Comments on: [Startup Digest]: "The best startup events in 27 cities"

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:00:21 +0000

“I met Mike Arrington and ended up crashing at his place for a few months when I had no place to stay and very little money.”

I’d love to hear more about this! Stories like this are very encouraging and inspiring to myself, and undoubtedly many, many others. I love AngelList and VentureHacks and would enjoy hearing more about its history and yours!

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:55:04 +0000

Hi Alain,

I added ‘March 11′ to what you said to Google and it helped me find the event. I’m excited with what you’re doing and I look forward to attending the event.

Best,

Jon

By: Ruchit Garg

Ruchit Garg — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:53:41 +0000

Totally agree on needs of events. We have recently compiled a list of start events happening in India (might be a good source of your audience in India): http://eventnu.com/blog/2010/03/01/startup-events-in-india/

By: John Philip Green

John Philip Green — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:45:42 +0000

It's funny for me to read this after meeting Mark Suster at LeadsCon a few weeks ago and having a great chat. He was very approachable, and seemed to like talking about our business and lots else. Great post as usual, Nivi! I wouldn't know you if it weren't for meeting at an event a couple years ago.

By: Mahdi Abdulrazak

Mahdi Abdulrazak — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:11:42 +0000

Nice initiative. I would like to suggest adding the following European cities to the list: Amsterdam, Brussels and Berlin. There are many annual startup events happening in those cities.

By: Sheraan Amod

Sheraan Amod — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:20:33 +0000

I’m the curator of Cape Town [Startup Digest]. In-person events definitely help people to connect and develop rapport much more easily than via the Web.

It’s both weird and wonderful how much tech-centric people like us enjoy organizing physical industry events (read: meetups) when we also do so much online.

Events literally changed my life. Unlike the traditional “longtime friends” stories of founders, I met my co-founder at a conference and we came up with our startup idea there. Two years later and going strong!

By: Gagan Biyani

Gagan Biyani — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:08:19 +0000

This is great. StartupList is fantastic and an endorsement from VentureHacks is even better.

Events are also a great way to test your pitch. You’ll provide your one-to-ten sentence pitch so many times it’ll make your head explode. But it’ll be worth it, because next time you meet someone important (either via e-mail, phone, or hopefully in person), you’ll have it down pat and will make a much better first impression.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:41:46 +0000

Rebecca, would love to have a Madison issue. Apply here http://thestartupdigest.com/curator.html and I will get in touch.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:41:08 +0000

Totally agree, meeting people face to face is the most important thing you can do. That’s how you build real connections. And anyone looking for a co-founder should check out the Co-Founders Meetup, it was in the Silicon Valley [Startup Digest] and I recommend it!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:15:22 +0000

I’m surprised Madison, Wisconsin isn’t one of the cities included. I’d be happy to help create the digest for Madison if you want. We have a thriving startup scene (but maybe I’m biased because I work for one).