Seattle Startup Week

Register here!! http://featurefriday.shindigg.com/

Kick off your weekend with a one-of-a-kind happy hour event where up to five handpicked companies take the hot seat, with only 99 seconds to announce and demo their latest product or feature. After the demos are finished, the crowd will vote on a favorite who will not only receive recognition from the crowd but also the opportunity to talk more about their product or service. So bring your friends and coworkers, grab some food and drink, get to know your local entrepreneurs and vote for what you think will be the next next big thing... built in Seattle.

TO SIGN UP TO COMPETE IN EITHER BATTLE, SUBMIT YOUR INFO HERE: http://goo.gl/forms/ImN5gfLqH0
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Startup Week is a five-day celebration of Seattle's startup community. We are kicking off this week of entrepreneurial events with an amazing opening party, sponsored by our good friends at HBO. You will not want to miss this evening of fun and networking. 

Here's what we have in store for you:

Agenda: 

4-6PM - The Lord of the Ping

Beat Sanjay Puri, Co-Founder and Partner of 9Mile Labs, in this epic ping pong battle. WARNING: This is NOT a novice player. If you think you have the skills to beat Mr. Puri, put your ping pong paddle grip to the test. Do you have what it takes? Register as an participant to find out.

5PM - Official Party Kick-Off Time (food, beer, wine and HBO photobooth with Games of Thrones props available)

6:30PM - Welcoming Remarks 

6:45PM - Networking and Mingling 

7:30PM - Lip Sync Battle 

That's right, a Lip Sync Battle. This event will not disappoint. You'll see some of your favorite startup folks battling their peers on stage. Ready to take the microphone for your 2 minutes of fame? Register as a participant and be prepared to rock it out.

8PM -  Battles winners announced and trophies given. Let the boasting begin. 

8:15PM - Music goes up and dance floor comes down 

11PM - Time to go home and rest for the amazing events scheduled for you

Registration as a participant or attendee is required.
Participants will be contacted with details. 

Looking forward to seeing everyone, old and new.

-Seattle Startup Week Team  

Parking Option

We're excited to offer free first time Luxe parking to the first 100 SSW Opening Party guests that download the Luxe app and apply NIGHTOUT as the promo code! To ensure you have a smooth experience, please follow these simple instructions.  

**Please note that you must set up your account and request your valet prior to arriving at your destination!**

•  Step 1: App download and set up
  • Download the Luxe app on your iPhone or Android and enter contact and credit card information to create your account
  • Enter promo code NIGHTOUT in the Payment tab
• Step 2: Request your valet
  • Before you start your car, enter Axis Pioneer Square in the address field and request your valet and confirm pricing
  • Drive to the event where you will see a blue-jacketed Luxe valet waiting to receive your keys and park your car in our secure garage

• Step 3: Car Return
  • After your car has been parked, press “Request Return” to schedule your return for a specific time -- don’t forget to set the correct return address!
  • You can also request your car back on-demand anytime, just allow 15-20 min for our valets to return your vehicle

What do I do if I have a problem or question?

Please feel free to contact our Luxe Customer Delight team at 206-452-4424 

Questions about coworking?  Where you should work?  Pros and Cons?  Intersted in learning more about the community and other benefits that coworking spaces offer?

Come hear from a panelist of Seattle's best coworking spaces owners.  We'll share our knowledge, and ask us any questions you might have.

We'd like to invite you to spend your morning with us on Wednesday, October 28th, from 8am-9:30am. We're putting on a 5K to raise breast cancer awareness. Run, walk, skip, jump, and be merry with us. The route starts down the Burke Gilman and will shimmy through Gasworks Park. Stick around after the race concludes to eat some breakfast noms and jam out to some early morning disco tunes at our Fremont location. 

The event is free but we'd appreciate any donations you can put forth. 

100% of proceeds will go to raise funds for Dr. V.K. Gadi‘s research at Fred Hutchinson Medical Research Center.  5K t-shirts will be available for $20 with all proceeds supporting Dr. Gadi and his team. 

Time: Run begins at 8:30AM 

Starting and Ending: Fremont thinkspace
936 N 34th Street (Suite 400)

Join the MapMyRun Seattle Startup Week Group: http://www.mapmyrun.com/us/seattle-wa/seattle-startup-week-group-534089# 

You MUST register for this event through the EventBrite link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/waffle-wednesday-tickets-18138164739

If you registered through Sched - you are NOT considered registered for this event. 


The popular, FREE, breakfast networking event Waffle Wednesday at Startup Hall, headquarters of Techstars Seattle and Founders’ Co-op. 

This is just what is sounds like: A networking event that includes waffles made-to-order, coffee and networking. Stop by to enjoy breakfast on UPS Connect, meet old and new friends.

Also, this particular Waffle Wednesday will feature the UW Buerk (center for entrepreneurship) Berry Bar - so it's bound to be our most fruitful one yet!  

See you there!

In collaboration with Makers Coworking and Start Up Week, join founder of CRAVE, Melody Biringer, for a free fireside chat with Ellen Tailor.

What's a 'side hustle'?

