I love songwriting & songwriters & want to Meetup with people who have a passion or interest in songwriting: Lyricists, composers, musicians, et al. We'll share/present/play our creations to and for each other, provide feedback when it is requested, and share wins, challenges, techniques, tools, resources, related news, and ideas with each other as we explore possible ways that we can collaborate, support each other, and work/play together.

Please join if you enjoy sharing or wants to learn more about a new economy, a new way of life where people share their time, objects, space and resources for a better world. This is an economy where peers, neighbors and people help one another meet basic needs, providing access over ownership. More connection --> less stuff. This group will facilitate bringing all of the sharers out there together to hang out, attend events, dinners, and meetups to tell stories and meet others who have the same …

We are Thrivers not just Survivors! If you have any health issue related to having a compromised immune system and you would like to be part of a community to share best practices and resources, this is the meetup for you to help you have a happier healthier life. Mission: The mission of this group is to create a community of people who live with immune deficiencies that are interested in healthy living to come together for fun, support and information. We will share best practices, discuss issu …

This group is for founders of start-ups that are looking to raise initial angel, seed or Tier 1 venture funding. This group also welcome Investors and Fundraising consultants. This group is managed by the Startups & Societal Ventures Network (SSVN), headquartered in central Central Silicon Valley (USA) Welcome to the SSV Network! The "Startups & Societal Ventures" Network http://www.ssvnetwork.com Discuss: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=48286 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SSVNetwo …

About Hacking 4 Health The launch of Community Health Data Initiative by HHS and Institute of Medicine is exciting news for programmers interested in the development of health applications. Under this initiative, HHS and other government agencies are releasing vast amounts of health data developers can use to create applications that will help individuals and communities. HealthTap, in collaboration with Health 2.0, is thrilled to announce a Hackathon where developers can learn more about this …

  Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of Silicon Valley -  the innovation capital of the world. The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big, and,  in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo,  eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many o …

Healthy Routes Founded September 2011 About Us: We are an outreach group that wants to not only gain a deeper understanding of health and needs within our community, but we also want to both share with and learn from the people whom we serve. In collaboration with partner organizations, we are committed to help support and sustain programs that effectively work to improve physical, mental, and emotional health by providing resources and/or services to individuals who have limited or no a …

This is a Real Estate, Entrepreneur & Investment Community where members empower members through Networking, Investing, Education, Support, and Resources. Our mission is to encourage successful relationships by creating a network community where members can connect to other members, where ideas can be exchanged, projects are presented for collaboration. Collectively, we expand our opportunities. Together we can educate, promote partnerships, and discover creativity in investing. We invite you to …

  NO BUSINESS SOLICITATIONS PLEASE--THIS IS A GROUP FOR THOSE LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN ONLY   * We ask attendees refrain from wearing scent--thanks!                                                               Welcome to our group! It's open to anyone living with all types of head pain, e.g. chronic daily headache, migraine (all variants), cluster, etc. It's isolating to live with an invisible illness, and we offer a safe, sensitive, non-judgmental space to share your experience, to give and re …

The Community For Silicon Valley Chinese Entrepreneurs to sharing resources and promoting collaboration amongst entrepreneurship and startup initiatives. We provide a comfortable environment for Chinese engineers, innovators, entrepreneurs, students, business owners, startup founders, executives and investors. Besides hosting technical and business events as well as social networking lunches, we provide an effective support network and platform by bringing together all kinds of information and r …

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of Silicon Valley -  the innovation capital of the world. Never before has it been so possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big and change the world in a relatively short period of time. Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions in Silicon Valley. Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing". We are a community of entrepreneurs, technologists, acade …

  Calling All Entrepreneurs and people in Small Business. Are you curious about getting your business to thrive, and with more ease? This will be the premier business networking and educational group in the Bay Area. Our members are entrepreneurs, small business owners, investors, and those starting businesses, who want to network and collaborate with others, and also learn tools to grow their businesses. My name is Dana Garrison and I’m your Organizer; I am an entrepreneur and sma …

The Location Based Marketing Association of SF is an international group dedicated to fostering research, education and collaborative innovation at the intersection of people, places and media. Our goal is simple; To educate, share best practices, establish guidelines for growth and to promote the services of member companies to brands and other content-related providers. Members of the LBMA include retailers, agencies, advertisers, media buyers, software and services providers, and wireless co …

Are you a meetup organizer, co-organizer or assistant organizer? Join our network of meetup group leaders from the greater San Francisco Bay Area and help us create a more face-to-face meetup community. We organize formal and informal activities for meetup leaders to enjoy and get better at what we do--bring people together around common interests in a world that is increasingly distracting and virtual. This network is: SOCIAL: Meet other organizers and have some fun SUPPORTIVE: Vent about, laug …

Traditional marketing sucks! No budget, no resources, just pure creativity and innovation is what startup marketing is all about. You love it. You thrive on it. Join the SF startup marketing meetup group and share your successes (and failures), how you executed them and what you learned with the group. Each meetup we'll pick a new topic and have marketers present their stories. Topics might include acquiring customers, demand creation, blogging, analytics and measuring marketing effectiveness, s …

Make:SF is an opportunity to get started in the Maker community. You can meet local makers, learn some new skills and grow from there. The goals are to: - Meet other local Makers - Share ideas, skills, and local resources - Gain new skills through mini-workshops - Hear guest speakers who are tackling large projects - Create collaborations between engineers, makers, craft folks, artists, etc. - Get opinions or advice on project execution Learn more at Makesf.org