The Gaming & Mobile Entrepreneurship get-together's started a few years ago at Stanford and meet every quarter in the Bay Area. The idea is simple: get together on a regular basis people who are interested in gaming, mobile and entrepreneurship. The event is open so feel free to pass around. The last events saw over 500 people from: A Bit Lucky, Blizzard, Nexon, Google, ZipZapPlay, PopCap, PlayFish, Activision, Zynga, Apple, Unity, Neowiz, EA, Booyah, Trion, Sifteo, Raptr, Playdom, Playspan, P …

Startup California and Startup Bay Area are regions of The Startup America Partnership a public private initiative founded by President Obama and former AOL Chairman Steve Case See www.startupcal.org for more information. The Startup America Partnership is based on a simple premise: young companies that grow create jobs. As a core American value, entrepreneurship is critical to the country’s long term success and it’s time to step up our game. GOALS We have three main goals: 1. Provide valuable …

Data Driven Women is a networking series and speaker event that brings together women (& men) passionate about building a stronger female tech community. Our name doesn't come from a desire to discuss only data, but rather from a data driven approach that allows us to bring metrics and measurement to different topics like: innovation, entrepreneurship and technology.

Startups for Profit * Purpose is the community and launchpad for startups that make a difference in peoples lives, solve the worlds problems, and achieve amazing financial success all at the same time. For anyone with a passion for charities, causes, entrepreneurship, and/or technology this is a community dedicated to your success.  This is the space for community leaders, philanthropists, technologists, creative talent, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs to come together to combine their ef …

FounderLY is committed to promoting entrepreneurship by way of sharing startup founder stories.

The Bay Area Social Enterprise Meetup is a group of people in the San Francisco Bay Area who gather to learn, collaborate and share their passion and wisdom about Social Enterprise with one another. We are passionate, interested and curious about using the marketplace to create social and environmental impacts.  We gather and meet others involved in social enterprise, social ventures, B Corps, impact investment, social entrepreneurship, mission-driven ventures, business for good, triple bottom l …

Keiretsu Forum's Entrepreneur Academy equips you, an entrepreneur, to accelerate your access to the capital, expertise, and resources you need to grow your business. Each of the courses is led by seasoned industry executives and delivers practical, relevant, and timely knowledge and practices that are critical to your business.

Serendipity means a "happy accident" or "pleasant surprise"; specifically, the accident of finding something good or useful while not specifically searching for it. Another definition: "Serendipity = value creation based on unexpected encounters". This meetup is about helping these happy accidents happen for startup founders. Zappos CEO - Tony Hsieh - says: I think you can create your own luck. The key is to meet as many people as you can and really get to know them. If you're in an environme …

We are a group of military veterans turned technology entrepreneurs, working to improve society by creating wealth through entrepreneurship. We are passionate about networking, coding, designing, exchanging ideas, and empowering veterans through entrepreneurship and innovation.

Meetup to discuss starting up and running small businesses - exchange ideas, network

Bridging the French & US Entrepreneurs' communities by organizing events and technology showcases.

AngelHack Hackathon Workshops are a place for industry leaders, hackers, and entrepreneurs to come together in a relaxed atmosphere to talk about API's, SDK's, and how to use new and creative ideas to empower a new generation of developers.

Are you curious about getting your business to not only grow but thrive? This group is for women who own or run a business, whether it be a small business or solo business. Coaches, consultants, speakers, holistic practitioners and traditional, are welcome! All entrepreneurs, freelancers, small business owners and professionals are welcome! This group is built so you can: 1. Surround yourself, meet, and network with other women in business, entrepreneurs, and small business owners. Grow your re …

For those of you that are bootstrapping a business or are early stage ventures, feel free to meet-up with the group for communal work sessions. The idea is sit down around other productive, like-minded individuals who are striving toward a similar goal. We will choose coffee shops, libraries, bars w wifi, ext to meet, do work, and collaborate. These will be regular meetings in the Mission District, San Francisco CA.

