Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of Silicon Valley -  the innovation capital of the world. Never before has it been so possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big, and, in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions in Silicon Valley.   Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing". We are a community of entrepreneurs, …

At Startup Saturdays you find people who can help you take your business to the next level. Submit your Startup: http://www.startupsaturdays.net/submityourstartup/  Build your team Find Investors Build Partnerships Get Funded Its all possible when you take the initiative! Find us on: Meetup.com: http://www.meetup.com/StartupSaturdays/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/StartupSaturdays Twitter: http://twitter.com/Startup99 Website: www.startupsaturdays.net Submit your Startup: http://www.startups …

This is the place to be for mobile internet entrepreneurs, startups, VCs (Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Nokia Symbian, Windows Mobile,),  who are involved in building business around mobile internet solutions as well as those wishing to learn more about the business opportunities related to the technologies. We get together monthly to share information on projects, opportunities, and how-to’s related to developing businesses, and startup for the new generation of small phone platforms. Experienced e …

… About you:  You work directly for a B2B or B2C internet technology startup (bootstrapped or venture backed). You're focused on marketing, though your primary role need not be marketing (i.e. product guys and gals welcome). You're not a recruiter or consultant. This isn't your first time to the rodeo - you've got marketing chops and want to share/collaborate with others like you.

With there being a lack of Social Media PR meetup groups out here I decided it would be a great time to start one. The purpose of this group is to bring people in the tech startup PR field together to meet and talk about strategy, methods and opportunities. You should join if you are 1. In PR 2. Want to be in PR 3. Are not in PR but want to meet PR people 4. In the tech startup industry 5. If you just want to join to see what we're up to.6. Want to be in the tech startup industry I will be pl …

A place for anyone involved in a bay area start up that has a focus on personal finance or has an interest in the space generally. We meet once a month, and will showcase a technology of at least one startup each month and/or look to have one speaker as well talking about issues that are common to startups.   To clarify this group is aimed at people who are involved in or interested in technology startups, with a particular focus on Financial Services.   Although we welcome everyone there is not …

We're all about hardware startups - the fun, and the work. We're for anyone into the Maker Movement, Industrial Design, Toys, Lean Startups, Technology, Microcontrollers, Robotics, Fashion, The Internet of Things, Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing, and anything else disruptive.

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of Silicon Valley -  the innovation capital of the world. Never before has it been so possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big and change the world in a relatively short period of time. Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions.   Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing". We are a community of entrepreneurs, technologists, academics, financial …

The Yale entrepreneur and investor community in the Bay Area is growing. Let's connect to help entrepreneurs and investors exchange new ideas, advice, and opportunities. Mix and mingle with potential collaborators, future business leaders, stalwart entrepreneurs, and the visionaries who fund their companies. Whether you are working on an idea, thinking of starting a company, investing in one, or anything in between, you are welcomed to join!

        FASHION+TECHSF (formerly FashionMashup) is the longest running monthly workshop and event series in the San Francisco Bay Area focused synergistically on building, promoting and educating the vibrant community of fashion and technology entrepreneurs, designers, developers, bloggers, business professionals, students, investors and numerous enthusiastic companies, schools, groups and individuals who share our vision of a world-class fashion and technology industry that is innovative, disr …

We're here to exchange ideas and lessons on the best ways for SaaS-related startups to get developers engaged in using their service. Ideally, your company sees developers as the primary user of your company's service. We aim to have speakers from some of the leaders in the space.

This meetup is focused on hands-on coding for Cloud platforms. The goal is ultimately for members to share best practices and innovate. This meetup is about sharing code and building applications that run in the cloud. Although I work for Microsoft as a developer evangelist, I welcome all developers from all cloud platforms. Initially, the meetings will be focused on the Windows Azure Platform (Azure). Azure is new and initial meetings will be designed to get developers up and running and workin …

RainMaker poker is for entrepreneurs, engineers, designers, and anyone else involved in or interested in startups to come together, play poker and meet people. We plan to hold Poker games in San Francisco and around the Bay Area, and while they are primarily about playing poker and having fun, we plan to only allow founders of tech businesses and people with tech related skills to attend, so it should be a wicked networking opportunity too. If you are looking to hire someone, or if you are tryin …

We're all about the Freemium Business Model. We typically have three speakers, each of whom shares a deep knowledge of and experience with the Freemium business model in many spaces, including the Internet, SaaS, web, mobile, apps, and more. Whether successful entrepreneurs, or small companies just starting out, people come to Freemium SF Bay Area Meetups to be with experts who share their philosophies and experiences with different marketing approaches over a broad spectrum of endeavors. We wel …

Are you a Networkr? Networkr [net-wurk-er] ; noun (1) An individual driven by the desire to network with others around common interests to re-create their social life, product, professional development, career path, lean startup, etc. -or-  (2)Someone with a passion for making their presence known. Networkr was built upon the idea of connecting people with both their own ideas as well as those of others.  We are a thriving community of innovators, creatives, professionals, startup enthusiast …

iDate2011 (Internet Dating and Dating Industry Business Convention) investigates the Internet Dating and Social Networking business. It serves as the industry's largest convention. Our next convention is on June 22-24, 2011 at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, USA. Topics discussed include: dating software, matchmaking software, partnerships, payments, business strategy, wireless, advertisement methods, background checks, legal, venture capital, and new technology.