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Monday, February 1st – Entrepreneurs & Venture Investors in Spanish Regions
Wednesday February 3rd – Bootup Labs (Canada) Demo Days
Wednesday, February 3rd – SF New Tech: It’s Social Media Week!
Thursday, February 4th – ChicMeetsGeek presents BUILD
Thursday, February 4th – Vator Splash
Saturday February 6th – Teens in Tech Conference 2.0
Saturday & Sunday, February 6th & 7th – Women 2.0 “Will It Launch?” Workshop
Monday, February 8th – Mobile Monday SV: Developer Secrets – Increasing App Store Sales
Entrepreneurs & Venture Investors in Spanish Regions
When: Monday, February 1, 4:15-5:30pm
Where: Skilling Auditorium, Stanford Engineering School
More Info: http://me421.stanford.edu Contact person: Burton Lee,blee@stanford.edu
In Session Four, we deepen our focus on emerging Internet and semiconductor device startup companies and investors out of Europe with two leading Spanish regions serving as our focal points. The lecture will feature short overviews by our new regional Government Partners PromoMadrid and Innobasque regarding the Madrid and Basque Region technology sectors. This 1-unit seminar series is open to graduate and undergraduate students; no pre-requisites. Open to the public at no charge.
Bootup Labs (Canada) Demo Days
When: Wednesday February 3rd, 2010 @ 9am – 12:30pm
Where: Plug & Play Tech Center 440 N Wolfe Ave, Sunnyvale, CA
More Info: http://bootupdemodays1.eventbrite.com/
Bootup Labs is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the promotion, growth, and education of the entrepreneurial community in Vancouver and BC.
Bootup Demo Days is a forum for showcasing the best digital media companies. Companies present to investors looking for early stage investments locally in Vancouver and then again in Silicon Valley. Up to 10 companies will be presenting, and all are ready for further rounds of financing.
SF New Tech: It’s Social Media Week!
When: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 from 5:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Where: Mighty, 119 Utah Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
More Info: http://feb3sfnewtech.eventbrite.com/
The SF New Tech Meetup is a series of regular events for VCs, journalists, hackers, techies, recruiters, CEOs—and you. It’s for people who want to see the latest and greatest new technology in their own backyard. We’re over 2500 strong—and we don’t bite. And our monthly sold out SF New Tech events are a little more structured: people/companies get 5 minutes to strut their stuff—and then we get to ask questions, makes pithy comments, and let ‘em know what’s up! The room talks it out and it’s great fun.
ChicMeetsGeek presents BUILD
When: Thursday, February 04, 2010 from 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Where: Automattic Lounge, Pier 38, San Francisco, CA 94111
More Info: http://chicmeetsgeek2.eventbrite.com/
ChicMeetsGeek is an event designed to bridge the social gap between the cultural chic and intellectual geeks. It is similar to a conference, but with a social atmosphere. The purpose is to gather two different groups in one room to inspire, share, and connect through a panel of geek and chic celebrity speakers to talk about their inspirational background.
Vator Splash
When: Thursday, February 04, 2010 from 5:00 PM – 11:55 PM
Where: Cafe du Nord, 2174 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94114
More Info: http://vatorsplash.eventbrite.com/
The inaugural Vator Splash event kicks off this February 4 2010. Vator.tv is hosting an event for seed- to early-stage startups that want to learn about building their business and launch and/or showcase their companies before their industry peers, investors and media.
The event includes snacks and drinks, and keynotes from Zynga CEO Mark Pincus and Smule CEO Jeff Smith, and ends with an after-party with venture capitalist Tim Chang of Norwest and his band gracing the stage. Meet up-and-comming entrepreneurs with innovative ideas that could change the world.
Teens in Tech Conference 2.0
When: Saturday February 6, 2010
Where: Google’s San Francisco Office 345 Spear Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
More Info: http://www.teensintechconf.com
The Teens in Tech Conference is bringing youth and technology together in San Francisco again in 2010. The conference features speakers including Joe Hewitt (Facebook), Danny Trinh (Digg), Jared Kim (WeGame), Vitor Lourenço (Twitter) and many, many more.
Women 2.0 “Will It Launch?” Workshop
When: Saturday, February 06th & Sunday, February 07th
Where: Microsoft, 835 Market Street, Suite 700, San Francisco, CA 94103
More Info: http://www.women2.org/will-it-launch/
Ideas are a dime a dozen, and we know talk is cheap. Execution makes you money. So how do you know which startup idea to focus on for success?
We will be working on a battle plan to quickly assess and iterate on startup ideas. We will also work on perfecting your startup pitch so you can leave the workshop fully armed and ready to find co-founders, customers, investors, volunteers, the like-minded — anyone who will help you launch or buy your product.
Mobile Monday SV: Developer Secrets – Increasing App Store Sales
When: Monday, February 08, 2010 from 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM (PT)
Where: Parc 55, 55 Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
More Info:http://momosvfeb10.eventbrite.com/
The App Store has changed mobile. It’s simply the most accessible and lucrative market place for developers to sell their apps. However, with over 140,000 apps there are real challenges of discovery and customer acquisition.
Mobile Monday Silicon Valley is here to help by rounding up a series of companies who are addressing the challenges of discovery so they can share their lessons with you. Topics will range from Advertising, Cross-selling, Social Media Marketing, Free Trial, and more.
Come and learn best practices from developers and other commerce enablers who have tested and identified what drives effective discovery in the App Store. Learn, mingle and enjoy a hosted bar!
The format will be a series of rapid fire presentations from developers including Flixster, Booyah and TripIt.
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