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 MoreThis week’s Social Media Hour is all about location, location, location – or at least looking at some of the ways in which we’re starting to take advantage of technology to make more localized and therefore hopefully more relevant connections. Of course, there will be the requisite discussion of Foursquare versus Gowalla and how that…
Read MoreThank you again to everyone that came out to TECH cocktail DC 7 on December 3rd. We had photographer and entrepreneur Jen Consalvo taking photos at the event. Check out the TECH cocktail DC 7 photos (a sampling is below). Also entrepreneur producer and videographer Mark Fitzpatrick was on hand and produced the 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 MoreLocal company and former TECH cocktail demoer, crowdSpring, need your vote. They have made the final four of the WIRED magazine small business competition and they are currently sitting second in the voting. It would be really great to have a Chicago company take this award and the guys at crowdSpring couldn’t be more deserving…
Read MoreTECH cocktail will be a topic of conversation on the video show, Jonny’s Par-tay on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 9pm EST. The show is hosted live by DC TECH cocktailers Scott Stead and Jonny Goldstein so tune in. Here are the details: What: A rollicking conversation with Tech Cocktail co-founder, Frank Gruber, Jonny Goldstein,…
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 MoreIn preparation of the TECH cocktail CONFERENCE taking place on Thursday, May 29th in Chicago we thought it might be nice to offer up a little musical flavor in the form of the TECH cocktail Song which is a bit of a ballad. Enjoy!
Read MoreIf 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…
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…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
We are excited to announce the participating startups for Tech Cocktail's South by Southwest (SXSW) event: #Startuplife Celebration presented by .CO. It was one of... Read More
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