Jason Putorti
Co-founder @votizen

Did you miss the Grit show last Thursday? No Worries Mon!

We are playing again this Thursday at another fabulous Austin venue- the Flamingo Cantina!

The Grit plays at 9:30 so come on out!

Stick around for Awkward Robot and Rooster Jenkins after the Grit!

The Festival is Saturday August 27th 12pm-9pm and Sunday August 28th 12pm-6pm. Huge lineup of notable Italian Entertainers including Pasquale Esposito, Dozens of Italian food and Arts and craft booths, bocce ball, wine tasting, Chef demos and much more.

Details:
-San Jose Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy presented by Visa
-Buck Shaw Stadium
-Saturday, June 25 at 3:30 p.m.
-Televised live on FOX Soccer Channel

Join the Earthquakes as they host David Beckham and the rest of the LA Galaxy at Stanford Stadium on Saturday, June 25 at 3:30 p.m. PT, presented by Visa.

Other amenities include:
-Epicenter Fan...

For more information on the Startup Lessons Learned conference, please visit http://www.sllconf.com

Startup Lessons Learned 2011 is the sequel to last year's inaugural event, which brought together nearly 400 entrepreneurs and executives interested in building and supporting lean startups. The goal for this event is to give practitioners and...

UPDATE: Thursday's Demo Day sessions will be broadcast LIVE! Tune in at either 10:00AM PDT or 5:00PM PDT at www.livestream.com/500startups

This is an invite-only event to Accredited investors & 500 Startups mentors & advisors. If you have not already received an invitation, you can request one at the URL below.

There will be two...

User interface (UI) and design are crucial to any software’s success. But, many startups ignore UI, relying fully on back end development. But UI is more than just a pretty face; it can instill consumer confidence in your startup and differentiate you from the competitors.

Such was the case with leading online personal finance site Mint.com....

Let's make #startupvisa a trending topic! From SXSW to the World! Join us even if you're not in Austin.

Tweet your support of #startupvisa at 10am Pacific, 11am Mountain, 12pm Central, and 1pm Eastern time and let's get trending!

We're going to capture all the tweets and deliver them to Congress. If you're registered to...

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,...

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...

The difference between success and failure is your ability to pivot – fast. Learn how to more quickly recognize the signs of a pivot point, and how to pull the trigger when it counts.

Dave McClure debuts ‘Startup Metrics for Pirates: The Sequel’ – it’s your chance to better understand design, distribution, and proper use of expletives. Following Dave’s talk, you’ll get to hear case studies from some of the most effective ‘Lean UX’ designers and developers this side of the Mississippi.

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...

Five days of presentations, networking events, and more showcasing the best new emerging technology, digital works, video games, and innovative ideas.

This tech talk will take a look at what's become possible with HTML5, new JavaScript APIs, and CSS3.

Cory Ondrejka (Facebook) - Cory will speak about a project that exercises browsers under game-like conditions to measure how many sprites can move around on the screen at once. The server collects the performance data and spits it back in...

I'm coming to Pittsburgh for 4 nights, Dec 17-20! Help me kick off my yinzer weekend. Probably at Seviche or Sonoma Grill downtown, but open to suggestions. If you can't make it Friday, I'll be out Saturday, Sunday, and Monday so just stay in touch!

WePay has moved into our new office space and we want you to come visit!

So we're having a Halloween Party! Costumes are requested.

We'll start with drinks & hors d'ouvres around 7 and will have a DJ starting at 9. The costume contest will be held at midnight!

Can't wait to see you all there!

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