Top March Bay Area Startup Events

Posted by cass

March 2, 2010

This week I secured the final two panelists for the inaugural FailChat, which is tomorrow! The panel is moderated by Han Pham of ResetGo, and includes Ethan Bloch of Flowtown, Angel Investor and Entrepreneur Ariel Polar, Vivek Sodera of Rapleaf, and Peter Wharton of Vidtel. We’ve only got about 10 tickets left, so I doubt there will be any available at the door. So if you’d like to make it, be sure to hold a spot now:

FailChat #1: The Pivot
March 3rd, 6:00pm – 9:30pm
PariSoma
What do Flickr, YouTube, and Nintendo all have in common? They each went through a pivot: the act of a company drastically changing their product and/or business plan to attract a larger and/or more profitable market to avoid bankruptcy or business failure. With proper planning, good advisers, and loyal users, it can still be an excellent way for any startup to bounce back. Come meet and network with industry leaders, founders, and more, then join in our panel discussion on how and when to pivot, what it entails, what to expect, and more! Tickets available at http://thepivot.eventbrite.com

-=Cass=-
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TOP UPCOMING BAY AREA TECH EVENTS
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EVENT DISCOUNTS
SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS
BAY AREA EVENTS
AUSTIN PARTIES

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EVENT DISCOUNTS:

15% off – Flash Gaming Summit 2010
March 8, 2010 – 9am to 6pm
UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco
Flash Gaming Summit is back for its second year! Join us for a one day conference dedicated to fostering the growth and success of the Flash games community. The conference will bring together leaders in the Flash game space to share industry insights and strategies on successful game design, development and monetization. Register at http://fgsummit2010.eventbrite.com/?discount=15friends

The Startup Bus
The bus will leave San Francisco on its journey around the 9th of March and drop-off the entrepreneurs at the reception of massage parlor AustinDEEP – filled with real-world venture capitalists ready to hear pitches – the night before the opening day of the SXSW Interactive conference. On the 48hr journey they will come up with three businesses that will be presented to a group of Silicon Valley luminaries, including a group of professional Austin investors, which will be followed by a party during the conference. If you are interested please contact info@thestartupbus.com

SF Beta
March 23rd, 6:00 – 9:00pm
111 Minna Gallery
We’re back and business with the first SF Beta of the year! Four years and going strong, SF Beta is one of San Francisco’s largest and longest-running mixer for the startup and emerging technology community. Join hundreds of founders, developers, investors, bloggers, and other key influencers for an evening of conversation, demos, drinks, and endless opportunities for new connections. Our loosely structured event attracts over 300 people each month. We provide tasty gourmet appetizers and a full cash bar, along with live demos from startups throughout the night. For information and to register, check out http://sfbeta4p0.eventbrite.com/

50% off – TwestivalSF
March 25th, 7:00 – 10:00p
What does a Festival, Twitter and San Francisco all have in common? @TwestivalSF! On March 25, 2010 over 200+ cities around the globe will be participating to raise money for Concern Worldwide @concern. San Francisco’s event will be held at Horizon Lounge in North Beach. LIVE105 will be opening up the party at 6 p.m. Stoke 9 will be joining for an acoustic session at 8 p.m. along with many door prizes, raffles and more! For more information, please visit http://www.twestivalsf.com. For the discount, head to http://www.amiando.com/Twestival2010_Sanfrancisco.html and use code “CassieList” – discount tickets are limited!

$50 off – Freemium Summit
Friday, March 26th, 2010
UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center
The first Freemium Summit is a one day event focused on exploring what it takes to succeed under the freemium business model. Across all segments of the media landscape, entrepreneurs and executives are pioneering models that combine a free offering with a premium, paid offering. This hybrid business model is one of the most exciting areas of business model innovation impacting the world of media and the Freemium Summit will explore the most important topics on the minds of leading practitioners. We have a super lineup of presenting companies including Evernote, Xobni, Pandora, Dropbox, Recurly, Tapulous, TripIt, Smule, and many others. Register at http://freemiumsummit-webwallflower.eventbrite.com for $50 off General Admission!

