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SF IRL - Nov 20th, 2023
A curated newsletter showcasing the top tech & startup events in San Francisco
Jonathan Chang
November 20, 2023
Hi SF IRL! 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 #62.
Happy Thanksgiving Week! With everything that’s happened over this weekend (looking at you OpenAI), here’s to hopefully a more relaxing few days before the holidays.
I'm Jonathan, the creator of SF IRL. I've been a Bay Area resident all my life and 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. We are a growing community having over 4600+ subscribers. As we keep growing, if you enjoy reading these, please share this with your friends so we can hit 5,000 readers. 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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Dec 6th, 2023 - Brexfast & Coworking with Codi & Brex
Location: San Francisco
Time: 9am-5pm
What: Start your morning off right with some networking and delicious breakfast treats in a Codi workspace. If you'd like to stay and coworking after, feel free to bring your laptop, notepad, and creative juices.
Agenda
We'll have breakfast together between 10:00 am-11:30 am
Stay and co-work with us afterwards!
For Founders Get $2.5k in OpenAI Credits & other rewards by signing up with Brex(Use jchang as referral)
November 21st, 2023 - The Future of AI, Ethics & Technology
Location: San Francisco
Time: 7-10pm
What: Doors open at 6:45pm, event starts at 7:00pm.
Join us for a captivating and thought-provoking evening as we delve into the realms of artificial intelligence, ethics, forecasting and the future of technology in a conversation with Joscha Bach and Gaia Dempsey.
7:00PM -7:30PM - 5x 5 minutes speed networking and mingling
7:30 PM- Interview with Joscha Bach and Gaia Dempsey + audience Q&A
Connecting with other participants
November 21st, 2023 - Founders, Investors, & Creative Social
Location: San Francisco
Time: 4-6pm
What: Join us for a fun social to meet other friendly founders, investors, and creatives with Design Buddies and Betafi.
Make friends with other founders, investors, and creatives
Find potential hires, jobs, collaborators, and investments
Share what you're working on
Group photo at 5 pm. We may go for dinner after 6 pm!
November 22th, 2023 - Music & AI Hacker Dojo
Location: Mountain View
Time: 6-8pm
What: Co-working on AI for Hindustani Classical Music (and all other kinds of music!)
We will be exploring music related goals: transcription, generation
Tinkering with python notebooks and libraries
Exploring development of a web-app/service
Sharing code snippets and implementation ideas
Working on your own goals
November 22nd, 2023 - AI Builders Co-Working at Susa Ventures
Location: San Francisco
Time: 9:30am-5:30pm
What: ✨ Join us for an AI Co-Working Day with 🦍 Susa Ventures & 🧠 Cerebral Valley! ✨ 🤖 Hey there, AI founders, builders, and aficionados! This Wed, Nov 22nd, we're hosting an AI Co-working Day. Whether you're looking to power through your project solo or eager for some dynamic discourse, we've got you covered! Join us for an opportunity to dive into a day of creativity, collaboration, and cutting-edge convo.
November 24th, 2023 - Pitch & Run SF Fridays
Location: San Francisco
Time: 8-9am
What: Connect with other humans (and pitch your startup). All paces welcomed
November 24th, 2023 - GenAI Builders East Bay Happy Hour
Location: Pleasanton
Time: 5-6pm
November 24-26th, 2023 - Techstars Startup Weekend
Location: San Francisco
What: Techstars Startup Weekend is a dynamic accelerator program condensed in 3 days where you can develop, prototype, design, and validate your startup ideas. You'll be immersed in an invaluable network of AI mentors and seasoned coaches, and gain access to valuable resources that will help you refine your AI concepts, and pitch your ideas effectively in front of the best investors in the Bay Area.
November 26th, 2023 - AI Salon: Open-Source & Decentralization
Location: San Francisco
Time: 1-4pm
What: This debate will traverse the technical and the philosophical as we dive deep into the nature of high performance AI models and the fight for open-source software. Is it technically feasible to train and deploy performant models at-scale with decentralized infrastructure? Does the centralization of high performance models pose a threat to our social institutions or values of privacy and freedom?
November 27th, 2023 - Wing AI
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
What: Join your fellow founders, product leaders, and AI-first enthusiasts for a chance to hear from the leaders of LlamaIndex and Weights & Biases in this exclusive network and learn event.
This event is hosted by Wing, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in AI-first businesses at every layer of the technology stack.
