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SF IRL - April 10th, 2022
A curated newsletter showcasing the top tech & startup events in San Francisco
Jonathan Chang
April 10, 2023
Hi SF IRL! Happy April! There's a ton of vibrance and energy coming back into the city and at SF IRL, we are excited to be a part of it. Excited to come with you all with some great events for Issue #35 of SF IRL.
I'm Jonathan, the creator of SF IRL. I've been a Bay Area resident all my life and just moved into San Francisco about 2 years ago. My full-time job is at Brex as an XIR where I meet founders and VCs while trying to create a community in the city. My vision for SF IRL is simple. Showcase the best tech + startup events in SF and to connect all of our builders and investors together. Thank you for helping us hit 3,000 subscribers, please share with your friends so we'll hit 4k! As always, SF IRL is one of my many side projects. If you like to be involved in helping, please shoot me an email!
Events Coming Up 🎉
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Apr 11th, 2023 - YC Meetup on Building Open Source Software
Location: San Francsico
Time: 5pm
What: Y Combinator is hosting a small reception for people who are interested in the growing trend of Open Source Software startups. Y Combinator has funded over 75 OSS companies and we’re especially excited about them.
If you’re interested in maybe starting an open source company someday, this is a good opportunity to get to know some of the top founders in this area and hear the latest best practices.
We’ll host a panel with: • Solomon Hykes, co-founder of Docker and Dagger • Matt DeBergalis, co-founder of Apollo GraphQL (valued over $1B) • Umur Cubukcu, co-founder of Citus Data (acquired by Microsoft) and now Visiting Group Partner at Y Combinator • Reshma Khilnani, co-founder of MedPlum and former Visiting Group Partner at Y Combinator
and also a short talk from Daniel Gackle who runs Hacker News.
Apr 11th, 2023 - Startup Grind 2023 Female Founders Happy Hour & Dinner
Location: Redwood City
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
What: Heading to Startup Grind 2023? Thinking you'd rather ditch the pub crawl for a sit down dinner that includes killer margaritas with other female founders and investors??!!
Join us for an evening of conversation and community for women entrepreneurs, business owners, and investors, brought to you by the global nonprofit, Changing Tides Movement
This is our 3rd year doing this and we sell out every year.
We started in 2020 with over 70 women entrepreneurs, angel investors and VCs from all over the world to connect, collaborate and co-create. Don’t miss your chance to experience an intimate night of dinner, conversation and networking. Your next investor, co founder, business connection or friend could be here ....
We guarantee you will have a lovely dinner, amazing margaritas and discover a warm and welcoming community. You will leave refreshed and energized!
Apr 11th, 2023 - Welcome Back Breakfast at House of Web3
Location: San Francisco
Time: 9:30am
What: We know you missed House of Web3 and your fellow web3 community! We missed you too! Let's kick off Spring and Q2 together over some delicious croissants from Arsicault Bakery at House of Web3!
Coffee, croissants, and the best web3 community will jumpstart your week toward productivity.
We are all passionate about bridging the world to web3 – so feel free to bring a plus one or two who is new or seasoned to the world of web3. We're excited to see you during the most important meal of the day!
Apr 12th, 2023 - SF GAI Meetup 4/12
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-9pm
What: Welcome back to our “living room discussions" event series! We had a blast hosting the SF GAI Summit last Wednesday and are so excited to continue the discussion!
Apr 12th, 2023 - Journey to CFO with Sinohe Terrero
Location: San Francisco
Time: 4pm
What: Leading CFO reveals what it takes to become a CFO in the current landscape. Discover first-hand insights and actionable takeaways to level up your career in finance.
Apr 13th, 2023 - Creativity in the Age of AI
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-7pm
What: eAs generative AI tools become ubiquitous, many questions arise:
How will AI tools affect creativity?
Will AI tools make artists more creative?
Do arts co-created with generative AI tools qualify as original?
What works deserve the benefit of copyright protection?
Apr 13th, 2023 - Happy Hour at Edge & Node's House of Web3
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5pm
What: Join us for a happy hour with other people passionate about building a better world! Come 30 minutes early and get started with web3 discussions with some of our most enthusiastic community members!
