Our mission is to offer greater numbers of entrepreneurs and people of passion the opportunity to benefit from all kinds of entrepreneurial events and educational programs. Our group is the place for engineers, innovators, entrepreneurs, students, business owners, startup founders, executives and investors in the entire Bay Area to get connected and ultimately succeed in entrepreneurship and other career opportunities.

Stanford Web Consortium is all about Social Media - Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+ and Blogs. Bottom line - how do we make money with these Social Media? Is Facebook better than LinkedIn better than Twitter better than Google+ better than blogs for making money? This meetup is devoted to how to make money (legitimately) off of the Social Media platforms. Got ideas? Come share. Come learn. Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AN …

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 …

The Silicon Valley Monthly Mobille Meetup, brought to you by PhoneNews.com, is an informal mixer-meets-town hall. It's aimed at people who have a passion for mobile gadgets, devices, and technology. Enjoy free food, drinks, networking, presentations, and giveaways!

Join us for great conversation over a casual lunch.  Meet other entrepreneurs in the same space and network in-between delicious bites of food.

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of Silicon Valley -  the innovation capital of the world. The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more 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. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo,  eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other ico …

How about having one group where you see your startup dreams coming true? How about meeting the Gurus/Mentors for entrepreneurship/legal/marketing/internet marketing/technology at one stop? And How about not spending a penny for all above? NOPAY is the place for you, whether you are an inventor or designer with product idea or if you have just re-engineered some ideas and you feel you can do better with a start up or if you are a thinker with an idea for startup or if you are a developer/comput …

About SVCWireless Silicon Valley-China Wireless Technology Association (SVCWireless) is a leading non-profit, non-bias independent professional organization to bridge the technology industries between China and the United States. The organization is founded in year 2000 and now has more than 6000 members and 50 partners around the world. SVCWireless promotes entrepreneurship, innovation, and venture investment with the support from our members, sponsors and partners. US Mobile Apps and Interne …

Solid State Startups make physical things. Things that hurt if you drop them on your foot. SSS is a place to share experience and wisdom that only comes from building stuff in the real world.

Join the Microsoft Store for workshops and classes on relevant business topics and technology. Also events featuring Windows 8, Office 2013, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and more along with great networking opportunities. Each month we will offer different workshops on how technology can improve your small business, professional organization, company, or non-profit.

We're all about the Application and SaaS business models and monetization mechanisms ranging from Freemium to Premium, IAP (in app purchases), Bundling, Customer Conversion Analytics - whatever it takes to actually get users (consumer and business) to pay for Apps! We typically have two or three speakers, each of whom shares a deep knowledge of and experience with the software monetization and business models.  All of our speakers will discuss Freemium, since it's the monetization model du jour, …

SVForum fosters innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership within the San Francisco/Silicon Valley ecosystem of individuals and businesses participating in emerging technologies. We do this by: - creating connections and community - providing education and access to reources - linking the global business community to Silicon Valley, and - facilitating the exchange of unbiased knowledge, insights and best practices. With the support of an outstanding team of knowledgeable, passionate volunt …

We're dedicated to giving mothers the time and space to explore do-it-yourself craft and design, hacker/maker culture, entrepreneurship, and all manner of creative expression. Because our kids learn by watching us, we provide on-site childcare for all daytime (and some evening) meetups. Although we are founded by and for moms, dads are welcome, too! (Many thanks to Mothership HackerMoms for letting us borrow their mission statement!)

