February Startup Events

So I’m on the hunt for new game development startups! I’ve been doing some work with a new accelerator focused on helping gaming companies take off: Game Dojos. We’ve put together a pretty exciting list of mentors and session leaders to help you meet industry leaders and get your games designed, distributed, and monetized fast. Applications are open through February 15th, with the class lasting for three months.Learn more at http://gamedojos.com

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UPCOMING BAY AREA STARTUP EVENTS
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.EVENT SPECIALS:

100% off Law and Economics of Aftermarkets
January 31, 12:00-1:30pm
Palo Alto, CA (Venue TBD)
This presentation will introduce participants to the basic concepts of aftermarkets (including platforms and apps). We will survey both the state of the law and some open legal questions surrounding survival as an aftermarket player in the modern economy. The presentation will be of special interest to app and add-on developers, manufacturers of devices with embedded software, and investors, analysts, and attorneys who work in these markets. Presented by Dr.Bruce Abramson of Rimon, P.C. This presentation is approved for 1 hour of California CLE Credit. First 20 people to register using promo code “WebWallFlower” get 100% off the price of a Regular ticket. More information at http://rimon.eventbrite.com

30% off Quarterly Venture Breakfast
February 7th, 8:00 – 10:00am
Pillsbury Winthrop, Palo Alto
2011 was a confusing year, full of good and bad news. VCs invested roughly $26B, up from $23B in 2010, but VC fundraising was only roughly $14B, so the VCs invested $12B more than they raised in 2011 and $10B more than they raised in 2010, an unsustainable model. Three of the top 4 sectors in 2011 – cleantech, biotech, and medical devices – all face major obstacles and spark much skepticism from many investors. Roughly 50 VC backed companies went public in the US in 2011, down from 75 in 2010, a modest year from a historical perspective. The VC market is in disequilibrium…it cannot stay like this. Will 2012 be better, worse, or the same as 2011? Why are most companies using Pillsbury and PwC? Only our experts know! Come hear the answers! For more information, check out www.svforum.org/venture-breakfast-series and use code DATA12 for 30% off.

30% off What’s Hot & What’s Not for 2012
February 8th, 6:00 – 8:30pm
Cooley Godward LLP, Palo Alto
Yes, it’s the season to take a look at trends in technology, startups and investing across the complete spectrum- Next Generation, Internet, Clean Tech, Life Sciences, Technology & Media- and peer as far as we can into the future to forecast what might be coming down the pike towards us. Our illustrious panel of seers and sages will be polishing their crystal balls to give their best interpretations of what they see for 2012. For more information http://svforum.org/main-event-series and get 30% off using code DATA12

10% off – Content Marketing by Altimeter Group
February 8, 10:00a – 11:00a
Online
Join us in an informal webinar chat and Q&A with Rebecca Lieb, Altimeter Group analyst and author of the recently published book, Content Marketing, and a research report on how enterprises are adapting to the challenges of becoming publishers – not just advertisers. Each registrant receives a special discount code saving 30% on Rebecca’s Content Marketing book or ebook. More information at http://digitalcommercerebeccalieb.eventbrite.com Receive 10% off at eventbrite registration using promo code: webwallflower

10% off – The 10th SF MusicTech Summit
February 13, 9:00a – 5:30p
Hotel Kabuki, San Francisco
Join us in celebrating the 10th SF MusicTech Summit on Monday, February 13th, 2012! The Summit brings together over 1000 visionaries in the music/technology space, along with the best and brightest developers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, musicians and organizations who work with them at the convergence of culture and commerce. We meet to discuss the evolving music/business/technology ecosystem in a proactive, conducive to dealmaking environment. For more information, check out http://sfmusictech.com and get your discount with the code “promowebwallflower“.

10% off – Women 2.0 PITCH Event
February 14th, 9:00a – 5:00p
Mountain View, CA
Women 2.0 PITCH is a full day of product innovation leaders from Flickr, Facebook, Zipcar, TaskRabbit, LARK and more. Both men and women working in technology (from early-stage startup to corporate) are invited to learn from our speakers sharing best practices, growth strategies and stories of disruptive product development at their ventures. Hear about launching products from concept to cash – and customers! Watch the Women 2.0 Startup Competition finalists pitch live to a panel of investors for feedback and prizes. Network with 800+ members of the Women 2.0 community at our biggest event of the year! To register, visit http://women2.org/conference2012and save 10% with discount code “CASSIE”.

15% off for Employers – Ruby on Rails Employer-Developer Speed Dating
Feb 16, 7-9:30 pm
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
Since our last RoR Employer-Developer Speed Dating event was such a success, we couldn’t help hosting another! We had hot startups like Square, Groupon, & AirBnB there recruiting! This event will give you 15 face-to-face meetings (duration: 5 minutes each) with either top RoR developers or employers. We’ll start and wrap up the event with a free-form social hour where you will be able meet up to 35 more developers and up to 25 employers.

Founder Dating
APPLICATION DUE: February 20th
EVENT: March 1st
Looking for your co-founder? FounderDating is back in San Francisco. What is FounderDating? A great team is the best predictor of a new venture’s success. Great teams are composed of high caliber people with complementary skills, this is where FounderDating comes in. FounderDating brings together super talented, handpicked entrepreneurs with different backgrounds and skill sets who want to start companies. We help them find the right match by giving them access to invitation-only events and an online member network across t. What differentiates FounderDating is the extreme quality of its members and their commitment to start something now! Apply now at http://members.founderdating.com/application/

15% Off – EduTech Mixer
Feb 23, 6:30-8:30
pariSoma @ 169 11th St
pariSoma invites you once again to the latest iteration of the Mixer Series: The EduTech Mixer! Our last Mixer was so successful — with almost 200 attendees and 15 demoing companies — that we couldn’t resist the urge of hosting it again! So come on over to rub shoulders with cutting edge developers, educators, and VCs in our trendy loft. Teams from the hottest EduTech startups will be pitching the next groundbreaking products/services, providing demos and Q&A sessions. Register at http://edutechmixer-webwall.eventbrite.com/?discount=WebWallflower for 15% off.

10% off – Fundraising: Creating the Perfect Pitch for Angels and VCs
Feb 28, 12:30-2pm
pariSoma @ 169 11th St
Due to its popularity, we’re teaching this class for the fourth time!! So bring your lunch and come to learn from Pascal Levy-Garboua’s extensive experience!You have a startup idea, possibly a product, users or paying customers, and now you are looking for money from outside investors. In order to pitch to angel investors or VCs, you will need to be prepared, and this course will give provide you with the necessary tools to be successful! Beyond the typical advice on how and when to approach investors, this class will focus on the actual presentation (pitch deck and demo) and the story you are going to tell your investors. Learn more at http://fundraisingivparisoma-webwall.eventbrite.com/?discount=webwallflower10

.SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS:

YetiZen Year of the Dragon Party
January 31st, 6:00 – 9:00pm
601 Townsend Street
Come join us on Tuesday, January 31st at 6PM as we eat, drink, mingle, and party with the smoothest Jedis in the industry – including influential and talented game developers, producers, and gamers alike! We’ll be rocking at the Adobe’s SF Office (address on the top right). As always, we will be providing FREE DRINKS, thumpy music, and invaluable networking time! Best of all, FREE ADMISSION! Space is limited! Hurry and reserve your ticket FAST! More info at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2775703203

Vator Splash SF
February 2nd, 4:00 – 11:00pm
Cafe Du Nord
The Splash event, hosted by Vator, is a single-track evening event and startup competition. Splash gathers leading entrepreneurs, innovators and financiers across technology to inspire and energize the audience about entrepreneurship and innovation. Splash brings together high-caliber speakers who talk about how to build and scale great successful companies, how their industries are changing and the opportunities those changes are creating. More information at http://vatorsplash.eventbrite.com/

DrinkEntrepreneurs
Feb 2nd, 6:30p – 9:30p
Pete’s Tavern, 128 King St
Wanna drink beers and meet entrepreneurs? This is the 3rd session of this event in San Francisco! Drink Entrepreneurs is a laid back monthly event where entrepreneurs enjoy hanging out with fellow hackers and startupers. Initially launched for fun in Paris – Drink Entrepreneurs is ramping up, and is currently in 30 cities (Paris, London, Brussels etc… ) across the globe. Learn more at http://drinkentrepreneursfeb.eventbrite.com/

Hackers & Founders
February 9th, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Pedro’s Cantina
This is by far one of the best hacker meetups in the valley; join hundreds of developers and founders as they meet, mingle, and enjoy the tasty eats and drinks of the evening. Learn more at http://hackersandfounders.com

Future of Education – Learn Anything, Anytime, Anyplace through Informal Learning
February 16, 6:00p – 9:00p
RocketSpace – 181 Fremont
Check out this EdTech featuring Sifteo, Udemy, Junyo, GoGoMongo, EdSurge, and Pearson. The panel include the co-founder of Zynga, head of Starup Weekend Education SF, as well as demo of the Sifteo cubes as featured on TED. More information at http://pearson-future-of-education.eventbrite.com/

15% off for Employers – Ruby on Rails Employer-Developer Speed Dating
Feb 16, 7:00 – 9:30 pm
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
Since our last RoR Employer-Developer Speed Dating event was such a success, we couldn’t help hosting another! We had hot startups like Square, Groupon, & AirBnB there recruiting! This event will give you 15 face-to-face meetings (duration: 5 minutes each) with either top RoR developers or employers. We’ll start and wrap up the event with a free-form social hour where you will be able meet up to 35 more developers and up to 25 employers.

Deal Making: The Workings of Business Development Execution
February 22nd, 6:15 – 8:15pm
Cooley, LLP – 101 California Street, 5th Floor
February’s San Francisco Business Development meet up will focus on best practices regarding deal execution. We will explore suggestions around contracts, negotiation tactics, how to find the right decision makers at partner companies and when startups should be completing business development type deals. The discussion will also focus on how business development teams should approach the deal making process. More information at http://bdmeetupsffeb.eventbrite.com/

30% off AngelHack 2
March 3 & 4th, 9:00a – 10:00p
Adobe Office at 601 Townsend
Do you want to launch your startup on the fast track to success? Join us on March 3-4th for AngelHack, the largest US hackathon competition, where you can build cool shit and win over $50,000 in prizes, including seed investment and co-working space. Compete with the brightest minds on the East and West coast, as you hack the night away and pitch your startup to Angel Investors. Get 30% off when you use discount code ‘WebWall’ @ http://angelhacksf2.eventbrite.com

Launch Conference
March 7th – 8th, 9:00a – 5:00pm
The Concourse
Forty cutting edge, and never-before seen, technology companies will debut at this year’s LAUNCH Conference, one of the newest but also most popular startup conferences in the Bay Area! Learn more at http://conference.launch.is/

.BAY AREA EVENTS:

100% off Law and Economics of Aftermarkets
January 31, 12:00-1:30pm
Palo Alto, CA (Venue TBD)
This presentation will introduce participants to the basic concepts of aftermarkets (including platforms and apps). We will survey both the state of the law and some open legal questions surrounding survival as an aftermarket player in the modern economy. The presentation will be of special interest to app and add-on developers, manufacturers of devices with embedded software, and investors, analysts, and attorneys who work in these markets. Presented by Dr.Bruce Abramson of Rimon, P.C. This presentation is approved for 1 hour of California CLE Credit. First 20 people to register using promo code “WebWallFlower” get 100% off the price of a Regular ticket. More information at http://rimon.eventbrite.com

The 100 – Year Company: Evernote
February 7th, 5:30 – 8:30pm
Galileo Auditorium, Mountain View
At this special evening event, you’ll meet Phil Libin, who has presided over Evernote’s explosive growth from 3 million users in mid-2010 to more than 16 million today. Sharing the stage will be Sequoia Capital’s Roelof Botha and Morgenthaler Ventures’ Gary Little, two of the key venture partners who have helped propel Evernote to success. Xconomy San Francisco editor Wade Roush will quiz the trio about Evernote’s unconventional fundraising strategy, its freemium business model, its ambitious effort to build a cross-device technology platform that will attract thousands of third-party developers, and, of course, Libin’s plans for ensuring Evernote’s longevity. As always, there will be plenty of time for your questions. Learn more at http://xconomyxchange3.eventbrite.com/

30% off - Quarterly Venture Breakfast
February 7th, 8:00 – 10:00am
Pillsbury Winthrop, Palo Alto
2011 was a confusing year, full of good and bad news. VCs invested roughly $26B, up from $23B in 2010, but VC fundraising was only roughly $14B, so the VCs invested $12B more than they raised in 2011 and $10B more than they raised in 2010, an unsustainable model. Three of the top 4 sectors in 2011 – cleantech, biotech, and medical devices – all face major obstacles and spark much skepticism from many investors. Roughly 50 VC backed companies went public in the US in 2011, down from 75 in 2010, a modest year from a historical perspective. The VC market is in disequilibrium…it cannot stay like this. Will 2012 be better, worse, or the same as 2011? Why are most companies using Pillsbury and PwC? Only our experts know! Come hear the answers! For more information, check out www.svforum.org/venture-breakfast-series and use code DATA12 for 30% off.

Leveraging Social Media Partners
Feb. 7th, Mar 5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th at 6:30-9:30p
UCSC (2505 Augustine Drive), Santa Clara
Social media networks have become one of the fastest ways to attract valuable partners. This course covers the use of the social landscape – opportunities, platforms, tools metrics and best practices – to find partners and delve into the 3 Ms of partner experience – Manage, Maximize and Measure. Students learn how to use word of mouth advertising, collect vital business and product opportunity insight and harvest Facebook. We ask our students to develop a partner social plan. Components are promotions, lead generation, branding and partner campaigns. Industry guests include @IreneKoehler @kennyair. More information at http://www.facebook.com/partnersocial

Tips & Tricks for Javascript & CSS
February 8th, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Polyvore, Mountain View Forget Valentine’s Day, this February we’re showing the love by sharing all of our Tips & Tricks. Two speakers will be sharing their Javascript & CSS favorites and then we’ll open it up to folks in the audience. Learn more at http://www.meetup.com/startupslide/events/49289332/

10% off – Women 2.0 PITCH Event
February 14th, 9:00a – 5:00p
Mountain View, CA
Both men and women are invited to attend the 5th Annual Women 2.0 PITCH Conference. Meet and network with over 800 investors, entrepreneurs, engineers, designers, product managers, marketers, biz dev, etc. at our biggest event of the year! The agenda is packed with top speakers, case studies and dynamic panel discussions on women-led technology solutions from companies like Facebook, Zipcar, Chomp, TaskRabbit, LARK and more. Save 10% with discount code “CASSIE” when you register at http://www.women2.org/conference2012

Startup Grind hosts Pinterest Founder
February 29th, 7:00 – 9:00pm
AOL Headquarters, Palo Alto
Ben Silbermann is a co-founder of Pinterest, an online Pinboard that lets you organize and share things you love. It also just happens to be one of the fastest growing website in the world with more than 5MM active monthly users, and doubling in growth almost every month. Learn some of his tricks at this month’s Startup Grind! Information at http://www.meetup.com/Startup-Grind/events/33435042/

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/

Founders Space
Founders Space brings together founders, angels, VCs, advisers, and innovators to help start-ups rock the world. You can ask questions, join a Founders Round Table, tell your story, or become an Adviser. Visit http://FoundersSpace.com

January Startup Events pt 2

Last week, I spoke with the people behind the incredible new organization for application developers, the App Alliance. The Alliance helps provide lower-cost access to platform, advocates policy-level issues, and amplifies the views of developers and their needs. The App Alliance is uniting a collective voice for app devs of all platforms and sizes. Membership is free for any individual developer who signs up by the end of the month at http://appdevelopersalliance.org/alliance-network/join

I’m truly hopeful this can take off and improve costs and environments for developers!

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EVENT SPECIALS:

20% off – SF Beta: Metrics and Analytics
January 18th, 5:00 – 9:00pm
111 Minna Gallery
Now in its sixth year, SF Beta is a get-together for the vanguard of the internet: founders, hackers, students, investors, rockstars, creative geniuses, and more. Join more than 500 people for a stimulating evening of conversation, cocktails, and interactive demos, focused around the Bay Area’s early-stage startup and technology community. Our theme this month is Metrics & Analytics: meet up to a dozen startups turning big data into big insight, and discover the breathtaking innovation taking place at the vangaurd of the data movement. More information at http://sfbeta.com and use code “Webwallflower” for 20% off.

50% off Cocktails & Conversations: How to Create Buzz Around Your Startup
January 18, 6:30-9:30pm
Founders Den – 665 3rd Street, San Francisco
In the current climate of constant innovation and emergence of new startups, it’s essential to generate buzz around your company to attract new investors, customers, and talent. Join SecondMarket for an evening of Cocktails & Conversations and a candid discussion on “How to Create Buzz Around Your Startup.” Hear from a panel of experts to find out how to use communication and media tactics to engage with your audience and get people excited about your company and products. For more info, check out www.cocktailsandconversationscreatebuzzsf.eventbrite.com and use discount code “WallFlowerVIP” for 50% off!

