RonMwangaguhung
Ugandan-born Blogger for The Corsair

So, I've just recuperated from our VA mini meet-up tour, during which John and I visited DC, Norfolk, and Richmond in an attempt to find startup gems in unexpected corners of the country. This time we're bringing things a little bit closer to home.

That's right New Yawkers: get your pitch in order, your demo up to snuff, and throw...

Come out to the springtime, roof-deck launch of my book on side projects, fooling around at work, defying your boss, etc - "The 20% Doctrine: How tinkering, goofing off, and breaking the rules at work drive success in business."

The Gawker Media roof has been pressed into service by my kindly, often-defiant-themselves bosses. So come...

Are you heading to Austin this year for SXSW? Come join The Hired Guns on Wednesday, February 22nd at The Hired Guns Hive at 6:30 pm.   Various Hired Guns who are speaking at SXSW in Austin will be dry-running their presentations throughout the night -- and in between we'll have plenty of mixing and mingling time for attendees. This way,...

Whether you need to find a mate, a shrink, an addiction specialist, a literary agent, a book editor, or just a little inspiration, this Change Your Life New Year’s resolution book panel will feature secrets to making a quick transformation and to getting everything you want. Panelists:
*Dr. Frederick Woolverton, psychologist & author of...

Food, Drinks, Music, Holiday Festivities for one and all :)

What is The Future of America? The 5th annual View From The Top summit -- held at a crucial juncture in American economic and political life -- will be one of the most important Financial Times conferences ever held in the US.

This major one-day conference will gather policy-makers, economists, business leaders and financial decision-makers for a...

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The next installment of Web 2.0 Expo happens right in the heart of New York City: leader of finance, fashion, and - if you listen to the native startup scene talk - the next Web boom. Come to "Silicon Alley" this fall to meet and greet the world's top developers, designers,...

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Come help us celebrate the launch of Hipster.com!  Our team is super excited about the product, and we can't wait to share it with you! The Hipster launch party will be a great opportunity for you to both use the product in the wild, and have a great time doing so! Specifically, our party is going to feature: Hourly party bus tours of San...

Ben Parr is the Editor-at-Large of Mashable, Inc. and has been writing for Mashable since August 2008. He has completed his first sci-fi novel, Desel, and was a graduate of Northwestern University where he earned a B.A in Science in Human Culture, Political Science and Business.

The Juggs performing live from 10:30-11:30, Dj I Truth from 9 until close, Hendricks Gin/Hudson Whiskey open bar (10-11pm), Kareem Black manning the photo booth and some other good stuff that I cannot recall at moment. Did I mention OPEN BAR?

This year Le Fooding presents Le Grand Fooding New York--Exquisite Corpse.

For 52 hours from 9pm on September 23 to midnight on September 25 Le Fooding will transform the Honey Space in Chelsea into an around-the-clock pop-up restaurant featuring 13 of the world's best chefs. Chefs will cook back-to-back in four hour blocks, putting on...

Though we had to postpone the first date, we have a new date for our Tripfilms Film Festival and with the extra time to plan, we know that it will be even better than before! So spend a warm Autumn evening under the stars, watching standout travel videos with fellow travelers and good brews. Bring travel loving friends! Tripfilms and our friends...

Social Media Club is hosting the Social Media Masters event in New York on September 23rd and we wanted to throw a little cocktail party the night before to give conference participants, speakers and our supporters and sponsors a chance to meet one another and would like to invite the local Social Media Club New York community to join us too. ...

Join us this month for good conversation at <a href="http://www.brazenheadbrooklyn.com/about">The Brazen Head</a>, on Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill. 15 taps and long shelves of bourbons, scotches, and other liquors should help keep every conversation interesting -- and free wifi means you can pair your drams with some...

Come hear television big shots Tom Fontana ("Homicide: Life on the Street", "Oz") and Christina Wayne ("Mad Men", "Breaking Bad") speak about... well, TV presumably. It is moderated by Variety's Sam Thielman.

Hors d'oeuvres and drinks from Karlsson's Gold Vodka.

September 20, 6-8PM at the...

** Yes, this event is open to the public! Bring your awesomest friends! **

** Play an instrument? Sign up for our jam session at the party! http://u.nwc.co/jamsessionform **

** If Facebook is more your style, you can RSVP here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=240381132672003 **

One year in our amazing new space. Three years of doing...

Join us for the launch of Grace Bonney's new book Design*Sponge at Home. We'll be auctioning off customized West Elm products to benefit the New York Public Library and serving drinks and treats! RSVP by 9/9

Sept 13th is our new date!

Who does not love a view of the Hudson? Or a beverage or two with fine company? Come join the Ogilvy Digital Influence group on our rooftop and enjoy all of those things at the same time.

6 - 9pm - see you there.

FREE EVENT - 2012 Spring Collection Show, but you must be on the guest list and present invitation which will be e-mailed to you. Please let us know if you want to attend.

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tickets are sold out for our launch event! If you have your tickets - we loo forward to seeing you there - if not we are sorry - feel free to join the waiting list and we will be in contact. many thanks!




AfricaFashionGuide presents a launch night with a difference!

Join us for the...

Join us for the next web video installment of BigScreen LittleScreen - the premiere New York City showcase for web video producers. Join Matt Semel and

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Note: this event has been moved from the original date, and is now taking place Sept 6th, same time same place, to allow for Kio's giving birth + recovery! Best wishes to Kio, see you all in September to celebrate her quiet marvel of a book.

This is a launch party for a book, Kio Stark's Follow Me Down, a book that weaves through 25...