Thanks to all who attended our most recent StartUp SF v2.1 on 6/4/09. We had well over 100 attendees who heard Seesmic’s Loic Le Meur speak about “How to Launch a Product with your Community.” We also raised about $580 for GreenPeace which is fantastic!
Loic’s presentation is available on SlideShare but you can view it below as well. (Thanks to Dennis Mojado for recording and sharing the audio.)
Also, if you want to listen to just the audio, it is broken up into 3 sections:
StartUp SF Introduction (Demo companies)
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Presentation (”How to Launch a Product with your Community”)
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We hope to see you at future StartUp SF events. If you have suggestions for speakers, topics or demo companies, please feel free to leave a comment or fill out the Contact Form.
**Update 5/20/09** – We have added some demo companies!
It’s with great pleasure that we announce the guest speaker for the StartUp SF (version 2.1) event coming on June 4th, 2009. Loic Le Meur, Founder and CEO of Seesmic, has graciously agreed to do a presentation titled “How to Launch a Product with your Community.” Learn first hand how to use various community building techniques to build your product, service or brand from the ground up.
You may have seen Loic and Seesmic Desktop mentioned in the New York Times site.
Seesmic is Loic’s 5th business so he definitely has lots of experience under his belt. Some more information about Loic:
Loic is the Seesmic CEO. He founded the company in 2007 with the goal of turning online video into a powerful medium for threaded, interactive video conversations.
Loic is the founder and CEO of video conversation site Seesmic.com. Seesmic also makes one of the most popular Twitter and social software clients – Twhirl.org.
Loic also founded and hosts the #1 tech event in Europe, LeWeb.net, with his wife Geraldine. LeWeb gathers together 2000 entrepreneurs from 40 countries in December every year.
Prior to Seesmic and LeWeb, Loic started several other businesses such as Six Apart Europe, RapidSite, a web hosting service (acquired by France Telecom in 1999), as well as B2L, an interactive agency in 1999 (acquired by BBDO).
Recently, Business Week Magazine named Loic one of The 25 Most Influential People on the Web. He advises the World Economic Forum as well as covers the Annual Summit every year in Davos. Originally from the South of France, Loic lives in San Francisco, California and has three boys.
Tap In Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of systems management services for cloud-based applications. Awarded the 2009 Under the Radar Conference Judges Choice Award as the top cloud management company, Tap In Systems has developed a cloud-based systems management service to respond to the unique needs of today’s increasingly heterogeneous and virtual IT infrastructures. Tap In Systems’ Cloud Management Service (CMS) is a cloud-based, scalable monitoring service which manages both cloud and on-premises systems, providing status and performance data, alerts and reporting to keep applications running smoothly. CMS is an affordable, on-demand solution that requires no hardware or proprietary expertise, and can scale up and down as a user’s needs change. For more information, visit www.tapinsystems.com.
IDNTITI (pronounced “Identity”) believes in putting consumer research into the hands of consumers. IDNTITI is a Web 2.0 quantitative rating tool. It provides you the power to create polls and surveys and get the community voice gathered – QUANTITATIVELY. User can analyze rating data around demographic information of the raters. It’s a fun way of understanding community feedback, friends views etc. At core of the application, users build reputation of Organizations (companies, schools, colleges, hospitals, restaurants etc.) products or people they are associated with by rating them quantitatively. We are now available as facebook app at http://apps.facebook.com/idntiti/. Quantitative feedback matters!
Eduify is a cloud-based writing platform that helps high school and college students learn to research faster and write better. Eduify is like a writing coach that is always by your side. The service provides web-based applications to edit and store documents; discover, use and automatically cite research; find writing tutorials and examples; safeguard against plagiarism; receive expert writing help. Eduify’s service integrates with existing social networks, giving students everywhere the community, applications and help to immediately improve their writing.
If you are interested in being a Demo Company, please be sure to fill out the Contact form and we will evaluate your submission.
