Category: San Francisco

From the event organizers: Hacker Lab is presenting our first region-wide competitive programming challenge. Throughout the month of July participants will tackle HackerRank computer science programming challenges in an effort 1) to win prizes, 2) to catch the eye of future employers, as well as 3) to have a shot at being deemed the top … Continue reading “Sacramento Hacker Rank Challenge”

From the event site: Rock Health’s 4th Annual Health Innovation Summit brings together diverse minds from healthcare, technology, and beyond to wrestle with healthcare’s most challenging problems. This one-of-a-kind, high-energy event features prominent thought-leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, providers, and other experts in raw and insightful conversations you won’t hear anywhere else. Information and registration here.

A conference from 500 Startups. From the event site: WANNA MAKE YOUR STARTUP GO BOOM? Building the next Pinterest or Dropbox isn’t just about the code — without some serious distribution channels & hack-tics, those startups might have well been another drop in the dead pool. Join tech’s most savvy distribution experts on Aug. 7th … Continue reading “Weapons of Mass Distribution”

From the event site: In 2005 an independent worker in California conceived of a different way of working; he envisioned a place where independent workers could come together, collaborate and reap the rewards of community, increased productivity and creativity. That worker was Brad Neuberg and the word he used to describe his vision was coworking, … Continue reading “SF Coworking Week 2014”

From the event site: “Did you know that founding teams with multiple co-founders have a greater chance of success? If you’re looking for someone to join your venture, looking for a venture to join, or open to either, sign up and attend our local, in-person Meetups to discover the perfect co-founder to round out your … Continue reading “CoFoundersLab Matchup Silicon Valley”

From the event site: “Adi Tatarko is the CEO and co-founder of Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design that brings together both professionals and homeowners via mobile, local and social tools. Adi and her husband and cofounder, Alon Cohen, started Houzz out of challenges that they faced during their own home remodel. … Continue reading “Startup Grind San Francisco Hosts Adi Tatarko”

From the event site: “Startup Weekend is a 54-hour event where developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups! Beginning with open mic pitches on Friday, attendees are encouraged to bring their best ideas and inspire others to join their team. Over Saturday … Continue reading “Bay Area Makers Startup Weekend”

From the event site: “Justin Kan is an internet entrepreneur. He is best known for founding Kiko, the first AJAX web calendar; Justin.tv, a live video streaming platform; Socialcam, a mobile video sharing app (acquired for $60mm by Autodesk in 2012); Twitch, a video game streaming platform; and Exec, an on demand maid service (acquired … Continue reading “Startup Grind San Francisco Hosts Justin Kan”

From the event site: “Digital Kids Summit, October 21-22, 2014 in San Francisco, gives you what you need to know to create best-selling kids digital entertainment and learning products. The Summit is the must-attend event for brand owners, game developers, entertainment and media executives, marketers, producers, digital media directors and licensing professionals seeking to engage … Continue reading “Digital Kids Summit”

From the event site: Disruptive innovations are taking the world of automotive transportation by storm: from ride sharing, car data tracking and behavioral adjustments, to how vehicles are built, purchased, serviced, insured, navigated, and more. This program presents four visionaries in a fresh and candid discussion about how key trends are unfolding and converging, and … Continue reading “Churchill Club Open Forum: Disrupting Automotive Transportation—The Road Ahead”

From the event site: “Three of the hottest and most revolutionary topics in future tech — 3D printing, wearable tech, and the Internet of Things — will be brought together at the inaugural Designers of Things conference, giving the growing design and development community a meeting place to discuss and share insights about the state … Continue reading “Designers of Things Conference”

From the organizers: Join 100 of your telecom colleagues as we dive deeper into Big Data and Analytics. Trends towards Cloud, parallel processing, Virtualization, Flash memory, and cheap storage have aligned and delivered a new ability to pour through millions of data points in real time, and to pull out actionable business knowledge. In our … Continue reading “Telecom Council Deep Dive: Analytics”

From the event site: Startup Funding 2.0 is about innovation in early stage finance. Topics include: +Rise of the Platforms: how perk- and equity-based crowdfunding platforms are changing the game. +March of the Young Turks: how hot new seed funds are innovating the venture model. +Acceleration of the Accelerators: how incubators are opening up new … Continue reading “Startup Funding 2.0: The Brave New World of Early Stage Finance”

From the event site: For accredited & active investors only, PreMoney is a 1-day conference about the most disruptive models, platforms, and strategies for modernizing venture capital. Featuring the world’s leading investors & thought leaders, PreMoney will provide fund managers and institutional investors with insight and tactics for building successful and scalable venture portfolios that are … Continue reading “500 Startups’ PreMoney Conference 2014”

From the event site: Join us this spring for the largest Hackathon series, ever. Over 30 cities and 6,000 developers will join in to build stronger developer ecosystem around the world. What makes AngelHack the best hackathon series on the planet? Developer bootcamps to teach development. 100′s of developers and designers at the event for you to work with. … Continue reading “AngelHack Silicon Valley”

From the event site: “Rather than targeting end-users or enterprises, a growing number of startups succeed with a developer-first, or D2D, strategy. The Developer-to-Developer Summit is the first event of its kind that’s 100% focused on developers building technologies for other developers. Drawing on the ideas and perspectives of industry leaders, join us for an … Continue reading “Developer-to-Developer Summit”