TechCafe Happy Hour @Appature
Tweet Here is an update from TechCafe… If you are counting, this is the first event of the year! We’ve been busy (as you may have noticed if you are a regular reader). We still love putting on tech events in Seattle though!! If you are itching for great events in between TechCafe events you should check out the events at Surf Incubator and Hub Seattle. We feel great that the community is growing here and are honored to be a part of it! At TechCafe we work with awesome startups and technology companies to offer brilliant technologists a few things for free. Sure you’ll be stuck in Appature‘s slick offices. Yes you will have to participate a little in the technical talk at the event or at least listen to the discussion that … Read entire article »
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TechCafe Lunch @Zillow
Tweet Have you thought about taking your startup public, dreamt of developing a great application or platform and going all the way to IPO? Over here at TechCafe we talk to loads of engineers, entrepreneurs, and community members who have been working on startups for years and never had the opportunity to go public. Usually the exits around here are filled with fizzles and acquisitions which are great ways to exit and prepare for the next adventure. That elusive IPO though, where we start to wonder if we can really call the startup a “startup” any longer and if the culture and product direction become inundated with needs to make Wall Street happy. It is intriguing and we are lucky to have a great company and community member share their recent experiences … Read entire article »
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TechCafe Lunch @Glympse
Tweet This is going to be an awesome event! We have Glympse hosting the next TechCafe!! Last week they announced a partnership with Mercedes-Benz to embed Glympse into the navigation system for the upcoming new Mercedes A-class. This came along with an announcement that they crossed the 3 million user mark. This week? They have asked TechCafe to help them celebrate!! Of course we wouldn’t do it without some insight into their business. So we will have a talk about getting to 3 Million users and of course a sneak peak at their upcoming mobile app. The details and registration, as always, are at http://techcafe.co/upcoming-events/ I hope to see you there!! … Read entire article »
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How to get plugged-in to the local network
Tweet I am going to be on a panel about getting “plugged-in” to a local network of people. Obviously this has a lot of uses, from networking for a job, to networking to find business partners, to finding customers, to finding a significant other. There are loads of reasons to network and everyone has their own approach. I’ve had some success with it and built Seattle Lunch 2.0 in the process (btw, there is a lunch this Friday with some cool Demos and another next Friday over at Gist). While I do have a lot of my own thoughts, I would be more interested in your thoughts about how to build a network and how to get plugged into a network where you previously have not been active. There are a lot … Read entire article »
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Thoughts on Seattle 2.0 Awards
Tweet Wow, what a great event put on by Marcelo and team!! Truly a top class event. For those of you who didn’t attend the event (in-person or live) – you should not make the same mistake next year! Marcelo and team put together a welcoming environment where the focus was on the event, the speakers, and the community. Definitely kudos to him and the team – pulling off this kind of an event is difficult and the team’s ability to execute well definitely shines through! John has a great write-up on the results. The family and I had a great time. Quentin was embarrassed that people knew who he was. Gabriel was his usual self and was handing out Seattle Lunch 2.0 stickers to everyone. Robin was of course her usual proud … Read entire article »
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Seattle 2.0 Awards – today 5/7/9
Tweet A few thoughts to keep in mind regarding today’s big awards ceremony… First, I want to say thanks to Marcelo and the team for putting on the Seattle 2.0 Awards, Seattle definitely needs this kind of event! Second, I want to thank the community for nominating Seattle Lunch 2.0in the Best Social Event for Startups category. It’s a real honor to be a nominee in this category and I’m glad to share the nomination spot with so many other great events and organizers. Third, I want to let all of my readers, twitter followers, facebook friends, etc that the family and I will be attending the awards ceremony tonight. I will be tweeting a lot throughout the day regarding the event and especially during the event (this means twitter and facebook status updates). I … Read entire article »
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Seattle Lunch 2.0 @ RocketDog
Tweet In case you haven’t heard yet… The next Seattle Lunch 2.0 has been announced!! RocketDog will be hosting and it will be a happy hour – free food, drinks, networking, and FUN Now that we’re getting towards the end of the year and the economy is starting to slump. What better time then now to celebrate the wonders of entrepreneurship and innovation. What better time to have a happy hour then now. What better time then to meet a local Marketing and Design firm that can span online and offline media and make an impact where and when it counts…. NOW!! What better time then to come hang out with RocketDog and at least have a free drink and meet some cool people!! Rocket Dog’s CEO, Michael Elliott will be … Read entire article »
Seattle Lunch 2.0 @ Whitepages.com
Tweet Don’t forget that Seattle Lunch 2.0 starts in an hour!! Seattle Lunch 2.0 @ Whitepages.com will be great!! We had Cardomain host a lunch last year and Snapvine (newly acquired by whitepages) co-sponsor last year as well. Now we get to check out Whitepages.com itself and hear from a panel of local companies who have built iPhone apps recently. So far we have confirmed Whitepages.com, Urbanspoon, and Jott for the panel. Michael Arrington will be moderating the panel and of course be around to answer other questions. There will of course be some prizes and giveaways… the usual great company… and yummy food!! I think the event is full at Upcoming, but there are always last minute cancelations (please remove your name from the list if you can’t attend so others can come) … Read entire article »