MORE DETAILS
There will be food and drink provided as well as ample time to do networking and talk to the GoGrid and BizSpark folks about programs that can help you jump-start your startup.
Tickets are now on sale. To buy them online (for $10), please visit the EventBrite ordering page. Tickets may be available at the door (for $20), however there is no guarantee that there will still be any remaining.
It’s been a while since we had a StartUp SF. Much like a company that is in a start-up phase, sometimes you have to go into stealth mode for a bit to retool and come out with something even better. Well, we have done this and are announcing a new Co-Host, Microsoft BizSpark. Before I go into that, I would like to thank once again, our previous co-host, Orrick, who graciously provided the previous location, services and food & beverages at the past 3 events. We couldn’t have launched or done the first few events without them.
Our new co-host is Microsoft BizSpark, which is a perfect type of partner to have for any startup-related event. Here’s a brief description of BizSpark:
In November 2008, Microsoft launched BizSpark, a program whereby startups can get access to software, support and visibility. The most exciting part about BizSpark is the access you get to all kinds of Microsoft software for development, test and production. There is no cost to enroll and you pay just USD$100 when you exit the program. To get access to BizSpark, please email anand.iyer@microsoft.com For more details about what you get through the program, please visit “What Do I Get”.
The next StartUp SF is planned for ThursdayJune 4th in the evening so be sure to mark your calendars. We have a very exciting and popular speaker lined up for this meetup so check back here soon for the details on the event. But here is a hint of the speaker’s topic (subject to change): “Community Building for Start-ups”.
A quick recap of what StartUp SF is. It’s a meetup, co-hosted by GoGrid/ServePath and now Microsoft BizSpark, that is designed to help start-ups or those thinking about starting up a new business meet with like-minded individuals in a casual yet educational environment. The format allows for individuals to network, learn about other successful startups and get first hand tips & tricks from a guest speaker, specializing in a particular field.
We are also taking in submissions to be a Demo Company for this event. We limit the amount of companies to 4. Each Demo Company will get a table to showcase their product or service and 5 minutes to give an “elevator pitch.” If you are interested in being a Demo Company (or a Sponsor), please fill out the Contact Form. Ideally, we would like the Demo Companies to reflect the same theme as the Speaker.
We are very excited about this relaunch of StartUp SF and look forward to seeing you there.
Thanks to all who attended StartUp SF v1.3 on September 10th, 2008. This was by far the largest turnout that we have had to date. Over 100 people enjoyed the food, drink and engaging content coming from the attendees, demo companies and guest speaker. Also, all proceeds from this event are donated to a different non-profit charity. For SUSF v1.3, we raised around $600 for Doctors Without Borders so thanks to all who bought a ticket and attended.
To quickly recap, StartUp SF v1.3 had:
Scott Nazarian, principal designer from frog design discuss how to understand, evaluate and choose designers
Lee Diamond from StartUpAgents give an introduction to his matching service that helps companies and talent meet and engage
Kord Campbell from <splunk> talk about taking the pain out of IT stat crunching
Justin Thorp from ClearSpring show how to create, distribute, track and monetize widgets
Presentation Download >> Scott’s vibrant presentation is available for download here [pdf document].
The next StartUp SF will be within the next 2 months. If you are interested in being a demo company or a speaker, please fill out this form.
StartUp SF is back after a short summer vacation and raring to go with the THIRD meetup of the year. The Topic of v1.3 will be “Design for Startups” and the guest speaker is Scott Nazarian from frog design.
First the event details:
Date: Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Time: 6-9pm Location: 8th Floor Cafe of Orrick, Herrinton & Sutcliffe (@ 405 Howard St in San Francisco) Price: $10 online in advance / $20 at the door Note: You must be 21 years or older to attend
StartUp SF brings together technologists, entrepreneurs, developers, technologies, services and solutions in an environment designed to further your learning, meet like-minded professionals and promote networking in order to make you successful.
