What we’re about
Successful entrepreneurship requires many things, including: resourcefulness, tenacity, creativity, innovation, and collaboration.
Our mission is to provide numerous quality events to help our entrepreneurial members achieve their objectives and realize their aspirations.
We will be working in collaboration with other groups, including:
www.idea-to-ipo.com
Be Social Change - Build Social Capital
Social Media, Marketing and Technology
Social Media & SEO Society
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Most of our events are free and open to all.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Sunday Night Networking (In-Person)Panera Bread, Santa Clara, CA
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Look for the MEETUP sign!
Come out and meet new people!
Network, socialize and connect!
This event is free to attend.
Please register here:
Attendees must purchase their own liquid refreshments and food.
There's no content or speaker at this event -- just business and social networking.
Build your business and social network - face to face! (in-person)
Come out and enjoy a great evening of good food, liquid refreshments, and connecting.
You may meet your next business collaborator, client, employer, employee, friend, or tennis partner!
Getting away from a screen for a few hours will do you some good!
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Meet Silicon Valley movers and shakers - Internet entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, mobile app coders, attorneys, bloggers, academics, financiers, marketing professionals, community organizers and investors.
This event is organized in collaboration with other groups!
@ideatoipo
www.idea-to-ipo.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjYga11avYH_CUpC0BSyDng
(videos of online events)
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- Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online)Link visible for attendees
This event is organized in collaboration with many groups!
Organizational Sponsor:
Startup House
Need a place to stay short term in Silicon Valley?
Stay at Startup House in Palo Alto - the heart of Silicon Valley - for as low as $50 a night!
-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!
For more info, send an email message to:
siliconvalleystartuphousing@gmail.com
Put this in the subject header:
Silicon Valley Startup Housing
This event is 100% online.
Participants can be located anywhere in the world!
This event is FREE to attend!
In order to attend, please register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silicon-valley-business-networking-online-tickets-712802279807?aff=oddtdtcreator
(The login link will be sent via email to Eventbrite registrants right before the start of the event.)
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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!
For more info on Idea to IPO events, visit:
www.idea-to-ipo.com (our main meetup group among 160 meetup groups globally)
https://www.youtube.com/@ideatoipo2 (videos of online events)
- 20% OFF! 6 Weeks to Employed: Summer 2025 Job Search BootcampLink visible for attendees
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This event is organized by Albert's List.
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Visit the link below to get a 20% discount:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/6-weeks-to-employed-summer-2025-job-search-bootcamp-tickets-1366519640029?aff=oddtdtcreator&discount=IPOYou’re not alone—and it’s not your fault.
The rules of hiring have changed. The market is flooded with candidates as a result of layoffs and changes in the economic climate. What worked during the Great Resignation is no longer valid.
That’s why we created the 6 Weeks to Employed Bootcamp—a live, virtual career accelerator designed to take you from frustrated and overlooked to confident, clear, and ready to get hired. Previously 8 weeks, we've shortened it to help you get into your next job faster.
In just 6 weeks, you’ll learn exactly what’s holding you back—and how to break through with proven strategies used by thousands of successful job seekers in the Albert’s List community.What You’ll Learn:
Week 1: The Hiring Process
Learn how recruiters actually hire—and how to stand out in a system designed to filter you out.Week 2: Resumes & Cover Letters
Write materials that get interviews—fast. You’ll learn how to sell yourself without selling out.Week 3: LinkedIn & Networking
Get noticed on LinkedIn, send messages that get responses, and build connections that lead to offers.Week 4: Turbocharging Your Search
Stop spinning your wheels. Build a smart, customized job search roadmap with tools that work.Week 5: Interviewing With Impact
Practice telling your story, avoid costly interview mistakes, and gain the confidence to close the deal.Week 6: Reading the Room + Salary & Offer Negotiation
Understand the lay of the land at the company and master negotiation techniques that have helped our students earn $500–$10,000 more per offer.Your Instructors:
Albert Qian – Founder of Albert’s List. Product marketer. Known as The Jobs Whisperer.Elisa Huang – LinkedIn and networking expert. Moderator at Albert’s List.
Plus guest appearances from recruiters, hiring managers, and career coaches who have helped professionals get into companies like Google, Meta, Amazon, and more.
What’s Included:
- 6 live, weekly Zoom sessions
- Office hours for Q&A and coaching
- Templates, scripts, and checklists
- Private LinkedIn chat group for accountability
- Extra 1-on-1 sessions with instructors (for a fee)
- Money-back guarantee if you complete the course and don’t get value after one year
This summer, make your job search count.
Stop guessing. Start gaining traction.
Register today—and take the first step toward the job you deserve. - 5 Secrets to Landing Your Next Job with LinkedInLink visible for attendees
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Attendees can be located anywhere in the world!
This event is FREE to attend.
To attend, please register here:
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Most people scroll past their next opportunity without even knowing it. On the world's largest professional networking platform, LinkedIn, this can easily be thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars.In this session, we'll show you how to turn your existing LinkedIn connections into warm leads for jobs, clients, or partnerships, without cold outreach. Led by HR leader Leslie Lulham, she'll combine her experience in hiring employees with the strategies that her best candidates have used to land opportunities.
You will learn:
- How to uncover hidden job opportunities through your existing LinkedIn network
- The right way to message for warm intros (without feeling awkward or salesy)
- Profile and positioning tips that make people want to refer you
- Treating your job search like a pipeline, and managing it like one
- A quick peek at how Introly can support identifying roles at companies you're already connected to
- And much more!
About Leslie Lulham
Leslie Lulham is the founder of SunUp Operations where she is a fractional HR leader, COO, or Chief of Staff for startups and small businesses. She helps bring order to the chaos of building: developing scalable systems, aligning people and priorities, and creating operational clarity during moments of high growth.
She also recently launched Introly, a tool designed to surface real opportunities hiding in plain sight. Whether you're looking for clients, collaborators, or your next big role, Introly helps you uncover the warm paths that already exist in your network: no scraping, no spam, no guesswork.
Connect with her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslielulham/
