The field of “big data” has rapidly morphed from visionary hype to economic reality. As more companies and industries try to make sense of ever-expanding worlds of information, a few key sectors are winning mindshare and investment: product design and development in the cloud; connected devices and hardware for health, energy, and social applications; and … Continue reading “Xconomy Forum: D²—The Future of Data and Devices”
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Generation at Work: Millennials in the Workplace
Amy Balliet of Killer Infographics, Zac Cohn of Liffft, Forest Key of buuteeq, and David Niu of TINYhr discuss how companies can engage and lead Millennials at work. More information about this event, presented by turnstone, is available here.
WTIA Executives in Tech: Connecting Marketing & IT
Tim Goggin, CEO of Morse Best Innovation, and Wayne Heller, senior director at Nordstrom discuss IT-driven marketing and storytelling at this Washington Technology Industry Association Executives in Tech event. More information and registration details can be found here.
WTIA Tech in Focus: Healthcare IT
The Washington Technology Industry Association takes on Healthcare IT in an afternoon panel discussion featuring Kaj Pedersen and Steve Riddle of Pharmacy OneSource; Russell Benaroya of EveryMove; Albert Marinez of MultiCare Health System; and Colby Voorhees of Slalom Consulting. More details and registration information are available here.
Xconomy Forum: Building Biotechs to Last
Biotech is a long-term business, but it depends on an investment world more focused on the short term. Many companies have slashed R&D budgets, cut corners in clinical development, or done shotgun marriage megamergers to satisfy Wall Street’s desire for improved results by next Tuesday. But there are still a few companies in biotech who … Continue reading “Xconomy Forum: Building Biotechs to Last”
HealthTech Conference 2013
From the event site: Stanford Hospital and HealthTech Capital are pleased to present the HealthTech Conference 2013. HealthTech Capital is a group of private investors dedicated to funding and mentoring new “HealthTech” start ups at the intersection of healthcare with the computer and mobility worlds. HealthTech Capital has created a new ecosystem with leading edge … Continue reading “HealthTech Conference 2013”
The Battle for the Marketing Cloud
From event organizers DoubleDutch: “Mike Maples, managing partner of Floodgate and early investor in Twitter and Lyft, moderates a panel on software startups taking on the rising CMO tech budget.” Information and registration here.
Winning in the Digital Health Space
The UCSF Entrepreneurship Center presents an evening event for digital health enthusiasts. From the organizers: Join the CEO and Founder of Practice Fusion, Ryan Howard, in conversation with Dirk Lammerts, MD, Managing Director, Digital Health, Burrill & Company. Practice Fusion reinvented the archaic world of Healthcare IT by offering a free, digital platform for Electronic Medical Records … Continue reading “Winning in the Digital Health Space”
FWD.us Seattle Happy Hour
FWD.us, a political organization focused on immigration and education reform and backed by tech titans including Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, is hosting a happy hour in Seattle on Wednesday, Oct. 16 to recruit supporters. Immigration lawyer Tahmina Watson will speak and FWD.us founder Joe Green is scheduled to appear. More information is available here.
The TBM Conference
The Technology Business Management Council, an IT leadership group formed from Apptio’s executive summits, is hosting its first conference. The three-day, invitation only TBM Conference is geared for CIOs, CTOs, and CFOs seeking technology management strategies. Speakers include CIOs from Facebook (Tim Campos), Cisco (Rebecca Jacoby), and Boeing (Kim Hammonds) among others. More information is … Continue reading “The TBM Conference”
Launch Hackathon
Jason Calacanis’ Launch organization returns to San Francisco for what it calls the “largest Hackathon in the world.” Prizes total $800,000 plus optional investment or $10K cash. All attendees are vetted. Speakers include Google Ventures partner and Digg founder Kevin Rose. Apply here.
HP Anywhere Hackathon
From the event site: You’ve got the skills. Now put them to good use. At Mobile Enterprise Hack: Shaping the future workplace, you and more than 120 other developers, designers and entrepreneurs will leverage the HP Anywhere platform to design prototype mobile apps for the workplace of the future. HP Anywhere is an innovative mobile … Continue reading “HP Anywhere Hackathon”
Michigan Cyber Summit
Hosted by Governor Rick Snyder, this event brings together experts to address cyber security issues affecting business, education, information technology, economic development, law enforcement, and personal use. Speakers include representatives from the military, government, IT companies, universities and more. Click here for details and registration.
