Have an idea that you want to try? Passionate about something that you want to share with others? Budding entrepreneur looking for encouragement? Interested in building a side hustle? This group provides learning, support, and discussion around identifying and launching profitable businesses, by starting small and scaling up.  Join us as we learn how to apply the Lean Startup process pioneered by Eric Ries.  We're currently following Steve Blank's Stanford Lean Launchpad course for guidance …

Lean Startup Vancouver is for startups and agile businesses that wants to transform how their products are built and launched by learning from the experience of others who are influenced by the Lean Startup, Lean, and Agile methodology. Through every other monthly events you will have a chance to compare notes on operational, development, and business issues with peers and learn from guest speakers. Video from The Lean Crossroad event "Innovation Through Experimentation. Not Just for Startups A …

Lean Startup Seattle is for anyone interested in the application of Lean Startup Principles and the Customer Development process developed by Steve Blank and refined by Eric Ries.  We are bringing the Seattle Lean Startup community together in a variety of formats to learn from each other. What works? What doesn't? Is lean just a buzzword? Or can it really help build businesses? "The Lean Startup movement is taking hold in companies both new and established to help entrepreneurs and managers do …

Welcome to Seattle Tech Meetup, Seattle's largest ongoing monthly event.  This event is for the community, by the community! Done in partnership with local community resources Startup Weekend, GeekWire, WTIA, StartupSeattle, House of Genius and more, Seattle Tech Meetup (aka: STM) happens on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. Want to know more? Watch this short video: Thank you for joining the Seattle technology and startup community.  We look forward to meeting you! See you around town, Greene a …

Startup Spirits: Improving Your Startup One Drink At A Time! Startup Spirits is a community-driven event dedicated to connecting tech entrepreneurs with information, opportunities and most importantly....Distilled Beverages, aka: Spirits! Our Co-Organizer and Master of Whisky, Ari Shapiro, is one of 16 to have achieved the title Masters of Whisky in the United States. He educates bartenders, chefs, whisky enthusiasts (and those soon to be) on history, production, differences in style and how to …

How's your business or side project coming along? Come join us for a healthy discussion of a dimension of startups that the Startup Tabloids rarely cover: Building a web product business without VC interference. Maybe you are consultant or freelancer like us, sick of looking for client work and taking client calls. You'd rather be your own client, and build a product you own, that can bring real freedom to your worklife. We call it FREERlancing: You are free to decide how to build out your idea, …

Join us every Wednesday morning for the Eastside's premier entrepreneur and technology networking event. You will meet technology entrepreneurs working on their latest project, those looking to flee the so called Dilbert Cube world and just plain technology folks and local business people. There is no agenda, dues or anything else, just good conversation and networking. Individuals can get help with their questions and problems as well as find potential partners and those can provide services th …

The future of education is now.  And best of all it is FREE! Listen to me...  http://n.pr/y2kRz9 Stanford Takes Online Schooling To The Next Academic Level Join us to discuss the weekly content of the various Stanford's 2012 Online courses (Yes there are two independent CS 101 courses).  The expectation is that you will be up to date the course lecture and such before attending meetups. Sign up is free and open to everyone.  Use the links below and choose the advanced track. Start Dates are her …

We connect startup founders with startup funding from angel investors, seed and venture capital. We attract the most innovative startups in both tech and non-tech industries. At our events you can demo your startup, meet investors and learn how to build startups. Our events are monthly: Life 3.0 - Startups That Change The Way You Live (Demo of early-stage startups) You Pitch, Angels Teach (Startups Pitch to Investors) Startup School (Learn from Investors and CEOs how to build your startup) We …

Have an idea? Good with code? Proud to be a geek? Want to start a business? You're on the right track! StartupSeattle is a partnership to help startups connect with events, resources and talent. We created a set of web and offline resources and have become the hub for Seattle's technology startup activities - http://startupseattle.com. More information to come soon. For now, sign up and stay tuned...

A community supported space for digital entrepreneurs.

