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| Meetup | Location | RSVPs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 9:00 AM |
902 attended (est.) –
http://www.biztechda BizTechDay 2009 - On October 22-23, come network with a community of over a thousand inspired entrepreneurs, angel investors and renowned business leaders. Expert speakers and business icons (from Google, Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Yelp, Virgin America, Elance, Constant Contact, Justin.TV, WordPress, CBS 5, and Comcast Business Class) will share their insights and experience and help your business get up to speed in this economic downturn. BizTechDay is the most practical, hands-on and experiential conference for small business owners where you will learn specific strategies and online tools necessary to market and raise capital for your business. Regular priced tickets are $595. SFentrepreneur members will save 30% if they register at www.biztechday.com/r (Regular priced tickets are $595. Web 2.0 Meetup members will save $200 ($395) if they register at www.biztechday.com/r Latest News: Tim Ferriss, author of 4-Hour Workweek, Kevin Rose (Founder of Digg.com) and also Michael Gerber, author of eMyth will all be there! When: October 22 - October 23, 2009 (Thursday - Friday) Where: Hyatt Regency - SFO (1333 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame) Sign-Up: www.biztechday.com/r What: High-impact sessions, keynotes, small group roundtable and hand-on demos, learn all these and more: Money Track: Marketing / Selling Track: Social Media Track: Speakers: Don't miss this great event. Sign-up today! Regular priced tickets are $595. SFentrepreneur members will save 30% if they register at www.biztechday.com/r |
Hyatt Regency
Burlingame, CA, 94010 |
585 Yes |
| Sep 24 6:15 PM |
82 attended (est.) –
You are invited to enter your business pitch for a chance to win an exclusive 5 minute interview on CBS5. http://www.bigsucces The Big Success Business Pitch Contest is the ultimate business pitch competition for entrepreneurs and small business owners. The contest is created to encourage entrepreneurs to broadcast their business, passion and ideas on the internet (Facebook), in person (Sept 24) and on traditional media (CBS 5)! This live event will be very similar to American Idol, except that the contestants will be entrepreneurs and instead of singing, it will be business pitches. Join the Big Success Business Pitch Contest, the nation’s first video business pitch contest on Facebook! Here is how it works... Upload Pitch Join Contest Get Votes How to Win? |
Action Theatre - Metreon 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA, 94103 |
114 Yes |
| Jul 23 6:15 PM |
95 attended (est.) –
Love to Attract Media Attention for Your Business? Fancy Creating More Buzz for Your Business? Join Sue Kwon, reporter for CBS 5 Eyewitness News and host of Bay Sunday! http://www.biztechda The media landscape has changed immensely and companies need to approach media coverage more strategically. It’s not just cable tv and traditional networks that businesses can utilize. That means it’s more important than ever to know: There is a real art to giving relevance to your company and your brand by pegging products and services and even company identity to current events and trends. During this very special evening, you will also learn: Come and join us! When: Where: Tickets: Who is Sue Kwon? http://llnw.image.cb Sue is a Bay Area native and an active member of the Asian American Journalists Association. She has won three AAJA National Awards for News Reporting. The National Federation of Press Women honored Sue with First Place Reporting Awards in 2002-2005. She has also received a 2007 Emmy Award, 2005 Emmy Award, 2004 Peninsula Press Club Award, International Communicator Crystal Awards of Excellence, and recognition as an Association of Women Journalists Vivian Castelberry Finalist. Sue started her journalism career in the White House Press Office, gathering news summaries for President George H.W. Bush and his staff. She worked as a production assistant at KGO (ABC) in San Francisco before moving to KRON (NBC) to be the Newsroom Trainee. Sue became a newscast producer at KVUE (ABC) in Austin where she field-produced coverage for the Waco Cult Standoff. She moved west to be a radio and television reporter at KRNV (NBC) in Reno. Sue returned to KRON in 1996 to anchor local CNN cable news updates and report. Sue spent a month in Australia bringing the Bay Area live-coverage from the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Sue studied British Mass Media at Oxford University in Oxford, England. She graduated from Stanford University in 1990 with a Bachelor’s degree in political science and communication. At Stanford, she taught public speaking and wrote for the Stanford Daily. Sue grew up in Clayton and now lives in San Francisco. *We cannot guarantee your name to be on the list unless you paid in advance by Eventbrite. (Just click here) Purchase your ticket by clicking here. |