40% off – Startup Exits
January 19th, 5:00 – 9:00pm
RocketSpace, SF
Startup Exits is back and ready to kick some a**. For this round, we’re bringing in M&A pros from Dropbox, eBay, Evernote and Groupon. Jack Abraham (founded and sold Milo.com) will lead our keynote. As a bonus, Aydin Senkut of Felicis VC (20+ exits) will be featured in a fireside chat titled “Thoughts On The Exit From A VC’s Perspective.” As always, we’ll have cocktails, appetizers and the best startup CEO networking around. Come join in the fun! And how about a discount code while we’re at it: WebWallflower40 for 40% off! More information at http://startupexits.com

15% off – Node Summit 2012
January 24-25 8:00am-5:00pm
San Francisco, CA
Join business leaders and technology experts from companies like Microsoft, Joyent, VMWare and eBay as they discuss how Node.js is enabling the creation of real-time, high performance, scalable, networked applications. Speakers will deliver case studies that unveil how they’re using Node.js today to architect large-scale applications. In a series of interactive debates, panels, and keynote sessions, participants will also discuss how Node.js will impact businesses and consumers – coming up with visionary ideas for future implementations. Startups using node.js will be featured at on Day 2 with Node Jam emcee Naval Ravikant CEO of Angel List. More information at www.nodesummit.com and use the code “webwallflower” for 15% off.

25% off Mike Maples Meetup
January 26th, 6:00 – 9:00pm
RocketSpace, SF
Super angel investor Mike Maples will be sharing his insights and experiences with picking the best startups and accelerating their success. As a one man super angel investor, Mike invested in companies like Digg, Twitter, Chegg in the early days, and recently in ModCloth, Smule, and Gowala. Mike was recently named as one of “8 Rising VC Stars” by Fortune Magazine. Mike is also a guest-lecturer on entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School, Stanford University, Princeton University, and the University of Texas. Learn more at https://rss4mikemaples.mogotix.com/ and use code rocket25 for 25% off.

10% off StartupWeekend San Jose
January 27th-29th
TiE Conference Cente, Santa Clara
No Talk. All Action. Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets – primarily software developers, graphics designers and business people – to build applications and develop a commercial case around them. For more information, check out http://sanjose.startupweekend.org with 10% discount code: WALLFLOWER

$30 off – ClickMinded – 2 Day of SEO Enlightenment
Jan 28 & 29, 10:00-4:00pm
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
Join us for a two-day SEO training seminar on Saturday and Sunday, January 28th and 29th. This seminar will be limited to 5 people total. We will cover as much content as humanly possible over the course of the two days including: Click-through rates, Keyword research, On & Off-page optimization, Link building, Social media, Reputation Management, Comprehensive Meta Data Analysis and lots more! Tommy Griffith is currently the SEO Manager for Emerging Markets at PayPal. More information and $30 off at http://clickmindedparisoma.eventbrite.com/?discount=WebWallflower

100% off Law and Economics of Aftermarkets
January 31, 12:00-1:30pm
Palo Alto, CA (Venue TBD)
This presentation will introduce participants to the basic concepts of aftermarkets (including platforms and apps). We will survey both the state of the law and some open legal questions surrounding survival as an aftermarket player in the modern economy. The presentation will be of special interest to app and add-on developers, manufacturers of devices with embedded software, and investors, analysts, and attorneys who work in these markets. Presented by Dr.Bruce Abramson of Rimon, P.C. This presentation is approved for 1 hour of California CLE Credit. First 20 people to register using promo code “WebWallFlower” get 100% off the price of a Regular ticket. More information at http://rimon.eventbrite.com

30% off Quarterly Venture Breakfast
February 7th, 8:00 – 10:00am
Pillsbury Winthrop, Palo Alto
2011 was a confusing year, full of good and bad news. VCs invested roughly $26B, up from $23B in 2010, but VC fundraising was only roughly $14B, so the VCs invested $12B more than they raised in 2011 and $10B more than they raised in 2010, an unsustainable model. Three of the top 4 sectors in 2011 – cleantech, biotech, and medical devices – all face major obstacles and spark much skepticism from many investors. Roughly 50 VC backed companies went public in the US in 2011, down from 75 in 2010, a modest year from a historical perspective. The VC market is in disequilibrium…it cannot stay like this. Will 2012 be better, worse, or the same as 2011? Why are most companies using Pillsbury and PwC? Only our experts know! Come hear the answers! For more information, check out www.svforum.org/venture-breakfast-series and use code DATA12 for 30% off.

SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS:

50% off Cocktails & Conversations: How to Create Buzz Around Your Startup
January 18, 6:30-9:30PM
Founders Den – 665 3rd Street, San Francisco
In the current climate of constant innovation and emergence of new startups, it’s essential to generate buzz around your company to attract new investors, customers, and talent. Join SecondMarket for an evening of Cocktails & Conversations and a candid discussion on “How to Create Buzz Around Your Startup.” Hear from a panel of experts to find out how to use communication and media tactics to engage with your audience and get people excited about your company and products. For more info, check out www.cocktailsandconversationscreatebuzzsf.eventbrite.com and use discount code “WallFlowerVIP” for 50% off!

15% off - Founders Showcase
January 19th, 3:30 – 10:00pm
Microsoft, Mountain View
The Founder Showcase is a quarterly open start-up pitch and networking event that highlights seed- stage businesses, helping founders gain traction among the Silicon Valley elite. The event is hosted by TheFunded.com, a community of over 15,000 registered CEOs to rate sources of venture capital and discuss all things small business. This month’s event also features some of their best guests yet: Mark Suster, Mike Maples, Dave McClure, and Michael Arrington! It is a great opportunity for Founders and CEOs seeking funding to learn from the CEO presentations and pitches, as well as meet investors and service providers. For more information, check out http://foundershowcase.com and use code “web_wallflower” for 15% off!

Tax-Tips for the Self Employed
January 24th, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Sandbox Suites (657 Sutter St.)
Dreading tax season and have questions about taxes for self-employed? Come get tax tips and tricks from San Francisco superstar CPA Jason Stallcup of Stallcup & Voie!
Jason is really good about answering everyone’s questions and giving detailed insider tips, so this is not-to-be-missed! More information at http://taxsandbox.eventbrite.com/

Startup World Launch Party
January 24th, 7:00 – 9:00pm
The Summit SF
Startup World is a global competition to find the next Jobs or Zuckerberg. The competition will be held in 36 cities world-wide, the regional winners will fly to Silicon Valley for a grand showdown to battle it out in front of a panel of expert judges to be crowned the world’s best startup. Whilst there’s certainly advantages to building startups in Silicon Valley due to the sheer amount of entrepreneurs, venture capital and access to talent, startups and entrepreneurship is a global story. Come and celebrate the launch and hear a global perspective on startup ecosystem’s from around the world. Learn more at http://plancast.com/p/9fpp/startup-world-launch-party

Startup Mixer and 60-second Spots
January 25th, 6:00 – 8:00pm
PeopleBrowsr
Join TechCentralSF and PeopleBrowsr as we present 8-10 of the hottest new startups on the planet during 60-second spots (pitches) and we’ll have open mic time for others to present as well!! Startups TBD. More information at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2754357357

The Most Influential People On The Web
January 25th, 7:00 – 10:00pm
Eventbrite HQ, SF
Cascade FS is hosting a web discussion panel about the future of the web, CSS & front end development, work productivity, and more. Join panelists Tantek Çelik, Beau Smith, Jacob Thornton, and Andy Smith for this incredible evening talk. Sign up at http://cascade-panel.eventbrite.com/

Inside Social Apps
February 8th – 9th
The Concourse
What do industry leaders view as today’s most formidable challenges affecting and mobile apps and games in 2012 Inside Social Apps 2012 is our third conference on the future of monetization on social and mobile platforms. Leaders from the industry will share insights on the key opportunities facing social apps Inside Social Apps conferences sell out in advance, so take advantage of early registration pricing and register now.

10% off – The 10th SF MusicTech Summit
February 13, 9:00a – 5:30p
Hotel Kabuki, San Francisco
Join us in celebrating the 10th SF MusicTech Summit on Monday, February 13th, 2012! The Summit brings together over 1000 visionaries in the music/technology space, along with the best and brightest developers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, musicians and organizations who work with them at the convergence of culture and commerce. We meet to discuss the evolving music/business/technology ecosystem in a proactive, conducive to dealmaking environment. For more information, check out http://sfmusictech.com and get your discount with the code “promowebwallflower“.

15% off for Employers – Ruby on Rails Employer-Developer Speed Dating (Developer Page Here)
Feb 16, 7-9:30 pm
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
Since our last RoR Employer-Developer Speed Dating event was such a success, we couldn’t help hosting another! We had hot startups like Square, Groupon, & AirBnB there recruiting! This event will give you 15 face-to-face meetings (duration: 5 minutes each) with either top RoR developers or employers. We’ll start and wrap up the event with a free-form social hour where you will be able meet up to 35 more developers and up to 25 employers.

BAY AREA EVENTS:

15% off - Founders Showcase
January 19th, 3:30 – 10:00pm
Microsoft, Mountain View
The Founder Showcase is a quarterly open start-up pitch and networking event that highlights seed- stage businesses, helping founders gain traction among the Silicon Valley elite. The event is hosted by TheFunded.com, a community of over 15,000 registered CEOs to rate sources of venture capital and discuss all things small business. This month’s event also features some of their best guests yet: Mark Suster, Mike Maples, Dave McClure, and Michael Arrington! It is a great opportunity for Founders and CEOs seeking funding to learn from the CEO presentations and pitches, as well as meet investors and service providers. For more information, check out http://http://foundershowcase.com and use code “web_wallflower” for 15% off!

ERT: New Games, New Plans, & HTML5
January 19th, 6:00 – 9:30p
Pillsbury Law Firm, Palo Alto
Sounds like a lot going on? Oh, yeah. You bet! We’ve got a great keynote speaker Dan Fidan and line-up of game and HMTL5 starups to fire up the 2012 Dragon for you! Learn more and reserve your spot at http://ertnewgamehtml5.eventbrite.com/

Corona SDK Meetup
January 19th, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Ansca Mobile World Headquarters, Palo Alto
Looking to get into game design and development? Be sure to check out this meetup! For Corona SDK developers to get together and discuss mobile development and technology, Corona tips and tricks, and the Lua programming language. Experienced Corona developers and newcomers are equally welcome! Learn more at http://www.meetup.com/Corona-SDK-Group/events/44614432/

Startup Weekend Mobile
January 20th – 22nd
AT&T Foundry, Palo Alto
The AT&T Foundry will be hosting our next event as Startup Weekend goes mobile. The phone has come along way since it’s early days as a mobile device. From tracking our health, to paying bills we have come to rely on our mobile devices in many ways. The rapid growth of smartphones and applications available has created an extremely large market that is still emerging. If you’re interested in building the next big thing for that little devise in your pocket come join us. Developers designers, and mobile enthusiasts sign up, rest up, and get ready for our next 54-hour event. Learn more at http://bayarea.startupweekend.org/

Startup Grind Hosts Kevin Rose
January 26th, 7:00 – 9:30pm
AOL (395 Page Mill Rd.), Palo Alto
Kevin Rose in an entrepreneur, angel investor, and one of technology’s most well-known faces. He’s founded many companies including Digg, Revision3, WeFollow, and now Oink. He has invested in companies including About.me, Path, Square, Foursquare, ngmoco, Twitter, Zynga, Formspring, Fab, Dailybooth, Foodzie, and many more. Startup Grind is a monthly meetup for members of Commonred. Come mingle with other entrepreneurs combined with a great speaker and food. It’s the best meetup and community in Silicon Valley. Learn more at http://startupgrindjan12.eventbrite.com

10% off StartupWeekend San Jose
January 27th – 29th
TiE Conference Cente, Santa Clara
No Talk. All Action. Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets – primarily software developers, graphics designers and business people – to build applications and develop a commercial case around them. For more information, check out http://sanjose.startupweekend.org with 10% discount code: WALLFLOWER

She’s Geeky 10
January 27 – 29th
Computer History Museum, Mountain View
Join us for an UNConference of amazing people, amazing discussions, great presentations. Women attending She’s Geeky events find inspiration and gain self confidence to pursue or continue on STEM career paths because they are given the opportunity to present their work, often for the first time, discuss critical issues and build peer networks for support. Instead of a pre-planned agenda, the agenda is created live the day of the event by all the geek women who attend. Join us at http://shesgeeky10-eorg.eventbrite.com/

100% off Law and Economics of Aftermarkets
January 31, 12:00-1:30pm
Palo Alto, CA (Venue TBD)
This presentation will introduce participants to the basic concepts of aftermarkets (including platforms and apps). We will survey both the state of the law and some open legal questions surrounding survival as an aftermarket player in the modern economy. The presentation will be of special interest to app and add-on developers, manufacturers of devices with embedded software, and investors, analysts, and attorneys who work in these markets. Presented by Dr.Bruce Abramson of Rimon, P.C. This presentation is approved for 1 hour of California CLE Credit. First 20 people to register using promo code “WebWallFlower” get 100% off the price of a Regular ticket. More information at http://rimon.eventbrite.com

January 2012 Startup Events

Happy New Year! Excited for 2012? I sure am! I’m especially excited to hear what 50Kings has planned for this year. If you haven’t seen the Pictures from their Pirate War, they’re amazing. They even beached on Branson’s island. For 2012 they’ve told me there will be only one multi-day retreat and they’ve chartered planes to get there. No details on the website though, but I hear they’re considering invites by referral only. I’ll try to keep you posted.

A busy month for events, it is! I found hundreds, but hear are some of the ones that stood out.

-=Cass Phillipps=-
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.EVENT SPECIALS:

20% off – The Future of Mobile Design and Development Workshop
January 7th, 8am-5pm
Adobe (601 Townsend Street), SF
The Future of Mobile is an educational, full-day workshop, full of breakout sessions, keynote speeches, good food, and shwag! Sign up and learn the latest and greatest in HTML5, CSS3, iOS, Multi-platform development, and tips across Adobe’s Creative Suite. Plus,use Discount Code ‘HD‘ for 20% off. More information at http://mobiletabletpublishing.eventbrite.com/

10% off – Lean Startup Machine
Friday, January 13 – Sunday January 15
Dogpatch Labs (151 Lytton St), Palo Alto
Learn to build what customers want. Lean Startup Machine is a weekend bootcamp to help entrepreneurs understand their customers, invalidate assumptions, iterate rapidly, and reduce risk. Learn more at http://theleanstartupmachine.com/events/palo-alto-january-13/. Mention “WebWallflower” to receive an additional 10% off!

$30 off – ClickMinded – 2 Day of SEO Enlightenment
Jan 28 & 29, 10:00-4:00pm
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
Join us for a two-day SEO training seminar on Saturday and Sunday, January 28th and 29th. This seminar will be limited to 5 people total. We will cover as much content as humanly possible over the course of the two days including: Click-through rates, Keyword research, On & Off-page optimization, Link building, Social media, Reputation Management, Comprehensive Meta Data Analysis and lots more! Tommy Griffith is currently the SEO Manager for Emerging Markets at PayPal. More information and $30 off at http://clickmindedparisoma.eventbrite.com/?discount=WebWallflower

10% off – Content Marketing by Altimeter Group
February 8, 10:00a – 11:00a
Online
Join us in an informal webinar chat and Q&A with Rebecca Lieb, Altimeter Group analyst and author of the recently published book, Content Marketing, and a research report on how enterprises are adapting to the challenges of becoming publishers – not just advertisers. Each registrant receives a special discount code saving 30% on Rebecca’s Content Marketing book or ebook. More information at http://digitalcommercerebeccalieb.eventbrite.com Receive 10% off at eventbrite registration using promo code: webwallflower

15% off for Employers – Ruby on Rails Employer-Developer Speed Dating (Developer Page Here)
Feb 16, 7-9:30 pm
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
Since our last RoR Employer-Developer Speed Dating event was such a success, we couldn’t help hosting another! We had hot startups like Square, Groupon, & AirBnB there recruiting! This event will give you 15 face-to-face meetings (duration: 5 minutes each) with either top RoR developers or employers. We’ll start and wrap up the event with a free-form social hour where you will be able meet up to 35 more developers and up to 25 employers.

.SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS:

DEMO Enterprise Disruption Party
January 5th, 9:00pm – 1:00am
Temple Nightclub
Join us for a special DEMO New Year’s Party on January 5!! DEMO, the world’s leading launch conference platform for emerging technology and trends, announces DEMO Enterprise Disruption Party, sponsored by DEMO alumnus Fusion-io. We invite you to join Fusion-io, DEMO and VentureBeat as we open the doors to the club for a blowout party, open to DEMO alumni, the development community, press and VC’s. Enjoy your favorite “shagatini” at the open bar, courtesy of Fusion-io. Dance to the world-class stylings of sonic DJ, Eclectic Method Special prizes, event takeaways and more! More info at http://demopartysf2012.eventbrite.com

20% off – The Future of Mobile Design and Development Workshop
January 7th, 8am-5pm
Adobe (601 Townsend Street), SF
The Future of Mobile is an educational, full-day workshop, full of breakout sessions, keynote speeches, good food, and shwag! Sign up and learn the latest and greatest in HTML5, CSS3, iOS, Multi-platform development, and tips across Adobe’s Creative Suite. Plus,use Discount Code “HD” for 20% off. More information at http://mobiletabletpublishing.eventbrite.com/

Startups: From Idea to Exit
January 12th, 6:00 – 9:00pm
200 McAllister Street
Learn from a team of pros how to build a money-making startup. Silicon Valley’s top VCs, CEOs and Engineers will share the insight into how successful start-ups work. We’ll cover: How to write a bullet-proof business plan: How to build the rockstar team: How to get to profitability fast: How to raise capital without loosing your start-up: How to negotiate with investors: How to get acquired by Google, and other big players: and much more. Learn more at http://www.meetup.com/Startup-Funders-and-Founders/events/39279472/

20% off – Health Innovation Summit
January 18-20th
Fort Mason San Francisco
The Health Innovation Summit is a 3 day event focused on bringing great digital health solutions to market: Learn from experts about needs, opportunities, and stakeholders in the healthcare system, open technical challenges, digital health business models, technology platforms, and how to design great user experiences. Connect with developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and strategic partners including some of the biggest consumer and healthcare brands interested in digital health. Launch your own startup or watch others as they demo new products and services that will change healthcare as we know it today. More information at http://healthinnovationsummit.com and get 20% off tickets with code “CassPhillipps”

40% off – Startup Exits
January 19th, 5:00 – 9:00pm
RocketSpace, SF
Startup Exits is back and ready to kick some a**. For this round, we’re bringing in M&A pros from Dropbox, eBay, Evernote and Groupon. Jack Abraham (founded and sold Milo.com) will lead our keynote. As a bonus, Aydin Senkut of Felicis VC (20+ exits) will be featured in a fireside chat titled “Thoughts On The Exit From A VC’s Perspective.” As always, we’ll have cocktails, appetizers and the best startup CEO networking around. Come join in the fun! And how about a discount code while we’re at it: WebWallflower40 for 40% off! More information at http://startupexits.com

The Most Influential People On The Web
January 25th, 7:00 – 10:00pm
Eventbrite HQ, SF
Cascade FS is hosting a web discussion panel about the future of the web, CSS & front end development, work productivity, and more. Join panelists Tantek Çelik, Beau Smith, Jacob Thornton, and Andy Smith for this incredible evening talk. Sign up at http://cascade-panel.eventbrite.com/

.BAY AREA EVENTS:

SV NewTech
January 3rd, 6:00 – 9:00pm
DLA Piper, Palo Alto
Learn about hot new web technologies and mingle with 200+ fellow entrepreneurs, investors, bloggers, and tech enthusiasts. This meetup fills up quickly, so be sure to RSVP two weeks early each month. We announce the lineup the day of the meetup, and we always feature four interesting companies. For more information, check out www.meetup.com/svnewtech/events/42834152/

Startup Nation: Is the Party Over, or Just Begining?
January 10th, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Fenwick & West, Mountain View
Join venture capitalist Jonathan Medved in a group discussion on the state of the startup industry: innovation, financing, growth, and more. Learn more at http://jhtc.org

10% off – Lean Startup Machine
Friday, January 13 – Sunday January 15
Dogpatch Labs (151 Lytton St), Palo Alto
Learn to build what customers want. Lean Startup Machine is a weekend bootcamp to help entrepreneurs understand their customers, invalidate assumptions, iterate rapidly, and reduce risk. Learn more at http://theleanstartupmachine.com/events/palo-alto-january-13/. Mention “WebWallflower” to receive an additional 10% off!

Founders Showcase
January 19th, 3:30 – 10:00pm
Microsoft, Mountain View
The Founder Showcase is a quarterly open start-up pitch and networking event that highlights seed- stage businesses, helping founders gain traction among the Silicon Valley elite. The event is hosted by TheFunded.com, a community of over 15,000 registered CEOs to rate sources of venture capital and discuss all things small business. It is a great opportunity for Founders and CEOs seeking funding to learn from the CEO presentations and pitches, as well as meet investors and service providers. For more information, check out http://http://foundershowcase.com

Law and Economics of Aftermarkets
January 31, 12:00-1:30pm
Palo Alto, CA (Venue TBD)
This presentation will introduce participants to the basic concepts of aftermarkets (including platforms and apps). We will survey both the state of the law and some open legal questions surrounding survival as an aftermarket player in the modern economy. The presentation will be of special interest to app and add-on developers, manufacturers of devices with embedded software, and investors, analysts, and attorneys who work in these markets. Presented by Dr.Bruce Abramson of Rimon, P.C. This presentation is approved for 1 hour of California CLE Credit. For more information, check out http://rimon.eventbrite.com/

December 2011 Startup Events

Thank you for all of your support during my time of change. It’s been really fun so far! I’ve been helping out the SV IGDA as well as Concept Art House, picking up an intimidating pile of books to read (including Extreme Programming Explained and Challenges for Game Designers), and started a Javascript class on Udemy. I will probably start looking for “real” work in late winter or early spring, just FYI…

We’re into the holiday season, where parties seem to be popping up every night. I’ve listed some of those I’ve heard about ahead of time, but keep an eye on Plancast and Facebook for updates. I’ve also got some neat holiday deals from some of our partners, so check below for those.

This may be my last newsletter of 2011, as I have a lot of holiday travel and it’s pretty quiet the last two weeks of December. But I hope you have a wonderful new year!

-=Cass Phillipps=-
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HOLIDAY SPECIALS HERE
SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS HERE
BAY AREA EVENTS HERE

.HOLIDAY SPECIALS:

AppSumo Holiday Special
FREE Lean Startup Secrets Revealed Video
The guys at AppSumo have lined up a special holiday deal for WebWallflower Readers only; a free copy of an otherwise SOLD OUT video from Eric Ries of Lean Startup. Eric is normally too busy throwing all these gigantic Lean Startup events all over the country and advising cool startups, but now he’s taken the time to put together a great video covering: Validating Your Idea, How to optimize your idea, How to identify the right strategy, Lessons learned by trial & error, Actually BUILDING out your idea, What can you do right now?….and a lot of other important stuff we don’t have room for here. Pick up your free copy at: http://appsumo.com/action-video-lean-startup-free/?src=webwallflower

Venntive Holiday Special
20% off for 12 months + December
Email marketing. CRM. Surveys. Social media management. SMS marketing. Event marketing…Shouldn’t we be past having to make dozens of applications work together, and settling for a less-than-wonderful experience that costs time and money? Venntive is a comprehensive digital marketing and relationship management platform that collects all of the necessary information in one place. It delivers sophisticated, easy-to-use integrated apps and saves its users thousands of dollars every month and hundreds of hours annually. Our gift to you this holiday season is a 20% discount for 2012. Sign Up Free today at http://venntive.com and choose WebWallflower in the How Heard dropdown.

Udemy Holiday Special
70% off How To Create an Awesome Demo Video
Videos Rule. If your company’s website doesn’t have them, you are missing out on an awesome way of communicating with your customers. Unfortunately, many companies let the high costs of professional videos turn them off to the real power of this marketing medium. Some folks even create low quality videos in-house. As dynamic and powerful as videos can be, bad videos can be just as persuasive… in a totally negative way. Thankfully, Udemy’s put together this great holiday deal, giving you an incredible discount on this How To series for your demo video. Check it out at http://www.udemy.com/deal/webwallflower-awesomedemovideos-nov282011.html

5th Annual PITCH: Women 2.0 Startup Competition
Applications Due: December 7th, 2011
San Francisco, CA
Open to early-stage ventures. Applying companies must have a female in the founding team, be in beta stage, and have received less than a million in funding. Bing is honored to sponsor the Women 2.0 PITCH competition and conference for female entrepreneurs as part of its Bing Booster program for startups this year. Bing has seen the shortage and lack of visibility for female startup entrepreneurs in the tech world and would like to give them a boost – in this case, by sponsoring the first 100 applicants to the Women 2.0 PITCH Startup Competition! More information at http://www.women2.org/apply-to-pitch-in-san-francisco-2012-with-women-2-0/

50% off – SecondMarket’s Cocktails & Conversations: What Startup Employees Should Know About Their Equity
December 6, 6:30-9:30PM
Founders Den – 665 3rd Street
Are you a startup employee or shareholder interested in learning more about your rights, liquidity options and the value of your equity or stock options? Please join SecondMarket for an evening of Cocktails & Conversations: What Startup Employees Should Know About Their Equity. For more info, check out www.CocktailsandConversationsStartupEquitySF.eventbrite.com and use discount code “WallFlowerVIP” for 50% off!

25% off - GigaOM Net:Work
December 8, 7:30am – 7:30pm
UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center
The modern enterprise is now a 24/7 global workforce connected by the web. With so many companies still grappling with this change, the opportunity to help with the transition is a booming market worth tens of billions of dollars.  At Net:Work 2011, GigaOM editors, GigaOM Pro analysts, top business leaders and technology companies such as Box, Citrix, Google, LinkedIn, Jive Software, Rypple will explore the business challenges and opportunities presented by this global culture of work. Read more about Net:Work here: http://event.gigaom.com/network/ with a 25% discount at http://network2011.eventbrite.com/?discount=WEBWALLFLOWER

.SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS:

TechCentralSF Anniversary Party and Holiday Bash!
December 6th, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Rocketspace
Join TechCentralSF, Google, Newspepper (Hermione Way) for our TechCentral holiday bash! We’ll have a special guest DJ, Music, and contest with prizes from Google and TechCentralSF. More information at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2537816678- hope to see you there!

Webgrrls Holiday Mixer
December 6th, 7:00 – 9:00pm
TechSoup Headquarters, 525 Brannan, Suite 300
Are you ready to end your year with new connections, new friends, great prizes, and a whole lot of FUN? Then Join SF Webgrrls on December 6 for our Annual Holiday Celebration event. We will start at 7:00PM with beer & wine, some great food, door prizes and drawings from our sponsors.When the SF Webgrrls Community gets together for the Holidays, it is an industry event, not only about revelry but also about the celebration of the achievements of women in technology and business. Please invite clients friends, & colleagues (both male & female) More information at https://www.webgrrls.com/events/:405

Startup Waffles
December 7th, 8:00a – 10:00a
Sandbox Suites
Come meet exciting startups in mobile, gaming, media and other creative fields in San Francisco’s original coworking spot, Sandbox Suites! More information at http://startupwafflesf.eventbrite.com/ – tickets are free but you must RSVP.

Winter Wonderland: Learn to Animate with CSS
December 7, 7:00 – 9:00p
Twitter (795 Folsom St – Suite 600)
Improved browser support of CSS3 has allowed us to build a richer web with visual treatments. But with great power comes great responsibility. Just because you can add a skewed animated rainbow with drop shadow to your site doesn’t mean you should. In this session we’ll look at what’s really cool in CSS3 by making snow with CSS3. We take a look at selectors, gradients, rounded corners, alpha-transparency, transitions and transforms, with a deeper dive into CSS3 animation. You’ll have to restrain yourself, though. Yes, we’ll cover transitions, transforms, keyframes and more. But just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. Note that this is similar to the SVCC and OpenWebCamp presentation. More information at http://www.meetup.com/cascadesf/events/36494052/

Play! Framework Hackathon
December 10th – 11th, 10:00am – 3:00pm
Formspring Offices
Masterbranch is organizing a Play Framework Hackathon in the lovely city of San Francisco. We have been using Play since the beginning, we started using the stable release 4. Join us in a weekend full of fun, hack a Play Framework app, and drink beer with other geeks. Playframework is a web framework for Java/Scala that is currently becoming more and more popular. It breaks with the old Java EE constraints, and gives java developers a fresh environment for web sites. More information at http://playframework-sf.eventbrite.com/

Ideas to Impact 2011
Dec 10, 6:30-10:30pm
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
What if you could marry the innovative spirit of the Bay Area with medical humanitarianism? What if – in the course of one evening – you could receive a crash course on the needs of a war-ravaged country, join with like-minded individuals to brainstorm creative solutions, and then form teams to translate your ideas into action with the help of a dynamic and experienced NGO? Mingle with students and young professionals who share an interest in global health. Hear about the work that the International Medical Health Organization (IMHO) does in Sri Lanka and beyond. Translate your own ideas into real impact overseas by working with the IMHO. More information at http://ideas2impact-parisoma.eventbrite.com/

Legal Issues Facing Early Stage Tech Startups
December 6th, 3:00 – 4:30pm
Latham & Watkins Office, Menlo Park
Patrick Pohlen, co-chair of the Emerging Company Practice for the global law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP, will discuss key legal issues facing early stage technology startups and entrepreneurs. Patrick will lead a lively discussion about business-entity formation and fund raising. This is in partnership with the ongoing Mobile Work Week. More information at http://mobileworkweek.eventbrite.com/#design

Audio and Music Hacking
December 6th, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Hacker Dojo, Mountain View
This is an informal hacking meetup for sound-related projects. This is for you if you’re interested in building audio circuits (oscillators/filters, etc), audio programming languages (e.g. PD, MAX/MSP, Chuck), programming audio applications, digital signal processing, building instruments/synthesizers, circuit bending, or other audio/music tech related things. Get more information at http://events.hackerdojo.com/event/1150012-audio-and-music-hacking

SVNewTech
December 6th, 8:00 – 11:00pm
DLA Piper, Palo Alto
Learn about hot new web technologies and mingle with 200+ fellow entrepreneurs, investors, bloggers, and tech enthusiasts. This meetup fills up quickly, so be sure to RSVP two weeks early each month. We announce the lineup the day of the meetup, and we always feature four interesting companies. More information at http://www.meetup.com/svnewtech/events/39487832/

UX Happy Hour
December 7th, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Antonio’s Nut House, Palo Alto
Interested in User Experience, or a pro at it yourself? Be sure to check out what I’ve heard is a pretty awesome happy hour and networking event for the industry. It’s free, but an RSVP is requested at http://www.uxhappyhour.com/sv

Hackers and Founders
December 8th, 6:00 – 8:00pm
TechShop, San Jose
This is an incredibly popular group of just what it sounds like – hackers and founders – meeting to share some of the newest technology, apps, and startups, get to know one another, and get business done. Learn more about this and all of their events at http://www.hackersandfounders.com/

everyCircle Holiday Business Mixer
December 8th, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Irish Innovation Center, San Jose
Grow Your Business – Network & Meet your NEXT clients (100s of Decision-Makers, Executives, Entrepreneurs, Leaders) in a unique, upscale, approachable & professional environment. Learn more at http://www.everycircle.com/en/events/2011dec8siliconvalleymixer

PitchCrawl SJ
December 8th. 6:30 – 9:30pm
San Jose
This is your opportunity to network with an intimate group of 30 Investors and 90 Startup Founders. Elevator pitch your startup to 30 Investors in the format of a crawl through 3 Downtown San Jose startup hubs including NextSpace! We at Dishcrawl believe that the strongest relationships are built over food, we will be feeding you as well. And it will be delicious. Tickets online are reserved for Startup Founders only. More information at http://www.dishcrawl.com/dishcrawl/150

BayThreat
December 9th – 11th
Hacker Dojo, Mountain View
The theme for BayThreat is as simple as black & white: “Building & Breaking Security.” Two tracks, each tackling opposite sides of the security fence. As Security Professionals, it is up to us to take that dichotomy and mold it into the shades of gray we use to protect our environment. More information at http://www.baythreat.org/

LeanBack by adRise with GoogleTV
December 13, 6:30 – 9:30p
YouTube, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno
adRise is putting together another LeanBack event, this time with GoogleTV at YouTube’s offices. Panelists including executives from Samsung, Roku, Revision3, Comcast, etc. All those interested in Connected TV and advertising are welcome. Please note there is limited capacity. Learn more at http://adrise.com

November Startup Events

I recently met with a member of T3 Advisors, and he totally blew me away; I do not understand why EVERY growing startup isn’t using this. T3 Advisors is a totally new approach on helping startups find office space. Companies no longer can afford to be stagnant with their real estate strategy. Productivity, Collaboration, Recruiting and Retention are all directly influenced by office space. For the last 10 years T3 has been helping companies all across the country tackle these issues in a new and inventive way. If you want help with your company’s space and culture first download the “Move Handbook for Startups” and then shoot David an email, Bergeron@t3advisors.com – he’s who I met with and is wonderful to just sit and talk to about the state of the industry. If you are or will soon be looking for office space, check them out!

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EXCLUSIVE EVENT DISCOUNTS HERE
SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS HERE
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15% Off The 8th Founder Showcase with Michael Arrington
November 8th, 3:30pm – 10:00pm
Mission Bay Conference Center
See Michael Arrington speak at the the 8th Founder Showcase, which will be our largest Showcase yet with over 500 in attendance. This quarterly startup pitch and networking event brings together leading investors, founders, and members of the press for one action-packed night to network and help launch a startup company to greatness. Guests will be treated to a Keynote Speech by Michael Arrington – General Partner at the CrunchFund, and Founder of TechCrunch. We’ll also be serving up an entertaining Pitch Competition, as well as drinks and appetizers in a networking hall full of emerging startups competing in a Demo Table Competition. This event has sold out the last five times, so purchase your inexpensive tickets or Demo Tables today. Web Wallflower readers get a 15% discount by using the code web_wallflower. For more information go to www.FounderShowcase.com.

20% off – SF Beta: Mobile Gaming Edition
November 8th, 6:00 – 10:00pm
Terra SF
SF Beta is San Francisco’s gathering for the vanguard of the internet: founders, innovators, developers, media, and practitioners of capital. Our loosely structured event regularly attracts a sell-out crowd of over 500 people. We provide tasty gourmet appetizers and a full bar, along with a curated exhibit of startup demos. SF Beta is open to everyone age 21 and over. Whether you’re a startup veteran or coming to your very first tech event, consider yourself welcome. Receive 20% off when you use the code “webwallflower” at http://sfbeta.eventbrite.com/event/2246453202

50% – SecondMarket Cocktails: Identifying & Retaining Talent
November 9th, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Founder’s Den
Join SecondMarket for Cocktails & Conversations: Identifying & Retaining Talent, an open dialogue that will assist forward-thinking startup employers on how to best overcome recruiting challenges and capitalize on current opportunities. As companies face unprecedented demographic, economic and competitive challenges, recruitment and retention remains a top concern. For more info, check out www.identifyingandretainingtalentsf.eventbrite.com and use discount code “WallFlowerVIP” for 50% off!

