Comments on: Nine Chicago Startups Present at Tech Cocktail

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By: Midwest Startups Unite for Second TECH cocktail » JenIT

Midwest Startups Unite for Second TECH cocktail » JenIT — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:41:13 +0000

[...] The second TECH cocktail rocked Chicago on October 12 at the Gramercy. TECH cocktail - highlighted previously on TechCrunch - is a quarterly event co-hosted by Eric Olson and Frank Gruber that focuses on better connecting the local technology community. The second event attracted more than 350 guests: a mix of bloggers, podcasters, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, developers and tech enthusiasts. Vonage founder Jeff Pulver even dropped in from New York for a guest appearance. Photos from the event can be found here. [...]

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By: Naymz Blog

Naymz Blog — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:41:59 +0000

My Kinda Town - Tech Cocktail Chicago Style…

Last Thursday night I attended the inaugural Tech Cocktail networking event here in Chicago. The event was held in the heart of Lincoln Park at State which is conveniently close to home.
I’ve been in the technology space here in Chicago for over 7 ye…

By: Andrea Passalacqua

Andrea Passalacqua — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:18:21 +0000

TECH Cocktail was a truly unique opportunity to meet others in the Chicago area/Midwest who are devoted to the industry. The initial effort was a huge success, and I look forward to the day when this is a regular monthly event rather than a special occasion. Thank you to the organizers!

By: Jack Vrett

Jack Vrett — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:34:09 +0000

This event was great. There needs to be a repeat as soon as possible.

By: Kevin Brewer

Kevin Brewer — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:55:38 +0000

The event was a success, I got to met several people in the industry.

By: Frank Gruber

Frank Gruber — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 13:14:34 +0000

Nope we are not related to STIRR in Cali.

By: Sam Bravard

Sam Bravard — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:24:13 +0000

Looks amazingly similar to STIRR in California? You guys related?

By: Bala

Bala — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:12:46 +0000

Guys.. I just came to know about the event only yesterday. I really feel bad that I missed the event though I stay in Chicago. Waiting for the next TechCocktail event. Count me in for the next event which I hope will happen soon !

By: Eric Kirsner

Eric Kirsner — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:41:04 +0000

This was a very well organized and enjoyable event. I really enjoyed meeting local tech enthusiasts and hearing all the original ideas of internet startup companies. I felt like it was 1998 all over again! :o) Thanks again to FJ and the rest of the organizers!

By: Ian Carswell

Ian Carswell — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:31:10 +0000

Frank, you’re a gentleman, a scholar, a general stand-up guy, and all of a sudden one of the best Chicago tech advocates around. Thank you for throwing TECHcocktail–I appreciated getting to hear about it early and being involved in the first of what I expect to be a continuing series of fantastic events. It was great meeting Eric as well, and as I’ve said to each of you please let me know if there’s anything I can do to help in the future.

Futher on that thought, I’m sure there are lots of other individuals and companies that would be excited to help or at the very least give ideas and feedback. Work with the momentum!

Loved the event. Can’t wait until the next one.

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vigilanteweblog » Blog Archive » Coastr - a beer resource — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:39:22 +0000

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By: Margo

Margo — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:00:27 +0000

Opps! I meant to applaude TECHcocktail in my previous post (#7 above). TechCrunch is also awesome and read it all the time — wanted to correct my error.

By: Tom Drugan

Tom Drugan — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:23:59 +0000

Frank,
Good times had by all last Thursday. Thanks for the mention here and I can’t wait for future Tech Cocktails.

Tom, just wanted to quickly address your comment above about Naymz.

Ziggs is primarily a (very comprehensive) professional search engine similar to ZoomInfo, but they do also offer a service similar to ours in terms of search engine placement. There are a couple of key differentiators. Our profile page is meant to be a table of contents or collection of your online content (blogs, photo albums, social networking profiles, etc). Ziggs is focused solely on the professional space and allows you to add static content about your career and curriculum vitae within their profile template. We cast a broader net by allowing your Naymz page to about whatever you want it to be. We also allow for customization of the messaging of your search engine listing. You control what your Google/Yahoo/MSN result will say about you (as long as it’s within the search engine guidelines).

We also utilize Google AdWords API so your Google listing will usually appear within a matter of minutes. Ziggs usually takes a day or two. There will be some other cool enhancements we will be rolling out in the next couple months to further differentiate ourselves that we can’t wait to offer to our users.

It’s a great time to be a Chicago based tech company. I think we have a bright and windy future!

Thanks,
Tom

Tom Drugan
Co-Founder
Naymz.com

By: Margo

Margo — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:59:33 +0000

TECHcrunch was awesome! I was there and think there were more then the 225 people who you said registered. The place was packed, I think 275-300 people were present — the wine was good, the company superb! A big thanks to Frank and Eric for setting this up. I hope we don’t have to wait 6 months for the next one — I’ll be there, whenever it is. Too bad to those who missed this first one.

By: Tom Metro

Tom Metro — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:40:28 +0000

“Naymz is an online identity aggregator… This personal aggregation, or personal Naymz page, will then be optimized for search engine findability for anyone looking to find you via search.”

Isn’t that pretty much identical - right down to the pricing for the premium service - to what Ziggs (http://www.ziggs.com/) has been doing for a couple of years?

-Tom

By: Somewhat Frank

Somewhat Frank — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 04:06:21 +0000

Chicago Startups Covered on TechCrunch…

The Midwest just got some TechCrunch love as it recently published an article I wrote highlighting nine Chicago startups that made it out to the first annual TECH cocktail event held July 6, 2006 at State Restaurant and Café. The…

By: celeste @studio501c

celeste @studio501c — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:05:35 +0000

This is so great that someone is doing this in Chicago. The mayor should be happy about this, too! I missed the first, but look forward to the next one. Bravo!

By: MNteractive » I Wondered if Minneapolis Was Bubblier than Chicago

MNteractive » I Wondered if Minneapolis Was Bubblier than Chicago — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 01:52:53 +0000

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By: Adrian Holovaty

Adrian Holovaty — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:21:35 +0000

The Chicago event was fantastic. Tons of people and tons of excitement. It’s about time the local tech community got organized!

Thanks for setting it up, Frank, Eric and whoever else.

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Metrics 2.0 — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 20:38:20 +0000

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By: Damanism » 1st Chicago Tech Cocktail is a success!

Damanism » 1st Chicago Tech Cocktail is a success! — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 19:07:29 +0000

[...] Thanks to TechCrunch for info on the first Chicago Tech Cocktail. 9 startups were represented. More info here… [...]