Four years ago Frank Gruber and I founded TECH cocktail. We sought to bring the Chicago startup and technology community together in a meaningful way and have been fortunate enough to do that and much, much more. I am very proud of the organization we built and what we’ve accomplished since our first TECH cocktail…
Read MoreHey TECH cocktailers we’re excited to be back in Boston! We’ll be back at Tequila Rain for another night of demos and networking. If you haven’t RSVP’ed yet there’s still time. But we would not be able to make this happen with out the help of our great sponsors and we are excited to have…
Read MoreWe’re excited to bring TECH cocktail back to DC for another great night of demos. If you missed the last event, check out the pictures here. If you haven’t already RSVP’d there’s still time. If you have, please make sure you print out your eventbrite ticket/confirmation to speed up your entry to the event. Now…
Read MoreIf your going to be in the Champaign area you should attend Startup Cafe. Our very own Frank Gurber and Eric Olson will be keynoting the event. They will be discussing social media and how it has changed the way business and people communicate. The event will be from 11:30 to 1:00 p.m., at EnterpriseWorks,…
Read MoreHey TECH cocktailers we are excited to bring TECHcocktail back to Champaign. This is the third time bring the event to Champaign and you can read about the last event here and see the pictuers here. TECH cocktail Champaign 3 will take place at Houlihan’s in the Research Park on June 25. Local technology based…
Read MoreTECH Cocktail DC4: Washington DC area techies meet up from Mark Fitzpatrick on Vimeo. TECH cocktail DC 4 took place last month in Washington, DC and attracted quite a crowd to LeftBank in Adams Morgan. TECH cocktail made the front page of the Washington Post business section. But we just were just made aware of…
Read MoreEric and I just hosted our 10th Chicago TECH cocktail last week and it started out with something new, a Town Hall. We have have been thinking of new things we can do with TECH cocktail this year and we have come up with a nice list of 2009 initiatives. The Town Hall is one…
Read MoreHopefully everyone who came out for TECH cocktail Chicago 10 last Thursday night had as great a time as the TECH cocktail crew did. We knew it would be a popular event, being in it’s flagship city, but this was the biggest TECH cocktail event so far, packing the house at John Barleycorn’s in Wrigleyville….
Read MoreThe Illinois Technology Partnership will be having a discussion entitled Lunch & Learn: Online and Your Privacy on December 11th. Aviva Gibbs the executive director of the ITP is personally inviting all of our Chicago Tech Cocktailers to this event. Here’s a note from Aviva: Dear Tech Cocktailers, It has been a pleasure to meet…
Read MoreOn Thursday May 29, 2008 in Chicago we had an action packed day of TECH cocktail activities which included our first ever full day conference, TECH cocktail CONFERENCE, followed by our 8th Chicago mixer, TECH cocktail Chicago 8. It was a lot of fun as we were able to further our mission of better connecting…
Read MoreTECH 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…
Read MoreYou have probably seen the Lijit search widget on a number of sites around the Web. It offers some great site search analytics in a manageable and easy to digest format. I even get a weekly statistics email from Lijit keeping me updated as to how search is performing every week and what people are…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was re-syndicated from SOMEWHAT FRANK. The Illinois I.T. Association CityLIGHTS 2008 Awards Gala took place in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, April 3, 2008. The event was held at Union Station which you might recognize from the epic scene from the movie The Untouchables where Kevin Costner saves a baby carriage while…
Read MoreWe are pleased and humbled that TECH cocktail and Eric Olson and I were selected as finalists for a Illinois Technology Association CityLIGHTS Award given to an individual that has made a significant impact on the Illinois technology community. The list of finalists include: * Eric Olson and Frank Gruber, founders, TECH cocktail * Ron…
Read MoreOn a clear, crisp evening in Boulder, Colorado over two hundred technology enthusiasts piled into The Foundry Billiards Club to better connect and amplify the technology signal of the region. The event, TECH cocktail Boulder in partnership with DEMO, showcased five startups from the local area. The event was sponsored by Boulder-based Lijit and Chicago…
Read MoreCongrats to Chicago-based feed management and advertising company FeedBurner for getting acquired by Google. The rumor that started a few weeks ago has been confirmed by FeedBurner today (June 1, 2007). There are more details on Google/FeedBurner deal here. In addition, they are just a great group of people. Being from Chicago, and I have…
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With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More