Update:
The first Web 2.0 Startup Meetup was a great success! Around 30 entrepreneurs, techies and even some VCs showed up. Large quantities of sangria and tapas were consumed and a good time was had by all!
Michelle from Techsoup has a link to some photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37856954@N00/sets/1340725/
Thanks to Radar Networks, who kicked in some money to subsize the drinks (if your company would like to help sponsor the next event let us know).
Because this was so much fun and so well attended, we'll be doing this monthly in San Francisco. I'm thinking the first Thursday of every month. Next one is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, December 1 at 6 PM.
We'll blog about it to let you know, and we'll send you a reminder via the email list we will be starting as well. If you forgot to give us your email at the event shoot me an email at claw@wsfinder.com. We promise to limit the use of the email list so that people don't feel spammed to death.
To everyone who came, thanks again, and we look forward to seeing you next month along with new people you invite.
Sincerely, your hosts,
Now for some business... Can you help us with:
- Suggesting a place to hold the next event? Here are some criteria that I think we should use:
- It has a backroom or something where we can all hang out. I’d like for people to be able to move around and mingle instead of sitting down in one spot all night.
- People can eat, drink and get out for less than $30
- Accommodate about 40-50 people
- Muni/Bart Accessible
- Not ridiculously hard for someone in the SouthBay to get to. i.e. Not the Marina
| Suggested venue | Why is it good, where? | How to reach you |
| Varnish | Lots of space, restaurant that caters next door, centrally located | Chris Jones - chris at radarnetworks dot com |
| 21st Amendment, 2nd and Brannan SOMA | Beer, good food, close to Muni, Caltrain, I-280/101. Parking. | Guy Argo - guy at gofish dot com |
- Coming up with a cool name for this event? Add your suggestions here:
- TechBunch?
- TechMunch?
- HangTech?
- Web2Tech?
- Web2Meet?
- Web 2.0 Meetup
- Startup Geeks
- Geeks and Leaks
Startup Meetup - San Francisco - NOVEMBER 3, 6 PM
WHY:
We'd like to get Web 2.0 folks together for drinks and conversation on a regular basis. We love Mike at Techcrunch for putting on the BBQs that he does but they're all down in the Peninsula and we live up in the city. Whether you're in a startup, or an established company, if you're working on the cutting-edge we hope you'll join us. And feel free to invite other people who you think should be included.
WHERE:
First one will be at Ramblas in the Mission. You can get map etc. details at Zvents.
Please RSVP here:
Jesse Tayler - NetModular - Only geeks would use a wiki to rsvp!
Nova Spivack - Radar Networks, blog. nova@radarnetworks.com
Tyler Kovacs - Zvents
Michael Arrington - TechCrunch?
Jared Cosulich - CommunityWalk
Angus Durocher - Rollyo
Alex Orloff
Ralph Marx I am so web 1.1 but willing to be shown the light :)
Matt Oesterle - eGathering
Rahmin Sarabi - eGathering
Chris Jones - Radar Networks
Neil Cohen -- Cohen & Company
David Marks - Loomia
Guy Argo - GoFish
P-Air Wolff - Tribe
Viva Chu - Root Markets
Ethan Stock - Zvents, OnoTech?
Mark Balabanian - Koders
Scott McMullan - JotSpot
Radcliffe Goddard - TechSoup? / Netsquared
Michele Shutzer - TechSoup? / Netsquared
LARS - TechSoup? / Netsquared
Karen Marcelo - dorkbotSF / SRL
Maribeth Back - The Reading Lab / FXPAL
John Barnhill - Pie
Eddie Codel - Webzine Conference / eddie.com
Nivi - Bessemer Venture Partners, Blog, Slawesome: Voice over Email
Andrew Mann (FYI - I had previously posted a unique email address with its own identifier for purposes of being on your mailing list and have received plenty of spam at that address now - gaaa...how does this happen....still want to be on your mailing list, zvents2 at punchcaddy dot com)
Susie Wyshak susie at superviva dot com (Not going to be there but want to be on mailing list)
Bill Jarrold william dot jarrold at alum dot mit dot edu (mailing list please)