PatentMonkey Tc Demo’er Gets Acquired

October 29, 2007

In case you missed the news last week, we are pleased to congratulate the PatentMonkey.com team that demoed at TECH cocktail DC 1 for getting acquired by Patents.com. PatentMonkey.com offered a way for users to search for patent information that was previously not easily accessible. See what a little startup monkeying around can do for you.
Congrats to Cory Sorice and rest of team on the exit - good luck on future endeavors!

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DC Jobs: Sportsvite Seeks Developers

September 28, 2007

Sportsvite a company that demo’ed at TECH cocktail DC 1 is looking for bulk up its Arlington, Virginia office. They are looking for junior to mid level developers (2 to 8 years experience) that specialize in Java and the open source stack. If you are interested please send your resume to Vin Bhat at Sportsvite. Happy coding.

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TcDC1 Wine King On Conan: Tune In!

July 31, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk at TECH cocktail DC 1 For those of you in attendance at the first TECH cocktail in DC, you may remember that there was wine tasting as Gary Vaynerchuk, of the popular video blog Wine Library TV sampled wine & gave out wine totes and wristbands. Though he is modest, Gary is kind of popular. He is has been as he has been profiled by the Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine and now he has landed a spot on Late Night with Conan O’Brien on Wednesday night (August 1, 2007). Be sure to tune in to watch Gary Vaynerchuk on Conan!

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Time to Get LinkedIn DC

May 18, 2007

First, thanks to all those folks who made last night a big success. It was a big step to leave our Chicago haven and branch out into another city but it is looking like the right move and making us even more excited to move this idea to other cities as well.

That said, why should the networking and connecting stop after the event? We set up a TECH cocktail group on LinkedIn a while ago that 343 of your Chicago brethren are part of so you should join up as well.

What’s so great about the group is that as a member you can contact any other member directly (unless that member has said in their LinkedIn settings they do not want to be contacted by other TC group members of course) which will allow more business to happen.

Click here to join the TECH cocktail LinkedIn group. You won’t regret it.

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Not Just A Series Of Tubes In DC

May 18, 2007

More than 250 bloggers, technology enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists gathered at the premier DC night club MCCXXIII for drinks, fun, and socializing last night at TECH cocktail DC 1. In addition to free beer and wine (some brought by Wine Library TV who recently acquired Cork’d.com) the bar was filled with music as up-and-coming website developers highlighted promising sites such as Sportsvite, Clearspring, Buzz XYZ, Patent Monkey and Wine Library TV.

While TECH Cocktail has already been a big success in Chicago, it is exciting to know that DC and potentially other markets are ready for social gatherings like TECH Cocktail.

Also attending was CollectiveX who helped us out by creating a TECH Cocktail group which leveraged their group product - be sure to join the group today!

A special thank you to Nick O’Neill for helping Eric and I get this going in DC - we couldn’t have done it without you. Also thank you to all our sponsors, demo’ers, helpers and guests for making TECH cocktail a reality thus proving that the Internet and web technology is more than just a series a tubes in DC.

More event photos can be found on Flickr tagged techcocktaildc1. Special thank you to Raoul Pop for taking this awesome photo set at TcDC1 - this guy can take some pictures!

Posted by Frank Gruber | Filed Under DC, Eric Olson, Event, Frank Gruber, TECH cocktail, Video, techcocktaildc1 | 12 Comments

First DC TECH cocktail Is Almost Here…

May 12, 2007

With the first TECH cocktail in DC almost here, we are excited to announce the following demo exhibitors:

Animal Attraction - an online dating site that aims to connect pet lovers
BuzzXYZ powered by Blogdigger - helps track the buzz online
Clearspring - services for building, deploying and tracking widgets
Sportsvite - online community is bringing sports lovers together for on-the-field fun
PatentMonkey.com - fully search-able US patent text database
Wine Library TV - will be doing wine tasting and showcasing the wine video site

If you have yet to RSVP you should do so ASAP as you will not be admitted at the event if you have not RSVP’ed. Sign up here.

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RSVP for TECH cocktail DC 1 Now

April 23, 2007

MCCXXIII

Fresh off of TECH cocktail 4 in Chicago, we are pleased to bring TECH cocktail to Washington, DC! TECH cocktail was co-founded in July 2006 by Eric Olson and Frank Gruber in Chicago and now we excited to be co-hosting our first TECH cocktail in DC with Nick O’Neill.

Sign up for TECH cocktail DC 1 now!

The event which looks to better connect the local technology and entrepreneurial community will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2007 from 6:30 to 9pm at MCCXXIII, a premier DC venue. The event is FREE but you must be 21 or over to attend and must be on the RSVP list for the event to get in.

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TECH cocktail DC 1 Coming Soon…

April 14, 2007

Tc DC 1 - Coming Soon! Coming off a fabulous TECH cocktail 4 event this past Thursday night in Chicago, Illinois, we are excited to announce that TECH cocktail is expanding east to invade Washington, DC, in mid-May. Clear your calendars on the evening of Thursday, May 17, 2007 from 6:30 to 9pm for TECH cocktail DC 1. We will be posting the RSVP list soon so stay tuned.

Want to Sponsor or Demo at TECH cocktail DC 1?
If you are interested in sponsoring the event please contact Frank Gruber (frank at techcocktail dot com) as soon as possible. Also if you are a startup based in the DC area and interested in demo’ing at TECH cocktail DC 1 please let Frank know as well.