I want to encourage everyone to go to this. I'm planning to; I think it will be great fun! I think having a high percentage of the developers there speak ruby would be great, too. :)
-Kevin On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Stephen Waits <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]>[email protected]> > *Date: *August 7, 2010 10:56:08 pm PDT > *To: * <[email protected]>[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 > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/julianbryant>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 <http://TheFrankPetersShow.com>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/> > 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]>[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/>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:// > <http://www.startupweekend.org/>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/>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/>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/>http://sdtechscene.org for more information. > > > > > > > > > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > <[email protected]>[email protected] > <http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby> > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby
