On Thursday, February 22, denizens of the technology universe descended upon SF Beta for what many people said was our best mixer yet. The mixer marked our half-year anniversary; from our humble beginnings at a tiny bar on Jesse St., it’s been a thrill to grow so fast, quickly becoming one of San Francisco’s top tech destinations.

The startups be a'demoing. For the first time, we invited startups to demo their sites throughout the night. The presenters included James Hong from HOTorNOT along with some YCombinator startups like Weebly, Shoutfit, and LikeBetter. While I thought the demos would draw a small but attentive crowd, they proved to be one of the night’s biggest attractions, drawing throngs of onlookers for more than three hours.
There were plenty of startup founders in the crowd, along with folks from Google, PayPal, Facebook, Adobe, Yahoo, Linden Lab, and more. My best guess is that at least 200 people attended throughout the night, and quite possibly more.
Following the event, we got mentioned across the blogosphere. Valleywag chimed in with a full story, entitled “Party Report: SF Beta at 111 Minna Gallery.” From the article:

When SF Beta began in October, it was yet another startup-meets-investor snoregasm, with the detached hipsteresque twist of making the startups pitch their ideas in haiku. Thankfully, this practice has been discontinued, leaving the demos for those who want to play with them, while the rest of us remained more bar-focused.

Meanwhile, the Bub.blicio.us video podcast crew came by to capture the action on screen. Check it out!

Thanks to everyone for an awesome night. See you in March!

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