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Welcome to the original Startup Grind Chapter established in February 2009 when nine people showed up in Mountain View California to brainstorm, hang out, and eat cheap pizza. This Chapter has hosted some of the best entrepreneurs Silicon Valley and the Bay Area has ever had. We host an event per month, ranging across all industries and topics for bootstrapped through Series B founders. Stay tuned for new events, venues, and more. We hope you'll join us!

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2021 Startup Grind Europe
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Adam Lashinsky (Author of Inside Apple)
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Adam Nash (Wealthfront)
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Adi Tatarko (Houzz)
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AI Developer Workshop with Google's AI Tools @ Google
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AI’s Future, VCs’ Bets: Insights from Top Investors for Startup Founders
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Alex Austin, Scott Nolan (Branch Metrics, Founders Fund)
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Allen Gannett (TrackMaven)
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Amit Kumar (Accel)
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Amy Pressman & Borge Hald (Medallia)
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Ann Miura-Ko (Founder of Floodgate Capital)
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Anthemos Georgiades (Zumper)
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Anthony Soohoo (CBS Interactive)
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Arrival Movie Night (Startup Grind)
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AWS GenAI Loft San Francisco
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Balaji Srinivasan (21.co, Andreessen Horowitz)
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Ben Galbraith (Palm)
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Ben Parr (Mashable)
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Ben Silbermann (Founder of Pinterest)
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Bill Clerico (WePay)
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Bill Maris (Managing Partner Google Ventures)
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Bing Gordon (Parter @ Kleiner Perkins)
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Black Leaders Month: Funders, Founders, and Innovators
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Bo Fishback (Founder of Zaarly)
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Chad Harrington (DataScaler)
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Chamath Palihapitiya (Social Capital)
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Charles Huang (RedOctane, Guitar Hero)
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Charles Hudson (SoftTech VC)
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Chris O'Neill (Evernote)
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Christine Tsai (500 Startups)
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Chrys Bader-Wechseler (Secret)
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Content Marketing for Your Startup with Hubspot
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Dan’l Lewin (Cofounder @ NeXT, CVP @ MSFT)
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Dave Goldberg (SurveyMonkey)
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Dave McClure (500 Startups)
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David Cowan (Bessemer Venture Partners)
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Summit Presented By Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs
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DREAM BUILDER '25
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Emily Melton (DFJ, All Raise)
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Equity, Compensation + Cap Tables with Carta
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Eric Eldon (Co-Editor of TechCrunch)
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Female Founders Night
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Fireside Chat with Christina Cacioppo & Derek Andersen: Trust, Tech, and Leaders
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Fireside chat with Justin Kan
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Founders & Investors Mixer (SaaStr & Silicon Valley)
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Founders Fundraising: Lessons from the Front Lines
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Funded Female Founders - Scaling to Series A and Beyond
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Funding Summit Presented with Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs
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Global Conference
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Global Conference
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Global Conference
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Global Conference
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Global Conference 2021
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Global Conference 2022
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Global Conference 2023
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Global Conference 2024
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HealthTech & AI Startup Pitch Night – Silicon Valley
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Holiday Party
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Holly Liu (Kabam)
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Jason Calacanis (Mahalo)
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Jason Putorti (Founder of Votizen)
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Jeff Clavier (SoftTech VC)
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Jeff Smith (Smule)
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Jessica Livingston (Y Combinator)
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Jim Scheinman (Maven Ventures)
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Josh Elman (Greylock)
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Kanishk Parashar (Coin)
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Kevin Rose (Digg)
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Largest Startup Holiday Party (of All Time)
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Largest Startup Holiday Party (Of All Time)
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Level up Leadership Summit
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LIVE Online Talks (Global Conference)
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Managing Your Startup's Cash Flow with Brex
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Manu Kumar (K9 Ventures)
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Marc Tarpenning (Tesla)
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Mary Grove (Google for Entrepreneurs)
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Matt Rogers (Nest)
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Melody McCloskey (StyleSeat)
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MG Siegler (Techcrunch)
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Michael Seibel (Y Combinator; Twitch)
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Mike Maples Jr (FLOODGATE)
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Mike Maples, Jr. (FLOODGATE)
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Naval Ravikant (AngelList)
