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…
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 MoreThanks 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…
Read MoreWith over 350 TECH cocktailers have RSVP’ed for TECH cocktail DC 2 and it approaching fast we wanted to take an opportunity to give a brief preview of the event. We could not do it without the support of our fine sponsors. TECH cocktail DC 2 is sponsored by AOL, Viget Labs, Voxant, Network Solutions…
Read MorePodcampDC – April 18-20, 2008 Podcamp DC is an “unconference” focused on educating participants on how to use, implement and share any/all new media tools including, podcasts, videocasts, blogs, Second Life, Facebook, and YouTube. There are waiting lists spots still available. TECH cocktail DC 2 – April 24, 2008 The second TECH cocktail in DC…
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 MoreStaying true to our mission of helping to amplify the technology signal in under served markets and have fun doing it we are excited to announce TECH cocktail DC 2! It has been almost a year since our last TECH cocktail DC and in case you missed it you can get caught up on what…
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 MoreOur first TECH cocktail Boulder event which was put on in partnership with DEMO turned out to be another great event. The spacious Foundry Billiards Club, with its theater-style marquee, helped spread the word about TECH cocktail from the street as we attracted a couple hundred local technology enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and social media experts to…
Read MoreWe are in Boulder, Colorado ready to host our first TECH cocktail Boulder in partnership with DEMO and wanted to give you a quick preview. Staying true to our mission six local startups will be showing off their stuff to the crowd of over 250 RSVP’ed attendees. The demos will be done expo-style so that…
Read MoreThanks for visiting TECH cocktail. We are growing media company that strives to help local startups and technology companies by helping start-ups across the country find employees, co-founders, funding and even become acquired. Founded in 2006 as a community-building event by Frank Gruber and Eric Olson, TECH cocktail has morphed over the years into company…
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…
Read MoreTECH cocktail 2 was profiled in the Chicago Sun-Times today by columnist and MidwestBusiness.com president Brad Spirrison. Brad’s write-up focused on what the future of TECH cocktail could be and Brad mentioned that he was unclear as to whether or not we had a motive behind TECH cocktail. The answer to that is simple: we…
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce the launch of TECH cocktail, a Chicago-based technology and business mixer. TECH cocktail will help foster a friendly and tight-knit Chicago business community similar to that of Silicon Valley. The first TECH cocktail party/event will be in Chicago in early July 2006. More details to come.
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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