Diane Bisgeier
incessantly curious

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...

Celebrating small teams who are having a huge impact on the world, we're having a series of events all day long (the real fun starts at 4 p.m. with a kickoff of our San Francisco speaker series).

Invite needed, but we'll try to accomodate anyone who clicks that they are attending here.

Plancast 33% discount: http://geoloco-sf.eventbrite.com/?discount=plancast33
More info: www.geoloco.tv

Find out who's driving the location revolution forward.
Keynotes:
- Bernardo Hernandez, Head of Global Emerging Platforms, Google
- Adam Brotman, GM &VP Digital Ventures, Starbucks
- Paul Adams, Product Management, Facebook  
...

Join world-traveling, virtuosic cello player, Rebecca Roudman for the release of her CD, “Eclectic Cello.” On this unique concert, Rebecca will perform with some of the bay area’s most exciting and cutting -edge performers, including soul and R n B artist Martin Luther McCoy from the movie, “Across the Universe,” members of bay area...

Join us! The SF MusicTech Summit brings together visionaries in the music/technology space, along with the best and brightest developers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, musicians and organizations who work with them at the convergence of culture and commerce. We meet to discuss the evolving music/business/technology...

Join a panel of community management practitioners to explore today's role of community management in a modern business. Community management has gone beyond forum moderation and simple engagement on Twitter to become a truly cross-functional discipline that cuts across the whole business. With the guidance of our moderator, Thomas Knoll,...

Want to mingle with top Silicon Valley venture capitalists, angel investors and entrepreneurs?

Please join Vator and Bullpen, for their first-ever evening event called, Venture Shift, a gathering of top VCs and angels exploring what is happening in the seed to later stages. It's a forum to talk about the startup-formation process,...

I perform under the pseudonym Sayla Dobro! And June 19th is my Birthday!

http://listn.to/sayladobro

I play the DOBRO, it's a lap steel guitar, not to be confused with a GUITAR.

Like my Facebook page and join the mailing list as I should be having some fun at some open mics and bars in SF over the summer.

http://listn.to/sayladobro
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We look forward to seeing you at the June #BuzzUpSF! WHEN: Wednesday June 15th. 5-8 PM HAPPY HOUR! WHERE: Brickyard SF 1787 Union St. San Francisco. HOW: Register to attend using this eventbrite and tweet about it using #BuzzUpSF.  WHY:  Drinks, food, great conversation, great people and prizes.      Our Meltwater Buzz teams across...

TEDxSF seeks to develop and leverage the TED experience at a regional level, bringing together innovators and inspirational speakers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

First SF Open Coffee will be Thursday May 19 in SOMA.

The team over at Adku has offered to host our first event and their will be coffee, orange juice, and some breakfast food for everyone.

Come hang out, talk tech, and enjoy some fresh coffee.

Any question: @adaugelli

Marissa Mayer (Google) to Keynote Social-Loco.

[get the Plancast 20% discount] http://bit.ly/i66XaQ

Other companies speaking include:
- Groupon
- JiWire
- Facebook
- 4sqr
- Bing
And get ready, here's comes the Social-Loco pitch competition.

We'll dive into social and mobile web convergence, and what that means for SMB, big brands and...

Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco is back for another great year of sessions, speakers, and networking opportunities.

Registration is now open! Use discount code websf11fb20 to save 20% on all conference passes or code websf11fbe for a free Expo Hall Only pass.

The *ultimate* Gowalla Informal Meet-up for players in Austin during SXSW. This is a fan-generated meet-up.

Sunday from 1:00-3:00 or so ~ perhaps we will adjourn to a local watering hole for some refreshment!

Hopefully there will be some spare Gowalla stuff to be found!

Come on by and say howdy to Gowallaites from around the country and the...

The Future of Money & Technology Summit brings together visionaries in money & payment technologies to discuss the evolving industry in a proactive, conducive to dealmaking environment.

Speakers from PayPal, Citi GTS, Intuit, Mint.com, Wells Fargo Bank, BillShrink, Bloomberg, Canaan Partners, Pageonce, Microplace, I-Capital Advisors,...

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Onsite Registration Begins 2/28/2011 Full price

grand daddy of all pitchfests

We're hosting the first of our monthly Conversation Series events (see description attached) next Thurs 2/10 as part of Social Media Week. Jeremiah Owyang from Altimeter will be our inaugural guest. Sign up here: http://www.amiando.com/cotweetup.html

Sarah Austin and friends kick off the first live video salon during Social Media Week in San Francisco.

At the video salon, we invite you to come for live music, drinks, and a shot at showing off your company to our live audience of 50,000 viewers on http://www.Justin.tv/Pop17

We'll have games and a live stream!

The next Vator Splash (SF) event is being held on the evening of February 3, 2011.

The Splash event, hosted by Vator, is a celebration of entrepreneurship. The evening gathering brings together high-profile, successful tech entrepreneurs sharing their lessons and advice alongside promising startups showcasing their innovative ideas.

Hear their...

It's that time of year again, when we look back to look forward... and this year we are in for a seriously deep conversation on Social Media Trends and the year ahead. On Tuesday January 25th, SMC Founder/Chairman Chris Heuer will lead a group discussion featuring leading author Shel Israel, Forrester Analyst Auggie Ray, AOL Mobile Director...

Know the Score.

The Gamification Summit (January 20-21, 2011 San Francisco) brings together top thought leaders in game mechanics and engagement science for the first time. Hear what works and what doesn't in this dynamic and fast-moving field through case studies, workshops, keynotes and panels delivered by experts such as Gabe Zichermann...

Registration: http://sfbeta500-fb.eventbrite.com

SF Beta is San Francisco's best and biggest startup mixer, attracting founders, innovators, investors, and executives from Silicon Valley and beyond.

Our loosely structured event attracts over 500 people, and sometimes many more. We provide tasty gourmet appetizers and a full cash bar, along...

The air is getting colder,
the holidays are near,
a time for celebration
with those we hold so dear!

That would you YOU of course!

We're planning a holiday party, and please say you'll be here. Let's celebrate the season, with good friends and good cheer!

As a sign of thank you for all your support, the first 100 folks in the...

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