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Startup Events, Links & Resources

SFBeta

SFBeta is a periodic, sometimes quarterly startup mixer at 111 Mina Gallery. It draws a great crowd for networking, and has no formal presentations, but it does feature a number of Internet startup companies demoing at tables throughout the room.

SFNewTech

SFNewTech has been doing 1-2 events a month for 4 years. Currently located at the club Mighty, SFNewtech features networking and then a more structured format of 4-5 companies demoing on stage. Each company gets 5 minutes to demo and 5 minutes for questions.

Hackers & Founders

This meetup is held in both San Francisco and Mountain View. Great crowd to network with, free to get in, and a keg of beer. What more could you want?

PariSoma

PariSoma is a coworking space and tech community that has some cool events at their "loft" at 10th & Howard. Get on their email list to find out about upcoming events.

Bay Area Tech Event Email Lists

Web Wallflower

Cassie's email list will let you know all about San Francisco tech events, including some of the great ones she works on like Failcon and SFMusicTech.

Startup Digest

Startup Digest covers lots of different cities, and picks some of the best startup and tech events. They also have a Google calendar / iCal you can subscribe to of their Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area technology and startup events.

More Startup Links & Resources

Other Great Startup Blogs

• Steve Blank
• Good Morning Silicon Valley
• Both Sides of the Table
• Startup Lessons Learned
• VentureHacks

• DomainTools (Great Whois site)
• Internet Archive Wayback Machine (Check what sites used to be on a domain – not 100% though)
• Sedo (my favorite domain marketplace)
• eNom (my favorite registrar – some accounts require deposit though)
• SnapNames (backorder service)
• NameJet (backorder service)

• United States Patent & Trademark Office
• The Startup Lawyer
• A View from the Valley
  

• Google Keyword Tool
• Google Website Optimizer
  

• Mozy (online backup -- don't leave your computer on without it. Unlimited storage $4.95/month, cheaper by the year. Takes a long time for your files to upload but you'll be glad you did.)
  
• Yola (I build and host Hectic.com for FREE on Yola, and recommend it. There is a premium version too with more features. WYSIWYG editor has its limits but is easy to use, great software nonetheless.)
  

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