$200 off - Under the Radar Conference
November 9 – 10
Mountain View, CA
Under the Radar is a catalyst for doing deals. Meet with 350 decision-makers from global carriers, brands, technology companies, startups, and investors responsible for helping companies leverage new mobile technology in the fast-evolving digital landscape. Register here: http://www.undertheradarblog.com/register/ and use code “WWF” for $200 off your ticket.

$100 off – GigaOm RoadMap
November 10, 9:00a – 5:00p
Mission Bay Conference Center
Join us for GigaOM RoadMap 2011 – our newest event that explores how connectedness will influence the way we live, create, consume and earn over the next 12 to 18 months. Technology market-makers will join GigaOM editors and GigaOM Pro analysts to create the blueprint for the connected future, mapping out the most significant trends in consumer connectedness. Each speaker will be interviewed on-stage in a one-on-one chat with Om Malik and other GigaOM editors. GigaOM Pro staff analysts will present major themes and trends influencing the connected consumer. Get $100 off at http://gigaomroadmap2011-wwf.eventbrite.com/?discount=WEBWALLFLOWER

10% off – PR For Startups & Small Business
November 16th, 6:30-8:30pm
NextSpace, 28 Second St, 2nd floor
We cordially invite you to attend the PR Summit Fall Chat Series, taking place at NextSpace. Learn key marketing and pr strategies startups and small business should know. Join us as panelists discuss, debate and shape ideas in how to blend traditional media outreach with social media tools. Our moderator and panelists include: David Spark (Spark Media Solutions), Adrienne Arieff (Arieff Communications), Neil Vineberg (Vineberg Communications) & Eric Savitz (Bureau Chief @ Forbes). Join other media professionals, entrepreneurs, marketers and public relations practitioners curating the next generation of media relations. More information at http://prchatthree.eventbrite.com

$5 off - Designers + Geeks Speaker Series
November 17th, 7pm
PeopleBrowsr (474 Bryant Street)
What helps people fall in love with your products? In a quick exploration of cognitive science, evolutionary psychology, anthropomorphism, VH1-style pickup artistry, and design, Chris Clark will explore how we can all strive for lovable products. Or at least products people want a one night stand with. More information at http://designers-geeks-speakers-november2011.eventbrite.com/?discount=FIVERWW

$5-off – How to Come Up with your Own SEO Strategy and Save $$$
November 21, 6-7PM
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
For a start-up, a marketing tool is a desired and needed weapon. It becomes difficult, however, to distinguish powerful marketing tools from others as prices are not always a good indicator. Thus, the SEO is tailored to those startups with and without funding alike, as it is both one of the most powerful and an inexpensive one. The main advantages of SEO is that with basic knowledge on the subject, some time investment and motivation to get your business out there, you can already start getting results on your own. So come to this class to learn the basics about SEO and how to start making use if this powerful marking tool on your own. We’ll dive into several concepts and concrete applications, and cover some useful tools and tips. More information and $5 off at http://seoparisoma.eventbrite.com/?discount=webwallflower

20% off – AppCircus@AppNationIII
November 30th, 5:00 – 7:00p
Deadline: November 9th
SF Design Center AppCircus offers developers a stage to pitch in front of an international jury at AppNationIII conference, formed by industry experts, and an opportunity to be nominated for the Mobile Premiere Awards 2012, which are held during the Mobile World Congress. Developers with their app selected can attend AppNation for free, and all the visitors who want to attend the event can use this discount code “AN3PT100” for 20% off at http://appnationconference.com/appnation3/register.php

5th Annual PITCH: Women 2.0 Startup Competition
Applications Due: November 30, 2011
San Francisco, CA
Open to early-stage ventures. Applying companies must have a female in the founding team, be in beta stage, and have received less than a million in funding. Bing is honored to sponsor the Women 2.0 PITCH competition and conference for female entrepreneurs as part of its Bing Booster program for startups this year. Bing has seen the shortage and lack of visibility for female startup entrepreneurs in the tech world and would like to give them a boost – in this case, by sponsoring the first 100 applicants to the Women 2.0 PITCH Startup Competition! More information at http://www.women2.org/apply-to-pitch-in-san-francisco-2012-with-women-2-0/

10% off – Warm Gun
December 2nd, 9:00a – 5:00p
Hotel Kabuki, SF
Get Happy @ Warm Gun! Join Dave McClure (500 Startups) + Jeff Veen (Typekit), Jared Spool (UIE), Luke Wroblewski (LukeW), Jason Putorti (Votizen) + YouTube, Groupon and many others at Warm Gun, a 1-day conference for designers and startups to learn about elegant, purposeful, and measurable online design. In 2010, Warm Gun sold out with 520+ attendees so we suggest you reserve a spot. More details are at http://warmgun.com and you can register with the discount code “webwallflower”

20% off – Digital video for business: Create a video strategy that drives sales
December 5, 6-7:30PM
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
Join VidCaster founder and experienced video producer Kieran Farr for a hands-on and interactive session on creating video for business. In this session you’ll learn how to maximize your organization’s video strategy with just a few minutes per week; what types of content drives sales and action from viewers; how to use free online tools to create compelling video in minutes; how to use your mobile phone to create effective video; how to maximize your total potential audience; and much more. To fully participate, students should bring their own computer and smart phone. Learn more at http://digitalvideoparisoma.eventbrite.com/?discount=webwallflower

.SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS:

FashTech: How Technology is Changing the Face of Fashion
November 10th, 6:00-9:00pm
RocketSpace @ 181 Fremont St.
SF FASHION+TECH is dedicated to advancing innovation at the intersection of fashion and technology in the SF Bay Area. On November 10th, we will host a panel moderated by SF Chronicle journalist Lorraine Sanders, and featuring Vineet Buch of Google, Susan Gregg Koger (founder & chief creative officer) of ModCloth, Chris Lindland (founder and CEO) of Betabrand, and Sinead Norenius (founder iFabbo) to discuss technology trends and their impact on fashion. There will also be a featured presentation by sneakpeeq and immediately following the panel, startup and emerging companies will demo their products to attendees as they mingle and enjoy refreshments. Register now at http://sffashion2dotoh.eventbrite.com

Common Mistakes Founders Make
November 16th, 6:30 – 9:30pm
RocketSpace
RocketSpace has the pleasure in welcoming Ronny Conway & Peter Levine to present “Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make” followed by a Fireside Chat / Q & A. Andreessen Horowitz are already regarded as one of the most prominent VC Firms in the Valley despite being under 3yrs old. This is the first event of the RocketSpace S4 event series. In true RocketSpace fashion drinks will be served up by The Twins. More information at https://rss4.mogotix.com/

Girls in Tech Presents: Miss Representation, A Jennifer Siebel Newsom Film
November 16, 6:30-9:30p
pariSoma @ 169 11th St.
Girls in Tech is hosting a screening of “Miss Representation”, a documentary film about breaking through women’s stereotypic media portrayal in order to afford more leadership opportunities to women everywhere. The film features Lisa Ling, Katie Couric, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson, Mayor Cory Booker (a champion of women’s rights), Condoleeza Rice, Geena Davis, and more great women. We will view the film & then ask for audience participation to discuss how we, as women in tech, can use technology, social media and our networks to have more women rolemodels in tech and other fields! For more information, check out http://gitmissrepresentation.eventbrite.com/

Angel Capital Expo
November 17th, 7:30am-3:00pm
Julia Morgan Ballroom (465 California Street)
The Angel Capital Expo is the premier gathering of the angel capital community. The Expo brings together investors and entrepreneurs looking for funding. Angel Capital Expo is organized by Keiretsu Forum, the largest North American angel investment network, and was created to foster collaboration among angel groups, as well as reach out to the larger investment community. The event features twelve presenters from early stage companies. Companies selected are from a variety of different industries ranging from technology, life sciences, consumer products, real estate, financial services, social ventures and other segments with high growth potential. Accredited Investors only register at http://angelcapitalexposf.eventbrite.com/

Women 2.0 Startup Weekend
November 18th – 19th
The Hatchery
Bring an idea, or just yourself! Come to join a team and start a project (or company) over the weekend. We will be hacking and building for 54 hours! Startup Weekend is a place to test ideas, contribute to ideas, and meet potential founders. We are bringing together the most innovative, talented, and out-of-the-box entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. Check out what happened at previous Women 2.0 Startup Weekends! Last year, Women 2.0 Startup Weekend launched 22 startups. At our first event, Women 2.0 Startup Weekend 2009 created 19 startups. More information at http://women2.org

$5 off – How to Come Up with your Own SEO Strategy and Save $$$
November 21, 6-7PM
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
For a start-up, a marketing tool is a desired and needed weapon. It becomes difficult, however, to distinguish powerful marketing tools from others as prices are not always a good indicator. Thus, the SEO is tailored to those startups with and without funding alike, as it is both one of the most powerful and an inexpensive one. The main advantages of SEO is that with basic knowledge on the subject, some time investment and motivation to get your business out there, you can already start getting results on your own. So come to this class to learn the basics about SEO and how to start making use if this powerful marking tool on your own. We’ll dive into several concepts and concrete applications, and cover some useful tools and tips. More information and $5 off at http://seoparisoma.eventbrite.com/?discount=webwallflower

20% off – AppCircus@AppNationIII
November 30th, 5:00 – 7:00p
Deadline: November 9th
SF Design Center
AppCircus offers developers a stage to pitch in front of an international jury at AppNationIII conference, formed by industry experts, and an opportunity to be nominated for the Mobile Premiere Awards 2012, which are held during the Mobile World Congress. Developers with their app selected can attend AppNation for free, and all the visitors who want to attend the event can use this discount code “AN3PT100” for 20% off at http://appnationconference.com/appnation3/register.php

Silicon Valley Rocks! 2011
December 1st, 7:00 – 11:00pm
DNA Lounge
Tech professionals by day, rockers by night. Join us for the 4th annual show featuring a mix of original + cover bands that will please your entire social graph: 100%, Allen Mask, The Barricades, Coverflow, feedbomb, Fox Picnic, Ingar Brown & the Future Funk, and Open Source Band. Players come from Google, Facebook, Adobe, GigaOM and more. Tickets are $45/$75/$450 for group table service. Buy tickets at http://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2011/12.html#01. All proceeds raised will be donated to Music in Schools Today which provides music education programs in underserved Bay Area schools. More information at http://www.svrocks.com

The Gaming Mixer II
December 15, 6:30- 8:30PM
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
pariSoma invites you once again to the latest iteration of the Mixer Series: The Gaming Mixer II ! Our first edition of this Gaming Mixer was so successful–with over 100 attendees and 15 demoing companies–that we couldn’t resist the urge of hosting it again! So come on over to rub shoulders with cutting edge game designers, producers, and marketers in our trendy loft. Teams from the hottest startups will be pitching the next groundbreaking games and providing demos and Q&A sessions. From iOS fanboys to Android aficionados to console freaks, all platforms will be represented. Join us and indulge in some snacks, a night of gaming, and enjoy some great networking opportunities at the beautiful pariSoma Innovation Loft! More information at http://gamingmixerparisoma.eventbrite.com/
.BAY AREA EVENTS:

$200 off - Under the Radar Conference
November 9-10,2011
Mountain View, CA
Under the Radar is a catalyst for doing deals. Meet with 350 decision-makers from global carriers, brands, technology companies, startups, and investors responsible for helping companies leverage new mobile technology in the fast-evolving digital landscape. Register here: http://www.undertheradarblog.com/register/ and use code “WWF” for $200 off your ticket.

Robot Hackathon
November 11th, 11:11a – 11:11p
Pizza & Pipes Restaurant, Redwood City
We figured 11/11/11 at 11:11pm is going to be a really big deal to a lot of geeks… it has a lot of 1s in it. So, we’re celebrating by having a big party, and by hosting one of Silicon Valley’s very first Robot Hackathons. ZOMG… I’m so excited!!! It’s a charity event. The ticket price covers the cost of the eating, a Grid Kit to build your robot chasis, an Arduino Uno, DC motors, and sundries. For more information, check out https://www.wepay.com/tickets/view/18450

Rainmakers’ Live! : To Market Fit and Beyond!
November 11th, 6:30 – 9:30p
AOL Auditorium 395 Page Mills Road, Palo Alto
There is a notable trend of locally focused seed stage start-up accelerators that are setting up not just in Silicon Valley but worldwide as well. Is there a winning formula in these accelerators that could help propel your companies to realizing your vision? Besides these business incubators, early stage founders could also turn to angel investors for funding. What could these angels offer that differentiate themselves from other funding options? With a plethora of funding options available for the young start-ups, Rainmakers’ Live has invited a panel of speakers representing angels and accelerators to help the audience understand better about the funding process and the benefits of taking up funding from each. More information at http://rainmakerslive.com/

Re-inventing Startup IP Strategies
November 14, 6:00pm – 8:30PM
AOL Main Auditorium, Palo Alto
Sweeping changes in patent law force startups to adopt new strategies to protect their inventions. With a focus on the unique needs of startups, this event delivers the intellectual property do’s and don’ts straight from one of the nations leading experts on the new patent law. Join us in Palo Alto on November 14th when the Startup Alliance hosts “Re-inventing Startup IP Strategies” with distinguished speaker Keith Grzelak. Space is limited so please visit http://www.meetup.com/startup-alliance/events/36043712/ for more information and RSVP today.

Hybrid Factory
November 15th, 5:00 – 7:00pm
Mozilla HQ, Mountain View
Workshops designed to promote the cross-pollination of UX’ers, Engineers, and Product/Business Strategists. This month Jennifer Borchard will be teaching us about influence. Jennifer is an assistant vice president and senior interaction designer at Wells Fargo. Space will be limited to 40, so RSVP here: http://www.mogotix.com/events/5169 and tell your friends about it!

Startup Grind Hosts Scott Heiferman
November 15th, 7:00 – 10:00pm
AOL Headquarters, Palo Alto
Scott Heiferman is CEO and co-founder of Meetup.com which boasts more than 9.5MM members and 60MM RSVPs! Scott has been a founder his entire life and started companies including i-traffic, RocketBoard, bannerssuck.com, and FotoLog. He’s coming to Palo Alto from NYC for the Meetup, so show up in full force and really show him what an amazing community we have. Come mingle with other entrepreneurs or aspiring entrepreneurs combined with a great speaker and food. It’s the only event you have to attend each month. We’ll have pizza and drinks so RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Startup-Grind/

HealthTech Breakfast
November 16th, 8:00a – 10:00a
Genentech, South San Francisco
On the one hand there is a shortage of nurses and primary care physicians, and on the other hand a ‘Silver Tsunami’ (78 million Baby Boomers started retiring in 2011) and 32 million currently uninsured consumers entering the healthcare market in the next few years. Can technology be a source of innovation to deal with this growing tension between supply and demand? What new business models are enabled? How does the rapid technology adoption by help or hurt? Can patients use technology and cloud-based solutions to take on some of the care traditionally performed by professionals? And how does technology impact the relationship between physicians and pharmaceutical companies? How do physicians deal with the ‘yelp-of-physicians’ phenomenon? Who delivers care how and where is in flux. This breakfast event will highlight core disruptive forces and areas of opportunity for entrepreneurs from outside and inside healthcare to make a difference in the future of health. More information at www.svforum.org/healthseries

November Bay Area Startup Events

I saw Elizabeth Yin speak at FailCon yesterday and she mentioned a great way to get more customers for your web or mobile app. Promote your app through LaunchBit, and they’ll place your campaign in high quality emails that reach your target demographic. Sign up to learn more about their closed beta before Nov. 1st, and they’ll get you 20% bonus visitors.
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And on that note, a huge thank you to everyone who attended FailCon or the afterparty yesterday. I truly love seeing so many of you there and I am always so excited by that conference and the things we discuss. Hopefully I will see you again next year!

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.EVENT DISCOUNTS:

20% off – Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference
October 25-26, 2011
Mission Bay Conference Center, SF, CA
On October 25-26, 2011 and with the sponsorship of Google, Facebook, Skype, Mozilla, Yahoo! and others, our friends at Access (a global movement premised on the belief that political participation and the realization of human rights in the 21st century is increasingly dependent on access to the internet and other forms of technology http://accessnow.org) are proud to present The Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco. We are happy to be able to provide our friends with a 20% discount to this amazing conference. Register with with the code “CassVIP” @ https://www.rightscon.org/register

$100 off - App Developers Conference
October 26-27, 2011
Santa Clara, CA
The App Developers Conference is the essential event for everyone building and selling apps for emerging devices. From smart phones to smart cars, applications and connectivity are driving the consumer application market forward at warp speed. This event brings development professionals together with the platforms, tools, services, and brand marketers that are working to connect people, places and things. Big players like Pandora, Yahoo, Ford, Samsung and TeleNav are planning to share what they are working on and show developers how they can get involved.More details are available here: http://appdevconf.engagedigital.com/ and use code “failvip” for $100 off!

20% off - The World Media Awards
October 26, 9:00a – 5:30p
221 N. 1st St, San Jose
This one day event about blogging, forums, and media will celebrate the best in blogging around the world. Come and learn from the best! More information at http://themediaawards.com and get your 20% off discount using code “Cassp”

35% off – junaio Mobile AR event
October 27th, 6:00p – 9:00p
Swissnex (730 Montgomery St)
The first of a series of quarterly events, we’ll be talking about the latest & greatest in this fascinating new tech. This event is designed for newcomers, professionals, developers, artists, digital designers any anyone looking to learn more about the vast opportunities in Mobile Augmented Reality. You’ll have a chance to network, share creative ideas with like-minded people, catch some interesting speaker sessions and enjoy some light refreshments and drinks. More information at http://mobilearquarterlysf.eventbrite.com/ and use code WALLFLOWAR for 35% off.

