Wishing you and yours nothing but health and happiness now — and forever!

Next year is going to be great for SF New Tech…  and we’re going to
kick things off with a bang.

Pencil in January 12th (Tuesday) for our next BIG event.  This one
will focus on the MOBILE ecosystem.

If you’re a mobile app developer and have something you’d like to show
off — let’s get you on stage!

Please be sure to apply to demo at http://www.sfnewtech.com/demo

Until then, enjoy your holidaze and have an awesome New Year’s celebration!

See you on the flip side!

Cheers,

Myles Weissleder
Founder, SF New Tech
www.sfnewtech.com
415-843-1850

If you landed here from the feedback survey — thank you! 

Who won over SF’s tech community?  See the charts!

It was great seeing everyone last night!   Diddit, HearPlanet,  tmeet.me, Sonar6 and Nileguide — you all rocked!

Here’s a quick recap of important links and news:

• * The 60 Second Spots from the May 6th event are HERE (video and info.. including the Sun Startup Essentials Give Away)
  
• * Check out the Photos!
• * Justin.tv… Rocks — See video clips from last night
• * Become a bona fide member and get free tickets to SF New Tech for a year.
• * Thanks to Diddit for the drinks!
• * Twitter Tag #sfnewtech  Follow!  SF New Tech  //  Myles
• * Apply to demo your new tech!
• * Next up ….  The Belgians Are Coming!   May 26th, 2009 @ Mighty.  See you there! 

And …

We’re on a safari mission in search of sponsors to help raise the roof for The Big Summer Geek Out Party in July.   We want to share the love with companies who wish to get out in front of SF’s tech scene and early adopter crowd.   Our last party was nuts — all had a blast and the sponsors were thrilled.  Let’s do it again.  It’s turnkey.  Just show up.  You’ll be up to your ears in SF tech love.  Promise.  Also — we’re always welcoming new sponsors who wish to support the community (and their bellies) by sponsoring the famous El Toynaense Taco truck and/or pick up the bar tab.  Please email "myles at sfnewtech.com…" for more information.

As I mentioned from the stage (and in a previous blog post), with the launch of our Annual Membership Program, you no longer have to worry about scrambling for tickets to SF New Tech.   With annual membership to SF New Tech you can just now show up and join the fun.  We’ve made it simple to join, and cheap too… especially, considering how membership is your golden ticket to any of at least 12 events a year.  We’ll probably offer some cool "members only" benefits in the future, too.   We’re offering membership plans for individuals as well as packages for companies that want to provide easy access for staffers and colleagues … all while eliminating the hassle of those pesky post-event expense reports!  Also, it’s no secret that clients and portfolio companies love being entertained at SF New Tech. With membership, you can treat them to a good time, lickety split!   See the plans:  www.sfnewtech.com/membership

Tired of racing to your computer to cash in on a discount codes when SF New Tech events are first announced?   Don’t want to risk getting shut out of SF New Tech events?  Want to be able to boast to your friends and family that you’re an upstanding member of the Bay Area tech scene?   Now you can!

Introducing SF New Tech Annual Membership!

By becoming a bona fide SF New Tech member you’ll guarantee yourself admittance to SF New Tech events and parties (at least 12 per year).  

At this point in time, we’re offering three types of annual membership packages:

1) Individual.   Good for 1 free ticket to SF New Tech events for an entire year.   Only $150.00.

2) Corporate Lite.  Good for 4 free tickets to SF New Tech events for an entire year.   Only $1000.00. 

3) Corporate Full.  Good for 6 free tickets to SF New Tech events for an entire year.   Only $1500.00.

The corporate packages are perfect for agencies and firms (PR, Ad, Law, VC) who want instant access to events for their staff and/or clients.

To register for your membership please visit http://www.sfnewtech.com/membership

Thanks to all who came out to the April "Spring Jubilee" SF New Tech this week!   

Three cheers for all!  Pixelpipe, Lil’Grams, Twittfilter, MightyBrand, AdCause & Yield Software — you all rocked it!

Don’t tell me innovation has been scared of by the Big Recession!

Here are some nifty links …

• 60 Second Spots are posted here.
• Real time ratings (post-event) are here.
• Mobile ratings from the night of the event are here.
• Here’s a hack video from the event.  The quality is pretty lame.  Actually, it’s really lame.   But thought you may want to see it anyway.  Please stay tuned for some more polished footage… coming soon.
• And photos!  Thanks to Brian Caldwell and to Kenneth Yeung!

 (Got any pictures of your own? Tag them "sfnewtech"!)

Thanks again to Yield Software for the Tacos!  And Big Thanks to Sun Startup Essentials for another fun give away of the Flipcam (Congrats Hyle!) and to Bullivant Houser Bailey for their continued support.   Also, big thanks to Future-Works PR and Tractor for being by our side and helping us grow.  And of course to Mylermedia (my gig) for letting me come out to play.

The next event is on May 6th… stay tuned!  (Those of you who received the special comp code via SMS during the event can use them now!)

And what a night it was!

 * Check out the ratings in real time!

* 60 Second Spots are here

* Photos are up on Flickr

* Follow SF New Tech on Twitter

* Follow Myles on Twitter

* RSS Feed of upcoming SF New Tech events

* Apply to do a demo at a future event

* Join our wonderful family of sponsors!

* Looking for a great PR guy? I know someone.

