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SF IRL - Nov 6th, 2023
A curated newsletter showcasing the top tech & startup events in San Francisco
Jonathan Chang
November 06, 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 #61.
Hope you are enjoying the daylight savings. I know I woke up an hour earlier today.
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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Nov 8th, 2023 - Brexfast & Network with Brex x Codi
Location: San Francisco
Time: 8:30am-11:30am
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!
Nov 14th, 2023 - Brexfast with Blumberg Capital (For Fintech, B2B SaaS & Logistics Tech Founders)
Location: San Francisco
Time: 9-11:30am
What: You are formally invited to a Brexfast Club SF with Blumberg Capital.
Brexfast Club: a private event series for investors and founders.
Please RSVP, space is limited.
For Founders Get $2.5k in OpenAI Credits & other rewards by signing up with Brex(Use jchang as referral)
November 6th, 2023 - SF Managers Work Therapy aka Happy Hour
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
What: Are you struggling to juggle the responsibilities and expectations of being a manager? Stuck in meetings all day, yet always pushing your 1:1s? Eager to be a better, more people-positive manager, just can’t find the time?
If you answered yes to any of those: we hear you — being a manager is hard.
Drop by Waterbar to vent, let off steam, and get advice and fresh perspectives from people who are in the same boat as you. You’ll get great views from the Embarcadero, delicious apps and drinks, free swag, and a chance to network with other managers just like you.
November 6th, 2023 - OepnAI DevDay Watch Party + Hack
Location: San Francisco
Time: 9:30am-4:30pm
What: Come hang out and watch the OpenAI DevDay keynote livestream together at Cloudflare HQ!
Then, we're keeping the office open for you to stay & hack. Spend the day hanging out and hacking on your own projects – AI or otherwise - and sharing what you learn and build!
November 7th, 2023 - Developers x AI
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: The introduction of AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT has fundamentally changed the nature of coding, as well as how we interact with software products and services in general.
As developers navigate this seismic shift in the industry, what are some of the most important things to keep in mind? How can we maximize this new opportunity and stay ahead of the competition?
Come join us for this event on the future of developers and AI with a panel discussion, industry expert talks, as well as casual networking.
November 7th, 2023 - Polkadot SF NFT Event
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-9pm
What: This event will be the fourth of a series of Polkadot Community Meet-up events in San Francisco! All who are interested in blockchain development are welcome to attend! There will be food, drinks, and a short presentation at the beginning of the event! Hurry! Limited spots are available! Secure your spot now!
November 7th, 2023 - Conviction Hiring Demo Day
Location: San Francisco
Time: 7-8:30pm
What: come meet exciting AI startups!
we'll have short presentations & demos from each of the participating companies and an opportunity to meet and chat with them after
in-person only. for people who actively want to work at AI startups only, or those cofounder-dating
November 7th, 2023 - SF Founder Showcase - Women Founders in AI
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-8:30pm
November 7th, 2023 - H20 Open Source GenAI World SFO
Location: San Francisco
What: A full-day event focused on empowering innovation and collaboration in the ecosystem of Generative AI and Large Language Models
November 7th, 2023 - Houck’s Founder Meetup
Location: San Francisco
Time: 7-9pm
What: Hey, I'm Houck 👋
Each week I send a newsletter to 79,000+ founders with advice resources to help build their startup. I also run a community for over 500 ambitious founders who've collectively raised over $300 million, and my last startup was backed by a16z.
We're bringing the community IRL for a happy hour in San Francisco. Anyone's welcome, and community members will also have access to a limited open bar.
November 8th, 2023 - APIs & IPAs
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-8pm
What: Hey there, friends, customers, and fellow devtool enthusiasts! Come join us at Thriller Social Club for an evening of drinks, food, skeeball and conversation. It's been a while since we've had an in-person event, and we can't wait to see you there!
November 8th, 2023 - VC + Tech Mega Fall Mixer
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
What: We're bringing together some of the most thoughtful and kind people we know in SF.
No sponsors, and no sales pitch...
just real people, sharing a drink and some great conversation!
