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DATE : August 9, 2006 (WEDNESDAY)
TIME : 6.00 pm - 8.30 pm
VENUE : HP Oakroom Auditorium
19447 Pruneridge Ave, Cupertino, CA
PRICE :
FREE for Members.
$25 for
Non-Members.
Add $10 for Walk-ins
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Seating Limited, Register Soon!
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REGISTER NOW
AGENDA
6.00 pm - 6.45 pm – Reg
& Networking
6.45 pm - 8.00 pm - Panel Discussion
8.00 pm – 8.30 pm - More Networking
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 SIPA MONTHLY EVENT AUGUST - 2006
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BLOGGING
AND BEYOND
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When it comes to blogging, there are three
kinds of people, the early adopters, the late adopters
and the clueless. Fortunately, there is no one in the third
category where we live. You really don't need to be a blogger to take advantage of everything that blogs have to offer.
Come
and join the discussion about Blogging and
related topics. We will discuss topics such as:
- Why is blogging relevant now?
- How do you create a
successful blog?
- How do you buy blogaholic insurance? (Yes, blogging is addictive)
- How to make the
most out of blogging?
- What can you do to
prevent premature death of blogs (Most
blogs die before their first
anniversary) and many more topics
Ignorance about blogging is definitely not a
bliss.
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Guy Kawasaki - Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures
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Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures,
an early-stage venture capital firm and a columnist for Forbes.com.
Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. where he
was one of the individuals responsible for the success of the
Macintosh computer.
Guy is the author
of eight books including The Art of the Start, Rules for
Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the
Dream, and The Macintosh Way. He has a BA from Stanford University
and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson
College.
About Guy's blog: Guy's
blog Signum site tinnitu
covers the topics of entrepreneurship, evangelism, marketing, and blogging. According to Technorati,
it is one of the top 50 blogs in the
world.
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Ramit Sethi - Entrepreneur, Advisor
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Ramit Sethi is an
entrepreneur, author, and speaker. He is the founder and author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich
, a blog on personal finance and personal
entrepreneurship. The site has been covered in the Wall Street
Journal and, with over 70,000 monthly readers, is one of the most
widely read personal-finance blogs. Ramit speaks frequently at universities and
companies around the country on personal finance and
entrepreneurship.
He is also the co-founder and vice president of marketing for pbWiki
, the world’s largest wiki farm.
Ramit is a graduate of Stanford University,
where he received undergraduate and graduate degrees in technology,
psychology, and sociology.
About Ramit's blog
Ramit blog I will teach you to be rich
is a blog on personal finance (banking,
saving, budgeting, and investing) and personal
entrepreneurship. The blog is
targeted at students, recent graduates, and other young people.
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Chris Pirillo - Geek, Entrepreneur, Blogger
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Chris Pirillo is a geek among geeks: technologist,
television host, magazine columnist, blogger,
author, and entrepreneur.
In short,
he's a technology renaissance man for the 21st century. Chris is
the founder and publisher of LockerGnome.com,
a technology website and content publishing company with over
1,000,000 subscribers worldwide. Formerly the host of an
internationally-broadcast live daily show on personal computing, he
is one of the Internet's best known and respected speakers on
technology topics ranging from desktop software to e-business.
Every month, his columns can be read in Computer Power User and PC
Today Magazine. He recently authored 'Online! The Book' with John C.
Dvorak. Chris's annual tech convention (Gnomedex) continues
to draw record crowds, and he's recently launched The Chris Pirillo Show online audio broadcast for tech
enthusiasts from around the world. Chris has also developed a Web
service that aggregates tags and search results in RSS across over
300 resources - accessible via TagJag.com
from a mobile or desktop browser. Plus, he writes for bLaugh.com -
the (un)official comic of the blogosphere.
About Chris' Blog (in his own
words)
What's a blog
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Rajesh
Setty - President, ForesightPlus & Chairman, CIGNEX
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Rajesh
Setty is currently the president of Foresight
Plus, LLC where he helps business leaders gain
unfair competitive advantage. Rajesh is also either an investor or
a board member in multiple privately-held companies in the United States and in India.
Rajesh has written seven books, the first of which was published
when he was thirteen. His latest book
"Beyond Code: Learn to distinguish yourself in
9 simple steps!" (foreword
by Tom Peters) was published in late 2005.
About Rajesh's blog
Rajesh's blog
Life
Beyond Code is targeted at technology
professionals and covers topics that include Leadership, Personal
Branding and Business Models. The blog includes
a popular series called "Ways to
distinguish yourself"
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