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TechCafe Happy Hour @BlueBoxGroup
I must say that I am pretty excited to go check out the event on Friday – nearly sold out (10 spots left)… We have been planning this one for some time and can’t wait to see all the great people in the Seattle/Bellevue/Redmond tech community come out for Happy Hour. Last year was an awesome year for TechCafe events – so awesome we took a few months off from getting geeky with the best startups and technologists in the area – rest assured though we are back and planning a few awesome events. If you are interested in sponsoring or hosting one – let us know! First up is one of our personal favorites. Blue Box Group! We have been watching this team grow for a while now and it has … Read entire article »
Filed under: NW events, Seattle, seattlelunch20, Startups, TechCafe
Thoughts on Networking
I promised a follow-up to my last post, how to get plugged-in to the local network after I spoke at NWEN‘s Entrepreneur University. It’s also a great follow-up to the last post about working less. So if you are looking for work, there are some things here that are good to learn. Thanks for everyone who sent feedback on their thoughts about the Seattle Startup community and networking in general. Here is half of the talk we gave at the NWEN EU event… NWEN EU – Plugging-in It was a lot of fun and interesting to learn from the attendees and co-panelists (Nathan Kaiser, Danielle Morrill, and Dave Schappell) what problems they had with networking and how hidden the local community appears when you are an outsider looking in. The five points that I found most applicable … Read entire article »
Filed under: Seattle
Thoughts on Seattle 2.0 Awards
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 »
Filed under: Lunch2.0, Lunch20-Seattle, NW events, Seattle, seattlelunch20
Experiences Attending and Hosting Seattle Lunch 2.0
In response to a discussion about events and what value they have for people, I wanted to post my thoughts on the experience of attending and hosting a Seattle Lunch 2.0 event…. I can’t speak for the “Think Tanks” or WTIA events, but the Seattle Lunch 2.0 events are Mingling events and they contain great startup-relevant information. Over the few years that I have been leading/attending these Mingling events I have participated in numerous group discussions about how companies grew their startups. When I say discussion, I mean an active audience participation in discussions about what is most interesting to the group at large. The CEO/Founder contributions to the conversations have ranged from “started in college”, to “spun out of Microsoft or other BigCo”, to “had a bright idea coding one day”, to… … Read entire article »
Filed under: NW events, Seattle, seattlelunch20, Startups
Another Great Seattle Lunch 2.0
Another Great Seattle Lunch 2.0 over at Cooley this afternoon!! Icebreaker had a great presentation and now we at Seattle Lunch 2.0 are looking for more hosts and sponsors. What a better time then now to kick down a couple hundred dollars, talk a bit about your company, and meet up with the cream of the crop around Seattle? If a company is still in business, they probably have staying power (and you probably want to partner with them)… If you need more employees (most of the best that are looking now will be snatched up soon, so you’d better meet them while you can)! If you just want to check out the seattle scene, network, hear a good demo, or give a good demo – this is a great place to do … Read entire article »
Filed under: Seattle
Seattle Lunch 2.0 @ Whitepages.com
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 »