20% off – CrowdConf2011
November 2, 8:30-5:30pm
Mission Bay Conference Center
CrowdConf is the first and leading conference on crowdsourcing and the future of distributed work. CrowdConf brings together an international audience of scholars, executives, policy makers, artists, and technologists for a day of learning, conversation, and networking. Discussions will include latest research findings and real-world applications of crowdsourcing, from policy and government to the arts to crisis relief to task design and worker incentives. For those looking to learn more, be sure to join us one day prior to the main event by attending one of these two workshops. CrowdConf2011 will be held in downtown San Francisco. Be sure to book hotel accommodations early and take advantage of all that this charming city has to offer. More information at http://crowdconf.com and use code “WWFLR” for 20% off!

20% off – GeoLoco
November 3, 8:00a – 5:00p
Mission Bay Conference Center
Geo-Loco will dive into brand, advertiser and the location convergence in the context of the Social, Local and Mobile (SoLoMo) marketplace — and explore what it means for big brands, consumers, SMBs and the location industry. Learn from real-world successes in mobile-loco advertising, location platforms and more. Executives from Starbucks, Google, Waze, Facebook, Foursquare and leading investors will address these topics in a highly interactive setting. More information and a discount at http://geoloco-sf.eventbrite.com/?discount=cass20 – but don’t forget, but it with your FailCon ticket, and you get a nice discount to both events!

50% – SecondMarket Cocktails: Identifying & Retaining Talent
November 9th, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Founder’s Den
Join SecondMarket for Cocktails & Conversations: Identifying & Retaining Talent, an open dialogue that will assist forward-thinking startup employers on how to best overcome recruiting challenges and capitalize on current opportunities. As companies face unprecedented demographic, economic and competitive challenges, recruitment and retention remains a top concern. For more info, check out www.identifyingandretainingtalentsf.eventbrite.com and use discount code “WallFlowerVIP” for 50% off!

$200 off - Under the Radar Conference
November 9 – 10
Mountain View, CA
Under the Radar is a catalyst for doing deals. Meet with 350 decision-makers from global carriers, brands, technology companies, startups, and investors responsible for helping companies leverage new mobile technology in the fast-evolving digital landscape. Register here: http://www.undertheradarblog.com/register/ and use code “WWF” for $200 off your ticket.

.SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS:

Game Dev Workshop: Cross Platform
October 25th, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Google San Francisco
It’s official. The numbers are in and they have been verified by an impartial committee. Games are the most popular applications on mobile devices, on Facebook, and on open web. From slicing fruits on your smart-pad, taking down all of your friends from the cloud, to flinging dozens of angry birds across the same device you use to call you mother on Mother’s Day, games have changed the commercial landscape of the mobile market. Congratulations, you did it! Over the last year we have presented you with insight from some of the most spectacular success stories in our community and information to access emerging opportunities and potential markets. You might ask what do we have now for you? CROSS-PLATFORM of course! More information and tickets at http://www.eventbee.com/v/crossplatform

SF EcoTuesday :: Featuring Erin Ross
October 25th, 6:30 – 9:30p
CompoClay (60 Post Street)
EcoTuesday, a unique, structured monthly networking event for sustainable business leaders held concurrently in nine cities across the country, will be held this month at the beautiful CompoClay showroom. Erin Ross author of the upcoming book, Getting That You Matter and co-founder of Get That You Matter, Inc. is our speaker. Enjoy free drinks (thanks to our generous sponsors!) and when you register for this month’s EcoTuesday, you will receive a free ticket to the SF Green Festival on November 12-13! More information at http://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-EcoTuesday/events/36174792/

Startup Monthly SF Kick Off Party
October 26th, 7:00 – 11:55p
DNA Lounge
Join San Francisco & Silicon Valley entrepreneurs community for a *SUPER* happy hour, mingle with entrepreneurs, investors, startups, Startup Monthly community and StM team while enjoying included appetizers, first free drink + more and more drinks at the bar and….music, mixed for you by our professional friends. More info at http://sf-idea-accelerator-3.eventbrite.com/

Women Rock It
October 27th, 5:30 – 10:30pm
Madrone Studios, (1417 15th St.)
An evening of inspiration and practical advice encouraging women to raise their aspirations and achieve increasing greatness. Sometimes you need some help getting out of your own way and finding your true voice. This event will provide it in the form of 5 phenomenal speakers, an all-star panel, and live music from American Idol’s Devyn Rush. And let’s not forget delicious food and cocktails! Be there on Oct. 27 in San Francisco. www.womenrockit.com

WIGI/WAM Networking Event
October 27th, 6:00 – 9:00p
Bubblelounge (714 Montgomery St)
WIGI works to promote the inclusion and advancement of women in the global games industry. We will be recruiting for new members for our local chapter to assist with sister organizations. All are welcome, so just come stop by!

TecHalloween
October 30, 2011 6p.m. – 10 p.m.
Horizon Lounge
Its Halloween party planning time! EventsForNerds invites you on October 30 for a TecHalloween adventure! Live bands, awesome dj’s, costume contests for the best tech costume, and more! Early bird tickets are only $5!!! More information athttp://www.techalloween.com

20% off – CrowdConf2011
November 2, 8:30-5:30pm
Mission Bay Conference Center
CrowdConf is the first and leading conference on crowdsourcing and the future of distributed work. CrowdConf brings together an international audience of scholars, executives, policy makers, artists, and technologists for a day of learning, conversation, and networking. Discussions will include latest research findings and real-world applications of crowdsourcing, from policy and government to the arts to crisis relief to task design and worker incentives. For those looking to learn more, be sure to join us one day prior to the main event by attending one of these two workshops. CrowdConf2011 will be held in downtown San Francisco. Be sure to book hotel accommodations early and take advantage of all that this charming city has to offer. More information at http://crowdconf.com and use code “WWFLR” for 20% off!

.BAY AREA EVENTS:

Telecom Council Handset & Gadget Innovation Review 2011
Oct 25th, 8:30-2pm
Microsoft Campus, Mountain View, CA
They are handsets, gadgets, phones, mobile Internet devices, smartbooks, tablets and a bunch of other new device categories, but they all represent the place where the wireless industry touches its customer. As these gadgets become more powerful and consumers expectations rise, both carriers and CE manufacturers are in the hot seat to make better gadgets and improve the consumer experience. Join this important discussion and/or demo your product in front of 100+ of the key decision-makers in telecom. AT&T is generously subsidizing startups who want to attend and/or demo at this year’s Handset Innovation meeting. Use code “ATT” at registration: http://telecomcouncil.cvent.com/event/handsets2011

Microsoft and 106 Miles Present: Get Bigger!
October 25, 7:00 – 10:00pm.
Microsoft, 1165 La Avenida, Mountain View
Microsoft and 106 Miles welcome Vinod Khosla to the Microsoft stage, where he’ll be holding a Q&A session with a few select start-ups. There is no charge for this event. Learn more at http://106milesvinod.eventbrite.com/

LBS Developer Day: Focus on Indoors
October 27th, 1:00 – 7:30p
Plug and Play Tech Center, Sunnyvale
Join Plug and Play and learn about this exciting new frontier. Hear how consumers and business are navigating interior spaces, where the money is going, technologies used and what’s coming. Gain insights into how industries are incorporating indoor navigation. Learn about APIs to get started. Cisco, Qualcomm, NAVTEQ, Sprint, Sony Ericsson, Esri and others will share how they are leveraging the power of indoor. This event is hosted by Plug and Play Tech Center, NAVTEQ, Sprint and Sony Ericsson. Register at http://locationpnp.eventbrite.com/

Alchemist Series: Start Up Mastery
November 1st, 6:30 – 9:00p
AOL Building (395 Page Mill Rd.) Palo Alto
James Birchler is an Engineering Director at IMVU, where he implemented and manages IMVU’s product development process using Agile and Lean Startup methods. Prior to joining IMVU in 2006, he redesigned the product development process at Bargain Network, Inc., helping complete the company’s acquisition by Vertrue, Inc. James was also a Director at There.com, responsible for technical design, creative design, and content of the web applications and GUI for There’s virtual world application. James holds a Master’s degree in Geography and Geographic Information Systems from the University of California, Santa Barbara. More information at http://alchemistseries.com/

Launch Party for TwoDegrees-Tech
November 3rd, 6:00 – 9:00pm
San Rafael
This is the Technology and Investor version of the long running TwoDegrees salon in Marin. The salon made famous for its mantra of beloved friends inviting beloved colleagues. This launch party – a vibrant cocktail reception with a few start-up demo’s and a no host bar, will also support the further building of the TEDxMarin community. So, who’s coming? Entrepreneurs, executives, companies looking to hire, non-executives, plus a few slackers in Internet Technologies, Investment, Health Tech, Mobile apps, Design, IT and E-commerce. Its free to attend- but there is very limited availability. Sign up for the GUEST LIST at http://www.two-degrees.org/twodegrees-tech/

$200 off - Under the Radar Conference
November 9-10, 2011
Mountain View, CA
Under the Radar is a catalyst for doing deals. Meet with 350 decision-makers from global carriers, brands, technology companies, startups, and investors responsible for helping companies leverage new mobile technology in the fast-evolving digital landscape. Register here:http://www.undertheradarblog.com/register/ and use code “WWF” for $200 off your ticket.

Upcoming October 2011 events

I know you’ve been getting a few emails about my own conference, FailCon, but now it’s coming up in just two weeks. We’ve been producing FailCon now for 3 years, and are thrilled at how much it’s grown. We’ve received some great press from NPR, Forbes, the SF Chronicle, TechCrunch, Wired, and dozens more. Be sure you don’t miss this one-of-a-kind event, coming up October 24th.

At FailCon, we attract 500 founders, investors, designers, and developers to discuss mistakes made and lessons learned, to help one another through the rough patches of company growth and development, and to insure you don’t have the same failures others have. Learn more at http://thefailcon.com and use the code “Webwallflower” when registering for 20% off. Or buy a pair of tickets (FailCon and GeoLoco) and get a pretty nice discount to them both – two tickets for just $395!
-=Cass Phillipps=-
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30% off – Startup Roadmap: Getting the Word Out with Online Marketing
October 11, 5:30-6:30PM
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
Come join the HubPages team as they walk you through Funding, Marketing, PR & Social Media, and Talent Acquisition in a 4-class series! Do you have an awesome online or mobile start-up idea, but are wondering how to get the word out? In this 1-hour class, Jason Menayan will go over the options available to startups looking to maximize the return on their (often limited) means, including options that should become more attractive to startups as they begin to scale. More info at http://roadmapparisoma.eventbrite.com/?discount=WebWallflower

Office Hours with Mozilla’s WebFWD
October 12, 9:30am – 11:30am
Mozilla’s SF Office: 2 Harrison Street, 7th Floor
WebFWD is Mozilla’s new Innovation Accelerator, providing mentorship, tools & training to the next generation of open web innovators. Come meet the team, learn about what projects we currently have in our portfolio and are looking to add, show off your stuff, and of course have some coffee and snacks on us. Be sure to RSVP at http://webfwdoctoberoffice.eventbrite.com

$200 off - X.commerce Innovate Conference
October 12th – 13th
Moscone Center
On Oct 12, developers, entrepreneurs, and industry experts will convene for 2 days with eBay, PayPal, Magento, GSI Commerce and others to share solutions, code, and camaraderie. This is X.commerce: Powered by trusted, global leaders in the commerce space – eBay, PayPal, Magento, GSI Commerce, and other best of breed partners – X.commerce delivers tools developers need to build new and better end-to-end commerce solutions in a single, flexible, open environment. For more info, check out http://innovate-conference.com/ and use code “PWC” for $200 off.

$20 off – The Art of Curation: Be a Key Resource in the Digital Age
October 17, 24 & 31, 5:30 – 8:00pm
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
Come join Axelle Tessandier, Head of Marketing at the publishing-by-curation platform, Scoop.it, as she teaches a 3-class series full of practical information, tips and tools on how to become a great curator on nowadays technological age. She will use journalism, blogging and education examples as a medium to exemplify her class content. Attend the whole series of sessions or just one of the sessions, there are no prerequisites for any except thirst for curation learning! Axelle will make sure to make room at the end of all sessions for your questions. Get $20 off when you book a ticket for the complete 3-class series.

30% off – PR for Bootstrapping Entrepreneurs
October 20, 5:30 – 8:00pm
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
The founders of Mighty PR will offer solid tips on the best ways to reach bloggers, reporters and other influencers using email, Twitter and the old-fashioned telephone.They will share their experience doing this for the past 36 years (collectively) and set you on the right path to make connections with people you want to reach. Come to the class at 5:30 to network and enjoy delicious snacks and refreshments! We will be outta here by 8:00pm.

20% off – FailCon 2011
October 24th, 9:00a – 6:00p
Hotel Kabuki, SF
FailCon is a one-day conference for over 450 technology entrepreneurs, investors, developers and designers to study their failures and prepare for success. As an entrepreneur, you will inevitably encounter failure; it is overcoming it that is the biggest challenge. At FailCon, we help you do just that. Join founders and partners from MySpace, Uber, Cuil, Airbnb, Khosla Ventures, MindJolt, KISSmetrics, PBworks, Second Life, Mohr Davidow Ventures, and more as share advice on how to reach success. For more information, check out http://thefailcon.com and use code “webwallflower” for 20% off!

and get your 20% off discount using code “Cassp“

AngelHack – seeking creative founders and engineers
Applications due November 1, 2011.
AngelHack is an accelerated start-up incubator, bringing together top engineers, designers, product people, and angel investors to build an idea from concept to finished product in 3 days. The first AngelHack is November 11-13 just outside of San Francisco. Seeking the best design and engineering talent to test their entrepreneurial spirit in an all expenses paid weekend retreat building a new company. For more information visit: http://www.angelhack.com On Twitter @angelhacksf

15% Off The 8th Founder Showcase with Michael Arrington

November 8th, 3:30pm – 10:00pm

Mission Bay Conference Center

See Michael Arrington speak at the the 8th Founder Showcase, which will be our largest Showcase yet with over 500 in attendance. This quarterly startup pitch and networking event brings together leading investors, founders, and members of the press for one action-packed night to network and help launch a startup company to greatness. Guests will be treated to a Keynote Speech by Michael Arrington – General Partner at the CrunchFund, and Founder of TechCrunch. We’ll also be serving up an entertaining Pitch Competition, as well as drinks and appetizers in a networking hall full of emerging startups competing in a Demo Table Competition. This event has sold out the last five times, so purchase your inexpensive tickets or Demo Tables today. Web Wallflower readers get a 15% discount by using the code web_wallflower. For more information go to www.FounderShowcase.com.

.SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS:

Hiring Smart & Landing Your Next Tech Gig
October 11, 6:00 – 9:00p
840 Battery St
Tagged & Girls in Tech present an evening of discussion. Join moderator Kym McNicholas of Forbes as she sits down with a panel of experts to discuss current recruiting challenges and the modern day job scene. Employers will walk away with ideas on how to “hire smarter” and job seekers will be brought into the fold on how to navigate the economic climate at hand. >Drinks and networking to follow the panel. More information at http://techhiring.eventbrite.com

SF Webgrrls
October 12th, 6:15 – 8:30p
TechSoup Headquarters (525 Brannan, Suite 300)
Are you a busy professional woman with a mobile device? There is an App for that! Join us to learn and share our experiences with mobile apps Evernote, Tripit, Seesmic, FourSquare, ReaditLater, Hashable, Instapaper, Dropbox, and more. Boost your productivity and stay up-to-date! An estimated 300 million people in the U.S. use mobile devices, women and men use them differently. We will discuss and discover which apps will work best for you and fit into your busy lifestyle. More information at https://www.webgrrls.com/events:398

$20 off – The Art of Curation: Be a Key Resource in the Digital Age
October 17, 24 & 31, 5:30 – 8:00pm
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
Come join Axelle Tessandier, Head of Marketing at the publishing-by-curation platform, Scoop.it, as she teaches a 3-class series full of practical information, tips and tools on how to become a great curator on nowadays technological age. She will use journalism, blogging and education examples as a medium to exemplify her class content. Attend the whole series of sessions or just one of the sessions, there are no prerequisites for any except thirst for curation learning! Axelle will make sure to make room at the end of all sessions for your questions. Get $20 off when you book a ticket for the complete 3-class series.

