We’re honored to have a huge influx of new applications, wow.  If you’ve signed up, we’ve got you on the list.  We’re not going to be able to have everyone attend the first event, but we will have multiple events through the year.

In the meantime, if you’re a 1st time entrepreneur, the FoundersInstitute is accepting applications for their next  Bay Area session.  We’re not affiliated with FoundersInstitute, but we are fans of Adeo’s work with TheFunded and like what he’s doing with the new incubator model.  Let us know what you think.

Wishing everyone a terrific Holiday Season and looking forward to seeing all of you in 2010.

That makes the 3rd 4th FoundersTable alum with a healthy exit (PowerSet, JotSpot, StumbleUpon, Mint) and we always look forward to having them back to future dinners as Vets.

If you’d like to apply for a spot at the table, please fill out the form here: FoundersTable Application and we hope to see you at a future dinner.

Michael Moritz of SEQUOIA Capital is listening.
http://pitch.women2.org
DEADLINE: April 10, 2009 (firm deadline)
Do you have the world’s next big idea? Here’s your chance to PITCH.
Michael Moritz (Sequoia) is listening! Put it on a paper napkin!

Women 2.0’s third-annual Startup Competition will provide your alpha,
beta, or prototype-stage startup with exposure to early stage
investors. Our judging panel includes investors and experienced
startup executives who will provide valuable written feedback on your
business.

NOTE: *only ONE of the founding members needs to be female to qualify.

HUNDREDS of submissions will receive valuable feedback from the
judging panel of investors and experienced startup executives.

FIVE startups will be chosen to pitch live on Pitch Night: May 7th, 2009.

ONE winning startup gets a meeting with legendary investor Michael
Moritz from Sequoia Capital in addition to free office space, legal
services, marketing support, PR support, and more – everything youneed
to win with your new idea.

Entering the competition is easy. Just fill out information about your
startup online, record a 2-minute video pitch, and snail mail us a
cocktail napkin with your business plan scribbled on it. Deadline to
submit your startup is April 10th, 2009 (firm deadline) —time to get
started!

Are you in? http://pitch.women2.org

The list includes our friends and some fomer STIRR speakers: David Weekly (pbwiki), Scott Rafer (lookery), Ted Rheingold (dogster) and more.

You can find the full list here [Futuristic Play by Andrew Chen]

And you can find the US STIRR team on twitter here: @heysanford, @danarkind, @seanness

In the meantime there are two other events you may wish to check out.  The first is TheFunded’s CEO unconference and VC/Founder events.  If you’re not already a member of TheFunded don’t hesitate, sign-up now.  Since Adeo has moved to the bay area he has been running very high quality events (best ratios of VC to entrepreneur and the highest rated VCs only).   The second is Startup2Startup.  The Startup2Startup dinner format doesn’t really focus on solving operational/strategy issues like FoundersTable, but it does attract a lively crowd and a few of the talks are insightful.  Both options are great networking opportunities.

Michael Moritz of SEQUOIA Capital is listening.
http://pitch.women2.org
DEADLINE: April 10, 2009 (firm deadline)
Do you have the world’s next big idea? Here’s your chance to PITCH.
Michael Moritz (Sequoia) is listening! Put it on a paper napkin!

Women 2.0’s third-annual Startup Competition will provide your alpha,
beta, or prototype-stage startup with exposure to early stage
investors. Our judging panel includes investors and experienced
startup executives who will provide valuable written feedback on your
business.

NOTE: *only ONE of the founding members needs to be female to qualify.

Women 2.0 Pitch 2009

Event details – http://www.women2.org/october-2008-music-and-tech/
Eventbrite registration – http://musicandtech.eventbrite.com/
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Women 2.0 proudly showcases an impressive lineup of artists and entrepreneurs in the music space. Join us for “Music Makers and Technology Shakers” on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 from 6pm to 9pm at Slide in San Francisco.

Our esteemed panelists will discuss current trends in music and alternative business models.

» Elise Nordling – Panel moderator – (Music Director and DJ for SOMA FM)
» Angelina Moysov (Singer / Songerwriter for Persephones Bees)
» Lucia Iman (top-selling artist on SellaBand)
» Pim Beist (Founder and Creative Director of SellaBand)
» Celia Hirschman (KCRW Commentator “On the Beat”)
» Cecily Mak (Senior Counsel at RealNetworks and Rhapsody)
» Jay Durgan (President of Raiden Holdings and former Head of Bus. Dev. at Warner Music)

Join the discussion with artists, seasoned executives and music industry disrupters who will join us from KCRW to Real Networks to Sellaband.com (all the way from the Netherlands). Hear influential technology and music leaders talk about the changes in the music industry, new business models, current trends and how the startup community can empower change for artists around the globe.