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/SSVNetwork Follow us on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/ycd24uk Check the SSV Network Innovation Hubs' Worldwide Map: http://www.communitywalk.com/SSVNetwork Entrepreneurs, investors and all other resources providers need better relationships matchmaking. SSVN is an internet-based entrepreneurship support system e …

Entrepreneurs without Borders (EWB) is a forum for business people, entrepreneurs, and investors who are passionate about solving challenging and intractable socio-economic and environmental problems through the application of technology, best practices, and creative business models. We believe in experimentation, innovation, and the power of market-driven solutions to solve difficult problems. EWB pulls together those developing businesses that serve people at the bottom half of the world’s eco …

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, …

Lean Startup Circle is dedicated to applying lean startup thinking and building lean startup leadership. We bring the San Francisco lean startup community together in a variety of formats (many of which involve beer) to learn from each other. What works? What doesn't? Is lean just a buzzword? Or can it really help build businesses? * The Lean Startup is a trademark and service mark owned by Eric Ries. *

What is Lean UX about? Lean UX is about learning more, more quickly. Lean UX is about getting more done better for the same investment. Lean UX is about replacing time spent polishing your design artifacts, with time spent polishing your design. Lean UX is about doing research, testing your hypotheses, and building better hypotheses quickly, based on more information, based on reality. Read 10 Principles for Lean UX on Luxr The intersection between Lean Thinking, Agile Development and UX is a …

Hang out with Indiegogo team members and campaigners in a city near you, find out more about crowdfunding best practices (offline and online), and more than likely have a drink on us. Indiegogo empowers people around the world to fund what matters to them. As the largest global crowdfunding platform, campaigns have launched from every country around the world with millions of dollars being distributed every week due to contributions made by the Indiegogo community. At its core, Indiegogo is the …

We all know the Bay Area has tons of software meetups, but where's the hardware love? We're bringing together anyone who interested in building a business in the world of physical products: from company boards to organic soap. The purpose of the group is to start to build the hardware startup community by: bringing people together, bringing in experts in the fields of hardware & form entrepreneurs who've done it before, and also to build a better picture of the hardware scene so we can all find …

Enterprise technology is changing the face of large organizations by bringing efficiency, increased profitably, and employee happiness. The SF #EntTech Meetup works to foster innovation in enterprise tech, build a community of learning, and promote the best and brightest within the space. Organized by PaperG and Acceleprise.

We're a San Francisco-based community of stock market investors who are entrepreneurs or have an entrepreneurial spirit. We believe everyone can profit from investing in stocks. As a new group we’re excited to meet other people who enjoy investing in stocks. No matter how much you know about investing, we’d love to have you join a meeting. Our group meets twice a month, with our meetings happening on the first and third Mondays. During our meetings we have presentations, discussions and social t …

Cleanweb is about applying tech solutions to resource problems-- in energy, water, waste, transit, food, air, and other areas-- by taking advantage of the powerful trends in cheap computing power, mobility, data availability, and social graphs. Learn more at Cleanweb.co Anyone active in technology, design, entrepreneurship, and/or resource issues should join! We are organizing a project-based Cleanweb meetup and events in San Francisco, connecting to other Cleanweb communities around the globe. …

This is a group for anyone interested in photo apps including shooting, editing, sharing, consuming, organizing, distributing, monetizing, etc. All skills levels are welcome. Rolf and I started this group to meet and share knowledge with other photo app enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, marketers, etc. Looking forward to exploring the opportunities in the exploding photo app market with everybody.

Interested in getting more involved in the entrepreneurial scene in SF but not sure where to start? This group provides an authoritative but friendly firsthand look at the current Bay Area landscape. From impromptu drinks with mentors and hiring managers to both speaker-centric and straight-up social events at cool offices around SOMA, we'll give you an insider's introduction to startup culture in the area code where it all started.

"Givers Gain" - Do you want business networking with focus on long term relationships? BNI provides a structured and supportive system of giving and receiving business. Our chapter - SF Synergy - meets every Wednesday morning at the Serrano Hotel, and is looking to meet professions of all sorts! Please arrive around 7:15; the meeting starts promptly at 7:30 and we'd love to get to know you beforehand! Breakfast is served, eggs - meat - juice - coffee - etc, and costs $20.

Meet other Bay Area individuals interested in exploring all forms of clean technology. Discuss ways to preserve the world's resources and protect the environment! Wind power, solar energy, alternative energy, greentech, electric cars, and many other topics to help the environment and maintain the health of the ecology. This is YOUR community, and we welcome your feedback and suggestions!