Calendar
This calendar focuses on business and community events
of particular interest to Friend and Champion,
with a focus on southern Alameda County.
It’s nearly time for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church’s annual Spaghetti Feed!
Join us from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, for an evening of food and fun. The festivities will be held in Holland Hall at the church site, 38801 Blacow Rd., Fremont.
FOOD: Four kinds of pasta are on the menu, in addition to Caesar salad, garlic bread, and dessert that includes, of course, tiramisu.
Beer and wine will also be served, for an extra charge.
FUN: The evening’s entertainment includes a silent auction, an ongoing raffle with prizes every 15 minutes, a special kids’ zone, and proceeds benefit HTLC’s ongoing community outreach and service programs, such as George Mark House.
TICKETS:
- Prices are $15 per adult,
- $10 per child under 12,
- and kids under 3 eat free.
- Family tickets (two adults and two or more children) are $45.
Startup Grind Fremont – Mike Farley – Tile
Under Mike’s guidance, Tile has sustained that momentum and is now the leader in smart location, offering consumer facing products in addition to a proprietary platform that allows other brands to integrate Tile’s smart location technology.
Lets learn from his experience of brining this concept to reality. Focus would be on:
- Funding
- Team
- Product Strategy
- Market & Trends
- Scaling the company
About Mike
Mike Farley is CEO and Co-Founder of San Mateo-based smart location company, Tile. An engineer by trade, Mike developed Tile to help his wife find the many items she often misplaced. Mike was recently named a 2016 E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year.
About Tile
Tile gives everything the power of smart location. Tile’s devices, network and mobile app work together to help people locate the things that matter to them most. As the world’s largest lost-and-found network, Tile’s global community spans over 200 countries and territories and helps people locate more than one million items every day. The Tile Smart Location Platform makes it possible for other companies to embed location into their own products. The company is based in San Mateo, CA and is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, GGV Capital and Khosla Ventures. Tile is a top seller in retail stores and is sold online around the world.
Startup Grind Fremont holds monthly meetings for startups, entrepreneurs, and VCs to share experiences, learn from each other, and create a “culture of innovation.” The monthly chapter meetings include time for networking and a fireside chat with a local CEO.
Date: March 30, 2017
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Electronics For Imaging (EFI)
Address: 6700 Dumbarton Circle
Fremont, CA 94555
The Fremont Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present the 2017 State of the City on March 31st, from noon to 2:00 p.m. at the Marriott Fremont Silicon Valley. Mayor Lily Mei will discuss key progressions and important issues facing our City, and we will also salute our Chamber volunteers and install our new officers.
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
Celebrate National Small Business Week
April 30 – May 6
Events are being held throughout the week, calling attention to the importance of small business in creating and sustaining, enriching and growing community.
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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 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
Save the Date – Passeio do Vinho – Downtown Hayward Wine Walk
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Fremont Chamber of Commerce
Celebrates Manufacturing Day
October 6, 2017 4:30pm – 9:00pm
39155 Liberty St
Fremont, CA 94538
CALL FOR HIRING MANUFACTURERS: IS YOUR FREMONT MANUFACTURING COMPANY HIRING?
3rd Annual A Night of Science and More!
A science extravaganza for all ages! Free & open to the public.
- Saturday, October 07, 2017
- 5:30pm – 9:30pm
- Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology, 39399 Cherry Street, Newark, CA 94560
- Stream Magic Shows
- 3D Printing
- Star Gazing
- Virtual Reality
- Mad Science Demonstrations
- Interactive Exhibits
- Drones and much more!