OLPC San Francisco Community Summit 2011
October 21st – 23rd
SFSU Downtown Campus
OLPC Community Summit is a community event that will take place on October 21-23 at the SFSU Downtown Campus. It brings together educators, technologists, anthropologists, enthusiasts, champions and volunteers. We share stories, exchange ideas, solve problems, foster community and build collaboration around the One Laptop per Child project and its mission worldwide. The event is a combination of panel discussions, “Birds of a Feather” sessions, speed-geeking and much more! The event is hosted by the OLPC San Francisco volunteer community. $40 for Admission. $20 for Students. Please register at http://olpcsf2011.eventbrite.com/

FailCon 2011
October 24th, 9:00a – 6:00p
Hotel Kabuki, SF
FailCon is a one-day conference for over 450 technology entrepreneurs, investors, developers and designers to study their failures and prepare for success. As an entrepreneur, you will inevitably encounter failure; it is overcoming it that is the biggest challenge. At FailCon, we help you do just that. Join founders and partners from MySpace, Uber, Cuil, Airbnb, Khosla Ventures, MindJolt, KISSmetrics, PBworks, Second Life, Mohr Davidow Ventures, and more as share advice on how to reach success. For more information, check out http://thefailcon.com and use code “webwallflower” for 20% off!

youPix SF
October 24th, 6:00 – 10:00pm
Barrel House
The most influent bloggers and internet thinkers from Brazil will provide you with some insights (and questions) about how Brazilian Internet users – among the most active and influential in the online world – function. youPIX is the largest festival of Internet culture in Brazil and is now hitting the road and landing in San Francisco on October 24th. Register for free! Get more information at http://youpix.com.br/hotsite/youpixsf-october2011/

TecHalloween
October 30, 2011 6p.m. – 10 p.m.
Horizon Lounge
Its Halloween party planning time! EventsForNerds invites you on October 30 for a TecHalloween adventure! Live bands, awesome dj’s, costume contests for the best tech costume, and more! Early bird tickets are only $5!!! More information at http://www.techalloween.com

20% off – CrowdConf2011
November 2, 8:30-5:30pm
Mission Bay Conference Center
CrowdConf is the first and leading conference on crowdsourcing and the future of distributed work. CrowdConf brings together an international audience of scholars, executives, policy makers, artists, and technologists for a day of learning, conversation, and networking. Discussions will include latest research findings and real-world applications of crowdsourcing, from policy and government to the arts to crisis relief to task design and worker incentives. For those looking to learn more, be sure to join us one day prior to the main event by attending one of these two workshops. CrowdConf2011 will be held in downtown San Francisco. Be sure to book hotel accommodations early and take advantage of all that this charming city has to offer. More information at http://crowdconf.com and use code “WWFLR” for 20% off!

.BAY AREA EVENTS:

Edu-Tech
October 13th, 7:00p – 9:00p
pariSoma Innovation Loft
Any developer worth their salt needs great partners to beta-test their product. In edtech, the ideal beta-testers are teachers, who are pretty darn busy. How do we help deserving startups find and work with great teacher-beta testers? What should be the expectations and responsibilities of both groups? Let’s hash it out — with a fabulous panel of contributors including Alan Louie, cofounder of edtech incubator ImagineK12, Mick Hewitt, Co-Founder/CEO at MasteryConnect, Jack West, high school physics teacher & blogger, and Ben Chun, high school teacher at Galileo HS in SF. The discussion will be moderated by Betsy Corcoran of EdSurge. More information at http://www.meetup.com/edu-tech-innovators-sf/

Silicon Valley Design Business
October 13th, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Microsoft Research, Mountain View
Manu Kumar will be joining us in October to speak about his experiences with designing great technologies as viable businesses. His talk will draw from his own experiences and from his work with K9 Ventures portfolio companies like Lytro, Twilio, CrowdFlower, DNAnexus, CardMunch (acquired by LinkedIn), Zimride, BackType (acquired by Twitter), IndexTank, card.io, LucidChart and more. More information and tickets at https://secure.www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/CMU/events/CMU2354001.html

Attract Engage and Enable Armies of Developers
October 14th 11:30 – 1:30
Townhall at the eBay North Campus, San Jose
SourceN, Acquia and Ebay have come together to sponsor a free lunch and networking event to help Tech Companies leverage open source Drupal to build killer developer communities and save money on IT spend while doing it. Ebay/Paypal will present a case study on x.com and Ajay Ramachandran, a successful serial entrepreneur will talk about best practices in building social communities. More information at http://lunchlearnsanjose.drupalgardens.com/content/venue-0

ZURB SoapBox: Ron Conway
October 14th, 12:00p – 3:00p
55 N 3rd Street, Campbell
Ron Conway has been called the “Godfather of Silicon Valley” as well as “the man who has placed more bets on Internet start-ups than anyone else in Silicon Valley.” He has been making “angel” investments long before angel investing became cool. In fact Conway has been doing it for such a long time and so prolifically that he has revolutionized the angel business. Ron will get on his soapbox to share with us how he invests and what he looks for in his companies. Learn more at http://www.zurb.com/soapbox/rsvp

Gamification Hackday
October 15th, 9:30am – 10:30pm
Color Offices, Palo Alto
Come for the hacking, stay for the conference, mingle with best expert judges and win the best prizes! Hackers: Got an idea for a game or gamification application? Itching to try it out? iOS, Android, HTML5? Sure! Come and jam with other mobile developers. This is a family-oriented event. We encourage bring your family together to brainstorm and build a game or gamify an app. We have on-site experts to assist you in idea, product concept, design and implementation. More information at http://moboturbo2011.eventbrite.com/

Future of PHP Web Apps
October 17th, 7:00 – 10:00pm
Avatar Hotel, Santa Clara
Future of PHP Web Apps is a Hacker Social event for PHP developers developing the future of Web Apps. We’re about knowledge sharing, technology exploration, and ad-hoc collaboration on PHP. Come to have fun, learn things, build things, and meet new people. Lightning Talks will be held towards the end of the evening — come demo your exciting PHP projects to fellow developers! More information at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2318956060

Business Networking Mixer
October 20th, 6:00 – 9:00p
Oakland Aviation Museum
Enjoy a rare opportunity to experience the romantic luxury and style of this great historical era (1930′s-1940′s), while growing your business and meeting the best clients and partners you can. Create strategic alliances with decision-makers and executives at this popular monthly event. Learn more at http://www.everycircle.com/en/events/2011oct20oaklandaviationmuseum

Brews & Views: Deciphering What the $@%@$ Entrepreneurs Really Need to Know about Investors
October 20, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Dorsey & Whitney, 305 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto
In a time of volatile market forces, a shifting venture capital landscape, and game-changing new technologies, entrepreneurs are reassessing their strategies for raising money. Dorsey partner Ted Hollifield, a VC lawyer and term sheet expert, will moderate lively point/counterpoint banter with special guests Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson, Foundry Group VC’s and co-authors of the new book “Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist.” This patio-side event includes tasty grub and European-style microbrews. For more information, check out http://dorsey-brewsandviews.eventbrite.com/

$200 off - Under the Radar Conference
November 9-10, 2011
Mountain View, CA
Under the Radar is a catalyst for doing deals. Meet with 350 decision-makers from global carriers, brands, technology companies, startups, and investors responsible for helping companies leverage new mobile technology in the fast-evolving digital landscape. Register here: http://www.undertheradarblog.com/register/ and use code “WWF” for $200 off your ticket.

Rainmakers’ Live! : Sourcing for Early Stage Funding
November 11th, 7:00 pm
AOL Auditorium 395 Page Mills Road, Palo Alto
There is a notable trend of locally focused seed stage start-up accelerators that are setting up not just in Silicon Valley but worldwide as well. Is there a winning formula in these accelerators that could help propel your companies to realizing your vision? Besides these business incubators, early stage founders could also turn to angel investors for funding. What could these angels offer that differentiate themselves from other funding options? With a plethora of funding options available for the young start-ups, Rainmakers’ Live has invited a panel of speakers representing angels and accelerators to help the audience understand better about the funding process and the benefits of taking up funding from each. More information at http://rainmakerslive.com/

HealthTech Breakfast
November 16th, 8:00a – 10:00a
Genentech, South San Francisco
On the one hand there is a shortage of nurses and primary care physicians, and on the other hand a ‘Silver Tsunami’ (78 million Baby Boomers started retiring in 2011) and 32 million currently uninsured consumers entering the healthcare market in the next few years. Can technology be a source of innovation to deal with this growing tension between supply and demand? What new business models are enabled? How does the rapid technology adoption by help or hurt? Can patients use technology and cloud-based solutions to take on some of the care traditionally performed by professionals? And how does technology impact the relationship between physicians and pharmaceutical companies? How do physicians deal with the ‘yelp-of-physicians’ phenomenon? Who delivers care how and where is in flux. This breakfast event will highlight core disruptive forces and areas of opportunity for entrepreneurs from outside and inside healthcare to make a difference in the future of health. More information at www.svforum.org/healthseries

October Startup Events

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25% off – Converge Event
September 26th – 28th @5:00pm
Silicon Valley Marriott
ISSMM presents a power-packed, two-day, educational symposium covering the convergence of social, search, mobile marketing with the best and brightest minds. Use the code “wallflower” to automatically save 25% on admission. More information and tickets at http://issmmconverge.eventbrite.com

20% off – SVASE Academy Startup Advantage
Starting September 27th; Weekly for 12 weeks
333 Dolphin Drive Ste. 400; Redwood City
You’ve got an idea, and you think it could be BIG! You want to turn this into a business, and you need to get going FAST! There’s a lot to get done – recruiting a top notch team, building the prototype, acquiring first customers, developing a scalable business model, raising venture capital, and a whole lot more. So what are the key decisions you need to make, and how can you use these to your advantage, and leave the competition eating your dust? Facilitated by Dave Epstein, serial entrepreneur, VC, angel and lecturer in entrepreneurship at USF, this focused program of 12 weekly interactive workshops will feature a host of top notch Guest Speakers and Mentors, including Steve Blank, serial entrepreneur, author, lecturer; Bill Reichert, Garage Technology Ventures; Jim Connor, entrepreneur, angel investor; and more! More information and 20% off at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=222923.

55% off – Scale and Attract Superstars
September 28th, 5:30 – 8:30p
Greenberg Traurig (153 Townsend)
Learn How to Scale and Attract Superstars from Alain Chuard (Wildfire Interactive), Lee Linden (Tapjoy), and Ravi Mohan (Shasta Ventures) and participate in “hot seat” to get your real-life challenge solved by them. Wednesday, Sept. 28th at 7PM in San Francisco. 55% off general admission with code “55OFF.”
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$15 off – Uncut & Uncensored: Must-Have Career Tips for Women in the Workplace
October 3, 5:30 – 7:00pm
pariSoma @ 169 11th St, SF
In today’s workplace, women are underrepresented in many key fields and positions. For example, women hold just 15% of corporate office positions and make up only 2.2% of Fortune 500 CEOs, while an astounding 52% of female talent drops out of technical careers between the ages of 35 and 40. In this class, Nita Kaushal, founder of Miss CEO, will examine why this is the case, what you can to do to help reverse this trend, and how you can ensure you are on the right trajectory for professional success. For more information, check out http://womenworkplaceparisoma.eventbrite.com/?discount=WebWallflower

15% off – The Lean User Experience Residency
October 7, 10:00a; runs weekly Fridays through December 16th
LUXr Studio: (3435 Cesar Chavez, Ste 225)
The Residency is a 10-week product design program that guides teams as they implement Lean Startup in their organization, with an emphasis on developing a strong product team and exceptional user experience. In each Residency, 5 teams come together at the LUXr studio one day a week to work on their products with the help of UX and Lean Startup experts. The Residency gives you structured time to develop your product, aligns your team around solid principles of customer development, and embeds good user experience thinking into your company. Residency alumni close funding, win awards, disrupt categories, and gain traction quickly. Learn more and get 15% off at http://luxrfall2011sec2.eventbrite.com/ and use code “Webwallflower”

50% off - PR for Bootstrapped Entrepreneurs
October 12th, 5:30 – 8:00pm
pariSoma Innovation Loft
The founders of MightyPR offer solid tips on the best ways to reach bloggers, reporters, and other influencers using email, Twitter, and the old-fashioned telephone. We will share our experience doing this for the past 36 years (collectively) and set you on the right path to make connections with people you want to reach. For more information, check out http://entrepreneurprparisoma-newsletter.eventbrite.com/ and use code “webwallflower”

20% off – FailCon 2011
October 24th, 9:00a – 6:00p
Hotel Kabuki, SF
FailCon is a one-day conference for over 450 technology entrepreneurs, investors, developers and designers to study their failures and prepare for success. As an entrepreneur, you will inevitably encounter failure; it is overcoming it that is the biggest challenge. At FailCon, we help you do just that. Join founders and partners from MySpace, Uber, Cuil, Airbnb, Khosla Ventures, MindJolt, KISSmetrics, PBworks, Second Life, Mohr Davidow Ventures, and more as share advice on how to reach success. For more information, check out http://thefailcon.com and use code “webwallflower” for 20% off!

.SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS:

HTML5 Developers Conference
Sept 27, 9:00a – 6:00p
The Westin Hotel
Get ready for the new wave of websites, apps and games. The HTML5 Developers Conference brings you the lastest from the masterminds defining HTML5 and JavaScript as well as applying the technologies for a new generation of cross platform web and mobile apps and games. For more information, check out html5devconf.com

Startup Exits Seminar
September 27th, 5:30 – 9:30pm
Greenberg Traurig
We’re back– bigger, badder, and better than ever with the third Startup Exits: Early Stage M&A event. Join leaders in corp. dev from some of the highest acquiring companies in the bay area to learn what they are looking for, what founders should expect, and the most common mistakes they see made. We’re a crowd of top founders, so be sure to reserve a slot now! More information at http://startupexits.com

Eric Ries at the Commonwealth Club
September 27th, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Commonwealth Club
Starting one, working for one, going public with one – startups seem to be the thing to do in SF. But how do you make your startup great? Ries, the guru behind the “Lean Startup” sensation, asks: Is your startup employee-centric and knowledge-obsessed? Is your company functioning at optimal efficiency? Is your office a fun place to work? Ries will reveal what he believes to be the necessary hard facts that lead to a successful startup. Lean more at http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2011-09-27/eric-ries-principles-lean-startup

EcoTuesday₋ Participant’s “Pitch Night!”
September 27th, 6:30 – 9:30p
Temple (540 Howard St.)
EcoTuesday, a unique, structured monthly networking event for sustainable business leaders held concurrently in nine cities across the country, will feature a “Pitch Night” for 10 lucky participants this month! This is a great way for you to share the highlights of your company, practice your “elevator pitch” and get feedback from others. EcoTuesday always attracts a roomful of supportive and motivated business leaders, so this will be a great venue to refine your company’s story. Plus, we have a wonderful raffle prize that we will be giving away to one lucky person at the end of the night! RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-EcoTuesday/

SF NewTech
September 28th, 5:30 – 10:30p
Mighty Bar
Join one of San Francisco’s biggest tech meetups as they dive into Innovations in Commerce this time around. Featuring guests like PayPal, eBay, Magento, Rapleaf, Offermatic, Stella & Dot, and more. Learn more at http://sfnewtech.com

Vator Splash SF
September 29th, 4:00pm – 12:00m
Cafe du Nord
The Splash event, hosted by Vator, is a single-track evening event and startup competition. Splash gathers leading entrepreneurs, innovators and financiers across technology to inspire and energize the audience about entrepreneurship and innovation. Splash brings together high-caliber speakers who talk about how to build and scale great successful companies, how their industries are changing and the opportunities those changes are creating. More information at http://vator.tv/events/splash-sept-2011

Hipster Launch Party
October 6th, 7:00 – 11:00pm
Mighty Bar
Our team is super excited about the product, and we can’t wait to share it with you! The Hipster launch party will be a great opportunity for you to both use the product in the wild, and have a great time doing so! Specifically, our party is going to feature: Hourly party bus tours of San Francisco, so you can use the product in it’s natural habitat (your city). Entertainment from top local DJs. San Francisco’s best food trucks, waiting to feed you right outside the party. Some of the tech world’s best and brightest, ready to celebrate Hipster with you. We can’t wait to see you there! More information at http://hipster.eventbrite.com

Women 2.0 Founder Friday
October 7th, 6:00 – 9:00p
Press Club
Founder Friday is a Women 2.0 monthly networking event organized in partnership with like-mikded organizations and individuals. We bring together leading female founders from the bay area community to mix and mingle and make business happen. For more information, check out http://founderfridaysf.eventbrite.com/

Android Open Conference
October 9th – 11th
Hyatt Regency
The Android juggernaut is gaining force and momentum. Android is now the dominant smartphone platform, rocketing past the iPhone and Blackberry. And the opportunity goes beyond phones—Android is powering tablets, set-top boxes, and a host of new embedded and connected devices. Android Open is the first conference to cover the entire Android ecosystem. If you’re building apps, customizing platforms, or marketing Android products, you’ll find both deeply practical information and actionable insight at this new conference from O’Reilly. More info at http://androidopen.com

X.commerce Innovate Conference
October 12th – 13th
Moscone Center
On Oct 12, developers, entrepreneurs, and industry experts will convene for 2 days with eBay, PayPal, Magento, GSI Commerce and others to share solutions, code, and camaraderie. This is X.commerce: Powered by trusted, global leaders in the commerce space – eBay, PayPal, Magento, GSI Commerce, and other best of breed partners – X.commerce delivers tools developers need to build new and better end-to-end commerce solutions in a single, flexible, open environment. For more info, check out http://innovate-conference.com/

50% off - PR for Bootstrapped Entrepreneurs
October 12th, 5:30 – 8:00pm
pariSoma Innovation Loft
The founders of MightyPR offer solid tips on the best ways to reach bloggers, reporters, and other influencers using email, Twitter, and the old-fashioned telephone. We will share our experience doing this for the past 36 years (collectively) and set you on the right path to make connections with people you want to reach. For more information, check out http://entrepreneurprparisoma-newsletter.eventbrite.com/ and use code “webwallflower”

OLPC San Francisco Community Summit 2011
October 21st – 23rd
SFSU Downtown Campus
OLPC Community Summit is a community event that will take place on October 21-23 at the SFSU Downtown Campus. It brings together educators, technologists, anthropologists, enthusiasts, champions and volunteers. We share stories, exchange ideas, solve problems, foster community and build collaboration around the One Laptop per Child project and its mission worldwide. The event is a combination of panel discussions, “Birds of a Feather” sessions, speed-geeking and much more! The event is hosted by the OLPC San Francisco volunteer community. $40 for Admission. $20 for Students. Please register at http://olpcsf2011.eventbrite.com/

TecHalloween
October 30, 2011 6p.m. – 10 p.m.
Horizon Lounge
Its Halloween party planning time! EventsForNerds invites you on October 30 for a TecHalloween adventure! Live bands, awesome dj’s, costume contests for the best tech costume, and more! Early bird tickets are only $5!!! More information at http://www.techalloween.com

20% off – CrowdConf2011
November 2, 8:30-5:30pm
Mission Bay Conference Center
CrowdConf is the first and leading conference on crowdsourcing and the future of distributed work. CrowdConf brings together an international audience of scholars, executives, policy makers, artists, and technologists for a day of learning, conversation, and networking. Discussions will include latest research findings and real-world applications of crowdsourcing, from policy and government to the arts to crisis relief to task design and worker incentives. For those looking to learn more, be sure to join us one day prior to the main event by attending one of these two workshops. CrowdConf2011 will be held in downtown San Francisco. Be sure to book hotel accommodations early and take advantage of all that this charming city has to offer. More information at http://crowdconf.com and use code “WWFLR” for 20% off!