The Startup Lounge, hosted by Plug and Play Tech Center, is the place to unwind and connect with like minded entrepreneurs each week. Every Wednesday evening, we will open our doors in beautiful downtown Palo Alto for snacks, refreshments, and networking. This will be an opportunity to learn more about Plug and Play Tech Center and the many resources we have to offer, including real estate and access to capital. Please join us from 5:00 to 6:00pm each Wednesday at 530 University Ave, Palo Alto …

Let's get together to learn about advanced topics in business development! We'll meet up for workshops, social gathering and special events. This group is all about biz dev but tech folks and others are very welcome. Since we're a Silicon Valley meetup there is a strong emphasis on the business of software and other tech. If you'd like to cohost an upcoming meetup, invite a guest lecture or suggest a cool trip feel free to get in touch with Elissa (Organizer) through Meetup or at Elissa.S at Hac …

This is a group for anyone who currently leads, organizes, manages and engages online communities. We started this group as a way to exchange best practices, share challenges and solutions, and ignite ideas! If you are a community manger or leader, or want to be - you know that the success of your great idea and awesome product rests with a strong and passionate community. Learn tips and tricks from community managers from large organizations, non-profits and start-ups. Community Hacks is a plac …

Startup Grind is a global event series and community designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.

This group brings together people in Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the broader Bay Area with an interest in Stanford Engineering's "European Entrepreneurship & Innovation Thought Leaders" speaker series (ME421) and related initiatives at and around Stanford University.

Welcome to Women Startup Lab You are a passionate StartUp Woman! You are a Startup Founder, a Startup CTO, a Startup Wantrapreneur! You Got What it Takes! Now Connect with Others & You've got a Team! Join us to get the best of our Women's Startup Ecosystem to help you succeed. - Women Founders & Startup Speaker Series - Attend our intimate Speaker Series by Female Founders, VCs and Angels who will address your challenges and opportunities, and share their wisdom and real life experiences on wh …

Help with all aspects of the startup process. Brainstorm with others. Work on pitches, listen to others. Help with funding & more.

This meetup is for startuppers and entrepreneurs and other professionals who like to mentor and nurture creative minds. This meetup will provide a platform for those seeking funding, ideas, co-founders etc by bringing them together through networking. WE WELCOME PITCH HIKERS.

We all can be better at pitching our ideas to others. How do I know what style I should use? Is my audience into it? How do I adjust on-the-fly? What should I say what should I not say? Does my pitch suck? How can I make it better? We meet up weekly to practice our pitch on others and receive feedback on how to make it better. We practice several different formats: one sentence, elevator, 3 min. and 5 min. with or without a deck. Body language, communication, nonverbal's, context and style are j …

This group is for COEPians who are interested in entrepreneurship. As a COEPian if you want to network with other COEPians in Silicon Valley to learn, share, help, be helped, bounce ideas, form founding teams etc, this is the group. We plan to meet periodically in a casual environment to accomplish the above.

Are you trying to found your startup and trying to meet likeminded people to collaborate ? Would you like to learn newest and hottest technologies from top class experts in the field ? Are you ready to take the first step towards turning your ideas into reality ? Then Innowest meetup group is the just right place for you. We organize startup centric meetups and technology classes in iOS & Android development, JavaScript, HTML5, Algorithms and many more subjects.

Silicon Valley has a boatload of tech meetups and events for software companies, but where's all the hardware love? We want to bring together a strong community of folks eager to build businesses with physical products. Whether you're an engineer, designer, CEO, investor, or anyone interested in being a part of the hardware startup ecosystem, come join us and let's create an amazing addition to the tech scene in Valley.

Who will benefit from participating in SVCrowdfund? Private investors (VCs and Business Angels) who want to learn about the opportunities crowdfunding creates for them Startups and innovators examining their fundraising options Crowdfunding platforms wanting promote their portals in the capital of innovation and private investments Marketing Specialists, Legal Advisors, CPAs looking for new clients and partners Students interested in getting involved in private investment or marketing business; …

This is a meetup for folks who are interviewing for YCombinator for the summer 2013 batch. Come relax at red rock cafe and discuss your experience!

About Let's get together to discuss startup issues from incubating ideas, founding companies and scaling them. This group focuses on issues that technology startup entrepreneurs run into when building the startup. We will meet at HackerDojo or Microsoft Bizspark labs in Mountain View, Silicon Valley. Events include brown bag lunch sessions, pitching events and other startup related events. Brown Bag Lunch sessions These are group discussion sessions with a small number (10) of founders to dis …