Socialize with Bay Area Writers – special guest: writer Tomio Geron

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Come have a drink and socialize with Bay Area writers in the cozy atmosphere of the Vesuvio Cafe -- where Jack Kerouac used to drink. We'll begin with a meet and greet period. Then we'll spotlight journalist Tomio Geron, who will talk about his craft and career; and let's all share our experiences with the writing life.

From Tomio's AboutMe profile:

Tomio is a reporter at The Wall Street Journal in San Francisco covering startups, venture capital and technology. Previously he was a staff reporter at Forbes (http://blogs.forbes.com/tomiogeron) magazine where he covered technology and venture capital, including the on-demand economy (http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2013/01/23/airbnb-and-the-unstoppable-rise-of-the-share-economy/#5ae52ef36790). He also edited the Midas List (http://www.forbes.com/lists/midas/2012/midas-list-top-tech-investors.html) of top technology investors.

He was also a reporter at Dow Jones/WSJ.com where he received a Clabby Award (http://www.talkingbiznews.com/?p=22094) for his coverage of funds created for pre-IPO shares of Facebook (http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2010/10/22/another-firm-joins-facebook-secondary-fund-frenzy/) and Twitter (http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2011/01/03/new-investment-fund-values-twitter-at-41-billion/). He also wrote about the fallout of Lehman Brothers (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/lehman-to-spin-off-venture-capital-arm/?_r=0) in the tech industry, auctions for tech companies (http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123715830288535061), and the rise of seed investors (http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704423504575212792672226992) and incubators (http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704206804575467962318678570).

He has written for newspapers on topics including crime, health, immigration and cities. He also worked at startup Exitround (http://www.exitround.com/).