Elwood: It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.
106 Miles is a networking group for entrepreneurial engineers in Silicon Valley. The plan is to get together once a month in a casual atmosphere, have a couple beers and a slice, and ask questions of an invited guest who has good stories to tell about starting a tech company. It's basically a geek kegger with a slightly more directed chat in the middle. See our blog for more info.
For an invite, please send email to invites@106miles.org.
Wednesday November 9, 2005, at 7PM.
Brian Dear is CEO of Eventful.com (aka EVDB), based in San Diego. Brian has previously been a member of the eng teams of other well-known startups such as Easel, Ebay, MP3.com, and Real Networks.
The topic is: State of the consumer web startup space. In the past year, Brian has built Eventful/EVDB from a concept to a hot andgel- and then venture-backed service being tracked by many potential users, partners, and competitors. Get the real scoop on what it takes to get off the ground, even in these supposedly frothy times.