Aaron Gray
Product & strategy guy. Entrepreneur. Teacher. Dad. DIY home remodel geek. VP Product at Thunderhead. Also find me at Clipbook.it.

Disruptive technology and digital connectivity are dramatically changing the way customers interact with products and channels. Only those executives that become customer-obsessed, agile, and global will capitalize on new distribution models across touchpoints, delighting their customers and driving incremental revenue in this new era of the...

Join us Friday, September 16th, 2011, for the third annual SEMpdx Rooftop Networking Party! It will again be at Hotel deLuxe, overlooking the downtown Portland skyline. Enjoy good food, drinks and conversations as a DJ spins tunes. Don’t miss the best networking event of the summer! Note that immediately following the event, many of us will be ...

Join us Friday, September 16th, 2011, for the third annual SEMpdx Rooftop Networking Party!
It will again be at Hotel deLuxe, overlooking the downtown Portland skyline. Enjoy good food, drinks and conversations as a DJ spins tunes. Don’t miss the best networking event of the summer!

Note that immediately following the event, many of us will be...

Our monthly Meetup. Presentation TBD

Trek in the Park RETURNS! For our 3rd summer show, we present the classic tale of an alternate reality Starfleet in MIRROR, MIRROR!

A bizzare transporter malfunction sends Kirk, McCoy, Uhura, and Scotty to a savage parallel universe where the peacekeeping Starfleet is replaced by an evil Empire that believes assassination and revenge are the means...

TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is call TEDxPortland, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxPortland event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.

The eMarketing Summit brings together marketers, business owners and internet professionals from throughout the Northwest. Now in its seventh year, the eMarketing Summit, a Special Event @ InnoTech, focuses on the strategies and concepts of eMarketing while demonstrating the latest tools and techniques used by the Northwest's top companies. ...

Celebrate seed capital in Oregon!   Portland Seed Fund managers Angela Jackson and Jim Huston declare the Fund open for business to entrepreneurs. Learn how to apply, what to expect, and likely types of investments.   Special guests Carwoo and Cloudkick Hear from these rockstar Oregon expat companies who once flew south in search of capital and...

Full details at http://bit.ly/paulbingman

PDX Lean Startup Circle and Urban Airship, Inc. welcomes Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup methodology. Eric is the author of the popular blog Startup Lessons Learned and the creator of the Lean Startup methodology. He co-founded and served as CTO of IMVU, his third startup, which has today has over 40 million users and 2009 revenue over...

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) will be hosting a party. There will be a guest list for startups and investors. More details to follow.

Live music by Radiostar, with guest performance by Andrew Mason, CEO of Groupon!

The second annual Tech Cocktail SXSW will kick off the third annual SXSW Accelerator program and showcase 30+ early stage startups for an evening of conversation. The event is aimed at better connecting, educating and amplifying the SXSW Interactive community.

Join us for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts, innovators,...

Fray Cafe 11 returns to SXSWi for its eleventh year and the enduring magic of true, personal stories told in front of a live audience. This year there will be no featured speakers. The event will hosted by Kevin Smokler (www.kevinsmokler.com) who has spoken at every Fray Cafe.
As always, we will have our open mic, so bring your own true story to...

We're gathering Austin's best food trucks together for an afternoon of BBQ, tacos, meat pies and more.

Download Foodspotting for Secret Menu items and to participate in a photo scavenger hunt - win prizes!

Featuring the following Food Truck stars:
- Along Came a Slider
- Boomerang's Pies
- Chi'Lantro
- Clem's Hot Diggity...

The Mashable SXSWi House 2011 will break the mold of the traditional SXSWi events schedule. Working with SXSWi and our partner sponsors, we will create a two-day platform that will include private events, VIP networking hours and large open parties. From Sunday, March 13th to Monday, March 14th, Mashable will be hosting a combination of private...

INVITE ONLY - Calling all GEEKS, NERDS, and PIRATES!

We're throwing an invite-only party after we throw down some serious build/measure/learn talks at our SXSWi track, "The Lean Startup" on March 12th.

Are you geeky enough to pass our muster?

If you'd like to join our private post-party (say that 3 times quickly), apply...

SXSWi is right around the corner. Why not kick it off with a bang at the Official SXSWi Happy Hour sponsored by Razorfish?

Join us on Saturday, March 12th, 2011, from 6-8PM at the Phoenix (409 B Colorado St). DJ Hot Sauce will be spinning the tunes to get you in the mood to party. And the open bar means there will be plenty of free drinks. But...

An official SXSW Interactive track on March 12th from 9:30am - 6:00pm, The Lean Startup SXSW is a full day of talks and sessions on lean startup methods led by entrepreneurs who are killin' it.

Too much junk in the trunk? Get rid of those startup love handles at SXSW with 500 Startups & Eric Ries.

AGENDA ANNOUNCED: Check out...

A Cowboy Steampunk themed part at SXSW. Done by the same crew that did pastriesandpasties.com in 09 and the steampunk party that brought Maker Faire to Austin Texas in 2006. The lineup is already looking amazing... website should be up soon!