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SF IRL - Sept 25th, 2023
A curated newsletter showcasing the top tech & startup events in San Francisco
Jonathan Chang
September 25, 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 #55
Hope everyone is recovering from the trifecta of conferences we had over September and getting much needed rest.
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. We are a growing community having over 4000+ 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!
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September 27th, 2023 - Founders & Funders: AI with Sarah Guo
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8:30pm
What: Join us on Wednesday, September 27th for our Founders and Funders AI event live in San Francisco with Sarah Guo, Managing Partner at Conviction. The discussion will be moderated by Pilot’s CEO and Co-Founder, Waseem Daher.
Hear perspectives from both sides of the table as they discuss their investing and operating strategies. The discussion will be followed by an AMA session with our speakers. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be provided. Priority admittance will be given to active AI founders.
September 27st, 2023 - Tech Ladies SF Technical Leader Meetup
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-7pm
What: Tech Ladies is going on Tour! After spending the last few years online, we’re excited to connect with you in person.
It’s no secret that San Francisco is the biggest tech hub in the US. That’s why we’re hosting not one but TWO meetups.
This one is exclusively for senior Tech Ladies in engineering, data science, QA, and technical product management.
September 27st, 2023 - YPOSF September Happy Hour
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: Please join us for our staple September Happy Hour! We will be hosting our premier networking event on Wednesday, September 27th at SHACK15 from 6-8pm. Gather your friends and coworkers and come meet our diverse group of young professionals in a relaxed and fun environment! The event kicks off at 6pm.
September 27st, 2023 - Tech Pitch Roast Comedy & Founder Institute
Location: San Francisco
Time: 7:30pm
What: Come to the hottest new tech pitch and comedy event, now on show #22!
September 28th, 2023 - Thursday Nights in AI
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-7pm
What: Join us for a special fireside chat with Kanjun Qiu and Josh Albrecht, co-founders of Imbue, which just announced a $200M Series B at a $1B+ valuation!
September 28th, 2023 - GenAI Collective Silicon Valley Meetup
Location: Silicon Valley
Time: 6:30-9pm
What: Join the community for an evening of enlightening AI discussion as our "living room discussion" series returns to our Silicon Valley home base! 🏡
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, plenty of food, drink, and incredible company will be provided!
September 28th, 2023 - Whiskey & Wisdom: What the Economy Has in Store
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
What: Join us for an extraordinary evening that combines the best of two worlds: the art of whiskey tasting and the science of economics. Start the night with a curated whiskey tasting session, where experts will guide you through the subtleties of various blends. Following this sensory experience, engage in an insightful discussion with the Chief Economist of San Francisco. This is your chance to gain a deep understanding of the economic landscape, especially as we prepare for the uncertainties of the coming year. Don't miss this unique opportunity to elevate your palate and expand your knowledge in one unforgettable event.
September 29th, 2023 - Machine Learning at the Exploratorium
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
What: Join us this Fall for a machine learning mixer at the Exploratorium: We will have talks, food, drinks, generally fun, insightful, and hilarious conversations, and discussions around production machine learning, LLMs, and foundation models.
September 30th, 2023 - Startup Pitches & Hot Wings
Location: San Francisco
What: To bring together some of the best companies and awesome investors in San Francisco, for an evening of entrepreneurship and tasty pain. Come prepared with a resilient palate and help decide which startup will win, and which will endure more capsaicin.
October 1st, 2023 - Life Upgrade AI Hackathon
Location: San Francisco
Time: 10am-7pm
What: How do we use AI to upgrade our lives today? How can we think outside the box to weave AI into the fabric of daily, mundane human tasks? How can AI transform the routine, and redefine the familiar? From the morning wakeup to the pre-sleep HN scroll, envision a world where AI doesn't just exist on a single webpage, but seamlessly integrates, enhancing and enriching every moment.
This hackathon will be about building, shipping, and sharing our vision of how to think outside the box and level up daily life with AI. There isn’t one “best” way - we want to empower you to build with the stack that’s most relevant and interesting to you. Here are a few areas we are excited about:
Multimodal: How can we combine different data sources to improve understanding and performance?
Local Inference: How far can we push products on-device today?
Realtime Interaction: What is the future of AI products that can react to our environments in real time?
Streaming: How do we build products that leverage streaming data (i.e. audio, speech, video, financial data, etc.)?
Information Discovery: Solutions for better data visualization and search.
October 2nd, 2023 - Wing AI with Copy.ai & Tome
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
What: Join your fellow founders, product leaders, and AI-first enthusiasts as we take up the challenge of building an AI app that users love.
Hear from founders Paul Yacoubian and Keith Peiris of Copy.ai and Tome as they share their journey to one million and then 10+ million users.
They'll share hard-earned lessons in building an AI-first company, and answer audience questions about everything from fundraising to the future of AI apps.
October 3rd, 2023 - Finding Your Niche as a VC invetor
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-6:30pm
What: Whether founder-driven, thesis driven, sector focused, or geographically focused, every successful angel investor or VC has an investment thesis or focus area, even if it's purposefully 'generalist.'
Our speakers are full-time VCs, not to mention prior operators from companies like Quora, Meta, Cruise, and WeWork. Collectively they have founded their own VC firms and worked for top tier multi-stage firms. Each is now known within the startup community for something specific. They'll be sharing how they found their niche, and how you can too.
October 4th, 2023 - GenAI Collective Brainstorm Brew
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-9pm
What: Join the community for an evening of enlightening AI discussion as our "living room discussion" series turns to the wonderful 150 Van Ness! 🏡
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, plenty of food, drink, and incredible company will be provided!
October 5th, 2023 - Notion SF with Tiago Forte
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-9pm
What: Join us for a special evening with Tiago Forte, author of Building a Second Brain and The PARA Method! Tiago will do an AMA, sign books (please bring your own), and share some exclusive Second-Brain swag. You'll also have the chance to meet others from the Notion and Second Brain communities. Light snacks and drinks will be provided 🍕
October 7th, 2023 - Build, Test & Launch your LLM Apps
Location: San Francisco
Time: 12-10pm
What: This isn’t your regular hackathon. We are putting together all the major AI infra companies together in one room to provide you with the tools to launch your LLM apps. We’ll have three tracks: Build, break and test to push the boundaries of where LLMs can break.
October 11th, 2023 - SF Pitch Competition - Pitch to win $100k
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-9pm
What: In San Francisco, the birthplace of countless disruptive startups, YOUR SaaS solution could be the next big thing! Partnered with Canva 's Developer Community & Innovation Fund, Forum Ventures is hosting a LIVE pitch competition in San Fransisco on October 11 for the chance to win $100K investment and acceptance into our best-in-class Accelerator program
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