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Health tech startups: Win a $250k bridge loan!

by Sponsored Story, April 23, 2013 | Comments

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Health tech startups: Enter VentureBeat's upcoming Grand Rounds Innovation Showdown, and you could win a $250,000 bridge loan from Venrock, two months of free PR support, advice and coaching from top VCs, coverage in VentureBeat, and more. It’s one of the highlights of VentureBeat's inaugural HealthBeat conference (May 20-21) at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco. The deadline to apply is this Friday 4/26 at 5pm ...

Nov 13-14th: Funding the best in global innovation

by Sponsored Story, November 12, 2012 | Comments

A 2-day conference designed to accelerate funding for innovative startups from around the world

Introducing FUNDING THE BEST IN GLOBAL INNOVATION — A 2-day conference bringing together a first-of-its-kind global ecosystem developed to close the gap between US investors and top investment opportunities overseas. With the number of technology accelerators outside the U.S. reaching over 300, and nations increasing resources in technology and entrepreneurship, the level of global innovation at its peak. Who ...

Save big on VentureBeat's cloud event on Nov 28-29

by Sponsored Story, November 12, 2012 | Comments

CloudBeat 2012 is going to be the cloud event of the year. Read on for event details.

It's unlikely that any single player will dominate the cloud computing market in the foreseeable future. So more and more enterprise IT leaders are taking a pragmatic, creative approach and adopting a wide range of cloud solutions. Unlike nearly all other cloud events, CloudBeat 2012 is putting those customers (the adopters) front and center to share their experiences and insights on what really works, who's buying what, ...

Cloud startups: Apply for the CloudBeat 2012 Innovation

by Sponsored Story, October 15, 2012 | Comments

You’ve only got a few weeks left to apply for VentureBeat’s 2012 Innovation Showdown!

Calling all cloud fanatics! You’ve only got a few weeks left to apply for the 2012 Innovation Showdown, one of the highlights of VentureBeat's annual cloud event (Nov. 28-29) at the Sofitel Hotel in Redwood City, Calif. The Showdown is a lively competition in which we spotlight new companies that are using the cloud in revolutionary ways. We’ll vet over 100 applicants and ...

Register for Cloudscale, get 50% Off the ticket price

by Sponsored Story, October 10, 2012 | Comments

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CloudScale at Plug and Play Tech Center, is the industry’s premier cloud event featuring aspiring start-ups, top-tier VCs, investors and industry luminaries for an afternoon of emerging trends in cloud, rapid-fire pitches, live demos and networking. Participants Include: • Jason Hoffman, Founder & CTO Joyent • Jim Stikeleather, CIO Dell • Cloud-focused VCs Click to register and get 50% off: http://bit.ly/QrMjq4 When: October ...

Get your discount ticket to the Plug and Play Fall EXPO

by Sponsored Story, September 4, 2012 | Comments

Featuring Renaud Laplanche, CEO of Lending Club and Alex Mehr, CEO of Zoosk

What: Plug and Play Fall EXPO When: Thursday September 13, 1:00PM - 5:00PM Where: Plug and Play Tech Center, 440 N. Wolfe Rd. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 More info - http://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/events/expo-fall-2012/ Register with 25% discount code: vatorread Plug and Play EXPO is a Silicon Valley showcase of up-and-coming tech startups from all over the world. The event features 30 promising startups ...

Founders Space has Two Roundtables in August

by Sponsored Story, August 17, 2012 | Comments

The Art of Storytelling and Top 10 Mistakes Founders Make in Connecting with Investors

Join Founders Space for Two Roundtables in August 1) The Art of Storytelling – Get People Excited about Your Vision August 30th San Francisco Sign up for the Event: Storytelling – Get People Excited about Your Vision Presenters: Mike Olson of Cloudera, Neal Hansch of Rustic Canyon Partners and Bruce Schechter of Band of Angels. As an entrepreneur, most if not all aspects of your traction ...

FailCon 2012

by Sponsored Story, July 8, 2012 | Comments

Bringing More Hard Lessons Learned on The Path to Entrepreneurial Success

In 2011, Venture Beat pointed out that "The willingness to fail is the key ingredient in success, billionaire investor Vinod Khosla told the audience at FailCon today." AllThingsD noted that "The most entertaining presentation at the recent FailCon conference in San Francisco came from Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, who spelled out the many hurdles he faced at his last company, ...

Design: The New Battleground for Mobile

by Sponsored Story, July 5, 2012 | Comments

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MobileBeat 2012 is on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 The ProgramNow in it's fifth year, MobileBeat remains rooted in the in-depth exploration of the future of mobile. This year, design is dominating the mobile ecosystem. So we're gathering industry leaders and UI/UX experts to debate where the biggest opportunities lie, the pitfalls to avoid, and how to leverage smartdesign to ...

Founders Space has Two Exciting Events in June!

by Sponsored Story, June 20, 2012 | Comments

Effective Bootstrapping and an App Developers Workshop

1) Effective Bootstrapping: Expand Your Runway Time and time again investors tell us that one of the most impressive characteristics of an aspiring startup is the ability to get the most traction with the least amount of capital. This month, learn from experts about how to operate more efficiently and show the investment community that you can make the ...

Design: The New Battleground for Mobile

by Sponsored Story, June 5, 2012 | Comments

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Design. Rarely has a single force so utterly dominated the mobile ecosystem. The most successful players are focusing on one thing: How to make products, services, and devices as compelling and delightful as possible – both visually, and experientially. MobileBeat 2012 — VentureBeat's fifth annual event on the future of mobile — is assembling the most elite minds to debate ...

Founders Space has two events coming up in May!

by Sponsored Story, May 8, 2012 | Comments

Current Trends in Social Networking & Working With Partners

1) Current Trends in Social Networking In the startup world, social networking is a crowded space, and standing out is not easy. For entrepreneurs in the social networking space and their advisors and investors, understanding market trends (and market successes/failures) is integral to developing a successful company. This month, you'll get perspectives on current social networking trends from three viewpoints: ...

Founders Space has two amazing events this month

by Sponsored Story, April 9, 2012 | Comments

The Future of Mobile and Social Gaming & Top 10 Questions Founders Should Be Asking Investors

1) The Future of Mobile and Social Gaming Event: Games are rapidly changing the face of mobile and social networks and how we interact with one another. Where do the opportunities lie in 2012? Who’s innovating? What are the next big breakthroughs that will radically alter gaming, monetization and user engagement on your phone and the web? These are a ...

The Startup Veteran’s Weekend/Hackathon

by Sponsored Story, March 15, 2012 | Comments

Hosted by TechCentralSF, Co-Chair Craig Newmark and Mayor Ed Lee

What: TechCentralSF’s Startup Veterans Hackathon/Weekend - Co-chair Craig Newmark of craigslist and board member IAVA – Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran’s of America When: Saturday March 24th and Sunday March 25th – 9am to 10pm each day. Where: Adobe Systems , SF - 601 Townsend Street Registration Link: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3003598845 Description: In this two-day event the tech community in SF will come together to ...

ElggCamp San Francisco 2012, March 24th at Parisoma

by Sponsored Story, March 8, 2012 | Comments

	Registrations are open! ElggCamp SF is a one day event at PariSoma Innovation Loft on March 24th, 1PM. The Elgg Foundation and Condiminds invite you to join ElggCamp SF. ElggCamps bring together leaders in innovative technologies and experts in social media to discuss how Elgg fits into current social media trends, and how it has an important part as an open source project ...
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