* Hope to see you on 3.25 for Mobile Tech demos from Nokia, Cisco, Orange, 3banana, and Gendai Games! Click here for more info!

Quick update on some good news, some great news… and some sad news, too.

First, the great news…

If you’re looking to hire folks, find a job, promote an event or discuss all-things-SF New Tech we’ve created some brand new forums for the SF New Tech community so we can continue to help each other out. You’re hereby invited to chime in! The SF New Tech forums can be found at our newly made-over presence at Meetup.com… (what do you think?). Visit www.meetup.com… and click on "Message Board" on the left. GO!

And here’s some really good news…

SF New Tech is proud to announce we’ll be working with geekSessions, led by geek extraordinaire and all-about-good guy, Shon Burton. Stay tuned for some really great events we’re scheming for the coming months… Starting with a can’t miss event, "geekSessions 1.5: Cheaper, Better, Faster, Stronger" taking place TOMORROW (Tuesday, February 24th, 6:00pm-10:00pm) at our favorite haunt, Mighty. As a member of SF New Tech, you’ll get a hefty 50% discount on your ticket when you sign up! (See below).

geekSessions 1.5: Cheaper, Better, Faster, Stronger will look at how startups are doing more with less. How smaller teams and are getting more done in less time with less money. From development to infrastructure –nature is demanding more efficiency across the board. We’ll look at how startups using modern frameworks, automation, sane capacity planning, and solid analytics to do more with less. Way more. Panelists include Justin Kan, Founder & President, Justin.tv…; Daniel Lieberman, Founder & CEO, Bitpusher; Gary Swart, CEO, oDesk; Zachery Coelius, CEO, Triggit, Richard White, CEO, UserVoice, and will be moderated by Jason Hoffman, CTO, Joyent.

6:00pm – Registration, open bar, and dinner
7:00pm – Panel discussion and Q&A (bar closed)
8:30pm – Open Bar, and networking

Get your 50% discount code by clicking here: gs15-sfnt.eventbrite.com…

Hope to see you there!

And finally, some really sad news…

Last week on Thursday 2/19, Brandt Cannici, SF New Tech member and demo alumni, was tragically killed in a car accident. You may remember Brandt from our 10/07 SF New Tech Rocks event when he demo’d his company Strayform, which provided services and tools to help artists get paid for their work. Brandt always had exciting things going on. His most recent endeavor was starting MedicareSaver.com…, a company designed to help lower prescription drug costs for the 35 million people on Medicare. Brandt came out to our events regularly and touched me in a way few do. He inspired me greatly and he always exhibited a level of graciousness and sincerity few people can match. Although I only knew him from our tech-centric world, Brandt was kind of enough to snail-mail my wife and I a handwritten card after the birth of our daughter. He was that kind of guy. It’s with great sadness and sorrow we’re off to the races without Brandt. If you knew Brandt (or even if you didn’t) and you’re a member of Facebook, you’re invited to share your thoughts at this special Remembering Brandt Facebook group: bit.ly/DXQkL…

RIP, Brandt. We’ll miss you.

Thanks to everyone who made it out to play with us on Wednesday!

Big thanks to AdoRoi, OneRiot, Metaio, Carticipate, SonicLiving, and Ricoh’s iCandy who all did a stellar job!

Check out some photos ….

… and this fun video clip I mashed together.  It almost feels like you’re there!

Other fun notes and links from Wednesday’s event :

* 60-Second Soapbox Spots: sfnt.wufoo.com…
* Photos up on Facebook: bit.ly/4iJbG… (Go tag your friends!)
* Photos up on Flickr too: bit.ly/16obHh…
* A taste of what it was like last night — in under 8 minutes: VIDEO: bit.ly/rv599…
* Big thanks to www.buzzconnect.com… for the famously awesome El Toyanese Truck tacos! (If you’d like to sponsor tacos at one of our events in the future – let’s talk!)
* Tweet’d up! search.twitter.com…
* Follow SF New Tech on Twitter: www.twitter.com…
* Follow Myles on Twitter: www.twitter.com…
* Apply to do a demo at a future event: www.sfnewtech.com…

Hey All -

We’re seeking to depart from the standard demo event at Mighty in December in exchange for a throw-down bash where we can all come together and drink up, dance, have fun and just party for the sake of it… and, oh yeah, celebrate the "holiday" season while we’re at it.

We’re on the hunt for 3-5 companies who’d like to sponsor drinks at the bash.  

We’ll give you full signage on site, mentions in emails and during registration, big logo flashing on the big screen, and even a table to set up your wares if you’re interested.  

SF New Tech, as you know, is a cornerstone of the Bay Area Tech scene.  If you’re interested in making nice with and impressing upon the tech community here by buying them some cocktails — let’s talk.

Please email me at myles [at] sfnewtech.com…

Party on!

-Myles

PS:  Stay tuned for a more exclusive demo event to take place on 12/17 at the famous state-of-the-art Dolby Labs theater.  I’m putting the program together now.  It’ll be moderated by someone smarter than me and will only accommodate ~80 people.   (If you’re working on something that would look good on a big crispy screen with Dolby surround sound, now’s the time to hit:  www.sfnewtech.com… )

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We’ve added another great company to the demo line up for Wednesday’s SF New Tech event.  Joining us will be Tristan Harris CEO of Apture , a very cool tool for publishers to easily add rich media to their online content.  It’s VERY cool stuff if you ask me. 

Hope to see you there!