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SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS:

Ignite Bay Area
March 2nd, 7:00 – 10:00pm
Automattic, Pier 38
If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world individuals have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers. In the words of the founders: “During Global Ignite Week, impassioned speakers from all walks of life—entrepreneurs, technologists, DIYers, artists, farmers, and creative professionals—will present innovative ideas and solutions before an enthusiastic, often standing-room-only hometown crowd..they’ll aim to live up to the Ignite motto: ‘Enlighten us, but make it quick.’” Details on speeches, including bike building and “humanifestos,” can be found at @IgniteBayArea and tickets at http://ignitebayarea2.eventbrite.com/

Green Drinks
March 2nd, 5:30 – 9:30
111 Minna Gallery
This month at Green Drinks we ask the question: What communities do you belong to? As a Green Drinker and member of our community, we’ll ask you to fill out a survey. Help us learn more about our community and receive a drink ticket (while supplies last). Starting this month we will offer a Green Drink’s Community Board. On our Community Board you can pin up: * SFGD Event Information (Sponsors, Community Partners, Event activities, Drink Menu, Volunteer sign-up lists etc.) * Bay Area Green Community Calendar of Events (post your Green event on our website for posting) * Post your own Green flyers, announcements, etc. For more information, check out their Facebook Event.

Ask The Startup Lawyer!
March 4th, 1:00 – 5:00pm
PariSoma
A veteran business and intellectual property lawyer, Antone Johnson has served as an attorney and executive for technology and media companies at all stages of growth, from incorporation and seed funding through venture capital financing rounds, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions. As the former head of worldwide legal affairs for eHarmony, and one of the original lawyers at MySpace, he is particularly well versed in legal and business issues related to social media, Web 2.0, digital media, e-commerce, online advertising and marketing. pariSoma startups and San Francisco community members are welcome to sign up for free consultations. TO ATTEND: Please email us, office [at] parisoma.com, to reserve your space and time. Each startup is given 30 minutes of office time with Antone.

Zynga Flash Zoiree
March 8th, 6pm – 9:10pm
Harlot (46 Minna St.)
Three parties in one! A Zynga happy hour, a GDC-kickoff party, AND a Flash Gaming Summit after-party. And it’s free! Be sure to reserve a spot at http://fgs2010-party.eventbrite.com/

Girls in Tech: Power and Presence
March 9th, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Slide, Inc.
For those looking for a breakthrough in public speaking, or executive “presence,” Bronwyn will help you discover the power your presence can bring. Using techniques developed from years of coaching top business executives, Bronwyn Saglimbeni will help attendees develop the skills most relevant to them: the physical and vocal presence to powerfully engage the audience. Join us if you are looking to: “Own the room” in meetings and interactions; Be a more compelling, persuasive public speaker, or presenter; Overcome the habits that stand in the way of your credibility. More information at http://powerandpresence.eventbrite.com

San Francisco Breakfast Briefing
March 9th, 8:00am to 10:00am
Reed Smith
Our successful Breakfast Briefing series starts the new year in San Francisco. Lee Cooper from PG&E will join us to discuss emerging technologies in the energy efficiency sector. Plus you’ll get the latest information the 2010 competition, deadlines, events and more. A lght breakfast will complement the great networking. Tickets are just $15. Register here: http://www.cleantechopen.com/app.cgi/events/179/view

F2P Forum Mixer at GDC
March 10th, 6:00 – 8:00pm
111 Minna Gallery
Welcome to the third annual F2P Forum mixer at GDC! This year, we are co-hosting with CD Networks, our Diamond sponsor. Come have a few drinks on us, and hang out with the coolest cats of the virtual goods industry. Thanks to our generous sponsors, our second Free 2 Play Forum GDC mixer last year was a successful event attended by more than 500 attendees in the virtual goods space. This year we have a bigger venue and a larger audience that includes leaders from the fast-growing social gaming, traditional free-to-play MMO, console, casual and flash game industries. Information on their FB page.

Digital LA – GDC Cocktails
March 10th, 7:00 – 9:00pm
B Restaurant and Bar
We’re meeting up for casual cocktails during GDC, the annual Game Developers Conference. It’ll be a great chance for LA-based peeps to touch base with others u missed on the show floor, and for SF-based peeps to chat entertainment and games, and network with LA-based entertainment peeps. And trade tips on best parties, etc. More info on their FB page.

