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Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of Silicon Valley - the innovation capital of the world.
The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship.
Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere, with a great idea and a burning desire to succeed, to make it big, and in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time.
HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo, eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other iconic companies all started with just an idea.
Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions in Silicon Valley and beyond. Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing".
We are a community of entrepreneurs, technologists, engineers, venture capitalists, angel investors, educators, financial professionals, corporate executives, attorneys, academics, bloggers, writers, content creators, and social activists.
Our mission is to provide entrepreneurs with the knowledge, guidance, tools, and connections they need to succeed. Our goal is to build a strong, vibrant, collaborative entrepreneurial community with deep, lasting business and social relationships from Silicon Valley to Auckland and beyond.
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Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online)
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-Network, socialize and connect with entrepreneurs all over the world!
-Enjoy social events and startup and venture capital-related programming!
- Have access to world class amenities, iconic tech companies, top tier venture capital firms, Stanford University, etc. - all within walking or biking distance!
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This event is 100% online.
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There's no content or speaker at this event -- just business networking.
Build your business network - face to face (online)!
Join a virtual gathering of professionals from all walks of life from all over the world!
You may meet your next business collaborator, client, employer, employee or friend!
Meet Silicon Valley movers and shakers and influencers from all over the world - tech entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, attorneys, bloggers, academics, thought leaders, community organizers, artists, financiers, and investors!
Network, socialize and connect!
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How to Stop Failing Interviews (And Start Getting Hired)
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The Market Reality
The 2026 hiring backdrop is cooler than payroll headlines suggest. Fewer job openings, longer feedback cycles, more competition per role. Which means if you get an interview, you can't afford to miss it. Chase
The Problem
Hiring managers have a problem: they need to reduce risk (hiring the wrong person) and build excitement (finding someone who'll succeed). Most interview advice teaches you to sound perfect, but perfect candidates sound identical. In a tighter market, that's a losing strategy.
The Framework
Job searching is risk mitigation + excitement building. This means:- Understanding why they're hiring and what actual risk they're trying to solve
- Knowing your question types (STAR, hypothetical, personality) and what each one is actually asking
- Positioning yourself as the answer to their specific problem, not just answering the question perfectly
- Standing out in a sea of candidates who sound interchangeable
You'll Learn
- How to decode what a hiring manager is really asking beneath the surface question
- How to structure answers that reduce their risk and build their confidence
- Why over-polished, AI-optimized answers fail (and what to do instead)
- How to use AI to prepare without sounding like you did
- How to tell stories that prove you can solve their specific problem
Who This Is For
- Job seekers getting interviews but not offers
- Professionals who feel their interviews aren't landing
- Anyone preparing for interviews and wondering why "perfect answers" aren't converting
Format
Framework + execution. You'll learn the structure, see examples of what works and what doesn't, and walk through how to adapt your approach to different question types and hiring contexts.17 attendees2 Hours to Freedom: Build a Job Hunt AI Agent with Claude
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Our Meetup members get 25% OFF with Code MEETUPIn order to attend, please register here:
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Build an AI agent that job hunts while you sleep.
In this hands‑on session, you’ll use Claude to build a job hunt agent that actually saves you time instead of creating more busywork. You’ll learn how to set up focused channels for targeting roles, researching companies, and tailoring outreach, then wire in various APIs so your agent can pull fresh job postings and context on demand. We'll learn how to have a reusable channel setup and prompt patterns you can run weekly to keep your search organized, personalized, and mostly on autopilot.Build an AI agent that job hunts while you sleep.
AI agents are an emerging way to automate parts of your job search, from sourcing roles to drafting outreach, so you spend less time grinding and more time in real conversations.
In this beta, hands‑on workshop, you’ll follow a guided build to assemble a prototype “Job Search Copilot” using Claude. Rather than promising a polished, one‑click agent, we’ll focus on helping you understand the building blocks: structuring prompts and tasks, wiring simple workflows, and tailoring behaviors for your role or niche.
Because tools and setups vary, not every participant will leave with a perfectly running agent in their own environment. Instead, you’ll leave with:
- A concrete mental model of how AI agents support a job search.
- A copy of the instructor’s working example project you can study and reuse.
- Templates, code snippets, and a step‑by‑step guide you can revisit after the session to get your own version fully working.
- No prior technical experience is required, but you should be comfortable installing software and copying commands. If you hit environment issues during the live session, we’ll provide ways to follow along using prepared checkpoints so you can still absorb the patterns and process.
This session will be recorded. All registrants receive:
- The recording.
- Links to the example project.
- Written setup instructions and troubleshooting tips.
- Whether you’re a jobseeker, career coach, or a professional curious about operationalizing AI in your workflow, this workshop is designed to give you a realistic, experiment‑ready starting point, not a finished product.
What you’ll walk away with
- A reusable blueprint for building simple AI agents with modern tools.
- A prototype “Job Search Copilot” project (or access to a working example) that you can refine after the workshop.
- Practical patterns you can extend to other use cases beyond job hunting.
Finally, this session will be recorded. If you sign up and cannot make it, a recording will be sent to you.
3 attendeesFrom Expert to Builder: Using AI to Turn Your Knowledge Into Products
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You don't need to abandon your expertise to build AI-powered products. The best leverage comes from taking what you already know—your judgment, your relationships, your domain experience—and using AI to turn your recurring problems into products others will pay for.
In this session, Scott Simson (AI Marketing World, AI Mavericks) walks through a framework that's already working for professionals and entrepreneurs: Protect your expertise, Automate the friction, Multiply by packaging solutions for others.
You'll Learn- How to identify what's defensible about your expertise (your "moat") in an AI world
- Where vibe coding fits: describing what you want in plain language, iterating with AI, and letting the system handle the implementation
- A repeatable path from identifying a friction point in your work to building a product others have the same problem with
- Real examples: marketers building custom tools, operators automating internal workflows, SEO experts turning expertise into software
Who This Is For
- Job seekers and professionals who think "I'm not technical, so I can't build"
- Experienced operators looking to create career optionality or side leverage
- Anyone with domain expertise who's hit the barrier of "I need a developer to build this"
Who This Isn't For
- People looking for a live coding walkthrough or technical deep-dive
- Developers seeking advanced AI engineering content
Format
This is a conversation and framework session, not a live coding walkthrough. Scott will walk through the mindset and structure, share how professionals are using this approach, and answer your questions—but you won't see an application being built in real-time. Bring your thinking, not your laptop.
What Happens Next
At the end, you'll be invited to join AI Mavericks—a community of professionals and builders who are shipping products this way, sharing what works, and thinking about AI as a career tool, not a replacement skill.About Scott Simson
Scott Simson is the founder of AI Marketing World, a leading event and education platform focused on practical AI adoption for marketers, operators, and builders.
Scott works at the intersection of AI, marketing, and product experimentation, helping professionals understand how to apply emerging tools without getting lost in hype or unnecessary complexity. His work emphasizes real-world use cases—how AI actually gets implemented inside workflows, teams, and early-stage products.
He is particularly known for translating fast-moving AI trends into accessible frameworks that non-technical audiences can use to build, test, and ship ideas quickly. Scott has been featured on ABC, NBC News, Fox, and in many other publications.
Connect with him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottsimson/.2 attendees
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