Action Theatre - Metreon 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA, 94103 |
112 Yes |
| Jun 24 6:15 PM |
138 attended (est.) –
You are invited to enter your business pitch for a chance to win an exclusive 5 minute interview on CBS5. http://www.bigsucces The Big Success Business Pitch Contest is the ultimate business pitch competition for entrepreneurs and small business owners. The contest is created to encourage entrepreneurs to broadcast their business, passion and ideas on the internet (Facebook), in person (June 24) and on traditional media (CBS 5)! This live event will be very similar to American Idol, except that the contestants will be entrepreneurs and instead of singing, it will be business pitches. Join the Big Success Business Pitch Contest, the nation’s first video business pitch contest on Facebook! http://www.bigsucces http://www.biztechda http://www.bigsucces Upload Pitch Join Contest Get Votes How to Win? |
Action Theatre - Metreon 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA, 94103 |
195 Yes |
| May 27 6:15 PM |
156 attended (est.) –
*We cannot guarantee your name to be on the list unless you paid in advance by Eventbrite. (Just click here) In case you were not able to RSVP in time, you can still join us on Facebook Live Video! Thanks to Justin.TV, you will be able to watch the event from the comfort of your own home or office. Click here and find out how you can watch this event live on Facebook! http://www.biztechda Connect with the coolest women in Silicon Valley!Find out how these cool women... Learn how to “Cool” your brand before your competitors catch on! Porter Gale is the Vice President of Marketing of Virgin America. Megan Casey is a co-founder and the Editor in Chief of Squidoo.com, the popular publishing platform started 4 years ago with bestselling author and blogger Seth Godin. Before starting Squidoo, Megan spent 6 years in book publishing, most recently at the Portfolio business books imprint of Penguin Group, USA. Megan is now widely regarded as one of the most inspiring community leaders online (and, irrelevantly, the youngest). Edith Yeung is the founder of BizTechDay. is the creator and producer of BizTechDay – one of the largest business-technology conferences serving the small business community held annually in San Francisco. Edith is passionate about connecting and bringing business owners together and helping them succeed. Edith has appeared and been quoted on CBS, CNN, Comcast and SethGodin.com. She is the organizer for two San Francisco Entrepreneur Meetups with over 2100 members. She serves on the board for San Francisco Small Business Week 2009 and for Pathways for Kids, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching entrepreneurship skills to underprivileged youths. Who should attend this event? |
Roe Restaurant
San Francisco, CA, 94105 |
150 Yes |
| Apr 23 6:15 PM |
154 attended (est.) –
*We cannot guarantee your name to be on the list unless you paid in advance by Eventbrite. (Just click here) http://www.biztechda Our expert panelists will address following questions: How to Hire Online on the Cheap Gary Swart - is the CEO of oDesk, the marketplace for online work teams with the best business model for both buyers and providers. For buyers: Guaranteed work (Every hour billed is an hour worked). For providers: Guaranteed payment (Every hour worked is an hour paid) Prior to oDesk Gary was a Business Unit Executive at IBM - Rational Software where he held a number of senior management positions including, Western Field Operations, Americas Medium Business Leader, Area and District Manager, and Director of Telesales. Prior to Rational he held a number of sales, management, and leadership positions with Pure and Pure Atria. Gary holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from the University of Maryland. Hazel Grace Dircksen has helped more then 50 companies leverage social networking tools to expand visibility & reach new audiences. Her latest company, Socialbees, specializes in supporting everyone from small businesses to starving artists in building a high quality Facebook presence. When she's not working on an exciting client project, Hazel Grace can be found on Yelp (Elite member for the past four years), Facebook (first GEO network user-ask about her top secret Facebook account!), Savor the Success (where she is the Social Internet Expert), MySpace (member at the 500,000 mark), & Twitter @socialbees. Mark Friedler – Mark is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and sold 3 companies. He started GameDaily and grew it to be one of the largest independent consumer and b2b games content destination and ad networks. It was acquired by AOL in 2006 and Mark served as Publisher of GameDaily at AOL through 2007. Previously, he founded and grew Gigex, the leading free download service for game demos and V-Cast, Inc, a provider of Internet push delivery content which was acquired by Verizon Wireless. He spent 6 years in Europe where he was Managing Director of Teleworld, a division of Philips Media, that developed and operated interactive television entertainment and transaction services with MTV Europe, RTL and other major European broadcasters. Mark’s first venture was launching Sweden’s first chain of cookie stores, www.americancookies. |