Wokai.org 2.0 Launch Event
March 11th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Sugar Cafe (679 Sutter Street)
Join Wokai volunteers and supporters to celebrate Wokai’s 3rd birthday, as well as the launch of our newly re-designed website with tons of enhanced functionalities. You’ll have the opportunity to learn about how Wokai is moving forward in the “Year of the Tiger” in order to make a greater impact in the lives of impoverished entrepreneurs in rural China. The event will feature a short-film How the Rural Half Lives, along with amazing drink specials, and a birthday cake. Information at http://www.wokai.org/events

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BAY AREA EVENTS:

BootStrap Heroes – Building a Company Without Venture Capital
March 2nd, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Cooley LLC, Palo Alto
Despite the dream of many entrepreneurs to meet investors with deep pockets that will enable them to live in style while they employ teams of experts to build and market their idea, the fact is that 99.9 percent of businesses are bootstrapped. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. With a lot of sweat and the occasional welcome dollop of luck, bootstrapping a business can be both financially and emotionally rewarding. When done well, it can really get a company going fast, and without the founders having to give up much (if any) equity – or bankrupting themselves. So, what does it mean and how do you bootstrap a company?This lively discussion with our panel of experts who have been there, done that – in some cases several times! – will explore the following questions, and more, to help you figure out if bootstrapping is for you. Information at SVASE.

Evolution of the Music Business in Web 2.0
March 4th, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Hub Berkeley
This conference will introduce underserved participants with new online technologies, sometimes referred to as social media, and its impact on the music business. Through influential keynote speakers and practical hands-on demos, participants will examine the current state of the music industry and understand the relationship of technology, music, self-promotion and the importance of a healthy lifestyle. For more information and to register, check out http://musicevolution.eventbrite.com/

The Success of Failing
March 9th
Stanford
Young Women Social Entrepreneurs presents “ResetGo Live at Stanford” an intimate conversation on unexpected stories in business and careers specifically for women at work. Join us for a new kind of networking event for the entrepreneur in you. This unique panel‐networking event will combine interactive intros that will get you out of your seat, stories about surprising crossroads in business that will have you imagining new possibilities in your life, and tools to help you connect.

Napa Valley Tweetup
March 12th, 11:00am – 2:00pm
Napa Marriott
Come and interact with some of the brightest minds in the digital media space as we discuss the “how’s” and “why’s” of social media for your business and your personal brand. Join us in the stunning Napa Valley for an engaging and enlightening conversation with: *Michael Brito – V.P., Edelman Digital Media, *Jennifer Leggio – Director, Strategic Comm. at Fortinet; Social Media Blogger at ZDNet.com, *Paul Mabray – Chief Strategy Office, Vintank. Lunch and soft drinks will be provided. Please RSVP in advance at http://napavalleytweetup.eventbrite.com/

Android Hackathon
March 13th, 10:00a – 10:00p
Hacker Dojo, Mountain View
This is a free working event for developers, designers, and testers to build native applications for the Android platform. The event is inspired by BarCamp, SuperHappyDevHouse, and iPhoneDevCamp. Attendees, which include developers, web developers, UI designers, and testers, come together over a short time in an informal environment to build new Android applications. Development projects will include both solo and team efforts. We encourage attendees to team up, based on expertise, to work in ad-hoc project development teams. All attendees should be prepared to work on an application project during the event. For more information, check out http://androidhackathon.org/

Key to Social Game Success
March 22nd, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Hacker Dojo, Mountain View
Are you a traditional game designer or developer with shrinking margins? Are you shocked at the seeming success of social games especially those that don’t have the art or game play you have seen in the greatest games of your career? Join us to hear Mark Skaggs, the lead man behind the largest game on Facebook Farmville and Sana Choudary, Chief social strategy consultant at Traffichoney, a company that consults with and creates social games for the largest traditional game companies as they discuss they one key to social game success and all that you need to know about it. Be sure to hold a slot of http://sgf2010march22.eventbrite.com/

Social Network Analysis and It’s Impact on the Bottom Line
March 25th, 6:30pm
Conference Hall, 1077 Independence Drive, Mountain View
Your company is growing, expanding into different geographies; has lots of employees in many regions, distributed locations… – do you know if all these people communicate? What is the cost of them not communicating? You just hired a new employee. How well is your company set up to connect this new employee with the key resources to make this person effective on his new job? There are numbers of tools available that help companies to visualize and analyze their social networks. Come here about some of the best at this regular meetup event.