It's your dream. It's the thing that (at least in the beginning) entrepreneurs, artists and leaders have to find the time to build in their 'spare' time. Side hustles take a lot of motivation, trust and self belief. You do have it in you. You just need the tools to make it happen.

That's what this fireside chat is about.

How do you organize your life to make time for your dream? How do you start building something that started in your imagination?
How do you make it past the initial enthusiasm to get through the doubt? How do you connect with others who can help?

We'll be talking about this and much more. We hope you'll join us.

There are many things to consider when creating diverse and inclusive teams: location, work schedules, diversity and personal commitments. Learn from our panel about why diverse cultures impact success, how to structure work that is inclusive, and how to and use these differences to your team's advantage. We will discuss ways to turn ideas on team culture into real life behaviors and ways of thinking.

Ruchika Tulshyan
Author of The Diversity Advantage: Fixing Gender Inequality In The Workplace, which explores how advancing women in the workplace isn’t just the “right” thing to do–it’s a financially savvy business strategy. She has co-founded a business Singapore. 

Skyler Johnson-Wagner
Skyler is a co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at Transpose, a startup based out of Seattle. Previously, Skyler was Creative Director at Golden Frog, a Senior Design Lead at Amazon, and a co-founder for an award-winning activism startup. With an emphasis on elegant solutions to intimidating problems, Skyler has led the design of interactive products and visual identities for a wide variety of clients, from Amazon, to LVMH & REI. Skyler's academic background bridges cognitive psychology and multi-disciplinary design, and he occasionally speaks on the role of design thinking in successful business, the relationship between the queer community and technology, and best practices for building diverse and forward-thinking creative teams.

Stacey Sargent, MA  
CEO, Connect Growth and Development
Stacey is a designer, facilitator and coach who is passionate about leadership, team and culture development.  Her company, Connect Growth and Development, works with a range of clients from start-up to enterprise.  She is an advocate of bringing humanity back into the workplace.  They deliver programs for new-thinking organizations and leaders who “get” that the well-being and success of their people lead to the success of their business.

Stacey paired her degree in Business with a Masters in Applied Behavioral Science to create the “work love of her life”.  She is also the author of Inner Critic, Inner Success: Claiming Your Own Success While Taming the Critic.  She aspires to do more of the work she loves with more fantastic organizations - helping them discuss What Really Matters. 

Join us to experience Seattle's most active tech community, and it's largest and most fun monthly event! 

New Tech Seattle brings together smart, fun, innovative people with a 'give first' community attitude. Our members come from across the full spectrum of our tech community from developers, investors, startup founders, marketers, Enterprise C-Level types to recruiters, managers and their friends.

This is the place where you'll always make quality connections, enjoy great food and drinks, celebrate presentations of new tech being created by companies from Seattle (or as far away as Saudi Arabia), laugh, smile, and have a fun night out. And most importantly, you'll discover the people, partners, organizations, and resources to help you build your career or company. 

You can also join us on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at New Tech Eastside if you spend more time in Kirkland, Bellevue, Redmond, and the surrounding cities.

We believe that the Greater Seattle Area has the greatest tech community in the country, and the more we support our full tech ecosystem the more greatness we'll all experience and create together!

This month, we're featuring the following Seattle companies doing great things with new technology:

Agenda:
5:30pm - Doors Open/Buffet/Drinks/Get to know your community  
7:00pm - Event Begins  
- Community Shoutouts
- Pres. #1:   KoduCare presented by Mauricio Gonzalez de la Fuente
- Pres. #2:  K6Crickets presented by Helen Wang
- Pres. #3:  Smart KAPP presented by Scott Brown
- Pres. #4:  Porch presented by  Harrison Magun
8:00pm - After-Party at Temple Billiards

Grab Your Tickets Now at https://newtechseattle.com

Who are you and why are you here?

This is your moment to take the stage (literally, a stage) and talk about whatever you want, within the realm of art and tech, for a max of four minutes:

Recent projects you've been working on, ideas, manifestos, speeches, etc, or perhaps simply introduce yourself and tell us about what type of people you are interesting in meeting or collaborating with through this group.

Each presenter may bring one image to share during their talk. Transfer the file to us from your phone/laptop/etc when you arrive and sign up.

Happy hour drinks will be on special at the bar. 

SCHEDULE 
6:30 - 6:45 // Arrive at venue and sign up for a slot, send images
6:45 - 8:15 // Talks 
8:15 - 9 // Socialize 

If you want to stay for the show at 9PM, please make a donation toward the ticket price ($12) at the door when you arrive.

Thanks to Aashish and Bobby from Coldbrew Collective for hooking up the venue, and thanks to Austin at Kremwerk for hosting!

Join us under the big top at WeWork South Lake Union in Seattle on Friday, October 30th.

Party the night away in your favorite costume and enjoy a full open bar all night! RSVP HERE. 

Music provided by Integral DJs. Drinks provided by LUCID.

Watch highlights from WeWork Seattle Halloween 2014 here. 

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015

Doors open at 7:00pm — Ends at 10:00pm
21+ 
#WWHALLOWEEN

WeWork South Lake Union
500 Yale Ave N, Floor 1, Seattle, WA 98109