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Build a successful startup by learning from the experience of other lean startups. Every other month we invite a Lean Startup expert to come speak to the group at UCSF. Past speakers include Eric Ries, Steve Blank and David Weekly. After the talk we stay for drinks and discussion. * The Lean Startup is a trademark and service mark owned by Eric Ries. *

This Meetup Group is about the Lean Startup Methodology developed by Eric Ries. It is centered on the implementation of this methodology to the Internet startups where participants work. Participants will be able to share their successes and difficulties of implementation with the group so as to create a learning process. We will focus more on tools than concepts, and on practice than on theory, as our interest is in the immediate implementation of these tools in our startups and the lesso …

The Lean Startup Machine is a weekend-long startup competition that conforms to Lean Startup principles, a method of using customer feedback to rapidly iterate your product to reach product/market fit. http://theleanstartupmachine.com/ The Lean Startup Machine SF Meetup Group is an official extension of #LSMSF 2011, created in order to keep the energy going and to support a network of people in the Bay Area who are actively working on Lean Startup principles. We hold semi-regular gatherings to s …

  This group is for startups building on the Microsoft platform.  You may be part of the Microsoft BizSpark startup program but this is not necessary to join. This group will share in our experience with being a startup based on the Microsoft platform and related technologies (.Net, Azure, Silverlight, etc. - you name it). Note: this group is not affiliated with Microsoft, though it was started by a BizSpark member startup and we are big fans! BizSparkSF is now a BizSpark Network Partner and can …

ARE YOU A STARTUP / SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR IN PALO ALTO & SAN FRANCISCO LOOKING FOR FUNDING? MEETUP WITH ENTREPRENEURS AND INVESTORS AND LEARN WHAT BUSINESS CROWDFUNDING CAN DO FOR YOUR COMPANY.   Hello, As entrepreneurs, we know how hard it is to raise funds for a Startup or small business. Too often it becomes a full-time job, distracting us from running and growing our business. This meetup will hold events in SF to bring founders and investors in the same room and help them get ready to …

Traditional marketing sucks! No budget, no resources, just pure creativity and innovation is what startup marketing is all about. You love it. You thrive on it. Join the SF startup marketing meetup group and share your successes (and failures), how you executed them and what you learned with the group. Each meetup we'll pick a new topic and have marketers present their stories. Topics might include acquiring customers, demand creation, blogging, analytics and measuring marketing effectiveness, s …

Dog owner? Wannabe dog owner? Fan of dogs... or just saw a dog in a park once? Startup folks are no strangers to long hours, crazy schedules and the emotional roller coaster of launching a business. But that's why we have dogs - nothing like a long walk or a great game of fetch to recharge. Come meet other startup folks, hang out with some amazing dogs, and get out of the office. We'll host at least one event a month, but more if the demand is there!

Bring Your Site, Improve Your Design Are you building a website without a designer? Do you feel like there's something wrong, but can't quite put your finger on it? Are you a designer looking for some feedback? No matter how much time you’ve put into your website, chances are it could still benefit from a designer’s “fresh pair of eyes”. We’ll review your website and make suggestions for improvement. We’ll go through examples and analyze the content, typography, look and feel, accessability, etc …

This group is dedicated to organizing discussions, meetups, and events around data 2.0. The focus of data 2.0 is about "using the web as your database" and giving people better access to data. "Old Data" is the practice of closing off your data, and data 2.0 hosting data online and making it reusable by other organizations. That includes government open data initiatives, geo-data, business intelligence 2.0, social data analytics, data visualizations, data warehousing, and any new paradigms in ut …

A Webmission is a delegation of Belgian Web, Tech & Mobile entrepreneurs that travel abroad to promote their companies and to network, taking advantage of an international Internet/Tech event and the secondary happenings around it. Taking advantage of this year's Google I/0 event (19-20/05), We are organizing a new Webmission for Belgian entrepreneurs, journalists bloggers and Internet, mobile and tech enthusiasts, interested in promoting themselves in the US markets. This is a great opportunit …

Are you a Networkr? Networkr [net-wurk-er] ; noun (1) An individual driven by the desire to network with others around common interests to re-create their social life, product, professional development, career path, lean startup, etc. -or-  (2)Someone with a passion for making their presence known. Networkr was built upon the idea of connecting people with both their own ideas as well as those of others.  We are a thriving community of innovators, creatives, professionals, startup enthusiast …

Bringing designers + geeks together to talk shop, startups, and do some knowledge sharing. All types of designers + geeks welcome.   Designers + Geeks Newsletter All Designers + Geeks events, news, and giveaways are announced through our newsletter. You can subscribe to it here: Join The Designers + Geeks Newsletter   We hate spam, and will only use your contact info for Designers + Geeks news.   Connect with us on Twitter & Facebook: @DesignersGeeks Facebook Page

TechCentralSF is San Francisco’s exclusive online directory resource and collaborative community for High Tech, Biotech, and Cleantech with over 1,000 start-up companies and established innovators making breakthroughs across San Francisco. TechCentralSF is a B2B exchange to support entrepreneurs, startups & the SF tech ecosystem. TCSF brings together the hottest startups and entrepreneurs through popular events such as the startup crawl, the startup mixer, and visionary leadership panel discussi …

The Lean Entrepreneurs is group of new/experienced early stage technical entrepreneurs looking to collaborate with others around the Lean Startup methods.

Bootstrappers Anonymous is an entrepreneurship group for small non-funded companies of 1-3 people in San Francisco, CA who are faced with problems related to growing their startup businesses. We use a peer facilitation methodology based on Co-counselling using simple methods that can be seen as a refinement of "you tell me your problems and I'll tell you mine", along with some Scrum practices like discussing priorities and then reporting on progress. The most immediate way to participate in the …