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September SF NewTech Meetup

On the heels of the Silicon Valley NewTech Meetup in Palo Alto on Tuesday, I spent the day in San Francisco at the Social Media Club HQ specifically to attend my first SF event ā€“ well that and a million other things on the SF to do list. Organized by Joel Sacks, CNET and Marketing Strategist at BuzzShout, and Myles Weissleder, VP of Communications for Meetup, SF NewTech Meetup is similar in format to the Silicon Valley event, but targeted…

September Silicon Valley NewTech Meetup

Your host, Vincent Lauria Last nightā€™s Silicon Valley NewTech Meetup was definitely the biggest yet. Vincent ā€œVinnieā€ Lauria again took center stage to welcome guests, which included VCs, engineers, programmers, entrepreneurs, bloggers, and plenty of CEOs. The eveningā€™s lineup included four up-and-coming Web startups, some more well known than others (and maybe one that really isnā€™t a startup per se). And interestingly enough, all seem to have found their niche for creating a loyal customer-base. For those of you too…

STIRR 1.5 – I prefer my networking events stirred, not shaken

The August STIRR mixer was held last night at Blue Chalk in Palo Alto and it was a HOT event ā€“ literally. No A/C on a hot August nightā€¦but still, the place was packed until the very end. Photo Credit: Ian Kennedy This was STIRRā€™s fifth event and appeared to be its biggest to date. What sets STIRR apart is that it is an effective mix of ā€œliveā€ social and business networking among a highly qualified crowd of tech innovators,…