February 12th, 2013

Final Reminder: Tonight Is The TC Pitch-Off/Meetup And We Want To See You There, New York

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The TechCrunch NY Meetup is tomorrow evening, so get ready for a wild night of pitch-offs, pizza and beer. → Read More

February 7th, 2013

Reminder: The New York Disrupt Pitch-Off Is Next Week And We Need You (And Sponsors)

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It’s been a few months since our last NYC meet-up and, in an effort to find some of the best startups in New York for Disrupt this year, we’re planning a 60-second pitch-off competition. The winner will get free tickets and a spot in Startup Alley at the event. One runner-up gets two free tickets to the event. Disrupt NY is being held on April 27 – May 1, 2013 in Manhattan at Santos Party House. → Read More

June 20th, 2012

TC Mini Meetup Philly: The Recap

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Oh what a night.

The TechCrunch Mini Meetup in Philadelphia has officially come to a close, but it will surely live on in our hearts and minds. (At least for those of us who were sober enough to still remember it.) → Read More

June 18th, 2012

Don’t Forget: TechCrunch Is In Philadelphia Tomorrow

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Tomorrow we’re invading Philly for an evening of networking, fun, and bacchanalian pleasure. Are you coming?

Josh Zelman, Jordan Crook, Chris Velazco, and myself will be rolling into Philadelphia on Tuesday morning and we’re ready to talk startups, tech, and all things in between. We’re excited to head out to the city of brotherly love and we’re also excited to announce a new sponsor, Uber, who… → Read More

June 15th, 2012

Uber Wants To Drive You To The Philly Mini Meet-Up

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Next Tuesday we’re invading Philly for an evening of networking, fun, and bacchanalian pleasure. Are you coming?

Josh Zelman, Jordan Crook, Chris Velazco, and myself will be rolling into Philadelphia on Tuesday morning and we’re ready to talk start-ups, tech, and all things in between. We’re excited to head out to the city of brotherly love and we’re also excited to announce a new sponsor… → Read More

June 8th, 2012

Get Ready For The TC Mini-Meetup In Philadelphia On June 19

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Everything is in readiness for our upcoming Philly meet-up where we’ll imbibe fine beverages, eat some DiNics, and talk about what you’re working on. The goal of this meet-up is networking and pitches so come prepared with a thirty second pitch and please, please, please no paper. We want to talk to as many of you as possible and in the our goal is to energize and assess the start-up arena in… → Read More

May 25th, 2012

Southeast, Here We Come: The Savannah, Atlanta, Charlotte, And Raleigh-Durham Meetups Are Go

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TechCrunch is headed down south this summer and we’re starting our trip in Savannah, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Raleigh-Durham. We already have some great spots lined up but we definitely need your help finding a few more locations.

We begin by riding down to Savannah where we’ll see what the Coast is up to then on to Atlanta, Charlotte, and ending in Raleigh-Durham where we’ll have a great night… → Read More

May 9th, 2012

Oh What A Night: Photos From Last Night’s NYC Mini-Meetup

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When we planned our mini meet-up series, we expected a few geeks in a bar somewhere drinking and swapping stories about C#. Nothing prepared us for the onslaught. At one point, 1,256 of us filled all three floors of Bar 13, a techno club near Union Square, and for most of the night I was jostled, bumped, and generally mauled by the crowd. It was, in a word, amazing.

If you missed it, shame on… → Read More

May 8th, 2012

Remember: The New York Mini Meet-Up Is Happening Tonight At 6pm

And we’re off: the TC New York Mini Meet-Up is on for tonight, May 8, from 6pm-10pm at Bar 13 on 13th St. and University Pl. It will be a Blastoise.

Special thanks to our volunteers and good old Jordan for spearheading the entire operation. A special thank you goes out to our sponsors. And thank you for making this a potential success.

You can RSVP on our PlanCast page for the Meet-Up. → Read More

April 29th, 2012

The TechCrunch Meet-Up In NYC Is Officially Official: RSVP Now

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As the days pass, the big moment draws nigh. No, I’m not talking about Disrupt, which is a big moment in its own right, nor am I teasing any other big launch. I’m talking about a party.

A huge party.

We initially called it a mini meet-up — a gathering of New York’s tech startup scene, including investors, entrepreneurs and TechCrunch editorial — but its grown into so much more than… → Read More

April 26th, 2012

Pizza, After-Parties, And Start-Ups: The TC Mini Meet-Up In NYC Will Rock Your Socks!

