SoWink
SoWink is a dating website focusing on the 20-something and college demographic. With a variety of features to help couples find things to do (Sowink provides tools to create group activities, facilitates events, and other “low-touch” methods of contacting others on the site), SoWink differentiates itself by providing ample opportunities for its users to convert digital flirting to real life interactions in a safe and friendly environment.
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I don’t want to believe that the tech industry is inescapably bound towards another dangerous bubble. I have been able to rationalize my denial with the idea that the Silicon Valley of the ’90’s is not the Silicon Valley now. We are smarter, more calculating, and led by veterans who know how to help nurture the sustainable growth of a global market.
Then I heard that among the panel of judges at Startup Weekend in Los Angeles were Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore.
More like "Dude, where's my bubble?"
FML.
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article on how modern Silicon Valley is starting to look a lot like 1999. While the tech industry is more mature than we were 12 years ago, it’s hard to deny that tech’s rise from the recession could very well turn into another unsustainable bubble.
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Inagural BizSessions 1.0.
It was a packed house with a mixed audience of techies, entrepreneurs and VC’s. A successful and educational event, filled with great panelists and good conversations.
The topic of the evening was: VC FTW or WTF? or Funding models for cash-starved times.
Panelists Included:
Ping Li – Partner, Accel Ventures
Jonathan Abrams — Founder, Socializr
Kent Goldman — Principal, First Round Capital
Igor Shoifot –COO, Fotki
Check out more pictures on Flickr and Facebook. See you in August for the next SF New Tech & BizSessions event.
