Video: TECH cocktail RACING Preview
May 16, 2008
Saturday… Saturday … Saturday! Start your engines as Threadless.com, a Chicago-based skinnyCorp operated company and TECH cocktail supporter, will be hosting a Pine Wood Derby race called the THREADLEMANSS. Unfortunately, Eric and I won’t be able to attend as we are pretty busy right now getting ready for TECH cocktail CONFERENCE (did you sign up yet?!). But thanks to twitter we found out that TECH cocktailer Carlos Pero of coloring.com has a son that was recently undefeated in his Cub Scouts Pine Wood Derby. We leverage the power of twitter technology (follow techcocktail on twitter) to see if Carlos would like to lead the TECH cocktail RACING effort and thankfully he accepted.
Carlos is featured this week on episode 25 of SOMEWHAT FRANK TV video (below) as he previews our TECH cocktail RACING car and shares some Pine Wood Derby knowledge. Thank you Carlos for your help and good luck on Saturday! You can cheer on the TECH cocktail car this Saturday, May 17, 2008 as Threadless will be streaming the derby live.
Death’s Door Spirits: Bringing Sustainability to Spritis & Drinks to You at TECH cocktail Chicago 8
May 14, 2008
One of our favorite local businesses, Death’s Door Spirits, has created an awesome drink menu that will be available at the TECH cocktail 8 mixer on May 29th (register here if you haven’t already - space is limited).
Not only are these drinks all phenomenal but they are also made with Death’s Door vodka, gin and whiskey. Why should you care if the drinks are made from DD spirits? Well, I am glad you asked.
Death’s Door is based in Wisconsin and their products are are distilled from grain grown for them in Wisconsin so they are truly local sustainable spirits and this is why we’re proud to be working with them (longer company story here). Plus we really like the founder, Brian (who is quite the mixologist), and his products are simply amazing - top shelf without a doubt.
Without further adieu here is the drink menu that Brian created for us including two TECH cocktail signature drinks. This menu will be available on May 29th at the TECH cocktail mixer (along with beer and wine as well per usual):
TECH-Tonic
2 oz Death’s Door White Whiskey
¼ oz blue curacao
5 oz tonic water
Add ingredients to a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with lime wedge
TECH-tini (that’s right - it is the signature drink from our logo!)
2 oz Death’s Door Vodka
1/4 oz triple sec
1/4 oz blue curacao
Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass.
Classic Wisconsin Martini
3 oz Death’s Door Gin (or Vodka)
¼ oz dry Vermouth
Pour vermouth into shaker and coat insides. Shake out and add ice and gin. Stir until cold and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a skewer of olives and Wisconsin cheese.
The Gin Sling
1 1/2 oz Death’s Door Gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz simple syrup
1 dash angostura
Shake and strain into rocks-filled collins glass
top with seltzer.
Looking forward to seeing you all in a couple of weeks!
Lijit Post TECH cocktail DC 2 Breakfast Videos
May 14, 2008
For those of you that may have missed it, Lijit Networks hosted a breakfast after TECH cocktail DC 2 at Busboys & Poets in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2008. The event was a lot of fun and offered a great opportunity get to know several of the DC TECH cocktailers better over coffee, OJ, eggs and bacon.
If you missed it and you are interested in finding who was there and what happened - no worries because Scott Stead was on hand and interviewed most of the attendees. His videos are shown below.
Additionally, SOMEWHAT FRANK TV offered up a video (below) which find Scott breaking it down with a little geek rap sweetness!
DC Event: Social Rockstar Workshop - Friday May 16th
May 13, 2008
If your are in the D.C. Metro area on Friday afternoon May 16, 2008 tell you boss you need to head to Busboys & Poets for a social media workshop. Speakers sessions will be followed by interactive workshops. Here is the full schedule:
Justine Lam ………….. Back to the future: How the internet brought the grassroots back
Frank Gruber …………Social media and blogging
Nick O’Neill…………… Branding and Promoting
Voxant…………………… Online video
Justin Thorp …………..Widgets 101
Frank Gruber co-founder of TECH cocktail will be speaking about social media and blogging and making some references to its use in the corporate environment of AOL, Tribune and Classified Ventures where he has lead blogging & social media initiatives. Nick O’Neill of Social Times and a TECH cocktail D.C. 1 co-host will also be speaking in regard to building personal brand. Justin Thorp another TECH cocktailer will be talking about widgets as community manager at ClearSpring. Voxant a sponsor for TECH cocktail DC 2. Interestingly, all three of these fellows will be hanging out in Chicago May 29th for the TECH cocktail CONFERENCE!
Social Rockstar Workshop
Where: Busboys and Poets 2021 14th ST. NW DC
When: Friday, May 16th 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Tickets & Info: Register here
$15 pre-registered, $25 at door
Illinois I.T. Association Young Professional Event
May 13, 2008
Our friends at the Illinois I.T. Association just let us know about an upcoming event they are working on with MidwestBusiness.com. The cost is $10 for ITA Members and $20 for Non-ITA Members which includes all you can eat appetizers and open bar. Here are the details:
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ITA Young Professionals Summer Get Together
Date: Thursday, June 12th
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Burwood Tap, 724 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL
Register: https://www.illinoistech.org
TECH cocktail CONFERENCE is Coming - Badge It Up!
May 2, 2008
TECH cocktail CONFERENCE is just a month away and it is shaping up to be a super event, which brings together expert TECH cocktailers from across the country to help other TECH cocktailers learn from their experiences and take a “no nonsense” approach to running a business, leveraging technology and the Web.
The goal of the conference is to assist attendees by bringing them essential business startup tips, advice and knowledge from a super-cast of successful founders, developers and entrepreneurs.
