Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of Silicon Valley -  the innovation capital of the world. The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big, and in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo,  eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other ico …

About Hacking 4 Health The launch of Community Health Data Initiative by HHS and Institute of Medicine is exciting news for programmers interested in the development of health applications. Under this initiative, HHS and other government agencies are releasing vast amounts of health data developers can use to create applications that will help individuals and communities. HealthTap, in collaboration with Health 2.0, is thrilled to announce a Hackathon where developers can learn more about this …

Real Life Super Heroes, Masked Crime Fighters, Costumed Vigilantes, & Uniformed Mystery Detectives meet to share case files, organize citizen patrols, review investigations, analyze crime statistics, discuss law enforcement support, teach new techniques, tell success stories, plan charitable and educational events, send inspiring messages, and learn about resources for solving cases. Whether fighting crime, solving cold cases, researching records, or otherwise, this group is a support team for t …

Apply software development principles to dwelling environments and optimize/re-invent live-work processes - start at futureLiving.info Imagine your very own multi-purpose dwelling environment that adjusts to your needs throughout the day and over the course of your life, inspires you to fully unfold your potential and effectively works to maximize your well-being/performance. Join the international community to create, build and own the open-source modular, extendable, mobile, service-based arch …

SVForum fosters innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership within the San Francisco/Silicon Valley ecosystem of individuals and businesses participating in emerging technologies. We do this by: - creating connections and community - providing education and access to reources - linking the global business community to Silicon Valley, and - facilitating the exchange of unbiased knowledge, insights and best practices. With the support of an outstanding team of knowledgeable, passionate volunt …

The Silicon Valley Startup Incubation and Acceleration Networking is a meetup group created for startup entrepreneurs to attend networking sessions, seminars, workshops, coaching and mentoring programs organized by incubators and accelerators. Entrepreneurs, innovators, developers, executives, startup founders and business owners, please join us if you want to get help with business basics, participate in networking activities and cofounder mixers, find marketing resources and strategic partner …

We are all descendants of farmers who worked their available land to produce the most nutritious food needed for health and survival. Today we are technically evolved yet disconnected from the farming process.  As a result our food supply has been jeopardized by a large centralized system that we are paying for with higher food costs, lower nutritional value and poorer overall health.  It is now time to seek  the knowledge of our farming ancestors by taking a different look at how our communitie …

This group is dedicated to organizing discussions, meetups, and events around data 2.0. The focus of data 2.0 is about utilizing the new avalanche of online data and new data-centric business models. The Data 2.0 organizers are also the producers of DataWeek.co Sept 22-27 in San Francisco as well as the Data 2.0 Summit (data2summit.com) We view "Old Data" is the practice of closing off your data, and data 2.0 hosting data online and making it accessible by other organizations. That includes big …

ZiB is about doing biz backwards, up-side-down, NOT as usual... strategies for those with under-utilized talents in this new age of fewer and fewer jobs.  I was inspired by the new book by Chris Guillebeau (I don't know how to pronounce it either): "THE $100 STARTUP." Together, we'll explore the impact of game-changing technologies, access to free education, collaboration, gamification, crowdfunding and a growing number of business models -- new ways of creating value and livelihoods for ourselv …

This group brings together the people from around the Bay Area that make our web sites, phone apps, and high tech accessible to all users. The Group meets for dinner to share information and news as friends and colleagues. These dinners are not for promoting companies or products.

Gartner predicts that by end of 2013, number of people who access the web through a mobile device will exceed the ones using a PC. In this environment, it makes sense to design your applications and plan your new web based business first for mobile devices and then adapt that to the web, rather than the other way round. This group is for Entrepreneurs, Developers, Product managers/ Product Designers and others involved in planning, designing, implementing, selling or marketing Mobile Applicatio …

The Startup Lounge, hosted by Plug and Play Tech Center, is the place to unwind and connect with like minded entrepreneurs each week. Every Wednesday evening, we will open our doors in beautiful downtown Palo Alto for snacks, refreshments, and networking. This will be an opportunity to learn more about Plug and Play Tech Center and the many resources we have to offer, including real estate and access to capital. Please join us from 5:00 to 6:00pm each Wednesday at 530 University Ave, Palo Alto …

VSX 2012 was formed to provide a central point for learning and exchange of information with access to key virtualization platforms and best of breed ecosystem vendors. The conference mission is to create strong virtualization strategies for companies and improve virtualization platforms. Whether the audience is a CIO, Director of IT, or an engineer, there will be sessions of interest among the multiple technology and business tracks offered. VSX will offer clients access to key platform vendors …

Mobile devices are transforming how we work – constantly connected and accessing company data… everywhere. This brings a new level of productivity along with some new management and security challenges. This group is a collection of IT and Security professionals concerned with managing BYOD programs or corporate mobile devices within the enterprise. The purpose is for members to network and discuss similar issues and challenges, including policies for end users, unique mobile data security conce …

This is a project to develop a virtual museum documenting the early use of computers to promote learning and education (approximately 1970 to 1990). I have a huge collection of documents and artifacts housed in an office in Milpitas, CA. There are old computers and computer controlled toys, hundreds of programs developed to teach you-name-it, newsletters from early computer clubs, research reports, books and magazines, personal correspondence and much more. Most of this material is not currently …

Welcome to Women Startup Lab You are a passionate StartUp Woman! You are a Startup Founder, a Startup CTO, a Startup Wantrapreneur! You Got What it Takes! Now Connect with Others & You've got a Team! Join us to get the best of our Women's Startup Ecosystem to help you succeed. - Women Founders & Startup Speaker Series - Attend our intimate Speaker Series by Female Founders, VCs and Angels who will address your challenges and opportunities, and share their wisdom and real life experiences on wh …