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Wednesday, August 01, 2007 from 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM (PT)
SF NEW TECH
AUGUST MEETUP: WOMEN IN TECH!
Before we dive in, here's a quick update from ThoughtWorks, one of our sponsors:
ThoughtWorks wishes to thank the group from the July event for all the nominations for the free Code Jam! The first Code Jam guest has been chosen and invited for an evening of free coding and fun. You can look forward to hearing how everything went and getting a demo of the application soon. Here's a tip: You may be able to participate in the demo -- just bring your iPhone. . .
Without further ado, here's what's in store for the August SF New Tech Meetup, including an amazing roster of some pretty amazing women, including:
Vator.tv - http://www.vator.tv
Bambi Francisco, Founder & CEO
Vator.tv is a professional network and marketplace for ideas and businesses where people across all industries, at any stage, can share ideas, products, services and businesses with the rest of the world and pitch their ideas, businesses, skill-sets or needs through online video.
BabyCenter - http://www.babycenter.com
Tina Sharkey, Chairman & Global President
BabyCenter is the largest online resource for expectant and new parents around the world with a 78% market share. Building upon ten years of credibility and serving more than 100 million families, BabyCenter's mission is to provide families with the most relevant age and stage-based content, community and commerce throughout the journey motherhood.
Dabble - http://www.dabble.com
Mary Hodder, Founder & CEO
Dabble's mission is to help people find and collect videos from all over the web, no matter where they are hosted, by gathering video data from hundreds of video hosting sites and tens of thousands of websites. Dabble keeps a record of where web videos are located, descriptions about the video, who made it, what it's about, how popular it is, and more.
FreePledge - http://www.freepledge.com
Caroline Bernadi, Co-Founder & VP of Nonprofit Success
FreePledge helps people support their favorite causes and nonprofit organizations at No Cost, by providing a new and innovative way to fulfill charitable intentions when shopping for books, videos, CDs, electronics and other goods and services online at stores such as Amazon.com, Drugstore.com, Office Depot, Target and more.
Bizy - http://www.bizyweb.com
Sheryl Hamlin, Founder & President
Bizyweb is a rich Internet application that lives "under the covers" of your website allowing individuals to manipulate their site -- add files, create articles, change pictures, make new links, duplicate pages, delete or rename files or even change a single word on a page -- from a browser using a familiar desktop environment.
Platial - http://www.platial.com
Di-Ann Eisnor, Founder & CEO
Platial enables anyone to find, create and use meaningful maps of Places that matter to them by connecting people, neighborhoods, cities and countries through citizen-driven content that goes beyond geopolitical boundaries.
Also in the house will be Girls in Tech & Women 2.0 who will be on hand to talk about their respective organizations.
And after all the fun, we'll hear from YOU -- on the 60 second soap box. Looking for something? Have something to offer? The mic is yours for 60 seconds. GO!
Beer and Pizza served, while supplies last. (Probably best to get dinner before the event...)
Advance Tickets are only $10.00.
Tickets at the door, day of the event will be $15.00.
The August SF New Tech Meetup is sponsored by:
Mylermedia - Popping online brands into the minds of millions. (http://www.mylermedia.com)
ThoughtWorks - ThoughtWorks is a professional services firm
providing application development muscle to small and large companies
alike. The organization’s leadership in the practical application of
Agile methods allows its people to deliver higher quality solutions
more quickly and cost effectively while giving business leaders greater
project control. ThoughtWorks' 800 staff members are located in 6
countries providing a truly global reach, yet they've also been stellar
coders down in SOMA for more than 10 years. ThoughtWorks is thrilled to
join in the energy and innovation that is the SF NewTech Meetup
community. (http://www.thoughtworks.com)
Future-Works PR - Social media, and new media marketing. (http://www.future-works.com)
Jacobs & Ferraro - A full-service business law firm
specializing in the representation of emerging technology and digital
media companies, licensing, corporate finance, mergers &
acquisitions and complex litigation. (http://www.jacobsferraro.com)
RateitAll -
RateItAll is an online community and social network built upon one of
the most extensive and diverse online databases of opinions, ratings,
and reviews in the world. (http://www.rateitall.com)
About SF New Tech
SF New Tech is the largest and longest running monthly technology event in San Francisco. Since forming in March 2006 over 5,000 people have signed up to attended monthly standing room only events. Over 200 companies have taken to the SF New Tech stage to demo their latest and greatest and over 1800 companies have been in attendance over the years. SF New Tech was founded by and is run by Myles Weissleder.
About Woodside Capital
Woodside Capital Partners is a boutique investment banking firm providing M&A and capital raising financial advisory services to emerging growth companies in the digital media, semiconductor, and alternative energy sectors. Our reputation is built on deep industry expertise, senior-level attention, and a proven track record of building value for our clients. Our business network encompasses strong relationships with venture capitalists, corporate executives, and entrepreneurs throughout the world. We are unique in that we place a much greater emphasis on strategy than most investment banks. A detailed understanding of your core intellectual property, sustainable competitive advantage, and channel strategy ensures that we create an optimal customized solution for your business. We do not simply 'repackage' your existing business plan. Rather, we invest the time to understand the relevant strategic, market, and business factors that shape and inform the best execution strategy-all with the objective of maximizing value.
About Poker 2.0
Poker 2.0 tournaments support the startup community by bringing them together in a relaxed and fun atmosphere where ideas are shared, relationships are forged and trash talk is encouraged. Players include founders and execs of startup and early stage technology companies as well as the investment ecosystem, including angel investors, VCs, investment banking and venture law. The tournament will last approximately 3 hours and 100% of the tournament buyins are divided among the winners. The stakes are kept low in deference to the bootstrapping startups. For this tournament, the buyin is $10 and there will be unlimited re-buys for the first four rounds. Trophies, awards and bonuses will also be distributed to the players who earn them.
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