http://sophiaperl.com Thoughts of a product manager and startup enthusiast Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:23:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been noticing quite a few startup business plan and pitch competitions.  I thought that I should pass along.  Enjoy and let me know if you end up entering any of them.  I'd be curious to hear about your experience. Innovate! Pitch Slams - multiple cities Bayarea Startup Weekend focus on Education ... http://sophiaperl.com/?p=459 Here is my attempt to intertwine my two favorite topics - Lady Gaga and technology.  It's not a secret that concerts are becoming more and more expensive and company sponsorships are playing a big role before, during, and after the concert.  Earlier this month, San Jose was ... http://sophiaperl.com/?p=456 I always go back and forth about whether stealth mode is good or bad.  I guess that I should back up and explain what I mean by stealth.  When someone has a business idea, she may choose not to disclose what the idea is about aka stealth mode.  Alright with ... http://sophiaperl.com/?p=451 When I first heard about Bay Area Girl Geek Dinner (BAGGD), it was when Google hosted the very first one.  I unfortunately heard about the event too late to even attend.  Rumor has it that there was food galore with plenty of free schwag and sushi!  I have longed waited ... http://sophiaperl.com/?p=446 Last Friday night, I attended an SF New Tech event for the first time.  I don't normally pay a high ticket price, but I happen to know the owner of the house where the event was taking place.  So to kill two birds with one stone, I took the plunge.  ... http://sophiaperl.com/?p=434 I don't know about you, but it seems that a lot of my employed and non-employed friends are interviewing like crazy.  The job economy is definitely picking up. To help you with your season's greetings, here are some tips from my friends with my two cents. If you're applying for a technical ... http://sophiaperl.com/?p=432 One of my other favorite organizations in the bay area is Bay Area Girl Geek Dinner (I'll call it baggd for the sake of laziness).  A few weeks ago, I attended baggd #6 at the Computer History Museum hosted by Polyvore, an online fashion dressing room where you create clothing ... http://sophiaperl.com/?p=419 For the last week, these postings were the most popular.  I added a few comments not found in the original postings. Tony Hsieh's "Delivering Happiness" book - people love giveaways, what can I say.  an idea from the book that I'd implement is the idea of having mini-promotions instead of a ... http://sophiaperl.com/?p=414 One of my favorite organizations in the area is Women 2.0.  I do my best to support the organization because I believe in their mission of helping women entrepreneurs to start up.  A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Women 2.0 Angel Investor and Entrepreneur Round Table in San ... http://sophiaperl.com/?p=412 This week is the launch week of Tony Hsieh's new book, "Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose".  For those of you who are not familiar with Tony Hsieh, he is the CEO and investor in Zappos.com, an online shoe retailer that just got acquired by Amazon.com for ... http://sophiaperl.com/?p=406