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May is going to be a busy month here in the city. Along with Disrupt and the continuation of our highly successful Office Hours sessions, we’re also hosting an ironically massive “Mini” Meet-Up in NYC on May 8.

Startups, investors, and general dreamers will have the opportunity to speak with each other, as well as parts of the TechCrunch editorial staff to network, pitch, and be merry. There… → Read More

April 19th, 2012

The TC NYC Mini-Meet Up Is Go! Here Are The Details

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As we mentioned before, we were floating the idea of a mini meet up in our own back yard and we definitely got quite a bit of interest. So here we go: Get ready for the TC NYC Mini-Meet Up on May 8 at Bar13. We’ll run from 6pm until about 10pm, with potential evening activities for those still in the mood.

Note that the date and location have changed since our last post. We would have→ Read More

October 31st, 2011

Update: TechCrunch Ad Hoc Meet-Up In Hong Kong And Shenzhen

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I’ve been able to finalize the TechCrunch Shenzhen and Hong Kong meet-ups and thought I’d post here for folks who RSVPed and didn’t get an email response.

The Hong Kong Event (Facebook Link) will be held at 7pm on November 2 at Pier 7 Cafe in Central Hong Kong. I may be slightly late – I’m landing at 6:30 and will take the train straight there, but I look forward to seeing you all. → Read More

September 16th, 2011

Wrap It Up: Photos From Our First TC Gadgets/Mobile Meet-Up

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It’s been a long while since we had a formal Gadgets/Mobile meet-up and I’m proud to say that this even, sponsored by Samsung, was a roaring success. We had people who drank far too much, people who ate far too many Cheez-Its (there were, sadly, no hors d’oeuvres so we made do with Hackathon grub), and people who won excellent prizes including Samsung Galaxy S II phones, Samsung tablets, and other… → Read More

September 14th, 2011

Reminder: The TC Gadgets/Mobile Meet-Up Is Tomorrow In San Francisco

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To recap: on September 15 at 6:30pm TechCrunch Mobile and Gadgets will host our first meet-up at Roe @ 651 Howard St. in sunny SF. Sponsored by Samsung, this meet-up will be the first chance for our readers to get ahold of some of Samsung’s latest products including the just-announced Galaxy S II. It is an event not to be missed.

We’ll have some finger food, a little dancing, maybe some… → Read More

September 13th, 2011

One More Chance To Grab Tickets To Our TC Gadgets/Mobile Meet-Up In SF

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Didn’t grab a TC G/M meet-up ticket last week? Here are 150 more. To recap: on September 15 at 6:30pm TechCrunch Mobile and Gadgets will host our first meet-up at Roe @ 651 Howard St. in sunny SF. Sponsored by Samsung, this meet-up will be the first chance for our readers to get ahold of some of Samsung’s latest products including the just-announced Galaxy S II. It is an event not to be… → Read More

July 25th, 2011

TechCrunch Ad Hoc Meet-Up In Warsaw This Friday

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I’ve been Warsaw for a few weeks now (we come here every year, long story) and I thought it might be nice to explore the Polish/Central European start-up scene. To that end, we’ll be holding an ad hoc meet-up in Warsaw on Friday the 29th at 6pm. Space is limited so reply early. → Read More

November 8th, 2010

CrunchGear Columbus Meet-Up: Meet the Galaxy Tab

I’m in Columbus, Ohio this week (I know! Glamorous!) and I have the Samsung Galaxy Tab in tow so I thought it might be fun to have another Columbus meet-up. We’re thinking of having it at Old 40 Tavern at 2882 East Main Street. If you’d like to talk gadgets or start-ups, we’ll be there starting at 7pm and ending at whenever. → Read More

September 16th, 2010

CrunchGear Meet-up In Jerusalem Tonight

Once again I’m teaming up with Yael at the Tel Aviv Beer Tweetup to join you guys in some merriment on Thursday, September 16 (TONIGHT) from 7:30pm – 11:30pm at the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem. You can RSVP here on Facebook or email rsvp at crunchgear dot com with the subject line “TWEETUP.” → Read More

April 14th, 2010

Spanish readers: Interested in an iPad meet-up in Toledo and Madrid?