Ultra Light Startups Investor Feedback Forum: Developer-Founded Startups
Ultra Light Startups brings together the world’s most innovative technology entrepreneurs, in monthly events and accompanying online communities. Events feature pitching, networking and interactive, moderated panel discussions with leading industry experts. Topics to be covered inlcude design, technology, marketing and finance. October‘s Investor Panelists: Ryan Armbrust, Associate at ff Venture Capital Owen Davis, Managing Director at … Continue reading “Ultra Light Startups Investor Feedback Forum: Developer-Founded Startups”
Entrepreneur’s Club: Can Digital Health Solve Medical Communications?
From the UCSF Center for Entrepreneurship: “Communications among medical providers and with patients represent an opportunity for startups. Learn from two speakers who are trying to solve this pain point which causes medical errors and reduced quality of care. Michael Chiu is CEO of Medigram, a startup with a secure group-messaging application designed to improve … Continue reading “Entrepreneur’s Club: Can Digital Health Solve Medical Communications?”
Ask Me Anything Live with Alexis Ohanian
From the event site: Reddit Founder Ohanian is ready to bare it all. INFORUM, a division of the Commonwealth Club, is going reddit-style with an AMA Live (Ask Me Anything) with Alexis Ohanian, Co-founder, reddit, Breadpig and Hipmunk; YCombinator Ambassador – so come ready to put this serial entrepreneur in the hot seat. He has funded … Continue reading “Ask Me Anything Live with Alexis Ohanian”
America’s Innovation Showcase
From the event site: “On October 16, you can experience the latest innovations while gaining insights from world-class innovators who will share trends and solutions that drive their companies’ innovation strategy. America’s Innovation Showcase is an uplifting new concept designed to stimulate creativity and innovation by immersing attendees in a live snapshot of innovative new … Continue reading “America’s Innovation Showcase”
BayBio Pub Night
From the organizers: “We’re bringing the Pub to the Parking Lot! Join your friends and colleagues at BayBio where we’ll also celebrate our one-year anniversary at our new location. It’ll be a good time as always! Plus, the Red Rooster food truck will be serving up happy hour snacks. Join us Oct. 24 at BayBio.”
Future Energy Fall 2013
From the event organizers: Future Energy is a series of pitch events that connects startups with venture capital and corporate investors in the energy and clean-tech industries. If you are an energy technology or cleantech investor, corporate research director, or startup founder, this is a great opportunity to be the first to see the hottest … Continue reading “Future Energy Fall 2013”
Women in Bio: Negotiating Through Career Goals, Leveraging Skills for a Win/Win Situation
From the event site: Please join us for WIB-San Francisco Bay Area’s “Negotiating Through Career Goals, Leveraging Skills for a Win/Win Situation” — the third and final Meet the Experts event in our 2013 Entrepreneur Series. Linda Amuso, Barbara Preston, and Dorian Hirth will serve on a moderated panel discussing essential negotiation skills in the … Continue reading “Women in Bio: Negotiating Through Career Goals, Leveraging Skills for a Win/Win Situation”
Women in Bio: Pivotal Changes
From the event site: A panel of senior-level women will discuss the “Pivotal Changes” women must master at the early, middle and senior levels of their careers. The strategies needed to advance from one level to the next involve a paradigm shift in thinking. The speakers will guide us in understanding the “Pivotal Changes”, leveraging … Continue reading “Women in Bio: Pivotal Changes”
Crowdfunding Workshop With RocketHub Founders
The MidMichigan Innovation Center and Ann Arbor SPARK host this two-day workshop about how to successfully utilize crowdfunding. RocketHub founders, Brian Meece and Alon Hillel-Tuch, who have lectured on crowdfunding at SXSW, TEDxBrooklyn, Columbia University, Maker Faire, and White House Roundtables, will be on hand. To register, click here.
Brandcamp Detroit
This one-day conference brings together leading entrepreneurs, investors, and startups from around the country. This year’s speakers include Alexis Ohanian, founder of Reddit; Greg Selkoe, founder of Karmaloop; and Brad Feld, managing director at Foundry Group. For more information and registration, click here.
Northwest Entrepreneur Network Entrepreneur University 2013
The Northwest Entrepreneur Network‘s day-long program of talks, training, and networking for startup entrepreneurs is back for its fourth year. The speaker lineup includes Liz Pearce, CEO of LiquidPlanner, Steve Singh, CEO of Concur, Robin Wolaner, CEO of Vittana, and many more. Here’s the link for more details and registration info.