November 8th, 2023 - Lowkey Happy Hour San Jose
Location: San Jose
Time: 6:30-8pm
What: The Bay Data Club is South Bay's first data meetup group. We host fun, community oriented events designed to encourage learning, connection, and, most importantly, good times.
All are welcome, but data engineers, analysts, and scientists may find the most value.
November 8th, 2023 - AI For Marketers
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6pm
What: Join us for our AI for monthly Marketers event! Learn how to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence to transform your marketing strategies. Discover how AI-powered tools like ChatGPT, Hugging Face and Midjourney can improve content generation, data-driven marketing, marketing automation, digital marketing, and AI for social media.
You can expect engaging talks and insightful discussions on the latest AI Marketing trends and technologies.
Don't miss this opportunity to network with fellow marketers and learn how Generative AI can revolutionize your marketing efforts!
November 8th, 2023 - MindsDB AI Builders Lunch & Learn
Location: San Francisco
Time: 9am-5pm
What: MindsDB has just opened its new HQ in the mission and we're excited to pilot a new weekly program designed to support builders. This will be a great opportunity to work alongside others building in AI and get advice from the MindsDB team.
November 8th, 2023 - Founders & Funders AI with Nat Friedman
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: Join us on November 8th for our Founders and Funders AI event live in San Francisco with Nat Friedman. The discussion will be moderated by Pilot’s CEO and Co-Founder, Waseem Daher.
November 9th, 2023 - Money2020 Recovery Coffee
Location: San Francisco
Time: 8-10am
What: Leave the chaos of Vegas behind and join us for a casual coffee with top-notch fintech founders, operators, and investors. And, yes, donuts will be served.
November 9th, 2023 - Hustle Fund Founder Friends in SF
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8:30pm
What: Join the SF founder community to connect with other founders and hear war stories from a founder who went through the wringer and came out the other side.
November 9th, 2023 - GenAI Collective x Susa Ventures Healthcare Jungle Happy Hour
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-9pm
What: For decades, healthcare has been seen as a jungle: a mess of vines, undergrowth— a web of hard problems and serious impact. Susa Ventures together with the GenAI Collective is excited to put together a new happy hour to bring healthcare focused investors, innovators, and movers/shakers of all kinds together to rally around what might become one of our generation's defining technologies: AI.
If you want to be a part of our growing movement to bring together the SF healthcare and technology communities to disrupt healthcare, come meet us under the banyan tree armed with your most burning questions :)
November 9th, 2023 - Thursday Nights in AI
Location: San Francisco
Time: 7-8:30pm
What: Join us for a fireside chat with Anton Troynikov & Jeff Huber, co-founders of AI-native open-source embedding database, Chroma.
November 9th, 2023 - GenAI Collective x Raiz Capital
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
What: Ignore Previous Instructions is a loose collection of AI founders, makers and investors, sponsored by Raiz Capital. Join us as we cross-pollinate communities and ideas for a fun evening of networking and conversation as we introduce the inaugural class of XLR8, an AI/ML-focused accelerator , presented by Raiz Capital!
November 9th, 2023 - AI For Climate @ Innovation Endeavors
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
What: Join us for a salon-style conversation about applications of AI in climate tech!
Emerging capabilities in AI are quickly changing how we think about data, software, analytics, intelligence and so much more. How can these advancements transform climate tech? Come learn from and converse with some of the leaders answering this question including:
Kurt House & Tom Hunt - CEO & VP of Technology of Kobold Metals
Seyed Madaeni - CEO of Verse
Dimitar Simeonov - CEO of Pioneer
Diego Saez Gil - CEO of Pachama
November 9th, 2023 - -1 to Alfred Lin
Location: San Francisco
Time: 4-6pm
What: South Park Commons is delighted to host Alfred Lin, Partner at Sequoia Capital and former COO, CFO and chairman of Zappos, as part of our -1 to Now series! Please join us to hear how Alfred has taken companies to the next level with his Midas touch.
November 13th, 2023 - Female Founders & Funders
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
What: We're happy to gather awesome women, both entrepreneurs and VCs. Join us for a fall evening of bites, drinks, and great conversation.
November 13th, 2023 - Misinformation in AI Hackweek
Location: San Francisco
Time: 12-3pm
What: The Misinformation in AI Hackweek will be a full week of hacking, learning, and creating a brighter future.
Starting on November 13 and running until November 17, 50 of the top selected hackers will get the opportunity to work from MindsDB's beautiful HQ located in the heart of SF to build projects around tackling misinformation.
November 14th, 2023 - Climate Tech YC Co-Founder Matching Event
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6pm
What: Join us for a Y Combinator Co-Founder Matching event, designed for promising early-stage founders and aspiring entrepreneurs passionate about addressing climate change! This gathering is an opportunity to connect with potential co-founders and collaborators in the Climate Tech startup space. It is best for people who are currently working on side projects or early stage ideas alone and would like to find a co-founder.
November 14th, 2023 - Enterprise GenAI Forum
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
What: In the past year since ChatGPT's release, the narrative has shifted from what GenAI can do to how to scale it. Beyond scaling the product, enterprises also have to consider how to position, price, and contract AI products. This event is for those who want to learn a broad perspective in building AI products & companies at scale. Its also a great opportunity to meet with a curated group of ~50 fellow AI insiders.
November 14th, 2023 - Institute on Aging
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-7:30pm
What: Join Institute on Aging (IOA) for the Q4 in-person #TechTalk event at the Enrichment Center in the Presidio, San Francisco on Nov 14. The event will kick off with a presentation and Q&A by behaviour change expert Karen Horgan, followed by a presentation and discussions with a selection of tech startups in the AI, dementia, and care innovation space.
November 14th, 2023 - The State of Open Source: A Fireside Panel of ML Luminaries
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-7pm
What: Baseten invites you to a fireside conversation on open source machine learning with the three most important industry leaders in the ML community.
Bringing together luminaries from the technical, business, and VC sides of the artificial intelligence boom, this roundtable discussion will provide new insight into the state of the open source community and what the future holds for AI.
Open source presents the most promising direction for the most scalable and secure AI use cases. All CEOs, CTOs, and VPs of Engineering are encouraged to attend.
November 15-16th, 2023 - Founders & Funders AI with Nat Friedman
Location: San Francisco
What: Seeking: GenAI teams and projects working to enhance human capabilities and improve lives. Let's build the future together!
Awards: $15K Cash Prizes to teams and projects as determined by the judges (more details coming soon); plus valuable platform credits.
November 16th, 2023 - GenAI Collective Doors to Beyond
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-9pm
What: This is not your normal networking event. Each meetup is designed to maximize the number of new people you will meet and meaningful conversations you will have. Expect to find your next cofounder, investment, or great idea right here! Trust us – this is something you will not want to miss 😄
As always, food, drink, engaging conversation, and incredible company will all be provided!
November 16th, 2023 - 1st MLOps Community Silicon Valley Meetup
Location: San Jose
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
What: 🎉 The MLOps Community is finally coming to Silicon Valley! We'll be having our first meetup in San Jose in partnership with Coactive 🎊 We're excited to meet you and hope that this will be first of many events in Silicon Valley!
November 16th, 2023 - Building AI Products People Want to Use
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
What: Ever wonder why some AI apps get all the love while others collect digital dust? It’s not just the code—it’s about making something that clicks with the people using it. We've got two seasoned founders who’ve been there, done that, and are totally down to share their playbook on how to make AI products that don’t just compute, but also connect.
November 16th, 2023 - One Year of ChatGPT
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-9pm
What: Almost one year since ChatGPT released on November 30th, so let's celebrate before Thanksgiving and the holidays roll around! There will be founders showcasing products, we'll make predictions on what 2024 will look like in AI, and have fun!
November 17th, 2023 - The New Context Conference SF Building Useful & Trustworthy AI
Location: San Francisco
Time: 1-8pm
What: Join us at the 26th NCC San Francisco 2023 Fall, where we come together to explore the theme, "Building Useful and Trustworthy AI."
We've gathered a roster of experts ready to discuss the intricacies of crafting AI systems that find the balance between being implementable and trustworthy. Through insights from real-world applications in marketing and the creative sectors, we'll put together the current discussions in the historical development of AI forging a deeper comprehension of the evolving landscape of Generative AI. Together, let's envision a future where AI isn't just powerful, but is also discerning and transparent in its workings.
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