This Meetup is for currently active founders and CEOs. We are committed to sharing information and ideas to make the most of our companies. We do that through face to face gatherings and online. We care about a variety of topics including: Founding teams Business and capital formation Strategy, business and financial models Recruiting, benefits and retention Sales, marketing, business development Intellectual property and licensing Aligning business goals with founder goals Our objective is …

JumpStartDays is a mentoring program for seed stage pre-funded, pre-revenue technology startups. Each month 12 entrepreneurs present to a panel of Keiretsu Forum angel investor members and seed stage VCs. The purpose of the program is to provide mentoring and resources to entrepreneurs to 'jump start' their company. The presenters benefit from the involvement of Keiretsu Forum’s members whose networks, time, resources, and experience are as valuable as their capital.

The East Bay Series (EBS) takes place monthly (except for August and December) on a Wednesday evening at locations convenient to those who live and work in the East Bay, Tri-Valley and beyond in the Capital Corridor and Central Valley. The EBS theme is “real-life stories of entrepreneurial success,” reflecting how we use real-life experiences to give you practical recommendations with great take-away value. The format is a moderated panel discussion, typically with between three and five members …

This group is for founders of start-ups that are looking to raise initial angel, seed or Tier 1 venture funding. This group also welcome Investors and Fundraising consultants. This group is managed by the Startups & Societal Ventures Network (SSVN), headquartered in central Central Silicon Valley (USA) Welcome to the SSV Network! The "Startups & Societal Ventures" Network http://www.ssvnetwork.com Discuss: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=48286 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SSVNetwo …

… Barney Pell - CEO of PowerSet - Chi-Hua Chien - Accel Partners - Ramu Yalamanchi - CEO of Hi5 - Hooman Radfar - CEO of Clearspring - Dennis Fong - CEO of GXL - Charles Huang - COO of RedOctane (Guitar Hero) - Susan Wu - Partner at Charles River Ventures - Sergio Monsalve - Partner at Norwest Venture Partners - David Marcus - CEO of EchoVox - Jeroen Veth - CEO of Zecco - Vipin Jain - CEO of Retrevo - Loïc Le Meur - CEO of Seesmic, Founder Le Web

About SVCWireless Silicon Valley-China Wireless Technology Association (SVCWireless) is a leading non-profit professional association to bridge the mobile/wireless industries between China and the United States. The organization is founded in year 2000 and now has more than 5000 members and 30 partners around the world. SVCWireless promotes entrepreneurship, innovation, and venture investment with the support from our members, sponsors and partners. For more information, please visit http://w …

… The winner gets a meeting with our Sponsoring Venture Capitalist for a full Pitch Session to the Sponsoring VC firm. The purpose of the program is to provide an opportunity for exposure and feedback and follow up meetings with VCs and Angel investors.

SILICON VALLEY FORUM (SVForum) Web Apps & E-Commerce - Special Interest Group (SIG) WeCommerce Blog - http://wecommercesig.wordpress.com Web Apps & E-Commerce - Special Interest Group provides a forum for web app & e-commerce developers, product, finance, and marketing professionals to interact and discover ways of growing their ventures. The SIG welcomes experienced professionals and new entrants. The agenda features speakers from companies, VCs, financiers, product managers, and marketers …

… Our goals are: * To provide a networking platform for high-tech entrepreneurs coming to Silicon Valley and other high-tech centers from different countries and variety of ethnic backgrounds; * To match cool start-up ideas with hot venture capital investors, corporate partners and help grow global companies * To educate, showcase and support entrepreneurs in Israel, Russian, Ukraine, Great Britain and Europe * To enhance all aspects of technology partnership between the United States and the …

… At each event, we will have a talk from a venture capitalist, start-up CEO/executive, or a Electric Vehicle expert about the latest and greatest breakthroughs in electric vehicle technology. However, a portion of time at each meeting will be reserved for networking with and meeting with peers.

Description of Community Group: It takes skill, resources and a community to create a successful business, be it a high-tech start-up or a small business. At Golden Gate University, many of our students choose to start their own ventures upon graduation, building on the knowledge they've gained with us. Business owners also come to GGU looking to fill gaps in their training and gain the confidence it takes to compete in the climate today. Many of our faculty are themselves investors and entrepre …

We are a network of startup founders and investors in San Francisco and the Bay Area.

TechCentralSF is San Francisco’s exclusive online directory resource and collaborative community for High Tech, Biotech, and Cleantech with over 1,000 start-up companies and established innovators making breakthroughs across San Francisco. TechCentralSF is a B2B exchange to support entrepreneurs, startups & the SF tech ecosystem. TCSF brings together the hottest startups and entrepreneurs through popular events such as the startup crawl, the startup mixer, and visionary leadership panel discussi …

Are you involved in a startup or want to be? Startup Grind was started to help entrepreneurs meet new people face-to-face, and continue to build a lasting relationship with them online after the event. It's a monthly event held in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York City, Ottawa, Seattle, San Francisco and features a range of speakers from founders, to journalists, to investors. More importantly it has the coolest community you've ever seen. Come to our event or go to Commonred.com to meet ama …

Ultra Light Startups Ultra Light Startups brings together the world's most innovative technology entrepreneurs, in monthly events and accompanying online communities. Events feature pitching, networking and interactive, moderated panel discussions with leading industry experts. Topics cover: Design, Technology, Marketing and Finance   And be sure to checkout our website and join our social media groups: Website - http://ultralightstartups.com/ Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/ultralightstartu …

This group welcomes both business and legal professionals. If you’re in business, you’ll inevitably come into contact with attorneys. Let’s listen to attorneys give presentations on ways to avoid legal pitfalls and/or succeed in business legal matters. In the end, you’ll learn how to avoid a lot of wasted time and legal bills. If you’re an attorney, join our events for legal professionals to help plan the presentations and to strategize, network, and collaborate among fellow attorneys and legal …