Nerd Stalker

Nerd Stalker crew visited  the 10th Annual TechCrunch Annual Summer Party  at August Capital (2480 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA) on Friday, 7/31/2015. Their tickets were sold out. It looked like at least over 1,000 people attended the party. If you'd like to network with tech professionals and investors in the Bay Area, it's one of the best parties for you. Here are some photos from the party. Photos: Taiko Fujimura / Nerd Stalker Media   See you all at the TechCrunch Summer Party next year!

This month, we take another journey into Agile thinking. We will go in-depth into an articles on Startup Blog titled “ Your First Action is Not Funding ” and " Money and Staff, Staff and Money " with Taffy Williams, Examiner writer and entrepreneur, and the co-founder & CEO of Colonial TDC. Taffy gives examples from his experience of funding from the investor's and the entrepreneur's viewpoints . Give it a listen or a view!

We recently caught up with Steve Hoffman, CEO of Founders Space, to discuss his advice on closing a funding round. Through the school of mistakes, Steve shares 5 tips on how he has learned to close funding even though is mainly a Nerd. Check it out!

This month we discuss being agile when your partners and investors aren't and CEOs that spin news - Truth or dare?. We catch up with  Taffy Williams  of  Startup Blog  and Examiner.com for his insights on his articles  titled “Investors and Partners May not Think Agile” and an article on Startup Blog “ CEOs walk a fine line when using a positive spin ."  Taffy gives examples from his experience of Agile ways of thinking and insights on how investors think . Give it a view!

If you don't know by now we flat out love SF New Tech, yes we do have the honor of being a media partner but even if we didn't we would beg, borrow or steal to get in to their events. It's just flat out the best meetup in the bay area, we are amazed by how many (and how often) quality startups they showcase. The next meetup on 10/20 is no exception we will most definitely be at Mighty and if your there find us and say hello. Get tickets Red Vines Mike Kelly, Consumer Communications Manager American Licorice Company began making Red Vines in San Francisco in 1920. While the process used to make Red Vines hasn’t changed much in nearly 100 years, the technology used to market the brand is changing dramatically. Introducing the Red Vines World of Sharing, a social media platform engineered to spread goodwill and happiness from the Bay Area to the world. http://www.redvines.com EasySign Sunil Patro, Founder EasySign enables you to sign any document using you...