Glimpse: the Social Discovery Conference presents Glimpse NYC
Glimpse returns to NYC to bring experts together to uncover what social discovery is today, where it is headed and why it matters. The goal: to fuel innovation in the space as well as uncover and build new social technologies. Outspoken CEOs, founders and business leaders across the discovery industry will discuss the future of … Continue reading “Glimpse: the Social Discovery Conference presents Glimpse NYC”
Technology Entrepreneurship Boot Camp at UTSA
The CITE Technology Entrepreneurship Boot Camp is sponsored by the University of Texas at San Antonio and features a keynote by Pat Condon and Dirk Elmendorf, co-founders of Rackspace.
Friends of 10.10.10
10.10.10 combines 10 significant problems with 10 prospective CEOs from around the country who will spend 10 days in Denver working together to develop possible solutions. The goal is that after the 10 days, a number of viable, fundable startups will have been created by the chosen CEOs. Read this for more information about 10.10.10’s background. … Continue reading “Friends of 10.10.10”
Entrepreneurs Unplugged: Luke Beatty, Head of Strategic Partnerships, AOL
Luke Beatty, Head of Strategic Partnerships at AOL, is the guest at this edition of Entrepreneurs Unplugged, a recurring series in which leading Colorado entrepreneurs share their stories. Prior to his position with AOL, Luke was the Managing Director of the Techstars program in Boulder. Prior to this, Luke served as Vice President and General … Continue reading “Entrepreneurs Unplugged: Luke Beatty, Head of Strategic Partnerships, AOL”
New Tech Denver Monthly Meetup
The Denver version of Colorado’s largest monthly gathering of entrepreneurs and techies, with presentations from great companies, networking, and job leads. $10 donation is requested. Registration through Meetup.com required. More information, including agenda and list of companies presenting, and registration information here.
New Tech Fort Collins Monthly Meetup
The Fort Collins version of Colorado’s largest monthly gathering of entrepreneurs and techies, with presentations from great companies, networking, and job leads. $10 donation is requested. Registration through Meetup.com required. More information, including agenda and list of companies presenting, and registration information here.
New Tech Boulder Meetup
The event is Boulder’s version of Colorado’s largest monthly gathering of entrepreneurs and techies, with presentations from great companies, networking, and job leads. $10 donation is requested. Registration through Meetup.com required. More information, including an agenda, list of of companies presenting, and registration information, is available here and here.
University of Colorado-Boulder New Venture Challenge Kickoff
The CU New Venture Challenge (NVC) is entering its sixth year and has created a reputation as the go-to program for aspiring entrepreneurs across the campus. The NVC is CU-Boulder’s entrepreneurial “flight simulator,” giving teams the chance to build a startup with support from many parts of campus along with dozens of the area’s most … Continue reading “University of Colorado-Boulder New Venture Challenge Kickoff”
Denver Founders Network
A networking and informational event for the founders of startup companies and aspiring entrepreneurs. This group was founded to create a vibrant network of entrepreneurs sharing experiences, connections, and knowledge. More information here.
Denver CEO/CTO Meetup
This event is for CEOs and CTOs of startup companies (and aspiring CEOs/CTOs) who want to meet other startup CEOs and CTOs. In addition to networking, the event will discuss the roles of CEOs and CTOs, building a good and effective partnership, and how to build great teams and great products. Click here for more … Continue reading “Denver CEO/CTO Meetup”
Xconomy Forum: Big Insight—Making Sense of Big Data in Seattle
It’s not about the data, it’s about the insight. Entrepreneurs, researchers, and investors in Seattle and the broader Northwest are finding innovative ways to harness the raw data rushing at us from an ever-widening array of sources and put it to profitable, impactful use. Building on Northwest strengths such as cloud computing and enterprise software, … Continue reading “Xconomy Forum: Big Insight—Making Sense of Big Data in Seattle”
Extreme Weather, Climate Change, and the Colorado Floods
A panel of climate science and meteorology experts will convene at the University of Colorado-Boulder to discuss weather and climate related to the recent devastating floods in Colorado. The panelists are affiliated with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES, which is a joint institute of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration … Continue reading “Extreme Weather, Climate Change, and the Colorado Floods”
Rice Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker Series: Rod Canion
Canion, the founder & CEO of Compaq Computers, has a reading, reception, and signing for his just released book “Open: How Compaq Ended IBM’s PC Domination and Helped Invent Modern Computing.” No charge to attend. Click here to register.
How Much Is Your Startup Worth?
Join Trinet CEO Burton M. Goldfield and JMI Equity’s Robbie Lim for a dialog about startup valuation. While there’s no exact way to determine valuation, CommNexus is hosting this discussion to identify and explain the factors that investors and VCs analyze. You might find a few surprising elements come into consideration. More information and online … Continue reading “How Much Is Your Startup Worth?”
