“ Seriously, the smartest, nicest group of people I've ever met, even compared to forays into various academies. Will definitely be attending more such meet-ups. 5 stars! ”
— Rita H. on Aug 16, 2017.
“ GREAT START UP PRESENTATIONS WITH GREAT PROJECTS ”
— Carlos L. on Jul 14, 2016.
“ Great group of people. Found the workshop on VR very informative and relevant. Enjoyed everyone who presented ”
— Ruby on May 22, 2016.
“ A needed platform in such a lonely road, thank you! ”
— K B on Jan 28, 2016.
“ There were 7 presentations, some interesting concepts. ”
— Mark on Jan 28, 2016.
“ Love the variety of subjects at these Meetups! ”
— Robert A. C. on Oct 15, 2015.
“ This course ROCKS and I would take it again...probably will. The information provided is invaluable! (DON"T do a startup without taking this course - it will certainly save you time and $$$) ”
— Mark F. on Aug 15, 2015.
“ Brought together a good group of people from diverse backgrounds. ”
— Raphael S. on Aug 13, 2015.
“ This was my first meeting. I enjoyed the interaction and after meeting conversations. See you at the next meet up. ”
— Saudy O. S. on Jul 2, 2015.
“ SMNT is a really cool group. For those genuinely interested in technology, innovation, and community involvement this is the place to go. Let's not forget about Marina, who has been doing an excellent job keeping all of this together. Congratulations Marina! I hope to attend more meetings in the future, and bring lots of enthusiasts along. ”
— Jay Whitley J. on Jun 15, 2015.
“ SMNT is a great venue to pitch your company and meet and share ideas with early stage CEOs who are driven to growing great businesses. ”
— Marcus F. on May 7, 2015.
“ Great group of motivated people with vast interests and connections. ”
— Alex on Apr 9, 2015.
“ Great group of people and a place to meet and share ideas. Thanks Marina for organizing and making it happen! ”
— Tania on Feb 22, 2015.
“ innovative . multi-dimensional, professional, frienly ”
— Jan-Christoph H. on Jan 22, 2015.
“ Really great people with a nice variety of backgrounds. ”
— Gregg K. on Jan 15, 2015.
“ Great - it's nice when ambitious, smart people use groups like this to share experiences and network. ”
— Alex on Dec 29, 2014.
“ I really like the differing viewpoints the folks in this group have from business, product and engineering. ”
— Dave S. on Oct 23, 2014.
“ Great idea, but would like to see more timely start with individual presenters given 10 minutes to present with 5 minutes of questions. Start time of 6:30 PM is fine, but start 15 minutes later. Let the stragglers suffer. ”
— Joel F. on May 15, 2014.
“ Marina is definitely a great example and inspiration on how feasible it is to accomplish your goals. Good luck in Russia! ”
— Dorian A S. on Jan 22, 2014.
“ Its pretty awesome. I have an online business that I got involved to those entrepreneur that like to hang out with great individual and make money this is a good site to go as well. Wish that in a way I have done a little service to someone who like to look for business ideas. Check http://www.empowernetwork.com/live?id=rosalia1203 ”
— Rosalia on Jan 10, 2014.
“ this was a great meet up, but i enjoyed the earlier ones that allowed a company 5 minutes and a VC critique followed ”
— Nancy on Dec 7, 2013.
“ A fantastic group. I hope to meet my next venture partner(s) at one of these meetups in the near future. ”
— CW P. on Dec 6, 2013.
“ First event... it was good. I plan on going to more! ”
— James L. on Jul 25, 2013.
“ Wonderful meetup. Marina does a great job with it! ”
— Joe D. on Jul 16, 2013.
“ I keep meeting some great folks at SM New Tech events. Some that are just there for inspiration, others looking to network, and those with a solid product and business plan. Keep the events flowing. ”
— paul g. on Jun 18, 2013.
“ Lots of really cool, smart, innovative people with great ideas. ”
— Ross on Apr 24, 2013.
“ Marina was excellent. Suggestions ... all presenters needed to wear something, a hat, a tee shirt, so you know how to find them during the networking hour. ... Good Job ... Jim Byer ”
— Jim B. on Apr 24, 2013.
“ Marina does a great job at running an event with so many attendees and presenters. It's a situation that could easy lose focus but she keeps it running like a well-oiled machine. ”
— Keith on Apr 23, 2013.
“ Great group of people, made some good connections. ”
— eric on Feb 27, 2013.
“ I recommend people join the friendly people at this meetup to help their business grow. ”
— Charles on Nov 15, 2012.
“ Met some good people saw some friends, got some new ideas. It was cool. ”
— Sean G. on Oct 25, 2012.
“ A promising new meet-up. I look forward to seeing how it develops. ”
— Lindsey M. on Aug 22, 2012.
“ Nana larry skuce Waht did we talk about? Did I tell you about my maazine freestuffla.com maazine? ”
— larry s. on Aug 13, 2015.
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“ Diverse and friendly group. Good casual setting. Nice flow of ideas. 2019 is my first year with the group. Plan to get more involved. ”
— Phoenix T. on Jan 19, 2019.