If you have not purchased a ticket to the event at the early bird low price of $225 you should do so now, as supply is limited. If you want to save a little bit on the ticket simply use the discount code: techcocktailers since we are trying to make this event as easy and low cost as we can, while still covering the costs associated with hosting an event of this nature.
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The conference agenda is as follows:
- Building a business anywhere (not just Silicon Valley)
- Leveraging new technologies and social media to help your business
- Getting your business funded
- Discovering your Inner CEO
- Growing a community around a traditional business
Some of our speakers include the following, with speaker bios here:
MIKE DOMEK - TicketsNow / Ticketmaster
DICK COSTOLO - FeedBurner / Google
JASON FRIED -37signals
HARPER REED - skinnyCorp / Threadless.com
GARY VAYNERCHUK - Wine Library TV
GENEVIEVE THIERS - Sittercity
KEITH SCHACHT - 42 Friends
NICK FERA - Parlano / Microsoft
BLAGICA BOTTIGLIERO - CondoPerks & Gals’ Guide
JEN CONSALVO - AOL
MICAH BALDWIN - Lijit
JARED GORALNICK - AwayFind
DAVID ARMANO - Critical Mass
MIKE MACADAAN - AOL
ALEX BARD - Goowy Media / AOL
ROB SCHULTZ - IllinoisVENTURES
BRUCE N. BARRON - Origin Ventures
DALIAH SAPER - Saper Law Offices, LLC
MATT SHOBE - FeedBurner / Google
EVAN BROWN - Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
SEAN AMMIRATI - mSpoke / ReadWriteWeb
ANT CREED - Intuit
TROY HENIKOFF - Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center
ALLAN COX - Author of Your Inner CEO
JASON REXILIUS - HostedLABS
DANIELLE WILEY - Edelman
MATT MCCALL - DFJ Portage Ventures
BRIAN SOLIS - FutureWorks
BRIAN WILLIAMS - Viget Labs
GEOFF LIVINGSTON - Livingston Communications
FRASER KELTON - AdaptiveBlue
BRAD FELD - Foundry Group
KIRK WOLFE -MK Capital
GARY BARRON - Frost Ruttenberg & Rothblatt, PC
NICK O’NEILL - Social Times
JOHN ZERASKY - FeedBurner / Google
FRANK GRUBER - TECH cocktail / SOMEWHAT FRANK / AOL
ERIC OLSON - TECH cocktail / DFJ Portage Ventures
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TECH cocktail Chicago 8 Mixer To Follow CONFERENCE
April 29, 2008
We are happy to announce the TECH cocktail Chicago 8 mixer event will follow TECH cocktail CONFERENCE on May 29, 2008. You should definitely try and make it to the conference as it is a going to be a “can’t miss” event as we bring together an all-star cast of TECH cocktailers for a full day, potent, conference concoction. Also, if you sign up for the conference here you will automatically secure a ticket for the TECH cocktail Chicago 8 mixer event. If you cannot make the conference, you can still sign up to just attend TECH cocktail Chicago 8 mixer event on a first come first serve basis below.
Here are the TECH cocktail Chicago 8 details:
- Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008
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Time: 6:30 pm CT - 9:00 pm CT
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Location:
John Barleycorn Wrigleyville
3524 N Clark St - Upstairs
Chicago, IL 60657
If you are interested in sponsoring TECH cocktail Chicago 8 or our conference we still have spots open so please contact us as soon as possible - more information on sponsoring is here. We run these events to break even and would love to do so on this second event. Also if you are interested in demoing your startup product or service please contact us. See you there!
TECH cocktail DC 2 Video
April 28, 2008
TECH cocktail DC 2 took place last Thursday evening in Washington, D.C. showcasing six startups from the local area along with a number of sponsors. The event united over four hundred guests for an evening of conversations and fun. SOMEWHAT FRANK TV was able to capture some of the evenings happenings on video as episode 22 of the video podcast (below).
The Coolest TECH cocktail Photo Video Mashup
April 25, 2008
Nick O’Neill, a D.C. native and founder of Social Times, has leveraged Animoto, a product we played around with previously, to create the coolest TECH cocktail Photo Mashup. To date, it is one of the best I have seen. Check it out the TECH cocktail DC 2 Photo Video Mashup on Social Times. Thank you Nick, that video rocks!
TECH cocktail DC 2 Thank You & Photos
April 25, 2008
Thanks to the over 400 TECH cocktailers that came together at MCCXXIII (1223 Club) last night on the warm spring evening in Washington, D.C. We are happy we were able bring the community together and show off some of the local technology startups. We had some great demos from the following companies:
AwayFind - a product aimed at helping combat the email problem by letting your contacts get in touch with you via an online form.
iGala - a digital photo frame with a touchscreen interface that connects directly to Flickr and Gmail to stream photos to the frame like a slideshow.
Loladex - offers local recommendations from your trusted network of Facebook friends.
Odeo - launched a new beta verision which offers both search and personalized content (audio and video) recommendations.
Voxant - a free licensed content offering for publishers which offers a pageview based revenue share to anyone that embeds the content on a their site.
WhyGoSolo - a new social networking site aimed at helping you to create spontaneous new connections so, as its name implies, you won’t go solo any longer.
We could not put on an event like TECH cocktail DC 2 without the support of our sponsors which included AOL, Viget Labs, Voxant, Network Solutions and Jess3 - thank you. Stickers for TECH cocktail DC 2 were provided by StickerGiant.com.
The very talented D.C. local photographer Raoul Pop captured the evenings happenings in his photos - check out the TECH cocktail DC 2 Photos.
Updated: You can also check out this TECH cocktail DC 2 video (below).
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Preferred Creative Service Provider: Jess3 
Preferred Accounting Services Provider: Frost, Ruttenberg & Rothblatt, P.C. 
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Teaming for Technology
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