.BAY AREA EVENTS:

20% off – SVASE Academy Startup Advantage
Starting September 27th; Weekly for 12 weeks
333 Dolphin Drive Ste. 400; Redwood City
You’ve got an idea, and you think it could be BIG! You want to turn this into a business, and you need to get going FAST! There’s a lot to get done – recruiting a top notch team, building the prototype, acquiring first customers, developing a scalable business model, raising venture capital, and a whole lot more. So what are the key decisions you need to make, and how can you use these to your advantage, and leave the competition eating your dust? Facilitated by Dave Epstein, serial entrepreneur, VC, angel and lecturer in entrepreneurship at USF, this focused program of 12 weekly interactive workshops will feature a host of top notch Guest Speakers and Mentors, including Steve Blank, serial entrepreneur, author, lecturer; Bill Reichert, Garage Technology Ventures; Jim Connor, entrepreneur, angel investor; and more! More information and 20% off at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=222923

Get Your Company “Street-Ready” for an IPO
September 28th, 7:00a – 9:30a
Rosewood Hotel, Menlo Park
As a venture-backed company tracking toward the public markets, getting the proper early attention from the financial community can boost your reputation and valuation. What is your plan to drive awareness, differentiate your company from competitors, and ultimately prepare the Street to receive your company? Join us to hear from a panel of recognized industry professionals: John McKenna, Cooley LLP; Alex Wellins, The Blue Shirt Group; and Derek Dowsett, Moss Adams LLP. For more information, check out www.mossadams.com/StreetReady

Startup Grind Hosts Ben Parr
September 29th, 7:00 – 10:00pm
AOL, Palo Alto
Ben Parr is the Editor-at-Large of Mashable, Inc. and has been writing for Mashable since August 2008. He has completed his first sci-fi novel, Desel, and was a graduate of Northwestern University where he earned a B.A in Science in Human Culture, Political Science and Business. Learn more at http://www.meetup.com/Startup-Grind/

Silicon Valley Connect 2011
September 29, 9:00a – 8:30p
Computer History Museum, Mountain View
Local entrepreneurs and startups – come meet international entrepreneurs from Australia, Sweden, China, Germany, Canada and more at Silicon Valley Connect 2011. Full-day conference on local startup business strategies designed to maximize getting connected to the right people to help your business succeed. Fireside chat with Sizhao “Zao” Yang, Creator of Farmville (sold to Zynga), followed by cocktails and networking. Cost is $299, but register as “Member” since you read WebWallflower and get in for $229! More info at http://www.ccice.org/siliconvalleyconnect2011registration.html

Women Empowering Tech Conference
October 2 – 4th
San Jose, CA
There is no more efficient use of your time than attending the WITI Women Powering Technology Summit which includes:Corporate, smart, educated, professional, global, tech savvy women and men representing multiple industries with diverse experiences and perspectives shared in keynote presentations, panel discussions and executive roundtables. A welcoming networking environment specifically designed to help you build and expand your connections – and WITI knows that building strong connections is central to achieving your goals in your business, careers and profession. For more information, check out http://www.witi.com/center/conferences/2011/summit/

East Meets West: Cloud Computing for the Masse
October 4th, 7:45a – 5:00p
Olympus Mons Tech Talk, Building CL4, Mountain View
Cloud computing isn’t a new concept, but there’s little doubt that we are quickly moving closer to a cloud-based computing model. Questions about security and privacy have been raised, but these uncertainties don’t seem to be changing consumer behavior. This year’s AAMA Connect Asia Conference will explore the different ways cloud computing has reached the masses through multiple channels. More information at http://www.123signup.com/register?id=cfkdp

Silicon Valley Code Camp
October 8 – 9th
Foothill College, Los Altos Hills
Code Camp is a new type of community event where developers learn from fellow developers. We also have developer related topics that include software branding, legal issues around software as well as other topics developers are interested in hearing about. All are welcome to attend and speak. Code Camp is a new type of community event where developers learn from fellow developers. We also have developer related topics that include software branding, legal issues around software as well as other topics developers are interested in hearing about. All are welcome to attend and speak. More information at http://www.siliconvalley-codecamp.com/

$100 off - App Developers Conference
October 26-27
Santa Clara, CA
The App Developers Conference is the essential event for everyone building and selling apps for emerging devices. From smart phones to smart cars, applications and connectivity are driving the consumer application market forward at warp speed. This event brings development professionals together with the platforms, tools, services, and brand marketers that are working to connect people, places and things. Big players like Pandora, Yahoo, Ford, Samsung and TeleNav are planning to share what they are working on and show developers how they can get involved.More details are available here: http://appdevconf.engagedigital.com/ and use code “failvip” for $100 off!

Under the Radar Conference
November 9-10, 2011
Mountain View, CA
Under the Radar is a catalyst for doing deals. Meet with 350 decision-makers from global carriers, brands, technology companies, startups, and investors responsible for helping companies leverage new mobile technology in the fast-evolving digital landscape. Register here: http://www.undertheradarblog.com/register/

Autumn Startup Events

Many of the founders I know have been mentioning that they’re loving a service called Grasshopper. When you’re on-the-go and have remote staff, the Grasshopper virtual phone system can really help. It can get you a toll free or local number, set up extensions for employees, and get business calls forwarded to your cell phone. Join over 100,000 entrepreneurs who’ve used Grasshopper. Get $75 credit on any new plan when you type WEBWALL75 in the comments box upon sign up (expires in 1 week). (Powered by LaunchBit)

And don’t forget, FailCon’s coming up October 24th, and prices go up weekly! So be sure to sign-up now for one of the best conferences of the autumn season, and the year! Secure one now at http://failcon.eventbrite.com – and don’t forget, WebWallflower readers get 20 % off!

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Eric Ries’ Lean Startup Book Launch
Offer: Free “Tier Upgrade” for his $3,000,000 book promotion
This is a big week for Startups. Eric Ries’s book, “The Lean Startup” is launching today, Tuesday, September 13. As part of his book launch, there is a huge promotion on his blog. The prizes are ridiculous and come from Amazon AWS, KissMetrics, Assistly, Pivotal Tracker, etc. For example, if you buy 5 books for $96, you get $80 in AWS credits and over $2,200 more in other prizes. This week only, however, WebWallFlower subscribers get a free “Tier Upgrade” when buying a deal on the book. That would make the 5 books for $96 lead to $150 in AWS credits as well as over $5,000 more in other prizes. It’s a total steal. Check it out at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2085998277/gb (Note: this is a tracking link so Eric knows to give you a tier upgrade after you purchase.)

20% off - SF Beta: Video & Photography
Sept 13th, 6:00 – 10:00pm
111 Minna Gallery
SF Beta is San Francisco’s best and biggest startup mixer, attracting founders, innovators, investors, and executives from Silicon Valley and beyond. Join us as we go into our sixth year, with a demo theme focused on Video & Photography startups. Use “webwallflower” for 20% off at http://sfbeta600.eventbrite.com/

10% off - VentureEngine Startup Contest
September 13th – 15th
Marines’ Memorial Club
GSMI is proud to present their first ever startup contest VentureEngine, which will be geared towards startups in the enterprise software and technologies market within the following 5 themes; Collaboration, Social Communications, Crowdsourcing, Enterprise Mobility and Gamification. The competition is part of the Enterprise Tomorrow Conference being held in San Francisco on September 13-15th, and will give the 7 chosen finalists the opportunity to present their idea in front of a panel of investors and VC’s in order to win the cash grand prize. The Enterprise Tomorrow Conference will work with you to place perspective around the growing trends by defining each, outlining the benefits they propose and the steps that need to be taken to implement and adapt each. More information at http://enterprisetomorrow.com and the code “ALLIE10″ will get you 10% off!

$5 off – Designers+Geeks
September 15th, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Square (110 5th St)
Lean User Experience (UX) leverages the highly fluid nature of modern lean and agile development practices. It focuses design and development effort on high value users, features, activities, and experiences, and in so doing, reduces the wasted effort and cost of spending time on issues that don’t really matter (or don’t matter right now). In this talk, Tim McCoy will share his learnings with the Lean UX approach, drawn from his years of experience as a Product Strategist and UI / UX Designer. Tim was most recently the Director of Integrated Product Development at Cooper, and is now focusing on a new venture. He serves as a Designer In Residence for the popular Startup Monthly workshop. Learn more and get $5 off at http://designers-geeks-speakers-september2011-ww.eventbrite.com/?discount=FIVER

WomenRock
September 21, 5:00-9:00pm
Domain Hotel, Sunnyvale, California
The Fearless Entrepreneur is proud to bring WomenRock, an interactive evening event, to the women of the Silicon Valley. The mission of WomenRock is simple — to provide smart, cutting-edge information to some of the savviest women in the United States. While many conferences rehash tired material, WomenRock strives to provide thought-provoking content on the hottest trending topics for women. This event will inspire women to think differently about themselves, their health, their money and their technology. Our speakers are innovators, influencers and icons who are at the frontier of the new, new. Keynotes and panels will employ a TED-like format to create an engaging and dynamic experience for both the audience and the presenters. WomenRock is an open forum for business leaders, entrepreneurs and community leaders who are passionate about learning, making connections and making a difference. More information at http://www.fearlesswomennetwork.com/events and use code Flower2011 for 20% off.

30% off – The Twilio Conference
September 21 – 22nd
Bently Reserve
Viva la Telecommunication. The Twilio Conference is for learning and connecting with other developers and entrepreneurs. Come build the next generation of communications apps and get a first look at new products from Team Twilio. Discover business opportunities in the $250 billion communications apps market. With informative technical sessions, exciting keynotes and dozens of workshops for developers, entrepreneurs and business owners, we hope you’ll join us for these exciting two days. Learn more at http://twilio.com/conference and use code “CASSLIST111” for 30% off your ticket!

25% off - Plug and Play Expo Fall 2011
September 22nd, 12:00p – 7:00p
Plug & Play Tech Center, Sunnyvale
Plug and Play EXPO features 30+ promising startups gaining exposure to over 60 top-tier VCs, investors and corporate players. Join us for an exclusive peek at emerging technologies, rapid-fire pitches, live demos and networking at Silicon Valley’s best kept secret- Plug & Play EXPO! It’s free to apply! Apply today for your chance to pitch to over 60 VCs. Plus, be sure to use the code “ExpoPartner” at registration and save 25%

$150 off – Daily Deal Summit
September 22nd – 23rd
Marriott Marquis
Daily Deal Summit is the first conference series focused on the deal-driven commerce space and the follow-on to the sold-out Daily Deal Summit East 2011 in NYC that featured 400 leaders from almost 300 different companies. Meet, mingle, and learn from companies large – Google, Amazon, and American Express to small(er) – Foodspotting, ThinkNear, and Needium, as well as everything in between – The Washington Post, Yipit, and Daily Candy. Find out what opportunities if any still exist and what you need to do to own a piece of the multi-trillion dollar online to offline market. More information ant $150 off at http://www.dailydealsummit.com/special-discount

$300 off - Health 2.0 Fall Conference
September 25-27
Hilton Hotel – Union Square
The Health 2.0 Conference is the leading showcase of cutting-edge technologies in health care, including Online Communities, Search and lightweight Tools for consumers to manage their health and connect to providers online. In 2011, we expect an even larger crowd from the worlds of technology, health plans, providers, pharma, government, finance and more to see the most comprehensive line-up of technology innovation, discuss the latest changes in health care, and investigate the best new health care technology startups at Launch! You can continue to expect new innovation from Health 2.0, but we’ll maintain our tradition of leading thinkers, fascinating conversation, and being the place where people network and business gets done. More information at http://www.health2con.com/conferences/san-francisco-2011/ and use code promo090111 for $300 off!

25% off – Converge Event
September 26th – 28th @5:00pm
Silicon Valley Marriott
ISSMM presents a power-packed, two-day, educational symposium covering the convergence of social, search, mobile marketing with the best and brightest minds. Use the code “wallflower” to automatically save 25% on admission. More information and tickets at http://issmmconverge.eventbrite.com

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cull.tv Launch Party
September 13th; 8:00pm – 12:00m.
John Colins Bar 138 Minna St.
We’re unveiling cull.tv, new music television, to the world! Projections, free booze, killer music videos and more…be sure to RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=167478853332128

Austin is Coming to San Francisco
September 13, 6:00 – 8:30p
The Mighty Bar
Over 30 Austin companies will be represented, most by the CEOs, Tues Sept 13 in San Francisco and Wed Sept 14 in Sunnyvale at recruiting events. Companies are seeking mostly technical folks – at all levels – engineers, coders, programmers, software developers. Among the 30 are hot shots Homeaway (just IPOed), BazaarVoice (just filed for IPO), Gowalla and Spredfast. Follow along for details @ATCouncil or #ATXGrow. More information at http://austintechnologycouncil.org

BizTech [Hispanic]
September 13th, 6:00 – 9:00pm
USF, Xavier Hall
Meet Reinaldo Padua – Coca-Cola Assistant Vice President Hispanic Marketing and Laura I. Gómez – Twitter Español. Join us for an open, informative and fun gathering and meet everyone who cares about the Hispanic online market. According to PEW research, 61% of U.S. Hispanics are online and U.S. Hispanic market purchasing power is projected to reach 1.3 trillion dollars by 2015. Chances are many of you are not aware of the fastest growing market in America. This is your chance to learn more about strategies to effectively reach this profitable market. Learn more at http://biztech-hispanic-2011.eventbrite.com/

Lean Back by adRise
September 14th, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Dogpatch Labs @ Pier 38
Clear your calendars for Lean Back’s fourth event on September 14, 2011. If you’re interested in TV, Internet video, TV and Internet advertising, and all the hardware platforms supporting those businesses, then Lean Back is for you. More information at http://www.meetup.com/Lean-Back/

30% off - The Twilio Conference
September 21 – 22nd
Bently Reserve
Viva la Telecommunication. The Twilio Conference is for learning and connecting with other developers and entrepreneurs. Come build the next generation of communications apps and get a first look at new products from Team Twilio. Discover business opportunities in the $250 billion communications apps market. With informative technical sessions, exciting keynotes and dozens of workshops for developers, entrepreneurs and business owners, we hope you’ll join us for these exciting two days. Learn more at http://twilio.com/conference and use code “CASSLIST111” for 30% off your ticket!

Bits, Bytes & Music Rights
September 22nd, 6:00 – 7:00p
PariSoma Innovation Loft
Bits, Bytes & Music Rights is a crash course in music licensing for media and content-driven startups. Familiarize yourself with the music industry, understand copyright law as it pertains to your product, and learn to navigate the world of music rights and copyright licensing. Learn what music rights might or might not need to launch your product or startup, whether mobile app, website, game or social product. Get acquainted with the players in the industry so that you where to go for the right. Find out how much it costs to license music and learn strategies for reducing the cost of licensing music. Meet other smart, tech-savvy people who are interested in building or learning more about music and media startups. More information at http://www.skillshare.com/Bits-Bytes-Music-Rights/1442669177

Health 2.0 Developer Challenge LIVE Code-a-thon
September 24-25
835 Market St. Suite 700, San Francisco
Health 2.0′s “Code-a-Thons” are live events that occur over the course of one day, bringing together developers, designers and raw data sets to build exciting new applications and tools for improved health care. Code-a-Thon typically attract more than 100 technologists and an array of sponsors interested in engaging these amazing innovators. These short and focused events result in the rapid development of interesting concepts and working prototype applications that can be developed further by the participating teams. For participants Code-a-Thons are a great way to meet like-minded innovators with whom you can connect to work on challenging problems. Code-a-Thons are also a great way for participants to sharpen their skills and develop new ones. More information at http://www.health2challenge.org/code-a-thon/event-registration/

$300 off - Health 2.0 Fall Conference
September 25-27
Hilton Hotel – Union Square
The Health 2.0 Conference is the leading showcase of cutting-edge technologies in health care, including Online Communities, Search and lightweight Tools for consumers to manage their health and connect to providers online. In 2011, we expect an even larger crowd from the worlds of technology, health plans, providers, pharma, government, finance and more to see the most comprehensive line-up of technology innovation, discuss the latest changes in health care, and investigate the best new health care technology startups at Launch! You can continue to expect new innovation from Health 2.0, but we’ll maintain our tradition of leading thinkers, fascinating conversation, and being the place where people network and business gets done. More information at http://www.health2con.com/conferences/san-francisco-2011/ and use code promo090111 for $300 off!

