Calendar

This calendar focuses on business and community events
of particular interest to Friend and Champion,
with a focus on southern Alameda County.

 

Apr
25
Tue
Startup Grind – Rana Gujral – Growth Hacking @ Electronics for Imaging
Apr 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Startup Grind Fremont – Rana Gujral – Growth Hacking

This is your opportunity to take a deep dive into the ideas of growth hacking with one of the top 10 entrepreneurs to follow in 2017 according to Huffington Post. You are invited to join the conversation with Rana Gujral to pick up some valuable nuggets for how you can accelerate the growth of your startup.

About Rana Gujral

Rana is an Entrepreneur (founder, InsureHound), Turnaround CEO and an Investor. Rana founded a leading enterprise SaaS startup TiZE. Rana serves as a contributing writer at TechCrunch and Forbes and advises several startups. Rana was recently listed among Top 10 Entrepreneurs to follow in 2017 by Huffington Post.

In his role as Founder and CEO of TiZE, Rana raised the initial round and led the company through its formative traction. Prior to TiZE, Rana was recruited to be a part of the core turnaround team for Cricut Inc. At Cricut, Rana led the initiative to build a first of its kind, innovative products for the DIY community and affected the turnaround of Cricut’s EBITDA position from bankruptcy to profitability within a span of 2 years. Previously, Rana held leadership positions at Logitech S.A. and Kronos Inc. where Rana was responsible for the development of best-in-class products achieving billions of dollars in revenue and contributed towards several award-winning engineering innovations. Rana has earned a variety of personal and product awards through his career and has been featured in TechCrunch, Forbes, Inc magazine, Huffington Post, Fast Company, NBC, Fox and CBS.

 

Date: April 25, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Electronics For Imaging (EFI)
Address: 6700 Dumbarton Circle
Fremont, CA 94555

 

Jun
20
Tue
Startup Grind – Murray Newlands – Become an Influencer @ Electronics for Imaging
Jun 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Startup Grind Fremont – Murray Newlands – Become an Influencer

You are invited to join the conversation with Murray Newlands to dig into some valuable ideas about how you can increase your value by becoming an influencer.

About Murray Newlands

Murray Newlands FRSA is an entrepreneur, investor, business advisor and speaker. He is founder of a Sighted.com an online invoicing company based in Palo Alto. Newlands is also an adviser to the “Draper Nexus Network of Things” Fund that invests in IOT companies. He advises entrepreneurs and start-ups on various subjects from funding to growth strategies. Newlands is a qualified lawyer, gained his Green Card by being recognized by the US government as an “alien of extraordinary ability.”

Newlands is the author of “Online Marketing: A User’s Manual” published by John Wiley & Sons. Murray regularly contributes to Forbes and Entrepreneur.

 

Date: June 20, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Electronics For Imaging (EFI)
Address: 6700 Dumbarton Circle
Fremont, CA 94555

 

Startup Grind – Murray Newlands – Become an Influencer @ Electronics for Imaging
Jun 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Startup Grind Fremont – Murray Newlands – Become an Influencer

You are invited to join the conversation with Murray Newlands to dig into some valuable ideas about how you can increase your value by becoming an influencer.

About Murray Newlands

Murray Newlands FRSA is an entrepreneur, investor, business advisor and speaker. He is founder of a Sighted.com an online invoicing company based in Palo Alto. Newlands is also an adviser to the “Draper Nexus Network of Things” Fund that invests in IOT companies. He advises entrepreneurs and start-ups on various subjects from funding to growth strategies. Newlands is a qualified lawyer, gained his Green Card by being recognized by the US government as an “alien of extraordinary ability.”

Newlands is the author of “Online Marketing: A User’s Manual” published by John Wiley & Sons. Murray regularly contributes to Forbes and Entrepreneur.

 

Date: June 20, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Electronics For Imaging (EFI)
Address: 6700 Dumbarton Circle
Fremont, CA 94555

 

Apr
25
Wed
Silicon Valley Business XPO @ Santa Clara Convention Center
Apr 25 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Don’t miss this very special event at the Santa Clara Convention Center! This fantastic experience, hosted by the Santa Clara Chamber in partnership with leading chambers in the region, is expected to feature over 100 exhibitors and over a thousand attendees. It’s a unique opportunity to learn about the vibrant businesses and non-profit organizations that embody innovation here in Silicon Valley.

You’ll see everything Silicon Valley has to offer for your business and lifestyle from exhibitors showcasing their offerings in:

· Technology
· Healthcare
· Food & beverage
· Retail
· And more

 

 

May
10
Thu
LinkedIn Local San Jose – May 2018 @ Silicon Valley Capitol Club
May 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

We got great feedback from our last event and are excited to announce our 3rd #LinkedInLocal San Jose! We’re trying a new venue this time around and are looking forward to seeing you all at the Silicon Valley Capital Club!

What’s special about a #LinkedInLocal Meetup?

#LinkedInLocal is a meetup concept with the purpose to meet the people behind the LinkedIn profiles. Many people connect with others on LinkedIn with the intention of meeting to explore the possibility of doing business in the future. But life often gets in the way and pretty soon that person becomes just another forgotten 1st level connection. No longer, with #LinkedInLocalSanJose.

Photo credit: XAtsukex - This file was derived from: Panoramic Downtown San Jose.jpg, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55935645
Startup Grind – Sramana Mitra – Virtual Accelerator @ Peerbuds Innovation Labs
May 10 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Startup Grind Fremont – Sramana Mitra
Founder of World’s Largest Virtual Accelerator

Sramana Mitra is the founder of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), a global virtual accelerator that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy, and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma. Sramana has a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2015, Sramana was named one of LinkedIn’s Top 10 Influencers.

About Sramana Mitra

Sramana Mitra is the founder of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), a global virtual accelerator that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy, and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma. Sramana has a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2015, Sramana was named one of LinkedIn’s Top 10 Influencers.

 

May
11
Fri
Kennedy Youth Center Dedication @ Kennedy Youth Center
May 11 @ 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Fremont Street Eats “First Bite” @ Downtown Fremont - the Place to Be
May 11 @ 6:00 pm

 

Street Eats is open from 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM.

First Bite ceremony is at 6:00 PM.

May
19
Sat
Kids’n’Kites Festival 2018 @ Fremont Central Park near Aqua Adventure Park
May 19 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Oct
6
Sat
Science in the Park 2018 @ Alden E. Oliver Sports Park
Oct 6 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm