
What we’re about
We are now doing online events. PLEASE READ: This Bay Area Bloggers and Writers Network Meetup group is part of a large network of Meetup groups devoted to Best Practices with Marketing Strategies. These Meetups are organized by;
We have more than 150,000++ members total in all our meetup groups and are growing by over 800+ new members per month globally.
We meet regularly in person and usually invite ALL our groups to attend.
There are ALWAYS more people at the Meetup than you will see in the RSVP. And if you belong to more than one of the Meetups we organize, you will get more than one announcement of the same Meetup.
We look forward to answering questions for you about your strategies in any of the following:
• inbound marketing
• outbound marketing
• social media marketing
• search engine marketing
• email marketing
See you at our next Meetup!
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This Meetup happens for bloggers in the very heart of the Bay Area - Silicon Valley.
This is one of the oldest groups on meetup.com and we still welcome new members!
Our topics of discussion include:
- writing better and faster
- overcoming writer's block and procrastination
- driving traffic to your blog
- how to gain traction, credibility, and legitimacy as a blogger
- how to grow your audience
- monetizing your blog
- how to get "published" - on-line and off-line
and more!
Please Join This Group ASAP.
See you very soon.
Sunil Bhaskaran
More information on Sunil
WEBSITE: https://sunilbhaskaran.com/
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilbhaskaranspeaker/
ALIGNABLE free to join: https://www.alignable.com/san-jose-ca/global-business-marketing-networking
Please join our Global Small Business School, where you can learn to network effectively in the USA.
https://www.globalsmallbusinessschool.com/
We will be adding other courses soon at this link above; Time management, productivity for entrepreneurs, doing effective and compelling
sales presentations, marketing strategy and much more. Please go to the link above and join the email list at the bottom of the page if you wish to be alerted.
For more groups to join - Startup & Tech, Social Media, Blogging & Content Marketing, Writing, Social Events & Training,
Worldwide groups to join and much much more, go to
https://sunilbhaskaran.com/events/
Our twice a month Nationwide Business Networking events (we have people from all over USA, Canada and globally attending)
typically get 30-50 attendees (business professionals and owners).
To learn more, please go to https://nationwidenetworking.co/
To get a list of all our business networking and educational groups and to learn about them or join them, please go to
https://sunilbhaskaran.com/events/ and scroll down to see the list.
Upcoming events
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Venture Capital Panel: What's Hot in 2026!
Palo Alto Square Building 5, 5 Palo Alto Square, Palo Alto, ca, USThis event is organized in collaboration with many groups.
This is an in-person event.
There is a cover charge for this event.
A "YES" RSVP on our meetup site does not confirm your reservation.
In order to attend, please register and pay here:
Venture Capital Panel: What's Hot in 2026! Tickets, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite
Take advantage of early responder pricing!
Hurry! Slots are limited!
Venue:
Snell and Wilmer
5 Palo Alto Square
(Ground Floor Event Center)
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
A panel of distinguished venture capitalists will discuss what's hot in 2026 in the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem.
Please come with your questions and comments.
(This is not a pitch event. Startups will not be pitching to the panel.)
Dinner will be provided.
Agenda
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Check In, Food, Networking, Demo Tables
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Program
8:30 pm to 9:00 pm Networking
After Party
Panelists:
(More panelists TBA.)
Ellen Damaso, Venture & Capital Partner, Plus Ultra Capital Partners
Yvonne Lutsch, Investment Director, Lam Capital
Eric Ver Ploeg, Managing Director, Tunitas Ventures
Joe Jasin, Managing Director, DNA Partners
Daniel Theobald, Venture Partner, Republic Ventures
Bill Reichert, Partner, Pegasus Tech Ventures
Moderator:
Roger Rappoport, Partner, Snell and Wilmer1 attendee
Past events
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