This Week In Startups Live with Steve Jurvetson
From the event site: “This Week in Startups is hitting the road! From October through December we’ll be hosting live events across the nation. Each live event will feature office hours from Jason Calacanis and the LAUNCH team, workshops from our partners and of course a live “This Week in Startups” taping.” The October 4 … Continue reading “This Week In Startups Live with Steve Jurvetson”
CyberHive San Diego: Securing the Smart Grid and Internet of Things
CyberHive San Diego is bringing together 200 thought leaders in Big Data, Internet of Things, Machine-to-Machine communications, privacy, and security. Daniel Obodovski, co-author The Silent Intelligence—The Internet of Things, is scheduled to give a keynote presentation. Suggested Donation: $20. Registration at the door begins at 3 pm, and a post-conference reception with live band begins … Continue reading “CyberHive San Diego: Securing the Smart Grid and Internet of Things”
ChickTech Social at Wikimedia
Come meet ChickTech founder Janice Levenhagen-Seeley and ChickTech program manager Jen Davidson. ChickTech is a non-profit with a vision to create a multi-generational community of women and girls helping each other to become technology creators. ChickTech hosts events and develops mentorships and internships for women and girls to teach, train and inspire them in coding, … Continue reading “ChickTech Social at Wikimedia”
2013: A vintage year for the San Diego biotech community
While this has been a pretty good year for the biotech industry, 2013 has been a spectacular year for San Diego’s biotech industry. During a three-month period, San Diego’s Regulus Therapeutics raised $51 million through an IPO that generated $81 million in gross proceeds; Johnson & Johnson acquired San Diego’s Aragon Pharmaceuticals for $650 million … Continue reading “2013: A vintage year for the San Diego biotech community”
Unwind: The San Diego Life Science Network Happy Hour
Enjoy a beverage or two, appetizers, and a few surprises at this free networking event. Make connections, partner, recruit, find resources, and share ideas with peers from San Diego’s pharma, biotech, diagnostics, device, biomedical research, and healthcare communities . Unwind free thanks to the sponsors Ajinomoto Althea, Chempetitive Group, JCL Bioassay, and SynteractHCR. More information … Continue reading “Unwind: The San Diego Life Science Network Happy Hour”
CommNexus: Social Media Software Tools, Tricks, and Tips
The CommNexus Social Media Special Interest Group has invited experts from Cita Communications, InCitrio, and HootSuite to share their insights on the new social media and online marketing applications that smart marketers are using to automate their social listening, management, and engagement. More information and online registration is here.
Web Innovators Group
WebInno is an informal gathering of people interested in Internet and mobile innovation—open to all in the community. Information and registration here.
Workshop: Got a Tech Business Idea?
This workshop, hosted by TechTown, features entrepreneur, author, and educator David Tarver. Tarver will use lessons he detailed in his book, “Proving Ground: A Memoir,” to teach attendees the steps to validate their business concepts. For more information and registration, click here.
2013 Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa
More than 800 leaders of the regenerative medicine business, academic, and patient advocacy communities, are expected to attend the 2013 Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa, supported by the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM), the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and the Sanford Consortium. The symposium, now in its eighth year, showcases the leading … Continue reading “2013 Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa”
Intel Capital Global Summit in Downtown San Diego
Intel Capital, the global investment and M&A arm of the Silicon Valley chipmaker, is convening its 14th annual global summit in downtown San Diego. Intel Capital President Arvind Sodhani is hosting some of the world’s top CEOs, thought leaders, and technology luminaries. The agenda includes keynote presentations, expert panels, elevator pitches, and interactive workshops designed … Continue reading “Intel Capital Global Summit in Downtown San Diego”
Silent Intelligence and the “Internet of Things”
Look in the right places and you will see the “Internet of things” (IOT) and machine-to-machine communications (M2M) already at work, changing the way we live, play, and do business. CommNexus has organized a panel discussion with several co-chairs of the M2M special interest group to discuss the state of the IOT and M2M and … Continue reading “Silent Intelligence and the “Internet of Things””
San Diego Venture Group’s 14th Annual PitchFest! Business Plan Competition
The San Diego Venture Group will host the finalists in its annual pitchfest competition at its annual cocktails and dinner soiree. Judges screen more than 100 local companies through a process that weighs the merits of the innovation, investor appeal, and progress of each applicant. Judges include some of San Diego’s leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, … Continue reading “San Diego Venture Group’s 14th Annual PitchFest! Business Plan Competition”