November 27th, 2023 - Join Future of Human-Level AI Interaction
Location: Berkeley
Time: 9:30am-6pm
What: 🌐 AGI Weekend🌐
📅 Nov 27th 9:30am-6:00pm
1. 10:00 - 11:00 First-ever real-time human agent social simulation brought to life, Build-Your-Human-Agent Workshop and integrated in the dynamic Berkeley campus interface with Berkeley student-built social app Petkeley
2.11:00 - 18:00 Human Agent Multimodal Mini Hackathon
· powered by Unseen Identity Neuroscience Generative AI, and supported by Twelve Labs Video Understanding API and Petkeley, Berkeley student-built social app.
November 29th, 2023 - Data Science Salon SF:
Location: San Francisco
What: Data Science Salon is coming to San Francisco on November 29th. The intimate one-day 250 person conference curates data science sessions to bring industry leaders and specialists face-to-face to educate each other on innovative solutions in generative AI, machine learning, predictive analytics and acceptance around best practices. You will see a mix of use-cases, technical talks and workshops, and you will walk away with actionable insights from those working on the frontlines of machine learning in the enterprise. All sessions are livestreamed, where another 1K+ attendees tune in virtually.
November 29th, 2023 - the intersection of art & technology
Location: San Francisco
Time: 7-8pm
What: a space for the creative technologists <3
come + share your projects at the intersection of art & technology ! demos will be short, 5 minutes and should be personal projects - no work/companies please :~)
November 30th, 2023 - Building AI Using Enterprise Data
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
What: Training data is the lifeblood of AI, but how do B2B startups safely tap into the corporate data goldmine? SignalFire is bringing together a panel of AI power players to unpack the secrets of data licensing and IP in the vertical SaaS startup world.
Join us in person at SignalFire's vibrant San Francisco office for a lively discussion, guided by AI Lab lead and SignalFire Chief of Staff Veronica Mercado, as we dive deep into the world of AI data partnerships. From negotiating licensing fees to protecting your IP, we've got the tactical insights you need.
November 30th, 2023 - We the GPU Poor
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: Join us for a fireside chat related to the release of our Proof of Work-driven “BitTorrent for AI” whitepaper.
November 30th, 2023 - AI x Bio IP/Legal Strategies
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-8pm
What: If you want to learn more about IP and Legal strategies when working with AI and Bio, you don't want to miss this session. We will have experienced attorneys and founders who will share insights and tips to help navigate this important topic.
November 30th, 2023 - SF Crypto Happy Hour
Location: San Francisco
Time: 4-7pm
What: Come hang out and chat all things crypto with the crypto community in San Francisco.
There will be tasty drinks, yummy bites, and great company.
We look forward to seeing you there!
November 30th, 2023 - GenAI Collective Biergarten Bash
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-8pm
What: This event is not your typical corporate meetup – it's a gathering of friends! No agendas, no presentations, just good company and a relaxed atmosphere 😄
What to Expect
🍻 Grab a beer (or your drink of choice) and unwind
🤝 Connect with fellow AI enthusiasts in a cozy, welcoming environment
🗣️ Share stories, insights, and laughter with like-minded individuals
🎉 Celebrate the holiday season and the friendships around our shared interest we've built throughout the year!
Our goal for the evening is simple: to create lasting memories and solidify the friendships that make the GenAI Collective so special. Whether you're a seasoned GenAI Collective member or just starting your journey in the community, this event is for you!
December 1st, 2023 - SFF Healthtech Hang
Location: San Francisco
Time: 4:30-7:30pm
What: If you're in San Francisco on Fri 12/1, join other HealthTech friends at Southern Pacific Brewing to enjoy SPONSORED beer and wine (not food) starting at 4:30pm until ~7:30pm
December 1st, 2023 - Pegasus Tech Ventures Startup World Cup (Use Promo Code SWC_SFIRL_150 for $150 tickets)
Location: San Francisco
What: Startup World Cup is a global pitch competition and conference. More than 50 regional winners from across the globe will come to San Francisco to pitch for a $1M investment prize from Pegasus Tech Ventures. In addition to the pitch competition, there will be speakers including Barbara Corcoran (Shark Tank), Vinod Khosla (Sun Microsystems and Khosla Ventures), Tekedra Mawakana (Co-CEO at Waymo), Ira Ehrenpreis (Managing Partner at DBL Partners, Tesla Board Director), and many more.
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