SF New Tech

I don’t know about you, but when I’m in a room filled to the gills with people excited about what they’re doing with their lives, it makes me smile. 

That’s how I feel at SF New Tech.  It’s a monthly ritual of entrepreneurial goodness.

Seems like folks really enjoy talking about how they’re trying to do cool stuff.    Around the room conversations abound.  I’m a firm believer that markets are conversations and you guys who were there last night knew how to get it on.

I love when you can get past the 30-second elevator pitch of your new tech, and then find yourself shooting the shit about something totally random, only to suddenly circle back to some real world ramifications playing at hand because of your new tech… there’s magic going on.  

Relationships begin — and thrive — when the mind is open and relaxed.   SF New Tech strives to produce an environment that’s dedicated to promoting a highly social, yet academic experience. 

It’s simple.  Drink up, eat some free yummy REAL tacos, meet new people, uncover a lead, a possible job opportunity, meet a money guy, a blogger from the WSJ, a cute girl (or guy) who knows …?   And then sit down, shut up, and listen to others share with you what they’ve been working on.   It’s a wonderful dynamic, if you ask me!

Also, we place a strict five minute limit on the demos because everyone should be accountable.  The 5 minutes of Q & A is designed so anyone can connect with the CEO on stage and put him on the spot.  And the CEO finds himself on stage because he’s not only looking to show off his baby, he’s looking for feedback … and the circle remains unbroken.

So — enough out of a guy who buys crazy shirts on eBay.  

Here are some nifty links concerning last night (and then some…)

Real Time Ratings (starting on Friday)

60 – Second Spots

Apply to demo at SF New Tech

Annual Membership Info

And don’t forget … check out 8KMiles awesome Thrivabil-IT Challenge, that’s giving start-ups a leg up in the downturn.  Enter for the chance to win free IT for a year and over $15,000 of software, hardware, IT services and unlimited job postings. Check out Thrivabil-IT.com .

If you’re the least bit interested, I’m speaking on an awesome panel at Sandbox Suites about how to put together Kick Ass events next Tuesday, September 22nd.  It’s going to be a hoot – you should come! 

And if you’re around on Tuesday, September 29, the Elance Team is hosting an event for all providers, employers, fans, newcomers, fresh faces, and all elancers alike to come join them at Varnish Fine Art (77 Natoma Street) from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm and have a drink (on them) and chat about how work as we know it today is changing in a big way.  And don’t forget to bring a business card – they’ll be giving away some swag and will be giving away $500 in Elance services. Click here to RSVP.

Finally — for all you Founders and CEOs … if you’d like to be considered for an invitation to the exclusive Founder’s Feast and Poker 2.0 Tournament on October 19th at Stonebook Court, please let us know!  Click here.

Awesome night last night!  Who knew accounting software demos would be so fun?

It looks like hit an attendance record  — which blows my mind because I thought people took vacations in August.  Just about 300 people stopped by last night to see some great new tech.  Amazing!

And did you see Asa Murphy’s article, "SF New Tech is a fun factory for serious entrepreneurs"  in the Examiner?  Wow!   (By golly, I’m the ring leader in a fun factory!)

As promised to all you who took the feedback poll, here’s a link to the real-time ratings of the demos.

We’ll post photos soon.

In the meantime, visit Sun Startup essentials for all your startup needs and go explore the 60-Second Spots…

Brenda Stine
brenda.stine @process39.com
Process 39 — where design ignites innovation
process39.com
Looking to help improve interfaces and launch new technologies that the market will love.

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Lydia Sugarman
lsugarman @privatelabelinteractive.com
Women2.0 Startup Weekend
women20.org
Participants in the Women2.0 Starup Weekend, Aug, 28-30

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Xavier Damman
xdamman @tweetag.com
Tweetag – Real-Time tweet agency for online medias
tweetag.com   
Frontend (jQuery) and backend (PHP/servers) developers to develop professional widgets that will be used on popular online medias websites.

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Sean  Ahrens
sean @outspokes.com
Outspokes   
outspokes.com   
We help companies build and improve websites by managing their team’s internal feedback. We are in private beta and are looking for private beta users.

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Ivan Nenov
ivan763 @gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/ivannenov
I have a blended business and technical background and Big 4 experience. I looking for a company where I can put several hats and help with business analysis, business development and sales.

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Joshua Merrill
joshua.merrill @me.com
joshuamerrill.com
I’m looking for a great startup team to join or augment. I have four years of experience answering hard questions about finance and marketing at The Aerospace Corporation, plus a decade of experience with startups in various industries. I have a B.S. in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. If this sounds interesting to you, let’s talk.
 

Our next event is on 9/16 … stay tuned for details!

Thanks to all who joined us last night — we raised the roof!

Lots of great demos on the stage and great questions from the floor.  Woot!  

Sun’s giveaway had people on the edges of their seats — and one lucky SF New Techster walked away with a brand new WDTV.  Woot woot!

Here are the real-time ratings — favorite demo, least favorite demo, event rating, venue rating, and host rating (me).

Check out pictures on Flickr and Facebook

60-Second Spots from 7.8.9 are here.

For those who were at the event please remember your special discount code for our August 12 event where we’ll see WDTV in its full glory!   More details coming soon!

Hope to see you on Tuesday for bizSessions 1.0:  VC:  FTW or WTF?

Wow — last night was a lot of fun!  If you were there, you know what I mean.   From Brian Solis schooling us on the importance of communication strategy in this social-web-world we all live in, to the free tacos thanks to Rofo and the free Starbucks coffee courtesy of Guy Kawasaki, to the utterly amazing demos from Woya, Notable, Blurb, Scout Labs, Chartbeat and Alltop.   Everything went really well!

[Well, almost everything... I accidently locked my car keys in my trunk!  And the fun didn't end there: AAA gave me a huge hassle so much so I'm canceling my account with them.  When they finally arrived, the dude poked a hole in my front seat while trying to get the doors open.  When he did finally get them open we (Evan Soloman and Tony Haile, who I was going to drive home) quickly learned the trunk wouldn't open even with the doors unlocked.  So, I ended up taking a cab back to Sausalito at 1am, leaving the car parked outside Mighty.  Gotta figure out how to go fetch it today. The fun never ends!]

Fun aside, here are some relevant links to the Real Time Demo Ratings and 60 Second Spots from last night!

Hope to see you next week for Widgets Up The Wazoo, The Smackdown!

Wow! 

Quite an event last night as the Belgians took to the SF New Tech stage with their fresh ideas and outlooks.  Note to Silicon Valley (and "Silicon Alley", FWIW):  Y’all aren’t the only ones pushing the boundaries and building cool stuff.  Last night we saw some pretty great tech coming from Belgium which had a lot of people muttering under their breath "who knew?!".  

I want to congratulate all the companies who shared their work with us last night.  Thank you.

Links of note:

* The results from our post-event survey (aka "People’s Choice") can be found here.

* 60 Second Spots are here.

* Archive of Justin.tv’s live stream of the event is here.  (Note: We encountered some nasty audio problems so it’s not really that fun to watch.)

* Photos will be posted to Flickr (tagged "sfnt") soon.

* Some Belgian press coverage is here and here.

* And a quick blurb in Andrew Ross’ column in Tuesday’s San Francisco Chronicle is here.

* Follow SF New Tech on Twitter! 

* Follow Myles on Twitter!

* Be sure you’re signed up on meetup.com/sfnewtech to get notice of discount codes, comp’d tickets and more!