Mobilize
September 26th – 27th
San Francisco
Opportunity. Everywhere. That’s the theme of Mobilize 2011, and why, this year, our Mobilize event is doubling in scope, providing you two days of insight and analysis. The conjunction of mobile computing and cloud-based services will unleash an entire new wave of product and market growth. At this year’s Mobilize 2011, we’ll show you how Cloud Computing and Mobile Web creates the beginning of further opportunity. For more information, check out http://event.gigaom.com/mobilize/

HTML5 Developers Conference
Sept 27, 9:00a – 6:00p
The Westin Hotel
Get ready for the new wave of websites, apps and games. The HTML5 Developers Conference brings you the lastest from the masterminds defining HTML5 and JavaScript as well as applying the technologies for a new generation of cross platform web and mobile apps and games. For more information, check out html5devconf.com

Vator Splash SF
September 29th, 4:00pm – 12:00m
Cafe du Nord
The Splash event, hosted by Vator, is a single-track evening event and startup competition. Splash gathers leading entrepreneurs, innovators and financiers across technology to inspire and energize the audience about entrepreneurship and innovation. Splash brings together high-caliber speakers who talk about how to build and scale great successful companies, how their industries are changing and the opportunities those changes are creating. More information at http://vator.tv/events/splash-sept-2011

X.commerce Innovate Conference
October 11th – 12th
Moscone Center
On Oct 12, developers, entrepreneurs, and industry experts will convene for 2 days with eBay, PayPal, Magento, GSI Commerce and others to share solutions, code, and camaraderie. This is X.commerce: Powered by trusted, global leaders in the commerce space – eBay, PayPal, Magento, GSI Commerce, and other best of breed partners – X.commerce delivers tools developers need to build new and better end-to-end commerce solutions in a single, flexible, open environment. For more info, check out http://innovate-conference.com/

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Austin is Coming to Silicon Valley
September 14, 6:00 – 8:30p
Plug & Play, Sunnyvale
Over 30 Austin companies will be represented, most by the CEOs, Tues Sept 13 in San Francisco and Wed Sept 14 in Sunnyvale at recruiting events. Companies are seeking mostly technical folks – at all levels – engineers, coders, programmers, software developers. Among the 30 are hot shots Homeaway (just IPOed), BazaarVoice (just filed for IPO), Gowalla and Spredfast. Follow along for details @ATCouncil or #ATXGrow. More information at http://austintechnologycouncil.org

HTML5 and Mobile Browser-based Apps: What’s on Tap in Mobile Innovation?
September 15th, 6:00-8:00 pm
Qualcomm, 3105 Kifer Road, Santa Clara
The debate about which mobile app development approach is best rages on: HTML5 or mobile, browser-based apps. Join an esteemed panel of key mobile players as they shine a light on how both camps are pushing the innovation envelope and exploiting the latest in HTML5, browsers, and forthcoming devices like Chromebooks. Audience members will weigh in and get to mix it up by grilling the panel as well. The event is free. For more information, check out h ttp://clients.dorsey.com

20% off - WomenRock
September 21, 5:00-9:00pm
Domain Hotel, Sunnyvale, California
The Fearless Entrepreneur is proud to bring WomenRock, an interactive evening event, to the women of the Silicon Valley. The mission of WomenRock is simple — to provide smart, cutting-edge information to some of the savviest women in the United States. While many conferences rehash tired material, WomenRock strives to provide thought-provoking content on the hottest trending topics for women. This event will inspire women to think differently about themselves, their health, their money and their technology. Our speakers are innovators, influencers and icons who are at the frontier of the new, new. Keynotes and panels will employ a TED-like format to create an engaging and dynamic experience for both the audience and the presenters. WomenRock is an open forum for business leaders, entrepreneurs and community leaders who are passionate about learning, making connections and making a difference. More information at http://www.fearlesswomennetwork.com/events and use code Flower2011 for 20% off.

DC to VC HIT Startup Showcase & Start-up Health Roundtable
September 22, 2:00-8:00pm
Microsoft Campus, Building 1, Mountain View
In a nutshell, we want to hear how your idea or startup can deliver better care and improve public health in the US. Tell us how your solution can solve a pressing healthcare problem. For example – do you have a better way to visualize healthcare trends, prevent adverse drug reactions or enable more efficient disease management by patients themselves? Includes, but not limited to, health IT solutions in these areas: decision support – proactive approaches for anticipating health issues, personal health data applications, analytical tool development, data visualization, health information exchange models, mobile monitoring & tracking, workflow, clinical efficiency & telemedicine More information at http://www.dctovc.com/

25% off – Converge Event
September 26th – 28th @5:00pm
Silicon Valley Marriott
ISSMM presents a power-packed, two-day, educational symposium covering the convergence of social, search, mobile marketing with the best and brightest minds. Use the code “wallflower” to automatically save 25% on admission. More information and tickets at http://issmmconverge.eventbrite.com

20% off – SVASE Academy Startup Advantage
Starting September 27th; Weekly for 12 weeks
333 Dolphin Drive Ste. 400; Redwood City
You’ve got an idea, and you think it could be BIG! You want to turn this into a business, and you need to get going FAST! There’s a lot to get done – recruiting a top notch team, building the prototype, acquiring first customers, developing a scalable business model, raising venture capital, and a whole lot more. So what are the key decisions you need to make, and how can you use these to your advantage, and leave the competition eating your dust? Facilitated by Dave Epstein, serial entrepreneur, VC, angel and lecturer in entrepreneurship at USF, this focused program of 12 weekly interactive workshops will feature a host of top notch Guest Speakers and Mentors, including Steve Blank, serial entrepreneur, author, lecturer; Bill Reichert, Garage Technology Ventures; Jim Connor, entrepreneur, angel investor; and more! More information and 20% off at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=222923

Get Your Company “Street-Ready” for an IPO
September 28th, 7:00a – 9:30a
Rosewood Hotel, Menlo Park
As a venture-backed company tracking toward the public markets, getting the proper early attention from the financial community can boost your reputation and valuation. What is your plan to drive awareness, differentiate your company from competitors, and ultimately prepare the Street to receive your company? Join us to hear from a panel of recognized industry professionals: John McKenna, Cooley LLP; Alex Wellins, The Blue Shirt Group; and Derek Dowsett, Moss Adams LLP. For more information, check out www.mossadams.com/StreetReady

September Bay Area Startup Events

September is already red-hot with events, and Pitch ’11 is set to kick them all off! Join hundreds of people from the tech and Startup community where we’ll be meeting founders of the latest web and mobile Startups, getting hands-on-demos, and mingling at one of the most incredible event locations I’ve seen used: AT&T Park – home of the World Champion San Francisco Giants! Pitch takes place on September 8th, and also has opportunities to get prizes from ThinkGeek, ballpark concessions, a behind the scenes ballpark tour, and much more. I secured one last minute promotion of 75% off first 50 tickets with promo code “promo102154“. Learn more at http://www.pitchevent.com/ and hope to see you there!

Speaking of great startup events, FailCon’s summer prices disappear tomorrow! So be sure to sign-up now for one of the best conferences of the autumn season, and the year! Secure one now at http://failcon.eventbrite.com – and don’t forget, WebWallflower readers get 20 % off!
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ASTIA Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Program
DUE DATE: August 31st
Program October 10 – 15
Astia is seeking high-growth companies at any stage to apply now to join the Astia Portfolio and benefit from the programming, advisory services, investor connections and peer-to-peer network, all specifically designed to support and accelerate growth. Companies that apply before August 15, and are accepted to the Astia Portfolio, will on-ramp during the Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Program*, October 10-15, 2011 Online screening is beginning now; all applicants, regardless of acceptance to the Astia Program and Portfolio, receive robust feedback from our community of on-line screeners. Apply now at http://www.astia.org/content/view/600/877/

Save 75% to Pitch San Francisco ’11

September 8
San Francisco‘s AT&T Park
Join 2,000 attendees from the tech and Startup community and meet founders of the latest web and mobile Startups, get hands-on-demos, and mingle with other like-minded entrepreneurs. VC judges and Pitch attendees will vote for their favorite Startups. All happening at an incredible location: San Francisco’s AT&T Park. EARLY BIRD SPECIALS: First 50 Tickets are 75% off with promo code “promo102154“. More info at http://www.pitchevent.com.

10% off – SF MusicTech Summit
September 12th, 9:00 – 6:00pm
Hotel Kabuki
The SF MusicTech Summit brings together visionaries in the music/technology space, along with the best and brightest developers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, musicians and organizations who work with them at the convergence of culture and commerce. We meet to discuss the evolving music/business/technology ecosystem in a proactive, conducive to dealmaking environment. More information at http://sfmusictech.com and use code “webwallflower” when registering for 10% off20% off - SF Beta: Video & Photography
Sept 13th, 6:00 – 10:00pm
111 Minna Gallery
SF Beta is San Francisco’s best and biggest startup mixer, attracting founders, innovators, investors, and executives from Silicon Valley and beyond. Join us as we go into our sixth year, with a demo theme focused on Video & Photography startups. Use “webwallflower” for 20% off at http://sfbeta600.eventbrite.com/

25% off – Converge Event
September 26th – 28th @5:00pm
Silicon Valley Marriott
ISSMM presents a power-packed, two-day, educational symposium covering the convergence of social, search, mobile marketing with the best and brightest minds. Use the code “wallflower” to automatically save 25% on admission. More information and tickets at http://issmmconverge.eventbrite.com

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Game Developer Workshop: Prepare to be Android-a-fied
August 30th, 6:00 – 9:00p
Google SF
You understand the game landscape. We don’t have to tell you the current traction Android is seeing in the marketplace. We also probably would be preaching to the choir if we started yelling about how much potential there is on the platform. You already know these things, but do you know how to make a successful play in the Android market place? Well, SF Game Developers Workshop is pleased to announce an entire evening dedicated to this question. Join Charles Hudson of Bionic Panda, Simon Jeffery and Barry Dorf of ngmoco:) will take you through an Android Odyssey, with some of the most well established apps in the Android Market! Learn more at http://androidified.eventbrite.com/

Mobile 2.0
September 1st, 9:00a – 8:00p
Grand Hyatt, SF
Our one-day event, presented by the Mobile 2.0 Organizing Committee, focuses on understanding and leveraging Mobile Ecosystems, building and successfully monetizing new Mobile Applications and Services, and exploring Disruptive Mobile Innovation and Business Models. For more information, check out http://www.mobile2event.com/

Women 2.0 Founder Friday
September 2nd, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Press Club
Founder Friday is a Women 2.0 monthly networking event organized in partnership with like-minded organizations and individuals and is free to those who attend. It is open to all levels of female entrepreneurs, both aspiring and established. For more information, check out http://founderfridaysf.eventbrite.com/

How to Find the Right PR Solution in a Crowded Market
September 6, 6:30pm
Adobe, 601 Townsend Street
You want to get the word out about your product, but choosing the right PR solution can be hard. There are PR firms, social media experts, integrated marketing communications, boutiques, and the list just goes on. How do you know which one to hire? How do you avoid getting ripped off? What exactly does a PR firm *do* for all that money they charge you?!? Join us as a panel of experienced PR pros debates the merits of press releases, relationships, exclusives, and those dreaded embargoes – no holds barred. More information at https://www.mogotix.com/

Startup Waffles
Sept. 7, 8:00-10:00am
Sandbox Suites South Park (404 Bryant St.)
Celebrate the opening of Sandbox Suites South Park location and mingle with exciting startups and founders over sizzling hot waffles. Startup Waffles sessions are free with RSVP an http://sandboxwaffles.eventbrite.com/

Save 75% to Pitch San Francisco ’11
September 8th, 2:00 – 10:00pm
San Francisco’s AT&T Park
Join 2,000 attendees from the tech and Startup community and meet founders of the latest web and mobile Startups, get hands-on-demos, and mingle with other like-minded entrepreneurs. VC judges and Pitch attendees will vote for their favorite Startups. All happening at an incredible location: San Francisco’s AT&T Park. EARLY BIRD SPECIALS: First 50 Tickets are 75% off with promo code “promo102154″. More info at http://www.pitchevent.com.

Cleanweb Hackathon
September 10 – 11th
pariSoma Innovation Loft
The goal of this intense 24 hour event is to build apps and hacks exploiting new sustainable business models with leveraging the mobile and social web. Attendees will be challenged on what they can do within 24 hours with utility, transport and smart grid data sets that might just change the world just a little bit! At the end of a marathon hack session, teams will demo their apps and hacks for the audience and a group of select judges. More information at http://cleanwebhack.com/hackathon/

Simulating Your Ideas and Designs
September 12th, 7:00 – 8:00p
The Hub SoMa
Ever had a difficult time communicating your design or concept? Find out how interactive prototyping can be your answer. Learn more at http://www.skillshare.com/Simulating-Your-Ideas-and-Designs/214487139

TechCrunch Disrupt: San Francisco
September 12 – 14th
San Francisco
Even though Disrupt NYC was a huge hit, we hope and expect Disrupt SF to be even bigger. We will have more hackers, more startups, more special guests, speakers, and judges, more disruptive companies and products, more giveaways, more after parties, and more fun. What we have in store for this year’s Disrupt in San Francisco will be revealed in the following months as we come closer to September. We will also be doing free ticket giveaways, so be on the lookout for those. Keep an eye out for more information at http://disrupt.techcrunch.com

The Twilio Conference
September 21 – 22nd
Bently Reserve
Viva la Telecommunication. The Twilio Conference is for learning and connecting with other developers and entrepreneurs. Come build the next generation of communications apps and get a first look at new products from Team Twilio. Discover business opportunities in the $250 billion communications apps market. With informative technical sessions, exciting keynotes and dozens of workshops for developers, entrepreneurs and business owners, we hope you’ll join us for these exciting two days. Learn more at http://twilio.com/conference

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SuperHappyDevHouse 46
September 3rd, 1:00pm – 12:00am
Hacker Dojo, Mountain View
Harkening back to DevHouses of yore, we will have an attendee potluck so bring your favorite creations and most delectable snacks to share with your fellow makers and hackers. If you are planning to drive, please be sure to review the parking map on the Hacker Dojo site to see where parking is allowed. If public transit is more your style, both Caltrain and VTA light rail stop on Evelyn Ave right around the corner. Be sure to bring your laptop or other projects to show off and collaborate on. More information at http://plancast.com/p/7525/superhappydevhouse-46

SV NewTech
September 6th, 7:00 – 10:00pm
DLA Piper, Palo Alto
Learn about hot new web technologies and mingle with 200+ fellow entrepreneurs, investors, bloggers, and tech enthusiasts. This meetup fills up quickly, so be sure to RSVP two weeks early each month. We announce the lineup the day of the meetup, and we always feature four interesting companies. The first hour of the meetup will be demos (actual demos, no power point slides . The second hour is for networking and talking to the presenters. This is a FREE event. Pizza, beer, and wine will be provided. More information at http://svnewtech.com

Mega Startup Weekend
September 9th – 11th
Microsoft, Mountain View
Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets – primarily software developers, graphics designers and business people – to build applications and develop a commercial case around them. More information at http://mega.startupweekend.org/

DEMO
September 12th – 14th
Hyatt Regency, Silicon Valley
Be part of the exclusive unveiling of the most promising new products and prototypes of 2010. DEMO Fall 2011 provides a window into technology’s future and introduces you to the people and companies who are paving the way. These products have never been seen before. Each company has been hand-selected and carefully vetted by our executive producers. Hundreds apply – but only the best are invited to participate and launch their product. Be on the ‘inside’ and have exclusive access to this exceptional group of innovators by attending DEMO Fall 2011. More information at http://demo.com

Plug and Play Expo Fall 2011
September 22nd, 12:00p – 7:00p
Plug & Play Tech Center, Sunnyvale
Plug and Play EXPO features 30+ promising startups gaining exposure to over 60 top-tier VCs, investors and corporate players. Join us for an exclusive peek at emerging technologies, rapid-fire pitches, live demos and networking at Silicon Valley’s best kept secret- Plug & Play EXPO! It’s free to apply! Apply today for your chance to pitch to over 60 VCs.

25% off – Converge Event
September 26th – 28th @5:00pm
Silicon Valley Marriott
ISSMM presents a power-packed, two-day, educational symposium covering the convergence of social, search, mobile marketing with the best and brightest minds. Use the code “wallflower” to automatically save 25% on admission. More information and tickets at http://issmmconverge.eventbrite.com

20% off – SVASE Academy Startup Advantage
Starting September 27th; Weekly for 12 weeks
333 Dolphin Drive Ste. 400; Redwood City
You’ve got an idea, and you think it could be BIG! You want to turn this into a business, and you need to get going FAST! There’s a lot to get done – recruiting a top notch team, building the prototype, acquiring first customers, developing a scalable business model, raising venture capital, and a whole lot more. So what are the key decisions you need to make, and how can you use these to your advantage, and leave the competition eating your dust? Facilitated by Dave Epstein, serial entrepreneur, VC, angel and lecturer in entrepreneurship at USF, this focused program of 12 weekly interactive workshops will feature a host of top notch Guest Speakers and Mentors, including Steve Blank, serial entrepreneur, author, lecturer; Bill Reichert, Garage Technology Ventures; Jim Connor, entrepreneur, angel investor; and more! More information and 20% off at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=222923

PlugandPlay TechCenter Event
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/

Founders Space
Founders Space brings together founders, angels, VCs, advisers, and innovators to help start-ups rock the world. You can ask questions, join a Founders Round Table, tell your story, or become an Adviser. Visit http://FoundersSpace.com

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