StartUp SF is a not-for-profit event with all proceeds going to charity. All proceeds from this event will be going to Doctors without Borders. StartUp SF has raised $400 for Habitat for Humanity and $480 for Inveneo.
SPEAKER
StartUp SF is pleased to welcome Scott Nazarian, Principal Designer for frog design, inc., as this event’s guest speaker. A bit about Scott:
In his role as Principal Designer, Scott Nazarian meets projects with a blend of modal futurism and contemporary pragmatism, generating designs that are at once familiar and fantastic. Drawing upon a background that ranges from film, editing, and advertising to graphic and visual design, Scott works always to improve the human experience of digital technology. Recent clients include HP and OpenTV – a new paradigm in television watching.
Before coming to frog design, Scott served as a Principal Investigator for the User Experience Design Group of Sun Labs in Menlo Park, California, where he focused on the user experience within environmental, digital, and systems design. He has also worked as a creative director and designer for design firms in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles. Throughout these positions, his designs have centered upon conceptual and brand-centric web-based media and interface environments.
Scott regularly teaches design courses at the graduate level, with past engagements at both Parsons and the Art Institute of Los Angeles. He received his MFA in Media Design from the Art Center College of Design in 2004.
DEMO COMPANIES
Demo companies at StartUp SF get 5 minutes of “open mic” time to give their company’s elevator pitch, as well as demo tables where they can showcase their product or service. Demo companies for this event are:
About StartupAgents – StartupAgents is a matching service dedicated to helping startup companies worldwide find the talent they need to build next generation products and services. Our service provides both companies and individuals the ability to create detailed profiles that allow for a faster more successful matchmaking process.
<splunk> – Kord Campbell, Splunk Evangelist and Director, Splunk Developer’s Program http://www.splunk.com
About <splunk> – Splunk is a Silicon Valley company inventing large-scale, high-speed indexing and search technology for IT infrastructures. The freely downloadable software indexes, searches and navigates data from any application, server or network device in real time. More than 750 enterprises, government organizations, and service providers and more than 200,000 users achieve higher availability, investigate security incidents in record time, and meet compliance requirements at lower costs.
About Clearspring – Clearspring is the leading provider of widget creation, distribution, tracking and monetization services, used by the world’s largest media companies, advertisers, and widget developers. We help publishers and marketers extend their reach to the leading social networks, start pages and blogs and to respond to growing consumer demand for a more personalized desktop, Web, and mobile experience.
MORE ABOUT THE EVENT
At the event, you will hear some tips and tricks from a successful startup, find a good crowd, demos of some thought-provoking leading-edge products and drinks and light snacks.
You will leave better connected and educated AND with the following gifts from us:
$100 GoGrid service credit which enables you to deploy, scale and load balance Cloud server networks instantaneously – More info about GoGrid
Orrick’s Startup Kit CD which includes legal documents critical to every startup Venture – More info about Orrick
Bring yourself and your technology friends to meet likeminded, future-looking folks who may become your next colleague, customer, vendor or competitor.
StartUp SF v1.2 is a wrap and another successful meetup is under our belts. For those who attended, we hope that you walked away with some new PR ideas for your war chest. For those who were unable to attend, hopefully this post will give you a bit of what you missed.
Brian Solis, of PR 2.0 and Bub.blicio.us, presentation on “Conversational PR for Start-ups” was well received by all. Much of the information that he covered is included in his eBook, “The Essential Guide to Social Media“. Further information can be found in his article titled “PR Tips for Startups – Director’s Cut“.
During the event, I tried to Twitter some quick highlights and points from his presentation which can be tracked via Twitter hashtags (#startupsf) here. (By the way, it’s HelpaReporter.com which is fantastic!)
Also on hand were several demo companies:
Mosio Project – http://www.mosioproject.com – “Mosio is a mobile question and answer community enabling you to text any question from your phone and have it answered by real people. Harnessing the power of helpful people, mobile technologies and the internet, Mosio gives users access to information anywhere.”