I’m going to be in Spain next week and I’d like to plan a few meet-ups. I’ll be in Toledo and Madrid, and I thought we could meet at a bar, have a little Cava, and talk about the iPad. If you’re interested in meeting up, the estimated schedule will be: Toledo – April 25 Madrid – April 27 → Read More

December 2nd, 2009

Hong Kong Meet-up is Friday at 6pm

We’ll have a nice, old timey meet-up in Hong Kong this Friday, December 4 at 6pm at the California Bar 30 D’Aguilar Street Hong Kong. I’ve set up a Plancast event for us so watch that for any changes. If anything changes at the last minute, check my Twitter feed. → Read More

November 28th, 2009

Hong Kong Crunch: What's up in China?

Hey, guys. I, John Biggs, will be in Hong Kong and Guangdong next week (November 30-December 5) to visit some folks and would love to meet up with Web 2.0 and gadget purveyors in mother China. If you would like to chat, drop me a line at john @ crunchgear.com and let me know what’s up. I’m thinking about doing an informal meet-up on Thursday so advice on places to meet in Hong Kong are… → Read More

November 18th, 2009

Last Minute New York Meet-Up: A bit of Holiday Cheer with Cali Lewis and CrunchGear

Sorry for the short notice but I thought it might be fun to toast to Turkey Day and the launch of our our Gift Guide.

I’m teaming up with Cali Lewis of GeekBrief.TV for an impromptu CG meet-up in New York. We’ll be meeting at 7pm Friday at Heartland Brewery, 35 Union Square West, in Manhattan. We should be able to commandeer the back of the pub for our purposes. → Read More

June 9th, 2009

CrunchGear San Fran meet-up is on like Donkey Kong

We the people of CrunchGear would like confirm a quick, informal meet-up today at 7pm at the View Lounge at the San Francisco Marriott. The meet-up will include drinking, talking about the iPhone 3G S, and the fondling of the Palm Pre, allowing you, the reading public, to try the cellphone of the moment before the next cellphone of the moment comes out. Special thanks to BrightKite and PageOnce… → Read More

June 8th, 2009

CrunchGear San Francisco Meet-Up tomorrow at 7pm

We the people of CrunchGear would like to propose a quick, informal meet-up tomorrow at the View Lounge at the San Francisco Marriott. The meet-up will include drinking, talking about the iPhone 3G S, and the fondling of the Palm Pre, allowing you, the reading public, to try the cellphone of the moment before the next cellphone of the moment comes out. Companies: if you’d like to sponsor the… → Read More

April 29th, 2009

The Helsinki Meet-up: The Aftermath

I’m pleased to report that no one dressed up in coveralls and hats at the TC/CG Helsinki meet-up at A21. The turnout was fantastic – about 100 or so folks at 8pm on a Tuesday – and everyone either worked for Nokia, contracted for Nokia, or sold their children into servitude in Nokia’s diamond mines in the heart of Northern Troll country. Special thanks to F-Secure, the… → Read More

April 27th, 2009

TC/CG Meet-up: Important Helsinki Update

I’ll be in Helsinki next week and I’d like to plan a very informal meet-up on Tuesday, April 28 at 8pm. All those attending, please email me at john@crunchgear.com with the subject line “RSVP HELSINKI.” NOTE – The new start time is now 8pm. We’ve decided to have the meet-up at A21 on Annankatu 21 [Google Map]. PLEASE RSVP ASAP so I can offer them a head count. → Read More

April 24th, 2009

TC/CG Meet-up: Helsinki Update

I’ll be in Helsinki next week and I’d like to plan a very informal meet-up on Tuesday, April 28 at about 7pm. All those Finns in favor, please email me at john@crunchgear.com with the subject line “RSVP HELSINKI.” We’ve decided to have the meet-up at A21 on Annankatu 21 [Google Map]. PLEASE RSVP ASAP so I can offer them a head count. N.B. If you have a start-up to… → Read More

April 23rd, 2009

TC/CG Meet-up: Helsinki on April 28?

I’ll be in Helsinki next week and I’d like to plan a very informal meet-up on Tuesday, April 28 at about 7pm. All those Finns in favor, please email me at john@crunchgear.com with the subject line “RSVP HELSINKI.” I don’t have any idea where we could meet – suggestions are welcome – but this would be dinner, drinks, and, potentially, a big, pasty brodeo… → Read More

April 11th, 2009

Live from the PragueCrunch II Meet-up

http://share.ovi.com/tools/twidgets/ticker.swf?feed=crunchgear.PrageCrunchII Welcome to PragueCrunch II, Prague’s foremost party to held in Prague every year around the time TechCrunch writers feel like going to Prague to drink great beer and talk start-ups, tech, and gadgets. We’ll be streaming live through Qik and posting images throughout the day. If you’re still vacillating… → Read More