Venture Friday: Speed Meet

Entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts, it's rapid-networking time!

Happy new year! We're ringing in 2013 with our popular Speed Meeting format. With 50 or more conversations taking place in under 2 hours, you're sure to find that special someone to help with your startup dreams. Four people per group... Each person has one minute to talk, followed by two minutes for group Q&A, then we switch. Afterward you'll have up to an hour of casual chat time as usual.

Bring plenty of business cards; you may meet more than one lucky man or woman you'll want to join in a long-term business relationship. We also encourage you to keep an open mind; just because someone isn't "the one" you're looking for today doesn't mean you can't be friends and share expertise/connections down the road. Get ready to make some great first impressions. Overuse of cologne not encouraged, but optional. Doors open at 4. Speed meeting starts at 5.

No soliciting or mooching please (entrepreneurial mojo required; read more in Discussions (https://www.meetup.com/VentureFridays/messages/boards/thread/15147091)).

Under 21 entrepreneurs welcome, but please let us know in advance (contact the organizers for info).

Entrepreneurs are driven by a need to create something new or build something tangible under conditions of extreme uncertainty. They’re spontaneously creative, able and willing to make decisions from the gut, and generally risk-takers. Entrepreneurship is also largely about helping others achieve the goals they care about. Is that you? Are you a driven outsider, possessed of a unique genius, ready to take outrageous risks and work incomprehensible hours to beat the odds? Well then, we like you already. Welcome to the group!