Alpha Roundtable Dinner on Curated Commerce

chindogger — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:26:26 +0000

The theme of the dinner is curated commerce, keynoted by Brian Lee, founder of ShoeDazzle, LegalZoom, and two other stealth start-ups, both focused on curated commerce. Special thanks to our dinner sponsors Cowen & Co and our charter sponsors Silicon Valley Bank, Microsoft, Softech VC, and First Round Capital.

What: Round table format for 20 Founders/CEOs

Where: Park Tavern, http://parktavernsf.com/

When: Wednesday January 25th, 6:30PM cocktails, Dinner 7:30PM

Guest List:

	Name	Firm
1	Eric Chin	Partner, Crosslink
2	Mike Jung	Founder, Artisan Venture Partners
3	Gil Penchina	Gentleman Hacker
4	Katrina Lake	Sitchfix
5	Brian Spaly	TrunkClub
6	Peter Pham	Partner, Science
7	Brian Lee	Founder, ShoeDazzle
8	Hunter Walk	Advisor (Google)
9	Oren Michels	CEO, Mashery
10	Karl Jacob	Stealth
11	Sandra Oh Lin	CEO, Kiwicrate
12	Michael Preysman	CEO, Everlane
13	Adam Bain	CRO, Twitter
14	Steph Palmieri	SoftTech VC
15	Ryan Junee	CEO, Inporia
16	Barak Diskin	Founder, MeUndies
17	Kerry Cooper	CMO, Modcloth
18	Michael Durbin	CEO, Dollar Shave Club
19	Jonathan Shokrian	Founder, MeUndies
20	Sean Percival	CEO, FineFolks
21	John Caplan	CEO, OpenSky
22	Rob LaFave	Founder, Foodzie
23	Sonia Wong	CEO, alex+von
24	Mike Marquez	Managing Partner, CODE Advisors
25	Beti Cung	Microsoft Emerging Business
26	Andy Ruben	E-Commerce Strategy, Walmart

Alpha Roundtable Dinner on Product Virality

chindogger — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:32:02 +0000

The theme of the dinner is product virality, keynoted by Ed Baker, founder of Friend.ly (recently acquired by Facebook) and Stan Chudnovsky (founder Wonderhill and Ooga Labs).

What: Round table format for 16 Founders/CEOs

Where: Portola Valley, http://parksidegrille.com/

When: Thursday January 19th, 6:30PM cocktails, Dinner 7:30PM

Guest List:

	Name	Firm
1	Ed Baker	Friend.ly, Facebook
2	Stan Chudnovsky	Founder WonderHIll, Co-Founder Ooga Labs
3	Eric Chin	Partner, Crosslink Capital
4	Mike Jung	Founder, Artisan Venture Partners
5	Chris Levine	Founder, Toobit
6	Gil Penchina	Gentleman Hacker
7	Steven Cox	CEO, ServiceScout
8	Duleepa Wijayawardhana	CEO, Empire Avenue
9	Justin Stanislaw	CEO, Giftiki
10	Jeff Clavier	Managing Partner, SoftTech VC
11	Andrew Moers	SVP, Mindspark (IAC)
12	Travis Katz	CEO Gogobot
13	Brian Grey	CEO, Bleacher Report
14	Mark Goines	Partner, Morgenthaler
15	Jason Johnson	CEO, Blue Sprig
16	Yen Lee	CEO, Uptake
17	Lance Tokuda	CEO, SchoolFeed
18	Martin Greene	President, Meebo
19	Roger Lee	Partner, Battery Ventures
20	Val Agostino	CEO, Mashlogic
21	Nir Eyal	Founder, AdNectar
22	Steve Hoffman	Founder, Yumby
23	Thomas Pun	Founder, Nowbox
24	T.J. Clark	CEO, Limos.com
25	David Silverman	Partner, Crosslink Capital

Alpha Fall Founders Party

chindogger — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:00:16 +0000

We are having our annual Alpha Fall Founders Party at Whiskey Media in SF. This event is limited to Founders, CEOs, and SVPs of leading Internet companies.

By Invite Only

http://alphafall2011.eventbrite.com/

Date:
Thursday, November 3, 2011 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (PT)

Location:
Black Door at Whiskey Media

Another Alpha write-up in the WSJ

chindogger — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:25:00 +0000

Great article on our October Marketplaces roundtable with Maynard Web..

http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2011/10/07/marketplace-start-ups-talk-chickens-eggs-and-touch/

October Alpha Event – Marketplaces Roundtable with Maynard Webb

chindogger — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:26:48 +0000

What: Round table format for 16 Founders/CEOs

Where: Portola Valley, http://parksidegrille.com/

When: Tuesday October 4th, 6:30PM cocktails, Dinner 7:30PM

Guest List:

