Pietari Grohn
Creative Entrepreneur and Lawyer

Open PARTY <---- invite aggressively ALL ARE WELCOME

register here: http://sg4sg.eventbrite.com
FB Event here: http://on.fb.me/ifCX4L

All proceeds go to benefit FORGE (www.FORGEnow.org).

This is NOT a stuffy fundraiser, but the beginning of what should become a VERY FUN NIGHT. The door and part of the bar will benefit FORGE, but...

Get your ticket:http://gamificationpart1.eventbrite.com/ Early bird tickets are still available.

Details on: http://www.meetup.com/Silicon-Valley-Web-Builder/events/16450633/

Moderator:
Michael Carter, Co-Founder, Game Closure
Panelists:
Kris Duggan, CEO & Founder, Badgeville
Keith Smith, CEO & Co-Founder, BigDoor
Finn Kelly, CEO &...

The 2010 Crunchies is our fourth annual competition and award ceremony to recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, internet and technology innovations of the year.

It is time for another Gaming & Mobile Entrepreneurship (GAME) get-together in San Francisco!

The idea is simple: get together on a regular basis with people who are interested in gaming, mobile and entrepreneurship. The event is open so feel free to pass around.

The last events saw over 500 people from:
A Bit Lucky, Blizzard, Nexon, Swoopo,...

Google and Peanut Labs are co-hosting a panel discussion on the evolution of online gaming with industry thought leaders weighing in on the big questions facing the ecosystem in the new year.

Panelists confirmed so far include:

- Kai Huang - CEO & Founder of RedOctane, creator of Guitar Hero
- Kim-Mai Cutler - Inside Network
- Mike Sego -...

Finland is invading the Valley! Come and hear great Nordic stories:
- Peter Vesterbacka (Mighty Eagle at Rovio) will talk about Angry Bird's success story
- Ilja Laurs (CEO at GetJar) will talk about how the game crashed their app store
- Kristo Ovaska and Ramine Darabiha (Aalto Venture Garage - the Y Combinator of Finland) will talk about...

Smart thinking. Ground breaking. Straight talking. Problem solving.

Aaltoes goes to Silicon Valley to visit local startups, investors and students. For more info, visit aaltoes.com/siliconvalley or download the first version of our guidebook for the trip from http://bit.ly/aaltoessiliconvalley

Stay tuned for more! This is the place to find all...

RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/Lean-Startup-Circle/calendar/14953404/

Dropbox is one of the hottest lean startups in existence. They have millions of users and a product that people rave about. Come to the October Lean Startup Circle to learn from CEO Drew Houston how Dropbox went from zero to two million users in under two years. His presentation...

Please contact Bauer’s Intelligent Transportation for your convenient, innovative, comfortable and eco-friendly transportation needs at our 24-hour Dispatch 1-800-546-6688!

One of the best things about summer in San Francisco is, without a doubt, the festivals! During the summer it seems we have a concert or festival nearly every weekend in...

The 4th Annual Virtual Goods Summit is returning to San Francisco. Last year's event attracted more than 500 executives and entrepreneurs from the free-to-play, virtual goods, and social gaming spaces for a day and a half of talks and panels. This year's event will feature top-notch speakers and panels focused on the most important issues...

Conference site: http://www.mediabistro.com/smartphonegamessummit/?c=spfb

The Smartphone Games Summit is a single day conference focused on the emerging smartphone games space. The conference will bring together leading developers, investors, and executives from around the globe to share their collective wisdom on what's working today and...

Why you need to be there? Because we're Seesmic, and you can't say no to the Raccoon :) So, join us for a good time with hosted bar drinks on us and light food against a skyline view at the Clift Hotel in Downtown San Francisco.  What is Seesmic Desktop 2? Seesmic Desktop 2 marks the next generation of our popular Windows and Mac desktop...

It's time again, the Scandinavian countries are chalking it up yet again to compete for the Lundbaek Trophy!

We are celebrating the Cup's 25th anniversary!

Some Scandinavian Consul will officially open the 2010 Football Tournament.

Come mix with fellow Scandinavian country men while watching soccer, have a nice picnic and enjoy a cold...

Register at: http://bayareavideogamedevelopermeetup.eventbrite.com/

How to Grow your Online Games for massive player engagement and revenue
--special guests founders Josh Rose of Flying Wisdom Studios and Joe Dunn of e23 Games

Hello Bay Area Game Developers,
Do you want more players for your games this year?
How about more engaged...

Despite having access to advanced JavaScript frameworks, many web developers continue to write very similar boilerplate code to setup AJAX interactions. Facebook, in particular, peaked at nearly one megabyte of JavaScript on its homepage. The team then realized that 90% of our interactions could be boiled down into a very small set of steps: (1)...

Y-Combinator

Y Combinator Demo Day (invite only)

Event: http://insidesocialapps.com
Registration: http://insidesocialapps.eventbrite.com

Inside Social Apps 2010 brings together today’s leading developers, investors, and analysts for a one-day intensive summit on the future of app and game monetization on social platforms.

Inside Social Apps 2010 happens the day before Facebook's...

Join me for a feast of magnanimous proportions at Momma Linda's House on Saturday, 4/17, to celebrate my 31st birthday! It's THANKSGIVING DINNER IN APRIL!!!

This is a POT-LUCK style dinner. I will cook the Turkey and the gravy. Please bring either a side dish or some booze. Don't bring gifts. Just bring food. or booze.
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Verge Gallery presents!

An opening night screening of The Art of the Steal hosted by Sacramento's glorious Crest Theatre!

Friday April 16, 7:30pm -- All seats $15

A portion of every opening night ticket sold will benefit the development of our new location at 625 S Street.

Purchase at the door, or online here:...