TEDxBerkeley
April 3rd, 9:00am – 5:00pm
UC Berkeley
This April, 700 remarkable people will descend on the UC Berkeley campus for a full-day immersion of TEDtalks and live presentations by some of the Bay Area’s most accomplished people at TEDxBerkeley. Half of the seats are already sold out, and if you mention on your registration that you found out through WebWallflower, you’ll get priority to attend. For more information, check out www.tedxberkeley.org

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.

AUSTIN PARTIES (SXSW)

SXSW Social Breakfast
March 13th, 8:00 – 9:30a
Magnolia’s Cafe
Now in it’s third year, Magnolia’s Cafe is the place to start your SXSW experience in the company of friends, both new and old at “The SXSW Social Breakfast.” Everyone is welcome, this is an open invitation to share breakfast at one of Austin’s greatest Cafe’s (or at least one of the greatest I’ve found in many years at SXSW) on the first morning of the conference. Magnolia’s will be opening up the patio area for the meeting, and of course we’ll have the rest of the restaurant for any overspill, so turn up, grab a table, and enjoy a great meal.

SXSW Happy Hour & Internet OldTimers Meetup
March 13th, 5:00 – 7:00p
J Blacks Lounge
Informal meet up for SXSW Interactive and Internet Oldtimers members. Guests are welcome. [Note: this is not an official SXSW event] Check out their FB event to RSVP.

Facebook Develop Garage – Austin
March 14th, 2:00 – 5:30pm
The Phoenix (409 Colorado St.)
Join the Facebook team and local developers for a deep dive into the latest and most exciting ways developers are building with Facebook technologies. Come to learn, stay to make friends! More information at their FB event.

GoWalla Presents: The Tiki Room
March 15th, 9:00 – 11:00pm
The Belmont (305 W 6th St.)
Join Gowalla, Livestrong, Sweet Leaf Tea and Diplo for an evening you won’t soon forget. Before you just show up at the door though, there are some important details you must know: While the Tiki Room will be open to all SXSW Interactive, Gold and Platinum badge holders, we’re expecting a packed house. We’ll be giving priority access to those who find and present a Tiki Room VIP Pass item with Gowalla. They’ll be scattered around Austin during SXSW. Be sure to check in at your favorite SXSW panels, events and parties to find yours. And: We’ll be giving away our legendary Gowalla Tees at the party, but in exchange we’ll be asking you to throw some cash in kitty to help us defeat cancer with Livestrong. So bring some extra greenbacks. Information at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=286866459818

Sustainable Media Happy Hour
Monday, March 15th, 6:00 – 8:00pm
The Ginger Man Pub – 3rd & LaVaca
Triplepundit and EcoPop.tv present the Cree LED Revolution Green Media Party: SXSWers with an interest in social and environmental issues will gather to mingle, network, and talk about the roll of new media in sustainability. For more information, check out their Facebook Page.

theMIX agency Presents: #thePARTY @SXSW
March 16th, 8:00pm – 2:00am
Terrace59, Speakeasy Rooftop (12 Congress Rd)
We’re taking over Terrace59, the rooftop of Speakeasy. If you guys came to last year’s party, you know what to expect. We’re bringing some of our absolute favorite artists at the moment to rock the rooftop: HOLY GHOST! (DFA), CLASSIXX, SOSOSOON. Please mark attending to be placed on the general admission guest list. YOU MUST HAVE A SXSW BADGE, ALONG WITH AN RSVP HERE TO ENTER. This event will hit capacity, please arrive early to maximize your chances of entry. Entry is not guaranteed. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=344022756281

Reverse VC Pitch Party
March 17th, 9:00pm – Midnight
Location TBD
VCs are here to charm you. Normally, you pitch VCs. Well at this event the VCs will be pitching you. Think of it as Sadie Hawkins night for entrepreneurs. Says host Larry Chiang “This is a party I’d use my press pass to crash if I weren’t already hosting it.” (Silly Larry. Will Baxter be there?)This event is launching at SXSW and later we will be doing events in Seattle, LA, Chicago, NY, Vancouver, Palo Alto, Berkeley, San Francisco, Austin, Columbus, Bloomington, and even Champaign IL. Reserve a spot today at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/543006146

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