Carmen Hughes
I help tech startups build their market presence. Like tech, entrepreneurs, social media, Apple, music, cooking, travel, hockey & outdoors.

Join TechCentralSF Startup Mixer with 60-second spots co-hosted by PeopleBrowsr!http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2754357357

Startup Exits is back and ready to kick some more a**. For this round, we're bringing in M&A pros from Dropbox, eBay, Evernote and Groupon. Jack Abraham (founded and sold Milo.com) will lead our keynote. As a bonus, Aydin Senkut of Felicis VC (20+ exits) will be featured in a fireside chat titled "Thoughts On The Exit From A...

Leveraging the SmartPhone ecosystem and Moore’s Law, entrepreneurs are launching a new class of small wearable devices. These general purpose compute platform devices are about to disrupt the world of consumer electronics and embedded devices, because they provide modern UIs and open Software development environments.

Start-ups, and giant global...

We are pleased to invite you to CAST Labs Dinner Soiree Premiere, hosted by Silicon Valley Innovation Institute (SVII).

For your entertainment, the program will feature live jazz, opera arias, a tango dance performance, and a dinner-debate. The theme of the evening is: art, creativity and innovation, a collaborative exploration. A multitalented...

11/11/11 is a magical day. We'll start this street party at 3pm -- yes, we got a permit to drink beer and wine on the street! -- and we'll go all the way till 11:11pm, when 1100 people will make the mother of all wishes!

Dorsey & Whitney Presents:
"Brews & Views"-- Deciphering what the $@%@$ Entrepreneurs Need to Know about Investors

A Conversation with Foundry Group VC’s and co-authors Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson Combined with a Patio-side Fete of Local Euro-style Microbrews and Light Grub

Special Guests:
Brad Feld, Foundry Group Co-founder...

You would think that a three day festival in the heart of San Francisco might cost some coin. You would be wrong. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is completely free. How can they swing three days of music? A rich philanthropist named Warren Hellman gives the festival as a gift to San Francisco. Now that’s a party.

Coolers, blankets, and short-back...

The Splash event, hosted by Vator, is a single-track evening event and startup competition. Splash gathers leading entrepreneurs, innovators and financiers across technology to inspire and energize the audience about entrepreneurship and innovation.

Splash brings together high-caliber speakers who talk about how to build and scale great successful...

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IDC and Dorsey & Whitney Present -- Innovation Flashpoint:
HTML5 & Mobile Browser-Based Apps About to Explode

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Panelists:...

IDC and Dorsey & Whitney Present: Innovation Flashpoint: HTML5 & Mobile Browser-Based Apps About to Explode


The debate about which mobile app development approach is best continues to rage: HTML5 or mobile, browser-based apps. Whether you’re a fan of the native app approach or a die-hard champion of the mobile browser-based app...

Join us for a very special "Author's Night" edition of Brews and Views at the Maverick's Event Center on Aug. 26 with special guest Peter Sims, author of "Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries."

In his book, Sims writes that we are living in very uncertain, rapidly changing times where,...

TuneIn, appbackr, Pulse & Betterworks would like to invite the Palo Alto tech community to join us for a summer cocktails mixer!  Come enjoy an outdoor evening with creative drinks and interesting company.  Come share what you're excited by.  Meet cool people.  Have some fun and discover something new! We'll be hosting in...

Join us for a great mix of startup demos, networking, giveaways, drinks and fun on the best deck on all of Sand Hill Road.

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Maker Faire is the World’s Largest DIY Festival - a two-day, family-friendly event to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology. aker Faire is the premier event for grassroots American innovation. As the World's Largest DIY Festival,...

The Japanese pioneered many aspects of the modern mobile computing. Long before the smartphone era began, Japanese feature phones allowed users to surf the web, purchase and pay for train tickets, and of course play innumerable games. However, with the advent of Apple iPhone and Android-based systems, the US has unarguably assumed the ...

Bring your innovative ideas for eCommerce and web applications and we’ll introduce you to customers who are ready to use and pay for your apps. Connect your code with the leading eCommerce API platforms for online engagement, payment, and eCommerce and turn your innovation into breakthrough commercial success.
Join LivePerson, PayPal, and...

Venture capitalists invested $21.8 billion in 3,277 deals in 2010, an increase of 19 percent in dollars and a 12 percent rise in deals over the prior year according to latest MoneyTree Report, which tracks the industry. The rise in venture investments in 2010 represents the first time the annual investment level has increased since 2007.

Now that...

General Info Monthly Mobile Interest Group. Content will vary, covering all aspects of the mobile ecosystem.  Our Meetups happen on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Typical format will include a keynote, demos, and networking (refreshments provided).    Next Meeting: 4/19/2011 @ 6:30PM Heads Up: What's new with Flash/AIR on devices with...

Enterprise App demo night this month. Sponsored by: Moderator: Mario Tapia,  MobileMonday/GetJar Presenters: Cisco Cisco PocketCloud Fuze Meeting Salesforce Chatter Box.net MobileIron Enterprise App Storefront VMware vSphere Client for iPad YouSendIt Breezy ZigZag Board Date: April 11, 2011 Time: 6:15pm Registration Opens | 7:10pm Panel...

Ever wanted to control a video game with your mind? How about cause a helicopter to levitate with your brainwaves? NeuroSky will be loaning us several of the MindWave EEG headsets for reading brainwaves and giving us APIs to do hardware and software development. Additionally, they'll be giving a discount to hackathon attendees if anybody...

How will HTML5 apps evolve in the future?  Will the rise of the mobile web lead to the demise of AppStores? As smart devices spread across the globe, how will developers efficiently deliver data to their apps and most importantly how we they get paid.  Join Peter-Paul Koch, renowned creator of the quirksmode.org blog, as he shares his thoughts...

StartMate Valley Night - Is an invitation-only event bringing together top Australian entrepreneurs with Silicon Valley's top startups, investors, journalists and service providers. The goal of StartMate Valley Night is to impart "real" knowledge around business practices in Silicon Valley.
Why you should come if you are from...

Attend the Silicon Valley Roundtable:
http://foundersspacesvmarch2011.eventbrite.com/

* Topic: “What’s on the VC and Angel Checklists?” (Which company and founder attributes are attractive?)
* Presenters: Catharina Min and Donald Reinke of Reed Smith; Peter Craddock of Shoreline Venture Management; and Andy Bartley of Angels’...