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Navigating the Startup Rollercoaster - Chat with Founders and Investors
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Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst)
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Nolan Bushnell (Atari & Chuck E Cheese)
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North America Summit
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Patrick Collison (Founder of Stripe)
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Patrick Llewellyn (99designs)
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People Before Profit: Tips for a Long Lasting Business with Tristan Walker
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Product and AI Summit
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QASAR YOUNIS (Formerly YC, TalkBin)
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Raising $55M in One Year: How I Did It
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Rethinking Education: Embracing Online Learning
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Rod Swanson (EA)
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Rod Swanson (EA)
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Sameer Dholakia (SendGrid)
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Sarah Guo (Greylock)
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Scott Heiferman (Meetup)
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Self Awareness in a Crisis with Yancey Strickler, Co-founder @ Kickstarter
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Semil Shah (Executive/Advisor)
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SG Founder Derek Andersen Interviews Floodgate VC and Author, Mike Maples
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SG Founder Derek Andersen interviews Navin Chaddha of the Mayfield Fund
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SG Global Pitch Battle - Semi Final #1 - APAC & Africa
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SG Global Pitch Battle - Semi Final #2 - Europe, LATAM & Africa
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SG Global Pitch Battle - Semi Final #3 - North America
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SG Global Pitch Battle - Silicon Valley Chapter Knockout
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SG Global Pitch Battle 2025 - The Final
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SG Pitch Battle
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SG Women's Summit: Female Fundraising, Leadership, and the Future of the Web
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SG Women’s Summit: Navigating the AI Investment Landscape
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Silicon Valley Chapter Pub Crawl Pop-Up (at the Startup Grind Conference)
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Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area
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Snowflake Dev Day
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Snowflake Dev Day: Upskill in data & AI
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Snowflake Startup Demo Day
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Startup Grind & Women Founder's Bay - Xmas Happy Hour
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Startup Grind + Galvanize Holiday Party (Galvanize)
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Startup Grind 2013 Conference
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Startup Grind 2014
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Startup Grind 2015
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Startup Grind Conference 2025
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Startup Grind Happy Hour @ TechCrunch Disrupt - Just 5 Mins from Moscone
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STARTUP GRIND HOLIDAY PARTY (STARTUP GRIND)
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Startup Grind Presents: Between Two Founders
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Startup Grind Rooftop Mixer - Silicon Valley September Happy Hour
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Startup Grind Silicon Valley hosts Marily Nika (Meta AI Product Lead: Avatars)
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Startup Grind SV hosts McKeever (Mac) Conwell (Rarebreed VC)
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Startup Grind SV hosts Pejman Nozad (Pear VC)
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Startup Grind's Summer Soiree - A Celebration of Innovation and Connection
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Startup Office Hours w/ Ryan Smith (Qualtrics/Utah Jazz) + Derek Andersen (SG)
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Startup Program Global 2017 Inductees
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Startup Sales Playbook, from an Ex-Founder & VP Sales
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Startup School: Agentic AI
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Startup School: Gen AI
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Startup School: GenAI
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Steve Blank (Author of The Startup Owners Manual)
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Steve Case (The Third Wave)
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Steve Huffman (Reddit)
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Student Summit Presented by Entrepreneurs Organization's Global Student Entrepreneur Awards and Veri
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Summer AI Startup Party
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Summer Party
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Summer Party
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Summer Party (hosted @ Medallia)
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SUMMER PARTY (STARTUP GRIND BAY AREA)
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Summer Party (Startup Grind Bay Area)
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Taking on Industry Giants to Disrupt Stagnation with Jaya Rao, Co-founder + COO (Molekule)
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The Art of Engaging Meetings + Events
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The Business Benefits of Storytelling with All Raise's Visionary Voices
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The Role of Legal in Scaling a Startup: What Can You Delegate to Tech?
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The Upside of Downturns
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Tony Conrad (True Ventures)
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Tony Xu (DoorDash)
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Trip Hawkins (Electronic Arts, If You Can)
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VC Trends and Tech Evolution: The Past, Present, and Future of Silicon Valley
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Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures)
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Vladimir Tenev (Robinhood)
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We Are Silicon Valley - Uniting the Best of the Bay
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What is Web3 and Why Should You Care?
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Derek Andersen
9 months ago
Welcome to our Chapter! Tell us what you're working on.
Excited to welcome everyone to the the original Startup Grind chapter in Silicon Valley. Tell us what you're working on and what you most need help with to get you to the next stage. We're here to help.