Nirvino – http://www.nirvino.com – “Nirvino is, simply, the easiest way to find great wine. Our innovative technology combines wine reviews and ratings from print, online, and broadcast wine critics into one score. Get all of the information you need to make an informed purchasing decision with just one click. If the Nirvino Rating says a wine is great, look no further!”
Inveneo – http://www.inveneo.org – “Inveneo is a non-profit social enterprise whose mission is to get the tools of ICT into the hands of organizations and people who need them most: those in remote and rural communities in the developing world.”
Over $500 was raised from the sale of tickets to StartUp SF for Inveneo. Each StartUp SF event donates all proceeds to charity.
About: Once again it is time for San Francisco’s bi-monthly (that’s every other month, folks) meetup designed to help Web 2.0 and Start-Ups “kick-start” their business. StartUp SF brings together technologists, entrepreneurs, developers, technologies, services and solutions in an environment designed to further your learning, meet like-minded professionals and promote networking in order to make you successful!
The next StartUp SF is schedule for Wednesday, June 18th from 6 to 9 PM in the 8th Floor Café at the offices of Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe (@ 405 Howard Street, San Francisco). The format is simple:
6-7 PM –> Networking and Demo Companies (Demo companies will present for 2-3 minutes)
7-8 PM –> Guest Speaker (presentation with Q&A session)
8-9 PM –> Networking and more Demo Companies
StartUp SF is a not-for-profit event with all proceeds going to charity. All proceeds from this event will be going to Inveneo (http://www.inveneo.org), a demo company at this event. The last StartUp SF raised $400 for Habitat for Humanity.
Speaker
With the success of the inaugural event behind us, we have lined up another stellar speaker, Brian Solis, of Bub.blicio.us and PR 2.0. To quote:
“bub.blicio.us is here to help capture the excitement and insight behind everything two point oh providing a lense into the social landscape that’s energizing and shaping the new tech economy.”
Following the StartUp SF theme of providing helpful information to becoming a successful start-up, Brian’s presentation is titled: “Conversational PR for Start-ups”.
Demo Companies
Throughout the evening, the following companies (subject to change/additions) will be providing hands-on demos and answering questions about their product or service:
About Mosio – “Mosio is a mobile question and answer community enabling you to text any question from your phone and have it answered by real people. Harnessing the power of helpful people, mobile technologies and the internet, Mosio gives users access to information anywhere.”
About Nirvino – “Nirvino is, simply, the easiest way to find great wine. Our innovative technology combines wine reviews and ratings from print, online, and broadcast wine critics into one score. Get all of the information you need to make an informed purchasing decision with just one click. If the Nirvino Rating says a wine is great, look no further!”
About Inveneo – “Inveneo is a non-profit social enterprise whose mission is to get the tools of ICT into the hands of organizations and people who need them most: those in remote and rural communities in the developing world.”
More about the event
At the event, you will hear some tips and tricks from a successful startup, find a good crowd, demos of some thought-provoking leading-edge products and drinks and light snacks.
You will leave better connected and educated AND with the following gifts from us:
$100 GoGrid service credit which enables you to deploy, scale and load balance server networks instantaneously – More info about GoGrid
Orrick’s Startup Kit CD which includes legal documents critical to every startup Venture – More info about Orrick
Please join us for StartUp SF and tell your friends about it.
When: Wednesday June 18th 6 – 9PM
Where: Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe, 405 Howard St. San Francisco at the 8th Floor Cafe
What: StartUp SF Meetup, networking, knowledge, friends and schwag to kick start your startup.
Who: Technologists, Entrepreneurs and interested folks who are over 21 years of age
Bring: Business cards, elevator pitch, curiousity, legal dilemmas and server needs
How Much: $10 in advance / $20 at the door (all proceeds go to charity)
Bring yourself and your technology friends to meet likeminded, future-looking folks who may become your next colleague, customer, vendor or competitor.