MOBILIZE: The Next Generation Mobile Conference
presented by GigaOM
September 18, 2008
Mission Bay Conference Center, SF

Conference web site:
http://events.gigaom.com/mobilize/08/?a=stirr

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Friends of STIRR receive a 10% discount.
http://mobilize.eventbrite.com/?discount=stirr

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MOBILIZE will explore the advancements driving growth of the mobile web and what they mean for entrepreneurs and their investors. Despite big plans and visions, the promise of the mobile web and a truly untethered Internet hasn’t been realized yet. Now, developments in design, user experience, handset technology, location and wireless network technology are changing everything. The mobile web is about to take off like a rocket.

GigaOM just announced the mobile startups selected to demo onstage at the MOBILIZE LaunchPad. The sheer number of applicants shows the robustness of the mobile application market. Come see the next generation of the mobile web.

The lucky 13 are Fonemesh, Tunewiki, Heysan, Pinch Media, Fonolo, Skyfire, Zecter, LuckyCal, MotionDSP, Cumulux, Placethings, Fusion Garage Project, and Tapulous. All the details are here – http://gigaom.com/2008/08/25/mobilize-launchpad-contestants-announced.

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MEET THE SPEAKERS

Join 500 of the most influential, innovative luminaries in the mobile web industry to get a glimpse of the future.

Keynotes
•    Rich Miner – Google’s Android, Co-founder
•    Padmasree Warrior – Cisco, CTO

Speakers include:
•    John Roese – Nortel Networks, CTO (NEW!)
•    Fred Kitson – Motorola, VP of Applications Research (NEW!)
•    John Forsyth – Symbian Software, VP of Strategy (NEW!)
•    Lee Ott – Yahoo!, Global Director of Mobile Search (NEW!)
•    Gary Kovas – Adobe, VP and GM, Mobile and Devices (NEW!)
•    John Koller – Sony Computer Entertainment America, Director of Hardware Marketing (NEW!)
•    Clint McClellan – Sr. Dir of Market Dev, Health & Life Sciences, Qualcomm (NEW!)
•    Ken Kershner – Dash Navigation, SVP of Engineering (NEW!)
•    Michael Copeland – Fortune, Senior Writer (NEW!)
•    Ken Fisher – ArsTechnica, Founder and Editor-in-chief (NEW!)
•    Matt Murphy – Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Partner on iFund
•    Dan Mason – ESPN Mobile Web Global, Sr. Product Manager
•    Ian Freed – Amazon.com, VP of Amazon Kindle
•    Russ McGuire – Sprint, VP of Corporate Strategy
•    Marc Davis – Yahoo!, Chief Scientist of Yahoo! Connected Life
•    Rachel Hinman – Adaptive Path, Mobile Design Strategist
•    Jason Devitt – Skydeck, CEO
•    Ted Morgan – SKYHOOK Wireless, CEO
•    Scott Richardson – Clearwire, Chief Strategy Officer
•    Scott Raney – Redpoint Ventures, Partner
•    John SanGiovanni – Zumobi, Co-Founder and VP, Product Design
•    Richard Wong – Accel Partners, Partner
•    Jeff Belk – ICT 168, Principal
•    Rick Segal – JLA Ventures, Partner
•    Jake Seid – Lightspeed Venture Partners, Managing Director
•    Raven Zachary – The 451 Group, Research Director, Open Source
•    Greg Sterling – Sterling Market Intelligence/Local Mobile Search, Analyst
•    Ryan Block – Engadget, Editor-at-large

SOME TOPICS TO BE EXPLORED
•    Next Generation Networks, Handsets and Chipsets
•    Rethinking Products in the Age of Hyper-connectivity
•    The Economics of Mobile Development Platforms
•    LTE or WiMAX: Which One Owns the Future?
•    Mobile Browsers
•    Location-Based Services
•    Emerging Mobile Business and Revenue Patterns
•    Mobile Investment Trends

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
•    Entrepreneurs
•    Venture Capital Professionals
•    Executives
•    Product Managers
•    Lead Technologists
•    Analysts