Published on May 27th, 2008 by cassiph
So it’s still a ways out, but we are eternally prepared for a good time. Mark your calendar’s for the next SF Beta: 2.5!
Join us at our home at 111 Minna on Tuesday, July 22nd from 5:00pm to 9:00pm (New Time!) for some midsummer fun, networking, and demos. I have now opened our demo slots on the wiki, so go ahead and hold a spot for your company. Many thanks to our marvelous sponsors: ServePath and Force10, who continue to let us produce this event. You can register for tickets at
http://sfbeta2p5.eventbrite.com
Write or post if you have any questions, and I look forward to seeing you all there! 
Published on April 7th, 2008 by Christian
Our friend, John Mark Walker, recently pointed us to a really cool event coming up next weekend, LugRadio Live. The event features some of the best minds in open source gathering for an irreverent celbration of life, liberty, and the persuit of free software.
Tickets are even cheaper than SF Beta — only ten bucks — and when you consider that you get a full weekend conference for the price, that’s a pretty sweet deal. If any of the above topics interest you, check it out!
Published on March 30th, 2008 by cassiph
Thank you all for helping us make SNAP Summit 2.0 our best event ever. To leave us feedback, check out our recent blog post at http://www.snapsummit.com. We will post slides from presentations up there shortly, as well.
The next SF Beta is also just around the corner, and it is not to be missed! Head over to 111 Minna for an Fool’s Ball on Tuesday, April 1st! Pick up your tickets at:
http://sfbeta2p3.eventbrite.com
Published on March 18th, 2008 by Christian
A mere seven days remain until SNAP Summit 2.0. As the Bay Area’s premier conference on the business and design of social apps, we’ve got an amazing lineup of speakers, and based on how sales are going, we’re expecting a really good turnout as well.
Check out the site for more info. Hope to see you there!
Published on February 15th, 2008 by Christian
I just came across a blog post written by Hiren Patel about SF Beta. He writes a wonderful guide to attending our events, and includes some great suggestions on how to approach new people. My favorite line:
“The question you might be asking right now is what do I say to get into the conversation when two people are in it: Anything.”
You can view the full post here. Thanks, Hiren!
Published on January 15th, 2008 by Christian
We’re proud to announce the next SF Beta, taking place Tuesday, January 29. We’ll be back with a great mix of startups, bloggers, investors, developers, marketers, and more, at our much-loved home, 111 Minna Gallery.
To change things up for the new year, we’ve decided to standardize our prices. Now, instead of two pricing tiers, everyone will pay the same amount: $15 online, and $25 at the door. We settled on these amounts because they were half way between our two former prices, which we hope you’ll find fair.
Interested in coming? Buy tickets here.
Interested in demoing? Startups can show off their site for free. Sign up here.
Published on November 16th, 2007 by Christian
Looking for a way to celebrate with the startup stars one last time before the year is over? We’re throwing a big holiday party to wind up the year, and look ahead at the next one
We’re calling it the SF Beta Holiday Bash. Tickets are now available and we’re keeping prices the same as always.
As always, we have tables set up across the venue for startups to demo. And, like always, the cost to demo is free. If you’re interested in showing the world your stuff, sign up on our wiki.
Published on October 10th, 2007 by Christian
Looking for a way to jump head-first into the startup life? Tyler Willis recently emailed me to tell me about StartupWeekend, a nationwide series of weekends that bring together a group of people to build a startup from ground floor to finished product in one weekend. According to the blog, “It’s an intellectual challenge and an exercise in teamwork, efficiency, and fun.”
This sounds like a really cool event. For those who are just looking to get into the startup space, I highly recommend you check out the event, taking place November 16-18. Tickets are free and both techincal and non-technical folks can sign up.
Published on September 11th, 2007 by Christian
A big congratulations to our major sponsor, ServePath! LinuxWorld just named them the winner for Best Grid Computing Solution.
Their grid computing solution, GoGrid, is the first ever Web-based system for purchasing, deploying, and load balancing complex, multi-server Internet architectures with a RAM-based utility computing billing model.
Read more about the award on ServePath’s website. Congrats again!
Published on August 28th, 2007 by Christian
If you’ve been to SF Beta before, and you’re reading this post, you may be thinking to yourself that things look a little different around here.
If this is your first time here, then you may be thinking to yourself, “My, what a pleasant looking design!”
In either case, we’re proud to announce the brand new and MUCH-improved look and feel of SF Beta, brought to you by our friends at Blogging Squared. Over the last month, they’ve worked behind the scenes to put together a snazzy new Wordpress theme for us, overhauling the CSS-violating hackjob that yours truly had gracefully presented you beforehand.
A big thanks to John Wiseman, founder of Blogging Squared, for his work and skill in putting together this beautiful new design. Hooray for John! If you’re looking for a designer, he’s the man you need.
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