Wow finally. Wish I had the nerve to give this a shot. --Steve
On Aug 13, 2010, at 10:21, Patrick Crowley <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI.... > > -- Patrick > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Julian Bryant <[email protected]> >> Date: August 7, 2010 10:56:08 pm PDT >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Startup Weekend San Diego >> >> Patrick, >> >> Phelan Rissen from SDTechScene is helping us organize the first Startup >> Weekend event here in San Diego and he gave me your contact information in >> hopes you could forward information about Startup Weekend to the SD Ruby >> Group. If you have any members are interested in attending, have them use >> the discount code 'sdstartups' for 20% off the ticket price (SW is a >> non-profit, money covers expenses for food and other materials for the >> weekend). >> >> Thanks for your help, >> -- >> Julian Bryant >> (619) 994-4011 >> www.linkedin.com/in/julianbryant >> >> ----------------------------- >> >> San Diego entrepreneurs, creatives and techies gather for the area’s first >> Startup Weekend >> >> Startup Weekend is making its inaugural visit to San Diego August 20th - >> 22nd, gathering area >> entrepreneurs for a weekend of collaboration and creation at theHIVE’s >> downtown co-working space, Hive >> 770. >> >> Startup Weekend San Diego will bring together developers, graphic artists, >> business-minded startup >> enthusiasts, and marketing and PR creatives to take their startup ideas from >> inception to launch in 54 hours. Startup >> Weekend has traveled the world, hosting events in more than 100 cities in >> over 25 countries around the >> world. >> >> At the end of the weekend, teams will gather for a demo night to pitch ideas >> and prototypes to a panel of >> seasoned entrepreneurs, angel investors, and startup mentors who will be >> lending their expertise over the >> course of the weekend. The expert panel includes Mike Alfred, CEO of >> BrightScope, Inc., angel investor >> and TheFrankPetersShow.com host Frank Peters, and FutureWave co-founder >> Charlie Jackson. The >> winning team will be awarded $2,000 in legal fees from platinum sponsors >> Cooley Godward Kronish. >> >> Registration is open and slots for development, marketing/PR/business, >> design & UI, attorney/legal and >> social media are available, as well as student tickets and demo night >> tickets. Other contributors are >> welcome to join as well. >> >> Follow @sdtechscene on Twitter to get the latest updates on Startup Weekend >> San Diego, or visit the >> website at http://sandiego.startupweekend.org for new blog posts about >> speakers, attendees, and >> sponsorship. >> >> For information about sponsoring Startup Weekend, please contact the team >> at [email protected] and make sure to include "Startup Weekend >> Sponsorship" in the >> subject line. >> >> What: San Diego Startup Weekend >> When: August 20th - 22nd >> Where: theHIVE >> 770 11th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101 >> Cost: $75 regular, $40 student, $20 Demo Day only >> More information, included a detailed schedule and registration, at >> http://sandiego.startupweekend.org. >> >> About Startup Weekend: Startup Weekend is a non-profit based in Seattle, WA. >> Startup Weekend has >> traveled the world, hosting events in hundreds of cities all over the world. >> It has helped educate over >> 15,000 entrepreneurs in starting their own businesses. Learn more about >> Startup Weekend at http:// >> www.startupweekend.org. >> >> About theHIVE: theHIVE has two locations in downtown San Diego where urban >> professionals >> collaborate and create. Visit theHIVE’s site for more information on >> becoming a part of the community at >> http://hivehaus.net. >> >> About Cooley LLP: Cooley's 650 attorneys have an entrepreneurial >> spirit and deep, substantive experience, and are committed to solving >> clients' most challenging legal >> matters. From small companies with big ideas to international enterprises >> with diverse legal needs, >> Cooley has the breadth of legal resources to enable companies of all sizes >> to seize opportunities >> in today's global marketplace. Visit the website at http://www.cooley.com >> for more information. >> >> About SD Tech Scene: SD Tech Scene is a San Diego calendar of tech events >> from parties and mixers >> to conferences, talks and meetups. Over 125 user groups and meetups in the >> San Diego area are >> affiliated with SD Tech Scene. The organizers at SD Tech Scene have put >> together events like March >> Mingle and Cool As Ever Tech, which draw hundreds of members of the >> community every year. Please >> see http://sdtechscene.org for more information. >> >> >> > > > > > > > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby
