It’s a no-brainer: You gain from understanding your brain.
So you can afford to skip the gym, yoga and Netflix one time and instead on Monday, Nov 20 pamper the most deserving organ in your body by taking it out to this Double Play where a significant advance in Evolutionary Psychology meets a highly-regarded book – Make Elephants Fly – The Process of Radical Innovation.
Asia Society and the Bay Area Council are organizing a conference that will look at the trends and issues in the emerging narratives around Chinese innovation and China’s rise as a significant source of foreign direct investment into the U.S. Building on both organizations’ growing portfolio of reports and dialogues on these issues, the conference will serve as the backdrop for the release of two reports: the first of which will explore China’s drive for innovation and the second report which will provide a comprehensive look at China’s investment into California.
South Bay Events:
Date: November 10th, 2017
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
Location: Central Computers 3777 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA
Topic: How to Build Blockchain Apps
Insight: Blockchain is everywhere in the news these days, but how do you actually develop your very own Blockchain app? Come to Galvanize to learn how to develop Blockchain apps with the Open Source Hyperledger Composer Playground web sandbox and the Hyperledger Fabric. And of course, Hyperledger, hosted by the Linux Foundation, is an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies. We will develop a Perishable Goods Network, an Auto Dealer Network and time permitting, a Decentralized Energy Network that all will run on your laptop.
Link: http://ibm.biz/blockchain11_10_2017
Date: November 15th, 2017
Time: 6:00-8:30pm
Location: Central Computers 3777 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA
Topic: Learn How to Build Your First Chatbot – Technical Hands-on Workshop
Insight: In this technical hands-on workshop you will learn how to build your first chatbot and then integrate it with Slack. In ths session you will learn how to: train your chatbot to reply to questions using intents, entities, dialog, customize your chatbot to reply to more questions, and integrate your chatbot with Slack using OpenWhisk.
Link: http://ibm.biz/chatbot11_15_2017
Join us for Founders Space Pitch Day & Mixer in San Francisco.
Judging the startups will be top VCs, Angels & Corporate Investors.
There will be incredible startup pitches, investors, networking, food and drinks! We’ll also be celebrating the launch of Captain Hoff’s new book: Make Elephants Fly!
“I’ll be speaking passionately about what it takes create a startup from scratch that can go all the way to IPO!” – Captain Hoff
You have an idea and start a startup wanting to change the world for the better. While exciting, startups are also challenging. You face problems in funding, product-market fit, talent acquisition, and scale-up.
The age of autonomous driving vehicles is quickly approaching and mobility as we know now will be transformed permanently. Artificial intelligence, powerful sensors and in-vehicle computation are the key enablers of this development. The future is exciting. The details are yet to be worked out.
Please join CHAIN for a panel discussion on the progress of these fronts of autonomous driving and how they will shape the future of mobility.
Date and time: Oct. 24 (Tuesday), 6:30pm-8:30pm (PDT)
Venue: Fenwick & West LLP, 801 California Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
If you are an iOS/Swift developer, and would like to expand your skills to the server-side and leverage advanced Watson AI services in the cloud, this workshop is for you.
It’s a free event in Santa Clara on Oct. 18, 2017, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Feel free to bring a +1 and learn about:
Captain Hoff (Steve Hoffman) is giving a talk on 40 Rules for Hiring, Firing & Inspiring Employees at General Assembly located at 225 Bush Street in San Francisco.
Don’t miss this admission free event on Nov 16, 2017 from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Every venture capitalist will tell you that the key to building a billion-dollar business is hiring the right people — especially at the beginning. Who you hire at the start will make or break your company. The talk will cover…
Live Sharks Tank® is a monthly event produced by Startups Showcase Group, a women owned business. Their 52th episode will be held at Temple SF located at 540 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 on Oct. 20, 2017.
The winning Startup will receive a $50,000 prize.
They’ve seen over $228 million in financial transactions for Startups after participating on their stage.
Imagine a world without bank accounts in the next ten years: a peer-to-peer world where currency is digital and financial managers have been replaced by tech giants. How will emerging tech change the financial sector?
It’s time for a conference with an open-minded view of the banking horizon: critical, meaningful, and engaging dialogue about what’s coming next. A place where the people designing the future can connect and learn.
#FS17: Rethinking Financial Services (Really) is a conference co-produced by swissnex San Francisco and 650 Labs. They’re bringing together startups, old and new banks, corporates, VCs, academics and hackers to discuss what’s really happening in the industry.
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