This event was co-hosted by Orrick and ServePath (makers of GoGrid). If your company is interested in having a demo table, speaking or being a media sponsor, please use the Contact page to submit your information.
You and your technology friends are cordially invited to inaugurate the StartUp SF Meetup on Wednesday April 30th,6 to 9PM at the spectacular offices of Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe, 405 Howard Street, San Francisco.
StartUp SF brings together technologists, entrepreneurs, technologies, services and solutions to meet, learn, socialize and network to success and monetization. We hope that you will join us for a fun professional evening. EACH MEETUP DONATES ALL TICKET PROCEEDS TO A DIFFERENT CHARITY. This inaugural event will be donating to Habitat for Humanity.
Topic – “Genesis of a Startup: from Concept to Company”
Early Validation — Before you start in earnest, you might wonder — What makes a good idea? Is yours worth pursuing? How do you size your opportunity?
Covering the Basics — A handful of best-practices recommendations for general company administration: corporate formation, capital structure, legal, accounting, etc.
Building the Core Team — How do you attract talent at this very early stage? What kinds of players will you need pre-funding? Post-funding?
Market Validation — How do you execute to prove you have a winning idea? What milestones make sense for your business?
Fund Raising — When should you raise money? Who should be your target funding sources? How much should you raise? What are common investment terms?
About Kiptronic – “Kiptronic provides a software-as-service platform as a comprehensive solution for publishers of video and audio content. Our Media Services Platform allows our customers to dynamically deliver ads with their content, extending their reach to any device, with support for leading hosting platforms and formats. We support audio and video delivered both online, such as in a website video player, or offline to any downloadable media device.”
About MotivePath – MotivePath®, Inc. provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution to help marketers and advertisers quickly and easily reach highly targeted audiences for their product and service messages. The MotivePath technology platform empowers Everywhere Media™, and features a SaaS service core capable of serving targeted ad units and creative interactive content across web, social networks, mobile, video, and even connects to offline media such as print, outdoor and screen media. It features content management for tailoring content for different media types and channels, reporting, predictive models and analysis. It provides full campaign management, ROI measurement, scenario analysis, and Key Performance Indicators. In addition, the MotivePath open service platform enables clients and partners to integrate directly with MotivePath technology, resulting in the availability of best of breed solutions through the MotivePath partner program.
About Triggit - Triggit makes it quick and easy for web publishers to monetize their sites with advertising. Using a cross platform web application, publishers can now drag and drop ad units directly into their pages, optimize efficacy and track the results. Triggit takes the pain out of monetization.
About Askpedia – Askpedia is an online knowledge marketplace for Questions and Answers. Users post questions with optional financial rewards for best answers. Others answer questions to earn rewards and establish their reputation within the community. All questions and answers, as well as users, are tagged and indexed with tags and location information to enable content and location based discovery. Askpedia also utilizes personalization technologies to match Q&A and experts to users based on interest and knowledge profiles.
More about the event
At the event, you will hear some tips and tricks from a successful startup, find a good crowd, demos of some thought-provoking leading-edge products and drinks and light snacks.
You will leave better connected and educated AND with the following gifts from us:
$100 GoGrid service credit which enables you to deploy, scale and load balance server networks instantaneously – More info about GoGrid
Orrick’s Startup Kit CD which includes legal documents critical to every startup Venture – More info about Orrick
Please join us for StartUp SF and tell your friends about it.
When: Wednesday April 30th 6 – 9PM
Where: Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe, 405 Howard St. San Francisco at the 8th Floor Cafe
What: StartUp SF Meetup, networking, knowledge, friends and schwag to kick start your startup.
Who: Technologists, Entrepreneurs and interested folks who are over 21 years of age
Bring: Business cards, elevator pitch, curiousity, legal dilemmas and server needs
How Much: $10 in advance / $20 at the door (all proceeds go to charity)
Bring yourself and your technology friends to meet likeminded, future-looking folks who may become your next colleague, customer, vendor or competitor.
