Events
Most Founders Den events are invite-only, and focused on the Founders Den community, including Founders Den advisors, sponsor partners, startups, and alumni.
Recent Events
- Oct 5, 2011 – Roundtable Dinner with Gil Penchina
- Oct 5, 2011 – Lunch Talk with Tom Rielly of TED
- Sept 21, 2011 – Roundtable Dinner with Phil Libin
- Sept 7, 2011 – Roundtable Dinner with Justin Kan
- Sept 1, 2011 – Founders Den Tour for YC 2011 Founders
- Aug 17, 2011 – Roundtable Dinner with Tim Chang
- Aug 15, 2011 – General Mills Ventures Private Reception
- Aug 3, 2011 – Roundtable Dinner with Jay Adelson
- Jun 20, 2011 – Norwest Venture Partners Panel with Pui-Wing Tam, Rick Marini, Steve Jang, and Tim Chang
- May 24, 2011 – Girls GIT a Job! Networking Mixer with Girls in Tech
- May 10, 2011 – Private reception with Olivier Schwab, head of the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers program
- Apr 19, 2011 – Girls In Tech Presents: A Fireside Chat with Dennis Crowley
- Apr 13, 2011 – Private VIP reception for FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski (Photos)
- Mar 22, 2011 – Private Naval Ravikant talk
- Mar 8, 2011 – Girls In Tech Presents: Using PR to Grow your Startup
- Feb 22, 2011 – geekSessions 2.0: The Art and Science of UI
- Feb 10, 2011 – Private Open House for Y Combinator Founders (Photos)
- Jan 18, 2011 – Founders Den Launch Party (Photos | Video)
Prior Events
The managing parters of Founders Den have extensive experience organizing and speaking at technology industry events. Some recent events organized by the Founders Den managing partners include:
- What Start-Up Employees Should Know About Their Equity, Jan. 20, 2011 at KickLabs. Produced by SecondMarket. Moderated by Jonathan Abrams, panelists include Naval Ravikant, Co-Founder, AngelList; Adeo Ressi, Founder, TheFunded; Zaw Thet, CEO, 4INFO; Curtis Mo, Partner, DLA Piper; Drew Houston, CEO, Dropbox
- TEDxSF: The Edge of What We Know, Nov. 16, 2010 at California Academy of Sciences. Produced by TEDxSF. Speakers include Curt Smith, Lead Singer, Tears for Fears; Alex Filippenko, Professor of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley; John Kohler, Executive Fellow, Center for Science, Technology and Society; Juan Enriquez, Managing Director, Excel Venture Management; Julia Query, Writer & Psychotherapist; Tony Deifell, Managing Director, Q Media Labs
- Confession from the Entrepreneurial Roller Coaster, Nov. 8, 2010 at Stanford Graduate School of Business
- Liquidity Options for Founders and Early Shareholders, Sept. 16, 2010 at KickLabs. Produced by SecondMarket. Moderated by Jonathan Abrams, panelists included Jeremy Smith, CSO of SecondMarket; Michael Barton, CEO of Startup Exchange; George Zachary, Partner at Charles River Ventures; Yokum Taku, Partner at Wilson Sonsini; Elad Gil, CEO & Co-Founder of Mixer Labs, Director of Geo at Twitter
- TEDxSF: Courage & Resilience, April 27, 2010 at California Academy of Sciences. Produced by TEDxSF. Speakers included Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society; John Gray, Author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus; Celina Realyuo, Global Risk and International Security expert; Charles Huang, co-founder of Guitar Hero; David Shenk, Author of The Genius in All of Us, Data Smog, The Forgetting, and The Immortal Game; Jonathan Abrams, Entrepeneur; Nate Quarry, Ultimate Fighter; Michael Warr, Poet
- Lean Startups – Do They Really Work?, Oct. 29, 2009 at Cooley Godward. Produced by SVASE. Moderated by Jonathan Abrams, panelists included Steve Blank, Founder, Epiphany; Rob Hayes, Partner, First Round Capital; Craig Jacoby, Partner, Cooley Godward; Sean K. Murphy, CEO, SKMurphy; Rashmi Sinha, co-founder & CEO, SlideShare