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Last week we had a great event in Marin starring the founder of MacWEEK and ICONOCAST Michael Tchong. In 1987 he founded MacWEEK and wrote about Apple as he has put it "25 years too early." I wrote about one of his greatest scoops a few weeks ago. He and his company were the underdog, going up against an Apple sanctioned publication and rival (9-min mark).
The interview and event was organized by Marin Chapter Director David Wamsley. Michael has seen it all having sold companies and shut them down. He also has some very big ideas about Silicon Valley and where the technology industry needs to go in general. We'll be releasing some individual clips but here is the full length feature for your viewing pleasure.
For the past 15 years Derek has been building communities. He is the co-founder/CEO of Bevy, a SaaS product that helps companies like Salesforce, Atlassian, Google, Snowflake, and Adobe build virtual and in-person communities. Bevy has raised $60M from Accel, Upfront Ventures, and others. He co-founded Startup Grind, a community of 600 Chapters in 125 countries educating, inspiring, and connecting startup people. Since 2012 Startup Grind has hosted 20,000 events. In 2010 he co-founded Commonred which was acquired by Income.com. Derek also previously worked as a product manager at Electronic Arts. He currently lives in Palo Alto CA with his wife and four children.