1	Maynard Webb	Former CEO LiveOps, Former COO EBay
2	Devin Miller	CEO, Balance Financial
3	Bill Trenchard	Former CEO LiveOps, CEO ReadyForce
4	Lee Jacobs	Founder, Colingo
5	Steven Cox	CEO, Take Lessons
6	Bastian Lehmann	CEO, Postmates
7	Karl Jacob	Former CEO Ingenio
8	Chris Larsen	CEO, Prosper
9	Sam Zaid	CEO, GetAround
10	Brendan Marshall	CEO, Kitchit
11	Gary Swart	CEO, oDesk
12	Craig Donato	CEO, Oodle
13	Danny Leffel	CEO, Yardsellr
14	Lukas Biewald	Founder, Crowdflower
15	T.J. Clark	CEO, Limos.com
16	Yair Grindlinger	CEO, SupportSpace
17	Dan Knox	CEO, ScienceExchange
18	Eric Chin	Partner, Crosslink Capital
19	Mike Jung	Partner, Panorama
20	Michael Neril	WIN Investments
21	Jeff Clavier	Partner, Softech VC
22	Mike Marquez	Partner, CODE Advisors
23	Peter Pham	Co-Founder, Color
24	David Silverman	Partner, Crosslink Capital
25	Seth Sternberg	CEO, Meebo
26	Adrian Talapan	CEO, HouseFix
27	Sunil Rajaraman	CEO, Scrippd
28	Mehul Patel	EVP, AxiomLegal

Eric and Mike
Cheers,

July Alpha Event – Roundtable with David Lawee, Head of Google Corp Dev

chindogger — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:30:19 +0000

What: Round table format for 18 Founders/CEOs and Google Corp Dev

Where: Portola Valley, http://parksidegrille.com/

When: Monday July 18th, 6:30PM cocktails, Dinner 7:30PM

Guest List:

	Name	Firm
1	John China	Silicon Valley Bank
2	David Lawee	Corp Dev, Google
3	Jim Riley	Partner, Goodwin Proctor
4	Brian Grey	CEO, Bleacher Report
5	Peter Pham	Co-Founder, Color
6	Steven Cox	CEO, Take Lessons
7	Bryan Jowers	Co-Founder, Giftiki
8	Courtney Guertin	CTO, Kiip.me
9	Bill Lonergran	CFO, Radium One
10	Chris Lien	CEO, Marin Software
11	Lance Tokuda	CEO, Schoolfeed
12	Bruce Bower	CEO, Plastic Jungle
13	Jay Adelson	CEO, Simple Geo
14	Dups Wijayawardhana	CEO, Empire Avenue
15	Ricky Yean	CEO, Crowdbooster
16	David Beyer	CEO, Chart.io
17	Ed Baker	CEO, Friend.ly
18	Val Agostino	CEO, Mashologic
19	YuChiang Ceng	CEO, World Golf Tour
20	Anil H.P. Pereira	CEO, Verious
21	Eric Chin	Partner, Crosslink
22	Mike Jung	Partner, Panorama
23	Jeff Clavier	Partner, Softtech
24	Bryon Deeter	Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners
25	Erik Rannala	Partner, Harrison Metal
26	Tim Connors	Partner, True North Capital

Cheers,

Eric and Mike

Alpha Club in the WSJ

chindogger — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:40:21 +0000

Great write-up in the WSJ on the origins and mission of the Alpha Club. Definitely worth a read!

http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2011/06/21/in-networking-group-alpha-club-its-all-about-who-you-know/

Alpha @CBS Interactive

chindogger — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:10:33 +0000

We are having our annual Alpha Summer Cocktail Party at CBS Interactive’s offices in SF. This event is limited to Founders, CEOs, and SVPs of leading Internet companies.

By Invite Only

http://alphasummer2011.eventbrite.com/

Date:
Thursday, June 30, 2011 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (PT)

Location:
CBS Interactive Offices
235 2nd Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-3124

Alpha Dinner – Special SF Apps Edition

chindogger — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:41:40 +0000

25 Lusk in San Francisco

Monday, April 25th

6:30PM Cocktails
7:30PM Dinner

For Parking Info

Guest List:

1. Eric Chin, Crosslink Capital

2. Mike Jung, Panorama Capital

3. Oren Michels, CEO, Mashery

4. Scott Rafer, CEO, Omniar

5. Travis Kalanick, CEO, Uber

6. Jeff Lawson, CEO, Twilio

7. Rob Hayes, First Round Capital

8. Adam Bain, CRO, Twitter

9. Peter Pham, CEO, Color

10. Courtney Guertin, CTO, Kiip

11. Karl Jacob, CEO, Coveroo

12. Scott Case, Silicon Valley Bank

13. Justin Stanislaw, CEO , Giftiki

14. Reed Morse, CEO, Punchd

THANKS OREN & MASHERY for helping with this alpha event.

Cheers,

Eric and Mike

Alpha/Three Rings Spring Cocktail Mixer @ GDC

chindogger — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:26:11 +0000

When: Thursday, March 03, 2011 from 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM (PT)

Where: San Francisco, CA | Three Rings

By Invitation Only