Benn Gurton
Recovering attorney turned entrepreneur. Focused on technology + business strategy. Fitness, roto baseball, warm weather. Double rainbows all the way.

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...

Get your g33k on under the big top at SXSWi. Daily happy hour beer 4-6pm, caffeine, popcorn, dedicated wi-fi, plentiful power, comfy couches AND 9 - 11am Bloody Mary Bar at Circus Mashimus.

#circusmash: your geek oasis in the Austin Convention Center.

If you can't make it, the event will be Livestreamed here: http://www.livestream.com/hackersandfounders

More details:

I'm really excited to announce the first event in a series we'll be hosting here in New York (with help from other H&F meetups throughout the country) on the topic of getting press for your company....

Halloween's not till Sunday - but the spookiness of the season will reach its peak on Thursday, Oct. 28th, when New York's most glittering, self-obliterating literati convene their coven at Sweet and Vicious for Obliterati: Spook-a-Nanny.

No costumes are required, though you might feel safer with a disguise, the better to ward off...

Come meet and learn more about TechStars NYC - www.techstars.org/nyc

David Tisch - Director of NYC will be there along with TechStars alumni to discuss the program.