There will be drinks and lots of new and familiar faces.
We are all passionate about bridging the world to web3 – so feel free to bring a plus one or two who is new or seasoned to the world of web3. We're excited to see you Thursday night!
Apr 14th, 2023 - Branding Beyond Boundaries
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-7pm
What: Immersion is the highest form of brand experience. The user’s senses, not just mind, engage with the brand in many dimensions at once - as sports and events venues are learning, and as retail is catching up.
​So, how do virtual spaces, including metaverses and other digital spatial environments, expand the opportunity of immersive branding? And how do digital environments link back to the real world to create a seamless experience?
​This event, led by world-experts in immersive branding, marketing, design tech, and tech strategy, explores these issues from the creative and analytical to the practical and commercial.
​Everyone in branding and marketing, digital creators and technologists, and leaders from brands who want to update their profile for today, are welcome to listen, learn and participate.
​Treasury will present its work on digital spatial assets and tools for creators and builders of digital spatial assets. After the event, Treasury will enable participants with ongoing learning content and networking opportunities.
Apr 14th, 2023 - pebblebed x Root x Cerebral Valley: Open Demo Day
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-8:30pm
What: For AI tinkerers and builders to share their ideas.
Click "Apply to Join" to submit your demo idea. Priority seats to folks who apply with a demo!
Agenda 5:30-6:15PM Fireside Chat with Keith Adams (former Chief Architect of Slack, founder of FAIR, GP at pebblebed) 6:15-8:15PM Demos & Lightning Talks 8:15PM Drinks & Chill
Apr 14th, 2023 - Cerebral Valley x PebblebedVC - AI Coworking
Location: San Francisco
Time: 9:30am-4:30pm
What: Join us for co-working with AI builders & founders in SF! We have a happy hour + technical chat with Keith Adams as a follow-on event the same day!
​​This will be a great opportunity to work alongside others building in AI and get feedback from your peers.
Apr 15th, 2023 - More Monuments Build Session
Location: San Francisco
Time: 2-5pm
What: let's build a 20-ft statue in San Francisco!
for this session we'll be covering:
- fabrication of statue
- philosophy
- ideation using generative AI
- Gavin's arrival
- & much more!
Apr 16th-23rd, 2023 - SF Climate Week Calender
What: Want to get involved as an event organizer, speaker, venue host, sponsor, or volunteer? → sfclimateweek.org/#getinvolved
Apr 18th, 2023 - Pathway to Silicon Valley's Founder Dinner
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-8pm
What: Pathway 2.0 provides curated networking, meetings & connection opportunities for startups ready to scale, hosted by the Canadian Women's Network.
RSVP to join us for our Founder's Dinner. Share your experiences and build strategic connections with 5 Canadian female founders who are changing the world with their technologies and science.
Apr 19th, 2023 - Silicon Valley GAI Meetup
Location: South Bay
Time: 6:30-9pm
What:Why should SF have all the fun? We are beyond excited to bring our special “living room discussions" event series down to Silicon Valley. Get ready for generative AI in a brand new suburban format!
Apr 19th, 2023 - Everyday AI San Francisco
Location: San Francisco
Time: 10am
What: The future of work is Everyday AI — that is, AI so ingrained and intertwined with the workings of the day-to-day that it’s just part of the business. But how can organizations get there?
The Everyday AI Roadshow features real-world stories from companies who have found success with AI across a range of themes, from empowering people to technological trends and everything in between.
Apr 20th, 2023 - Startup Social: Private Startup Dinner in SF
Location: San Francisco
Time: 7-9pm
What: Have you gone to a bunch of "tech events" and "networking mixers"... each time walking away with nothing to show for it??
Are you a startup founder looking to connect with new talent, or just trying to build your founder network?
Are you a developer, designer, or marketer, and want meet new people in the startup ecosystem....
Then this dinner is for you!
We’ve invited the most interesting, and kind people in SF for an curated meal between people working in, and building startups!
Join us for this private startup dinner!
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