speak. Matt will share the Return Path story, startup lessons learned, and best practices in email deliverability. For more information, especially on how to get an invite, check out http://startup2startup.com/

The Future of Social Media in 2010
January 21st
San Jose, CA
Twitter. Facebook. Digg. Ning. This list goes on and continues to grow as more and more consumers and businesses integrate social media into their daily routines. But while 2009 has proven that social media is here to stay, we also know that it won’t look the same in the near future as it does today. So before you devise your own social media strategy for 2010, join esteemed web strategy blogger and social media analyst Jeremiah Owyang and a panel of industry experts as we discuss what’s working in social media, what isn’t working like it used to, and where the latest online trends will be taking you and your customers in the year to come. Check out http://www.svama.org/site/event_details/46 for information.

Angel Capital Expo
Jan 22nd, 7:30am – 1:30pm
Mountain View, CA
Angel Capital Expo is a premier gathering of the angel capital community. The Expo is a recurring event across the United States; bringing together investors and entrepreneurs looking for funding. Angel Capital Expo is organized by Keiretsu Forum, the world’s largest angel investment network, and was created to foster collaboration among angel groups, as well as reach out to the larger investment community. The Expo will feature ten high-quality, diverse investment opportunities in technology, healthcare/life sciences, consumer products, real estate, and funds. Companies that apply to Keiretsu Forum are typically in their A or B rounds having already secured initial funding of $500k to $1.5 million from founders, friends, family, and individual angels. Please contact Entrepreneur Director Felicia Diaz at felicia@keiretsuforum.com for more information about applying. Attendance is limited to accredited investors only. See definition of “accredited investor” at http://www.sec.gov/answers/accred.html. Please register at http://angelcapitalexpo09.eventbrite.com

LiveUmbrella Lounge
January 22nd, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Menlo Park, CA
Join the team of LiveUmbrella for the next Entrepreneurs Lounge, featuring Jon Boutelle, CTO of SlideShare and Dan Martell, Founder of Flowtown as they discuss “Starting and Running a Scrappy Startup.” Information and tickets at http://liveslide.eventbrite.com/

She’s Geeky Bay Area
Jan 29th – Jan 31st
Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA
This is an unConference just for women geeks – geeks of all kinds. She’s Geeky convenes to inspire women technologists for the future and advance systemic change, providing a space to create enduring communities that foster collaboration and innovation among women tech professionals. Early Bird Registration ENDS December 20th. To secure your place at the great early bird rates REGISTER AT: http://shesgeekybayarea3.eventbrite.com

Bootup Demo Days
February 3rd. 9:00am – 12:30pm
Plug & Play Tech Center, Sunnyvale, CA
Bootup Demo Days is a forum for showcasing the best digital media companies. Companies present to investors looking for early stage investments locally in Vancouver and then again in Silicon Valley. Up to 10 companies will be presenting, and all are ready for further rounds of financing. For more information and to register, check out http://bootupdemodays1.eventbrite.com/

PlugandPlay TechCenter Events
Daily!
So PlugandPlay TechCenter has a ton of awesome events, and it would take an entire newsletter just to share them all. Skim their calendar regularly to see what they have to offer. http://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/calendar/

SVASE Series
Weekly
SVASE, the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs, is the largest and fastest growing nonprofit association in Northern California dedicated exclusively to helping early stage tech entrepreneurs. They hold events regularly in the peninsula, and occasionally the city itself. There are too many to name in my brief email, but be sure to check them out for advice on investment, team development, financing, corporate leadership, and much more: http://www.svase.org/

SDforum
Weekly
Not to add another list of events to my list, but SDforum also has something every other day. Essentially “SDForum is the leading Silicon Valley not-for-profit organization providing an unbiased source of information and insight to the technology community. SDForum provides a venue for engineers, executives, researchers, technology leaders, and venture capitalists to exchange information on emerging technologies and best practices.” Info on their events at www.sdforum.com.

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