The Startup Leadership Program (SLP) is a highly selective, world-class training program for outstanding founders, leaders and innovators who are or want to be startup CEOs, and be connected to a global network. SLP Fellows have founded over 300 breakthrough startups including Duron Energy, Gharpay, ixigo, Innoz, Momelan, Runkeeper, SideTour, Shareaholic, Solar Junction, Ubersense, Savored, Voicetap, and have won many awards. Startup Leadership’s programs are complementary to the many leading in …

Every week Entrepreneurs and investors gather to talk about the startup experience. They meet at Louisa's Coffee 2379 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle,WA 98102 at 830 am each Tuesday morning to discuss new startup ideas, access to funding, startup resources and generally to connect with interesting people. If you are looking at starting a growth company or looking at investing in new startups, come join the conversation. We are usually at the big tables in the middle as you come in the door.

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of Seattle Meetup group! Maybe you are a serial entrepreneur, maybe you are a developer, and maybe corporate life is not for you. Have you been doing searches on CoFoundersLab.com? Tasted a startup, or want to startup your own business? Co-Founders Wanted of Seattle serves as an in-person matchmaking service for co-founders. Did you know VCs prefer co-founders over one-man startups? There are lots of benefits to starting a business with someone who compliments you. …

nReduce is a global community of founders giving each other feedback and support to help them build a better company. Our local groups are open to all founders and are designed to be very effective at helping founders get feedback on their ideas. The local meetings are also a great place to meet teams you may want to collaborate with on nReduce.com

This is a group for anyone interested in meeting over breakfast to discuss legal and regulatory developments applicable to startups and growth companies.

This is not just another "entrepreneur" meetup.  We are not about meeting for the sake of meeting.  We are not about meeting to promote sponsors or to create business development opportunities for service providers. We are fed up with stale startup leadership and frustrated with the quality and content of local, well-intentioned startup organizations and groups.  We want to agitate the creation of a group that will focus on moving our local startup community forward by focusing entirely on the e …

The Lean Startup is a global movement that has brought new excitement to entrepreneurship and innovation, and is transforming the way new products and services are built and launched. The assumption is that the Tacoma startup community has enough interest in the application of Lean Startup Principles and the Customer Development process, developed by Steve Blank and refined by Eric Ries, to foster a vibrant Lean Startup Circle Group in Tacoma. We would like to bring the Tacoma Lean Startup commu …

The HiVE Vancouver hosts ongoing events for organizations and individuals interested in social and environmental sustainability. We also help small businesses get organization and provided an excellent community for entrepreneurs with a passion for the environment and their community.

EastsideInc is the meetup group for revenue generating startups in the Eastside Incubator community. It is invitation only. Eastside Incubator (www.EastsideIncubator.com) is open to all software startups on the Eastside and in the Greater Seattle Area.

A group for corporate entrepreneurs eager to innovate inside their company.

We are a lonely hybrid of hackers, software developers, entrepreneurs without the alpha male social skills to successfully manipulate corporate subordinates because only we exist and our product exists because of us. We must do everything because you are the business, the corporation, the secretary, the annoying HR, accountant, marketer, salesman, software dev, the CEO. Sorry not interested in startupdom or any of it's witchery, raising cash, venture capitalists, ben bernanke, are banned words. …

A community of entrepreneurs, startups, non-profits, and small businesses with a natural affinity for passion and inspiration.

This is a group for people interested in Growing their Startup Quickly, Analytically and Scientifically-ish. Looking forward to learning and growing with everyone.

You have skills that you can share. There's stuff you don't know about. Let's get together around a particular theme and talk about how to do stuff. Share your knowledge and pick-up some knowledge along the way.

AngelHack Hackathon Workshops are a place for industry leaders, hackers, and entrepreneurs to come together in a relaxed atmosphere to talk about API's, SDK's, and how to use new and creative ideas to empower a new generation of developers.

StartupEastside is an independent startup community dedicated to bringing together some of the Eastside’s brightest minds from the startup industry. StartupEastside events are focused on helping attendees: Network with other technology industry professionals on the Eastside Provide education and information relative to the latest technologies and industry trends Generate opportunities for personal, professional and business growth Promote the Eastside as a desirable place to start and grow succ …