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Guillermo Vizcaíno
23 days ago
Who's excited for the Startup Grind Conference?
The Startup Grind Conference is almost here, and we’d love to hear from you! Whether it’s your first time or you’re a returning pro, what are you most excited about? A speaker, a session, making new founder friends, meeting investors or sharing your own journey? Jump into the discussion and tell us how you’re planning to make the most of this amazing chance to connect with most brilliant minds in tech. And don’t forget to say hi to our chapter directors flying in from around the world! All the best, G

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Derek Andersen
3 months ago
Effective Tactics for Staying in Touch with Potential Investors
Building and maintaining relationships with potential investors is crucial for securing future funding opportunities for your startup. We’d love to hear from you about your experiences and strategies in this area. What have been your most successful tactics for keeping investors engaged and interested? Are there any approaches you’ve found particularly challenging, and how did you overcome these obstacles? Have you ever received a valuable insight or opportunity through one of these tactics that you hadn't anticipated? Let’s share our experiences and learn from each other to improve our investor relations strategies.

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Derek Andersen
5 months ago
Finding Your Ideal Co-Founder: Challenges and Success Stories
Finding the right co-founder can be a critical step in building a successful startup. We want to hear from you! How did you find your co-founder? What qualities were most important to you when choosing a partner to build your company? If you're still searching, what challenges have you faced in finding the right match, and what strategies are you considering? Share your experiences, tips, and stories about the journey.

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Derek Andersen
7 months ago
Building a Strong Company Culture
A strong company culture is often cited as a critical factor in a startup's success. How have you cultivated a positive and inclusive culture within your team? What values and practices have been most effective in keeping your team motivated and aligned with your mission? Let's share our insights on building a strong company culture.

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Derek Andersen
7 months ago
Future of Remote Work
In a post-pandemic world, remote work has become more prevalent than ever. How do you see remote work evolving over the next decade? What innovations or changes do you believe will shape the future of remote work? Share your experiences and predictions with us.

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Derek Andersen
8 months ago
Future Speaker Wishlist for Silicon Valley Chapter
As we continue to organize events for our Silicon Valley Chapter, we want to hear from you! Which entrepreneurs, thought leaders, or industry experts do you think would bring the most value to our community? Share your wishlist of speakers and why you believe they'd be impactful for our discussions and growth. Additionally, if there are specific topics or themes you’d like these speakers to address, let us know. We'll do our best to get them to come to the stage.

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Derek Andersen
8 months ago
Top AI Technologies Shaping Our Future
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is evolving at a rapid pace, and it's transforming how we live and work. Whether you're amazed by advancements in natural language processing, inspired by machine learning breakthroughs, or intrigued by AI in healthcare, there's no denying its impact. We would love to hear from you: What are the top AI technologies or trends that excite you the most? How do you see these technologies shaping industries and society in the near future? Share your thoughts, experiences, and any projects you're working on or following that's leveraging AI!

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Aaron Weiss
8 months ago
Cal or Berkeley Grad? Apply to join Cal Build!
Hey Bay Area SG! I wanted to share that Foundation Capital's Cal Build program is now open for applications through Sepetmber 30th! If you are a Cal grad, please click through to apply and share with any friends you think might be interested: https://foundationcapital.com/calbuild/ What's Cal Build? We want to help the next generation of Cal alumni start, build, and scale companies. We select 10 folks per cohort and work closely with them to achieve this. No fees, no cost. Benefits of Joining Part of a small, hand-selected 10-person cohort. Investor Demo Day Access to Foundation Capital investment team for ideating and brainstorming. Monthly educational events Vendor discounts (AWS, Azure, etc) Office space (SF & Palo Alto) Online community Kick-off dinner with Joanne Chen and our investment team.

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