sharad verma
Founder, TripAha!, lead product management for Yahoo Web Search

Oh, Yeah, Baby! We are going to boogie and jam!!

When you put a bunch of multi-talented geeks in Shirley's not-a-basement downstairs room with piano, flutes and spoons, yes, they whipped up Irish folk music among others.
So instead of her dig, we are moving to a bigger stage to jam with all our friends.

Thanks to our friends (Brain...

NextGen’s Venture Wednesdays will be held in the City once again!

Gerson Lehrman Group is graciously hosting us for drinks, appetizers and networking at Thirsty Bear (661 Howard Street) in San Francisco from 7pm until 10pm next Wednesday, June 1st. As always, great times are sure to be had by all!

I look forward to seeing you all there!
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Gamification is rapidly changing how we engage users and solve problems – affecting big brands and small startups alike. Early approaches have produced largely stellar results (e.g. Foursquare, DevHub) and some real duds. Most designers know that badges alone are not enough to profoundly engage users, but what does it take to gamify like the...

UPDATE: We are finalizing the venue and list of Featured Guests. More updates soon, so stay tuned!

Have you ever attended an event with the goal to meet a group of like minded business men/women or talk with a specific featured guest, only to walk away empty handed?

Welcome to Binary!

Binary is a uniquely structured networking event focused...

In partnership with Cirque du Soleil, The Mashable Awards Gala event will bring together the winners and nominees, the Mashable community, partners, media, the marketing community, consumer electronics and technology brands and attendees from the 2011 International CES Convention to Las Vegas on Thursday, January 6, 2011. Together, we will...

Silicon Valley Bank is hosting a holiday party for startups, who are clients of SVB. More details to come in the next week.

The event is SOLD OUT, as we have reached capacity.

If you didn't make it, please join us at "Some Like it Hot" on Dec 17th, http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=170160899683036



Marie Claire & Trendy Lime invite you to “Light Up the Night!” with a chic cocktail party to celebrate the holiday season! Enjoy Chambord...

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We are in the heart of silicon valley where cutting edge technology and budding entrepreneurs are in abundance. Many great innovations have come out of this very area. Without a team of professionals who design, build and successfully bring those products/services to...

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....

Folks,

I'd love to invite you to an exciting Fall weekend October 23 & 24. This is probably the next to last power of two birthday I'll have before I die, as I plan to make it to 64 but expire well before 128. Let's hang out in Marin and get to know each other and brainstorm and philosophize and play games and get drunk, shall...

Join in the free monthly gathering of online community managers, enthusiasts, and innovators to meet and discuss tools and strategies for building and managing effective communities.

October's MeetUp is well, with MeetUp! We'll be joined by Charles Baker, <http://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesbaker/> Strategy & Community...

**Buy your tickets here: http://startuppr.eventbrite.com**

Reporters from Forbes, VentureBeat, TheNextWeb, Pop17, CBS5 San Francisco, StartupDigest, Huffington Post, BusinessWeek, BlogTalkRadio, Adotas, Bub.blicio.us, and more will be presenting.

Startup PR Summit 2010 is a unique and rare opportunity for startups to learn from accredited members...

The seminar is free and open to public.

Warm Gun is a new 1-day conference on October 8th in San Francisco for designers & non-designers to learn about elegant, purposeful, and measurable online design.

Brought to you by Dave McClure & 500 Startups.

http://warmgun.com

DJs: Manju Masi (Atish Mehta + Mark Slee).

Parking: Complimentary parking for the event at 350 2nd St. (btwn Folson & Harrison).

Food: pizza and sandwiches in the early evening.

Registration: http://sfbeta404-fb.eventbrite.com

Join us for SF's best and biggest startup mixer, as we celebrate our fourth anniversary at our favorite venue, 111 Minna.

Our last event smashed all previous attendance records, hitting 550 people. Let's bump the numbers even higher for this (semi-)historic occasion.

Demo theme:...

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More details here: http://bit.ly/tcsf1r

After hosting startup mixer events across the country since 2006, we are excited to be hosting our first TECH cocktail San Francisco startup and entrepreneurial mixer event. The event is aimed at better connecting, educating and...

You're invited to attend Orrick's complimentary TOTAL ACCESS program focused on the entrepeneur and venture capital community.

RSVP here: http://reaction.orrick.com/reaction/RSGenPage.asp?rsid=2MJ3yCSCkmD87DFM1MSUWMBTzEgsGCL1P6hMjVPybQA&aes=y

The rise of the super angel investor has disrupted the startup ecosystem. Whereas angel...

Each Thursday, we've asked Barista Joe to set up shop at our Pier 38 Office - stop by for an expresso or two on us

You are invited to the Kaama Lounge on September 8, 2010 for an evening of networking, drinks, and companies showcasing their products!

Hosted By: Tracy Lee and Jonathan Lau
Hours: 6:00-9:00 pm

Where: Kaama Lounge

385 S Winchester Blvd.
San Jose, CA 95128
Phone# 408-243-4200

For a sneak peek at the menu~ read A Love Letter to Kaama Lounge ~...

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH EVAN WILLIAMS, CEO OF TWITTER AND MODERATED BY CLAIRE CAIN MILLER, WRITER FOR THE NY TIMES.

Engage with the Man Behind One of the Hottest and Fastest Growing Tech Companies in Existence.

Learn More About the History of the Company, How Twitter was Built, How They Plan on Making Money,...