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WED Networking & Ideas⎢SAN FRANCISCO

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PT)

San Francisco, CA

WED Networking & Ideas⎢SAN FRANCISCO

Ticket Information

Type End     Quantity
Entrepreneur Ended Free  
Dogpatch Labs Entrepreneur Ended Free  
Social Entrepreneur Ended Free  
Investor Ended Free  
University Faculty or Staff Ended Free  
University Student Ended Free  
Community Member Ended Free  

Event Details

 

Join World Entrepreneurship Day (WED) for an exciting afternoon of networking & creativity at Dogpatch Labs in Pier 38 Embarcadero. The purpose of this gathering is to unite & collaborate with the local entrepreneurial community to help craft a vision for WED in San Fran on April 16th, 2010. We're looking for ideas, connections, & leaders to spread entrepreneurship throughout San Francisco and the world.


Critical Event Details

  • Tuesday, February 16th @ 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Host Location: Dogpatch Labs @ Pier 38 MAP LINK
  • CalTrain stops RIGHT in front of the venue

Event Agenda

  • 4pm Doors open
  • 4:15pm Opening Remarks
  • 4:30pm World Entrepreneurship Day Presentation
  • 5:00pm Q & A
  • 5:15pm Networking & WED Information
  • 6:00pm Event concludes.


About Dogpatch Labs & Polaris Venture Partners


Please take a moment to learn more about our gracious event host, Dog Patch Labs & Polaris Venture Partners.

Dogpatch Labs was created by Polaris Venture Partners to connect entrepreneurs and help founders conceive and launch startups.

It has 3 locations (Cambridge, MA; New York, NY; and San Francisco, CA).

They offer desk space, bandwidth, coffee and lunch to aspiring entrepreneurs.  Their locations are wide-open, fun spaces that we respectively share with local startups (Social Media in San Francisco, and Allurent in Cambridge).  They are "sorta like frat houses for geeks."

But Dogpatch Labs is much more than that - it's a community of like minded entrepreneurs who share a spirit of “open source entrepreneurship,” the idea that, particularly at the very earliest of stages, we all benefit by fostering connection points between and amongst entrepreneurs and startups.  Whether it is sharing space, sharing ideas, sharing referrals, networking, or just hanging out, we all thrive on the flow of ideas, people and relationships. So, in addition to a workspace, Dogpatch also uses the lab frequently as a meeting place — for dinner events, brown bag lunch talks, workshops, conferences, symposia and good ole’ pizza and beer nights.

You can see a list of the 35+ companies who call Dogpatch Labs home. If you are interested in joining them, drop them a note!


About World Entrepreneurship Day (WED)


  • World Entrepreneurship Day (WED): April 16th, 2010
  • Website link

World Entrepreneurship Day is essentially the "Earth Day for Entrepreneurship." In April 2009, 22 countries joined in the inaugural celebration by hosting & sharing events, conferences and parties to celebrate their community's entrepreneurial heroes. On April 16th, 2010, WED expects more than 50 countries to join in the celebration.

Who's Behind WED?

Lauren Amarante, junior at Arizona State University, co-founded WED with founding advisor Troy Byrd (co-founder of Bryant University Entrepreneurship Center). WED is excited & honored to have a truly global team of entrepreneurial rockstars and a world class Advisory Board (entrepreneurship educators, chief government officials, entrepreneurs, etc.). See the full list here.

Cool! How can I join the movement?

  1. REGISTER your school, university, company, organization, or office for WED by pledging to host an event, conference, or party on April 16th that will celebrate & recognize the importance of entrepreneurship.
  2. APPLY as a volunteer. Help us spread the entrepreneurial word!
  3. TALK TO US about a partnership.
  4. SPONSOR World Entrepreneurship Day; be a founding father of the world's day to celebrate entrepreneurship for eternity.

How can WED help my organization?

  1. APPLY for a $500 WED Grant. Application due by February 16th @ 11:59pm GMT. But submit it by February 8th @ 11:59pm GMT and get entered into a drawing for an iWoz book signed by Apple co-founder himself, Steve Wozniak.
  2. CHECK OUT the Ideas Packet when brainstorming how you'll celebrate WED.
  3. TUNE IN to our Entrepreneurial Video Forum; watch, comment, and marvel!
  4. DOWNLOAD professional entrepreneur templates (business plans, slidedecks, etc.) for your start up in the Entrepreneurial Toolkit Center.

TRAVELING? Check out our other tour stops:

FRIDAY, 2/12 - San Diego @ High Tech High LINK

THURSDAY, 2/18 - Silicon Valley @ Institute for the Future LINK

FRIDAY, 2/19 - Los Angeles @ U of Southern California LINK

SUNDAY, 2/28 - Boston @ location TBA LINK

MONDAY, 3/1 - New York City @ location TBA LINK

TUESDAY, 3/2 - Washington D.C. @ location TBA LINK

When & Where



Dogpatch Labs @ Pier 38
Pier 38
San Francisco, CA 94111

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PT)


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