If you self-identify as a Hacker then you're likely to develop or tweak some kind of product. The lifeblood of success of any product is Sales. Customer development starts with a conversation with a customer, part of the sales process. There are lots of sales seminars and self help books out there, but many lacking relevant real world experience and lessons learned by first time Hackers and Entrepreneurs in technology. Sharing those lessons and learning from each other will be the goal of this m …

We seek to mobilize digital citizens with tools and concepts for the public interest. Our goal is to tackle the biggest issues the world and our local communities face today. People of all levels of skill and knowledge are invited. Our group exists to give space for the types of discussions that both inform our understandings and vocabularies around digital and network technology, as well as to be creative and do or make things that hold those in power accountable, give voice to those without, i …

Entrepreneurs and consultants in Information Technology and related services who want to meet and collaborate and reach out to new markets and customers. If you provide information-technology related services to other businesses or consumers, this is a great group to meet others with similar interests and needs. We also have industry experts coming to the TE meeting each month to discuss topics of interest to you as well as courses on professional development. If you'd like to teach a technol …

Taleo Tech Talks

We're a group of web developers an designers based in San Ramon that we tired of having to go to SF or the South Bay to meet up with others to talk shop. We're thinking a casual monthly meetup for drinks and grub to start and see where it goes from there.

Come join us to discuss Drupal and help strengthen Drupal in the local Tri-Valley community. We organize monthly sessions to cover topics such as theming, development, site building and other areas related to Drupal.

Got Questions about WordPress?  This weekly support group is appropriate for users, developers, and designers working with WordPress.  Bring your questions, we'll try to figure out an answer in the group.$10

There seem to be a lot of software-related learning/coworking/entrepreneuring groups in San Francisco and the Peninsula. What about those of us on this side of the BART tube? Are you starting a new programming or web project, and looking for someone to bounce ideas off of, or maybe chip in? Are you taking a break (voluntary or otherwise) from wage slavery, and want to hang around some other people who are upgrading their skill sets? Do you want to contribute to someone else's project? Or are yo …

… want more people to know about itLike helping people with what you doWant to get more business, more clients, more customersWant to spend a little bit of time each week communicating with your marketAre wanting to create a collaboration between the technology of the web, and what you have to say … Then, we are likely to work well together! The organizer  

The purpose of this group is to learn, build and collaborate on ecommerce and cross-channel commerce with fellow enthusiasts. We intend to explore strategy, domain concepts, business models and technologies to further the evolution of cross channel commerce. This will include social, web, mobile and enterprise commerce The meetup will host featured speaker events along with collaborative discussion, networking opportunities and community. All are welcome to attend our events.

… There will also be special guests from time to time to open even more possibilities with the internet. Our goal and focus of this MEETUP is to help teach you how to use WordPress like the Pros! Wordpress is very simple to use but exteremly powerful when you understand how to use the features. As you may already know, a good majority of the top websites on the internet are running WordPress.  It doesn't matter if you're a Business Owner or Personal Blogger, the future is now and we ha …

Paddy's Startup Tech Hub is always on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 2 to 4 pm. Featuring guest speakers and startups. Great venue for startups to showcase their products and technologies to industry professionals. Networking potential abounds.  Come on by and see what the hub is all about.

I noticed there was no meetup for Channel Marketers here in the Silicon Valley to come together, share experiences and best practices in an informal setting. Now there is!! It's brand new so please join and lets see how many of us would like to get together, when and where. Once off the ground I think it would be great to connect and discuss current issues, best practices and challenges of engaging with partners. So if you are a channel marketer in the high technology space and this sounds …

Eastbay Localprenuers Meetup In order to survive as an entrepreneur, it's crucial to understand how to make the right connections, get the tools and inspirational education in order to grow your business. Eastbay Localprenuers Meetup brings you fresh speakers, monthly training and networking to jump-start your projects and dreams. • Have great business ideas; however you don’t know where to start? • Clueless about Internet Marketing 101? • Have a website that's not working for you? • N …

… SVWB efforts cover every aspect of web building including user experience design, information architecture, client-side and server-side technology, browser technology, content management system, web analytics, business intelligence, internet marketing, search engine, e-commerce, social media, Web 2.0 technology, and more.

We're all about hardware startups - the fun, and the work. We're for anyone into the Maker Movement, Industrial Design, Toys, Lean Startups, Technology, Microcontrollers, Robotics, Fashion, The Internet of Things, Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing, and anything else disruptive.