Action Theatre - Metreon 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA, 94103 |
168 Yes |
| Mar 26 6:15 PM |
142 attended (est.) –
You are invited to enter your business pitch for a chance to win an exclusive 5 minute interview on CBS5. http://www.bigsucces The Big Success Business Pitch Contest is the ultimate business pitch competition for entrepreneurs and small business owners. The contest is created to encourage entrepreneurs to broadcast their business, passion and ideas on the internet (Facebook), in person (March 26) and on traditional media (CBS 5)! This live event will be very similar to American Idol, except that the contestants will be entrepreneurs and instead of singing, it will be business pitches. Join the Big Success Business Pitch Contest, the nation’s first video business pitch contest on Facebook! http://www.biztechda Upload Pitch Join Contest Get Votes How to Win? |
Westin Hotel
San Francisco, CA, 94103 |
137 Yes |
| Feb 25 6:15 PM |
134 attended (est.) –
Do you have your business pitch perfect? P.S. *This WILL BE ANOTHER sold out event! Seats will be limited and on a first come first served basis *We cannot guarantee your name to be on the list unless you paid in advance by Eventbrite. (Just click here) Tickets: ++++++++++++++++++++ Who should attend this event? Bill Gates calls her “super high bandwidth.” Bill Clinton has thanked her for “fostering American entrepreneurship.” Newsweek says “by reputation, Christine is the person you want to partner with.” New York Times bestselling author Christine Comaford-Lynch is CEO of Mighty Ventures , an innovation accelerator which helps businesses to massively increase sales, product offerings, and company value. She has built and sold 5 of her own businesses with an average 700% return on investment, served as a board director or in-the-trenches advisor to 36 startups, and has invested in over 200 startups (including Google ) as a venture capitalist or angel investor. Christine has consulted to the White House (Clinton and Bush), 700 of the Fortune 1000, and over 300 small businesses. She has repeatedly identified and championed key trends and technologies years before market acceptance. Christine writes the finance column on www.BusinessWeek.com ++++++++++++++++++++ Refund Policy: * All charges are 100% refundable 2 days before the event day |
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160 Yes |
| Jan 22 6:15 PM |
95 attended (est.) –
*This WILL BE ANOTHER sold out event! Seats will be limited and on a first come first served basis *We cannot guarantee your name to be on the list unless you paid in advance by Eventbrite. (Just click here) Tickets: ++++++++++++++++++++ Part One - Yelp Success Panel There is an entire conversation taking place online. At the same time, the internet has leveled the playing field tremendously. Tell the world about your business with a limited marketing budget, a bit of creativity, and online tools like Yelp. Come and meet these Yelp Warriors and learn how they successfully make their business mark on Yelp. Part Two- Big Success Business Pitch Contest Tell the world about your business and be featured by CBS5. Join the world's first small business online video contest and tell everyone about your business … with a little help from your friends. Just submit your business pitch video on Facebook and get voted by the community. The top 3 highest voted entrepreneurs will be invited to present live in front of an audience and a judging panel consisting of seasoned entrepreneurs and investors. The deadline for online video submissions is March 19 2009. The winning entrepreneur will receive a grand prize of being featured by CBS5 in a 5–minute exclusive interview and an exclusive lunch appointment with one our judges. To make it even easier for you, we will have a Flip camera video crew ready to take your business pitch video at our next meeting on January 22nd. Get ready. Get creative. Tell the world. You can now sign up for this event by clicking here. |
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89 Yes |
| Dec 08 4 2008 7:00 PM |
The Payne Mansion
San Francisco, CA, 94109 |
14 Yes |
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